Rock Hiking Area – Great Kanzel Summit loop from Felswandergebiet

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Rock Hiking Area – Great Kanzel Summit loop from Felswandergebiet

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Rock Hiking Area – Great Kanzel Summit loop from Felswandergebiet

04:48

15.1km

450m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 6, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 3.56 km for 9 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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73 m

Steinbach Wooden Bridge

Highlight • Bridge

The beautiful wooden bridge leads over the rushing stream

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863 m

Seebach Stream

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Beautiful stream that accompanied us for a while on our hike.

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2.54 km

Rock Hiking Area

Highlight • Natural Monument

The rocky hiking area, a mountain ridge with a height of up to 1,000 meters east of the Lusen National Park Center, is characterized by mighty boulders made of gneiss …

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2.70 km

Little Pulpit

Highlight • Natural Monument

The rock is higher than the Große Kanzel and – despite the lack of a wide view – deserves a short detour for hikers to the summit. The descent through the Felsenwandergebiet is fantastic anyway.

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2.75 km

Rock Staircase at the Kleine Kanzel

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Located on the way to the Great Pulpit

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3.56 km

Great Kanzel Summit

Highlight • Summit

The pulpit is a multi-peaked mountain in the Bavarian Forest National Park south of the Lusen and the Hohlstein. The area around the pulpit is primarily referred to as the …

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5.63 km

Steinbachklause

Lake

10.00 km

Stone Staircase

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A very rustic, roughly hewn rock staircase forms the last short climb coming from the rock hiking area, before it then goes down to Mauth.

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10.3 km

Rock hiking area in the Bavarian Forest National Park

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Groedel and sticks are essential in winter ☝️

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15.1 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.2 km

4.21 km

640 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

7.53 km

4.09 km

3.46 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (980 m)

Lowest point (780 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

12°C

7°C

94 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

September 12, 2021,Felswandergebiet, Große Kanzel und Steinbachtal

The hike through the rocky hiking area in the first half and the Steinbachtal in the second half may have been the hardest of my vacation, according to the numbers, I was on the road for almost 7 hours - and yet I was not particularly exhausted in the end. The gradients are all quite moderate and there is so …

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June 22, 2022,Mauth/Jägerstraßl, WW Eisvogel, Rastplatz Sandriegel, Steinbachklause, Seefilz, WW Tanne, Kleine Kanzel, WW Eisvogel, Große Kanzel, Hüttenberg, AmTaferl(Marien-Bildstock), Steinerne Stiege, Leckerriegel, zur. a. WW Eisvogel zum AP

A scenically fascinating and diverse circular trail into the Kleiner and Große Kanzel rock hiking area, featuring mighty rock formations, along quiet, less frequented forest paths and wildly romantic trails, some of which are footpaths with beautiful natural spots.

From Mauth/Jägerstraßl (WP), the trail follows the Eisvogel trail marker briefly on asphalt and then turns right onto a beautiful path …

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November 1, 2023,Mauth- Steinbachklause, Felswandergebiet, große Kanzel

Late autumn is once again spoiling us with sunshine and pleasant temperatures. There are so many worthwhile tours here that it's really not easy to choose. Today we decide on a circular route called Eisvogel and extend it by a small loop into the so-called rock hiking area. The starting point is the “Jägerstrassl” car park just before Mauth. The …

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October 22, 2023,Rundweg Eisvogel (Große Kanzel)

Approximately 9km long, varied circular route over and along the Steinbach to the Steinbachklause. Continue to the Große Pulpit and back to the Jägerstraßl car park. Signposted as the Kingfisher circular route. Also easy to manage with children :-)

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July 10, 2025,Wanderung Rundweg Eisvogel

This relaxed tour starts at the Jägerstraßl car park in Hohenau, close to the Mauth bathing lake.
We follow narrow forest paths, mostly uphill, through diverse mixed forests to the Grosse Kanzel (Great Pulpit).
Those taking the narrow trail to the summit should be sure-footed and ideally not afraid of heights. But once at the top, in foehn weather, the …

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May 10, 2022,BW Mauth RW Große Kanzel

Wonderful hike through the beautiful landscapes of the Bavarian Forest. From climbing rocks to wet biotopes - here you really hike through a variety that cannot easily be summarized in one tour. A real favorite round!

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August 13, 2023,Felswandergebiet – Kleine u. große Kanzel Runde von Mauth

Nice hike, almost always in the shade. View from the small pulpit is no longer possible due to tree growth, otherwise recommended.

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July 17, 2024,Eisvogel-Rundweg 🥾 im Nationalpark ⛰️

We didn't see any kingfishers along the Steinbach, but somehow it turned out to be more of a culinary tour in a wonderfully mossy-green and varied forest landscape. Raspberry bushes were covered in berries, instead of brown🐻 we found heather🫐 and the rain from above made the boggy, mossy landscape even more muddy and mystical. We stumbled across various mushrooms …

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