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title: "To the summit of Rachel by bus and train"
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To the summit of Rachel by bus and train
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- 12.70 km long
- Difficulty: difficult
- Hiking
- Hillwalking/Mountain Climbing

- 4:45 h
- 12.70 km
- 650 m
- 550 m
- 758 m
- 1,453 m
- 695 m
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- Start: Waldbahn stop (railway station) Klingenbrunn Bahnhof
- Destination: Igelbus stop Racheldiensthütte

Varied tour over the highest peak in the national park with stop for refreshments at the end

 This route tour works perfectly thanks to the Igelbus (public transport system) and the Waldbahn (railway). You can choose the scenic ascent to Rachel, along the rushing Flanitz river, which leads the way to the Rachel summit. Then you head onto the wild mountain plateau of Rachel, to the wooden Rachel Chapel and to the clear Lake Rachel. The tour ends with a stop at the Racheldiensthütte. 

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Tour information

- Good Connection to public Transport
- Stop at an Inn
- Summit

Contact person

Nationalparkzentrum LusenHans-Eisenmann-Haus

Author

Nationalparkverwaltung Bayerischer WaldFreyunger Str. 2

94481 Grafenau

Organization

Nationalparkverwaltung Bayerischer Wald

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Contact

Bahnhof Spiegelau

94518 Spiegelau - Bahnhofstraße 14

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