Großer Riedelstein

The Waldschmidt monument on the summit

The Great Riedelstein forms, with its height of 1132 m above sea level. NN the highest point of Kaitersberges in the Bavarian Forest. His rocky summit adorns the stone monument in honor of the poet Maximilian Schmidt, called Waldschmidt.

In the summer, the Great Riedelstein is a popular hiking mountain with panoramic in all directions, in winter a ski lift leads from the plug under the saddle to the summit. Some trails lead to the summit, including Thaler village Arnbruck and Unternarrach. In addition, the long-distance trail E6 happens on its route from Bad Kötzting the Great Arber the Great Riedelstein.

Near the summit there is an important climbing area in the so-called smoke tubes. To the south lies the little Riedelstein (1042 m).