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Germany
Bavaria
Upper Palatinate
Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab
Speinshart

Rauher Kulm Lookout Tower – Rauher Kulm Lookout Tower loop from Speinshart

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Hiking trails & Routes
Germany
Bavaria
Upper Palatinate
Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab
Speinshart

Rauher Kulm Lookout Tower – Rauher Kulm Lookout Tower loop from Speinshart

Moderate

4.8

(33)

82

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Rauher Kulm Lookout Tower – Rauher Kulm Lookout Tower loop from Speinshart

04:51

17.0km

370m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Nördlicher Oberpfälzer Wald

Waypoints

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285 m

Speinshart Monastery and Monastic Village

Highlight • Religious Site

Next to the monastery, the second outstanding architectural element is the tower-reinforced gatehouse standing in the north.

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2

1.05 km

View of Speinshart Abbey

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Beautifully embedded in nature

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3.39 km

Barbaraberg

Viewpoint

9.23 km

Kulmwald

Forest

5

10.2 km

Ascent of Rauher Kulm

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The Rauhe Kulm rises 682 metres high from the middle of the landscape and is visible from all directions. The exposed basalt slopes are a valuable habitat for numerous animals …

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10.5 km

Rauher Kulm Lookout Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

The current tower on the Rauhen Kulm is the 5th observation tower.

Nicolaus Apel built a wooden observation tower as early as 1807. There was a movable gold-plated sun above …

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10.5 km

Rauher Kulm Lookout Tower

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Beautiful observation tower on the 682.5 m high "Rauhen Kulm" with a wonderful view. The basalt cone has been protected as a natural monument since 1949, a narrow path leads …

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10.6 km

Picnic spot with a view of Rauher Kulm

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The Rauhe Kulm rises 682 metres high from the middle of the landscape and is visible from all directions. It is surrounded by the Fichtel Mountains to the north, the …

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10.7 km

Circular rampart at Rauher Kulm

Highlight • Historical Site

Around the cone, hikers will find a well-developed network of paths through varied mixed forest and old beech forest stands. The newly marked paths mostly lead along well-paved forest paths, …

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10.8 km

Sheltered rest area at the foot of Rauher Kulm

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Around the cone, hikers will find a well-developed network of paths through varied mixed forest and old beech forest stands. The newly marked paths mostly lead along well-paved forest paths, …

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17.0 km

End point

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Way Types & Surfaces

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10.8 km

2.21 km

2.03 km

1.97 km

Surfaces

5.79 km

5.08 km

5.04 km

825 m

256 m

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Highest point (630 m)

Lowest point (420 m)

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