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Upper Austria

Mühlviertel

Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald

Border Trail at Dreiländereck – Trail to Plöckenstein loop from Lackenhäuser

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Hiking trails & Routes

Austria

Upper Austria

Mühlviertel

Schwarzenberg am Böhmerwald

Border Trail at Dreiländereck – Trail to Plöckenstein loop from Lackenhäuser

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1,580

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Border Trail at Dreiländereck – Trail to Plöckenstein loop from Lackenhäuser

04:19

12.0km

550m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 11, 2026

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Národní park Šumava

Naturpark Bayerischer Wald

Waypoints

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Parking

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3.26 km

Stone Sea at Plöckenstein

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Stone Sea at Plöckenstein > a geotope

The sea of boulders consists of several parts. Boulder seas are typical formations of the periglacial region, preferring higher elevations and areas of stronger solar radiation. Bavarian State Office for the Environment (LfU).

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3.71 km

Steinwand Trail (Adalbert-Stifter-Steig)

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Great hiking trail over hill and dale

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4.03 km

Tripoint Monument (Germany–Austria–Czech Republic)

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The border triangle has a very special flair. With a few steps you can cross the respective border and "get a foothold" in Germany, the Czech Republic or Austria.

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4.41 km

Border Trail at Dreiländereck

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Beautiful hiking trail along the border

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5.26 km

Blick zum Plöckenstein

Viewpoint

6.24 km

Adalbert Stifter Monument and view of Lake Plöckenstein

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On a steep path you make your way up to the Stifter Obelisk - it was built in honor of the poet Adalbert Stifter, who was very influential in the …

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6.52 km

View of Plešné Lake from the small viewing platform

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Dream view of the lakes and the Czech Republic

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7.32 km

Trail to Plöckenstein

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No matter how and from where you hike to the Plöckenstein, it is always an experience

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7.86 km

View of Lake Lipno

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When the weather is nice, you can see the Vltava reservoir

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12.0 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.71 km

3.78 km

2.34 km

1.03 km

158 m

Surfaces

7.55 km

3.22 km

1.19 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,360 m)

Lowest point (880 m)

Weather

Friday 26 June

33°C

16°C

0 %

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Comments

March 2, 2025,PP Oberschwarzenberg - Bayrischer Plöckenstein - Österreichischer Plöckenstein - Runde

Beautiful sunrise tour 😍
Crampons are an advantage

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July 1, 2022,Morgens auf den Berg, 01.07.2022 9:10

Altitude meter calculation doesn't fit at all at the moment. 470hm it is

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September 6, 2024,Plöckenstein über Dreiländereck Abstieg über Teufelsschüssel

Today we took a leisurely hike along a standard classic in the Bohemian Forest.
Start at the paid (5€ coin machine) hiking car park in Oberschwarzenberg.
Along the Gegenbach and past the Steinernes Meer up to the border triangle. The worst of the climb is now over and we continue along the main ridge of the Bohemian Forest to the …

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