Großer Rachel

#602 among destinations in Germany

Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain, Top attraction

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The Großer Rachel or Great Rachel is a mountain, 1,452 m above sea level; it is the second highest summit in the Bavarian Forest and Bohemian Forest after the Großer Arber and the highest mountain in the Bavarian Forest National Park. Together with the Kleiner Rachel or Little Rachel, 900 metres to the northwest, it forms the mountain of Rachel. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 48°58'43"N, 13°23'20"E

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Großer Rachel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lusen, Frauenau Dam, Latschensee, Rachelsee.

6 miSE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Lusen, Bavarian Forest National Park
153 min walk • Lusen is a mountain in Bavaria and in the Plzeň Region of with a peak of 1373 metres. It is the sixth-highest mountain in the Bavarian Forest National Park/Bohemian Forest, behind the Großer Rachel, Kleiner Rachel, Kleiner Arber, Plattenhausenriegel and Großer Arber.
3 miNW
Lake
Frauenau Dam, Frauenau
78 min walk • The Frauenau Dam in the Bavarian Forest, was built in 1983 to ensure the drinking water supply to large parts of Lower Bavaria.
3.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Latschensee, Bavarian Forest National Park
84 min walk • Latschensee is a lake in the Bavarian Forest, Bavaria, Germany. It lies at an elevation of 1150 meters and has a surface area of 0.1 hectares.
0.6 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Rachelsee
17 min walk • Rachelsee is a lake in the Bavarian Forest, Bavaria, Germany. It lies at an elevation of 1071 metres and has a surface area of 5.7 hectares.
3 miE
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Plattenhausenriegel
76 min walk • Plattenhausenriegel is a mountain of the Bavarian Forest; and Bohemian Forest, on the border between Germany and the Czech Republic.
5.7 miSE
Mountain
Waldhäuserriegel, Bavarian Forest National Park
146 min walk • Waldhäuserriegel is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany. It is located northeast of the city of Grafenau and lies in the protected Core Zone of the Bavarian Forest National Park, only two kilometers from the border between Germany and the Czech Republic.
0.6 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kleiner Rachel, Bavarian Forest National Park
15 min walk • Kleiner Rachel is a mountain of Bavaria, Germany.
4.7 miS
48°54'41"N • 13°21'58"E
Schnapsmuseum Spiegelau, Spiegelau
121 min walk • Specialty museum, Museum, Shopping
3.9 miW
48°59'38"N • 13°18'23"E
Freibad Frauenau, Frauenau
100 min walk • Watersports, Water park, Swimming
4.2 miW
Specialty museum, Art museum, Museum
Glasmuseum, Frauenau
107 min walk • The Frauenau Glass Museum in Frauenau in the Lower Bavarian county of Regen, previously a communal facility, has become a state-owned organisation since early 2014 called the State Museum of the History of Glass Culture run by the Free State of Bavaria.