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Lusen

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Lusen
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The Lusen is the most prominent mountain in Bavarian Forest National Park.

The boulder area at Lusen summit is one of the 100 most beautiful geotopes in Bavaria. There are many legends about the origin of the summit at an altitude of 1373 meters above sea level. One is that the devil himself wanted to pave the road to hell and that he has overturned the wheelbarrow with the stones along the way. In fact, however, this phenomenon is caused by frost wedging: Many smaller granite boulders that seem to lie randomly on each other originate from one large rock.

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The mountain is accessible all year.

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The visit is for free.

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Local public transport network: Igelbus stop Waldhausreibe, Igelbus from May 15th to October 31st every year Walk to the shelter: signpost 'Luchs', ascent: about 1 hour und 15 minutes
Navigation: Herbergsweg 28, Waldhäuser, 94556 Neuschönau Walk to the shelter from here: signpost 'Grünes Dreieck', ascent: 2 hours

Coordinates

48.939106, 13.506671

DMS

48°56'20.8"N 13°30'24.0"E

UTM

33U 390642 5421761

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Herbergsweg 28
94556 Neuschönau
+49 8558 96150 http://www.nationalpark-bayerischer-wald.de/ E-mail: heh@npv-bw.bayern.de

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