Hirschenstein

Summit Hirschenstein - lookout tower

The deer stone is a mountain in the Bavarian Forest on the border area of the municipality in the district of Achslach rain and the communities Schwarzach and St. Englmar district of Straubing -Bogen, whose highest point is he. On the top of overgrown by beech woods mountain is a stone lookout tower. The summit is according to different sources to 1,095 m or 1,089 m, on the municipal boundary between Achslach andSchwarzach. The next highest mountains of the width of the bars and Einödriegel beyond about 580 m high saddle.

The deer stone is a popular mountain for Bayer Forest hiker. The shoe spot is probably the biggest trail nodes far and wide. Nine Ways meet here together from all directions and places like Kalteck, Bern Ried, Grand Mountain, Rescue Bach and Saint Englmar.

From shoes spot from there are four trails for deer stone. The deer stone peak with its exposed position and the seven -meter-high observation tower brings a unique view of the Bavarian Forest. It ranges in the east of the Great Arber up to three seats, in the south of Deggendorf to Straubing and west to the Gallner. At about twenty days in the Alps from the Dachstein can be seen unhindered to the Zugspitze.

The observation tower is the distinguishing feature of the Deer Stone. It was built in 1921 by the Bavarian Forest section of Munich. In 1971 he was first renovated and handed over to the Bavarian Forest Section Bern Ried. 1995, this section has replaced the spiral staircase, with the support of the surrounding communities and repaired damaged areas, so that the tower can provide visitors provide good services for a long time. A service for all wide rather form a few years of Wartner Otto, Bavarian Forest section Mitterfels before, attached to the tower railing instructions from the tower with the objects to be recognized and their distances.