Büchelstein

The Büchelstein is a mountain, high, in the southern

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near the higher peak of the Brotjacklriegel. Its forested slopes rise above the bowl of the Lallinger Winkel in the east and the village of

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to the north. Just below the highest point is a lookout rock with a large

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and wide panoramas over parts of

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. In

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conditions in autumn even the northern chain of the Alps may be seen from the

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to the

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. In addition there is a starting point here for

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s, that take off in suitable right

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conditions. Several very short paths lead to the Büchelstein from Grattersdorf, Kerschbaum or Langfurth and the

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passes close to the lookout rocks. The Büchelstein may have given its name to the local dish known as Pichelsteiner Eintopf. On 17 June 1839, on the initiative of the Grafenau ''Landrichter'', Jakob Strelin, the first Büchelstein Festival (''Büchelsteiner Fest'') was celebrated. It later moved to Grattersdorf. {{DEFAULTSORT:Buchelstein Mountains under 1000 metres Mountains of Bavaria Mountains of the Bavarian Forest Deggendorf (district)