# Things to see in Zwiesel (Germany): 52 places and when to go

> Zwiesel is a town in Germany, and this site lists 52 places in and around it, mainly Hiking (19), Mountains (18), Nature (14). The best known are Großer Arber, Großer Falkenstein and Kleiner Arber. The best time to come is April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 15 h 58 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 02. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/zwiesel/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Germany · 49.0016, 13.2016
- **Places:** 52 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/senderismo/) (19) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/montana/) (18) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/naturaleza/) (14) · [With kids](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/familia/) (6) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gastronomia/) (5) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/museos/) (4)
- **Best time:** April to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March.
- **Nearest airport:** MUC Munich, 127 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Großer Arber, at 1,456 m.

## What to see in Zwiesel

The places in and around Zwiesel, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Großer Arber](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/grosser-arber/): Highest mountain of the Bohemian Forest in Bavaria, Germany · 13 km
- [Großer Falkenstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/grosser-falkenstein/): Mountain in Bavaria, Germany · 11 km
- [Kleiner Arber](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kleiner-arber/): Nature · Mountains · 14 km
- [Hennenkobel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hennenkobel/): Mountain and mine · 5.1 km
- [Kleiner Rachel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kleiner-rachel/): Mountain in Germany · 13 km
- [Kronberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kronberg/): Nature · Mountains · 8.1 km
- [Lackenberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/plesna/): Nature · Mountains · 14 km
- [Geißkopf](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/geisskopf/): Nature · Mountains · 15 km
- [Kleiner Falkenstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kleiner-falkenstein/): Mountain in Bavaria, Germany · 11 km
- [Rukowitzberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/ruckowitzberg/): Nature · Mountains · 12 km
- [Scheuereckberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/scheuereckberg/): Mountain in Germany · 12 km
- [Wagensonnriegel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/wagensonnriegel/): Mountain in Germany · 8.0 km
- [Rinchnach Priory](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/pfarrkirche-sankt-johannes-der-taufer/): Monastery in Rinchnach, Lower Bavaria, Germany · 5.8 km
- [Rieslochfälle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/risslochfalle/): Waterfall in Germany · 11 km
- [Bauernhausmuseum Lindberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bauernhausmuseum-lindberg/): Museums and art · 5.4 km
- [Weißenstein Castle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burgruine-weissenstein/): Building in Lower Bavaria, Germany · 7.2 km
- [St. Nikolaus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/st-nikolaus/): Church building in Zwiesel, Bavaria, Germany · 2.8 km
- [Zwiesel Forest Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/waldmuseum/): Museum in Germany · 2.8 km
- [Hochfall](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hochfall/): Nature · 13 km
- [Localbahnmuseum Bayerisch Eisenstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/localbahnmuseum-bayerisch-eisenstein/): Museum in Germany · 13 km
- [St. Gotthard](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/st-gotthard/): Parish church in Kirchberg im Wald, Germany · 11 km
- [1. Zwieseler Dampfbierbrauerei](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/1-zwieseler-dampfbierbrauerei/): Brewery · 1.8 km
- [Adam Bräu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/adam-brau/): Brewery · 10 km
- [Arberschutzhaus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/arberschutzhaus/): Mountains · Hiking · 13 km

And the other 28, by what you come to do:

- **Mountains**: [Berghaus Loderhart](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/berghaus-loderhart/), [Burglengenfelder-Hütte (SCB-Hütte)](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/burglengenfelder-hutte-scb-hutte/), [Chamer Hütte](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/chamer-hutte/), [Falkenstein Schutzhaus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/falkenstein-schutzhaus/), [Landshuter Haus](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/landshuter-haus/)
- **Hiking**: [Böhmweg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bohmweg/), [E6 European long distance path](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/european-long-distance-path-e6-germany-alternative-bavarian/), [E6 European long distance path](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/european-long-distance-path-e6-germany-bavarian-forest/), [Goldsteig N14: Großer Arber - Bayerisch Eisenstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/goldsteig-n14-grosser-arber-bayerisch-eisenstein/), [Goldsteig N15: Bayerisch Eisenstein - Großer Falkenstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/goldsteig-n15-bayerisch-eisenstein-grosser-falkenstein/), [Goldsteig N16: Großer Falkenstein - Rachel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/goldsteig-n16-grosser-falkenstein-rachel/), [Goldsteig-Nordroute](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/goldsteig-nordroute/), [Goldsteig Zuweg Nr.18 Bodenmais - Chamer Hütte](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/goldsteig-zuweg-nr-18-bodenmais-chamer-hutte/), [Gunthersteig](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/gunthersteig/), [Pandurensteig](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/pandurensteig/), [Zlatá stezka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/zlata-stezka/), [Zlatá stezka Zwiesel - Hartmanice](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/zlata-stezka-zwiesel-hartmanice/), [Zwieseler Hütte](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/zwieseler-hutte/)
- **Food and drink**: [Eck](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/brauerei-gasthof-hotel-eck/), [Poschinger Edelbrandmanufaktur](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/poschinger-edelbrandmanufaktur/), [Privatbrauerei J.B. Falter](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/privatbrauerei-j-b-falter/)
- **With kids**: [Erholungsbad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/erholungsbad/), [Freibad Frauenau](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/freibad-frauenau/), [Freibad Regen](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/freibad-regen/), [Märchenalm](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/marchenalm/), [Nationalparkzentrum Falkenstein Tier-Freigelände](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/nationalparkzentrum-falkenstein-tier-freigelande/), [Silberberg-Hallenbad](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/silberberg-hallenbad/)
- **Snow**: [Skilift Riedlberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/skilift-riedlberg/)

## When to go to Zwiesel

The best time to visit Zwiesel is **April to October**; also possible: November to March. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 27 |
| February | Possible | 9 h 54 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 34 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 28 |
| May | Best time | 15 h 04 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 58 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 36 |
| August | Best time | 14 h 11 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 20 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 30 |
| November | Possible | 8 h 52 |
| December | Possible | 8 h 02 |

In June there are 15 h 58 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 02. In April, 51 of the 52 places are at their best.

When to go to Germany in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Zwiesel

The nearest main airport is Munich Airport (MUC, Munich), 127 km as the crow flies. How to get around Germany (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=49.0016%2C13.2016)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=49.0016%2C13.2016)

## Other towns nearby

- [Schönberg](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/schonberg/): 13 places · 20 km
- [Mauth](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/mauth/): 29 places · 27 km
- [Bad Kötzting](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/bad-kotzting/): 37 places · 31 km
- [Moos](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/moos/): 30 places · 33 km
- [Straubing](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/straubing/): 26 places · 48 km
- [Neureichenau](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/neureichenau/): 20 places · 50 km

And all of Germany, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Zwiesel?

The best known: [Großer Arber](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/grosser-arber/), [Großer Falkenstein](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/grosser-falkenstein/), [Kleiner Arber](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kleiner-arber/), [Hennenkobel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/hennenkobel/), [Kleiner Rachel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/alemania/kleiner-rachel/). In all, 52 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Zwiesel?

April to October; also possible: November to March. In June there are 15 h 58 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 02.

### How do you get to Zwiesel?

The nearest main airport is Munich Airport (MUC), 127 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=49.0016%2C13.2016) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Zwiesel as the destination and these 52 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).