Pröller, Mountain summit in the Bavarian Forest, Germany
Pröller is a 1,049 m mountain near St. Englmar and Kollnburg in the Bavarian Forest. Its summit cross, first dedicated in 1923, stands on land owned since 1922 by the Straubing section of the Bavarian Forest Association. The Goldsteig trail crosses the summit between Hinterwies and the St 2139 pass, and ski slopes run down the west, north and east sides.
Since 1922 the summit has belonged to the Straubing section of the Bavarian Forest Association, which erected the first summit cross in 1923; old photographs from that dedication show the peak still largely free of trees. The Goldsteig long-distance trail now crosses the mountain between Hinterwies and the pass of the St 2139 road.
The Pröller summit belongs to the Straubing section of the Bavarian Forest Association, which has owned the land since 1922. The first summit cross was dedicated in 1923, and old photographs from that ceremony show the peak was then largely free of trees. The Goldsteig long-distance trail crosses the mountain between Hinterwies and the St 2139 pass, and the climb from Hinterwies follows the forest edge and then the ski slope to the cross.
The Goldsteig long-distance trail crosses the Pröller between Hinterwies and the pass of the St 2139 road north of Sankt Englmar. From Hinterwies it follows the forest edge and then the ski slope up to the summit; from the pass-side hiker car park the route starts on a forest track before becoming steeper and rougher.
The summit cross was first consecrated in 1923, when old photographs show the peak still largely free of trees and open to views south and west. Since 1922 the summit plot has belonged to the Straubing section of the Bavarian Forest Association. In winter, lifts on the west, north and east sides make the Pröller one of the Bavarian Forest's main ski mountains.
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