Großer Falkenstein, Mountain summit in Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany

The Großer Falkenstein is a 1,315-metre summit in the Falkenstein-Rachel area of Bavarian Forest National Park, about five kilometres southeast of Bayerisch Eisenstein. Its summit crag is designated a geotope (no. 276R022) by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment. A summit cross stands on top, and the Falkenstein-Schutzhaus, rebuilt and reopened in 2019, occupies the peak.

A mountain refuge building was constructed on the site in 1933 and originally provided sleeping space for about 30 guests. This structure resulted from architectural plans that had been drafted the year before.

The summit cross stands beside the Falkensteinschutzhaus, the mountain hut run by the Zwiesel section of the Bavarian Forest Club. The hut was built in 1932–33 to plans by Straubing town architect Oskar Schmidt and opened with a field mass by the Ludwigsthal parish priest Maier. Members voted in January 2018 to demolish and rebuild it; the new hut opened in 2019.

Routes marked Heidelbeere, Eibe, Silberblatt and Esche lead to the summit in about two hours from Zwieslerwaldhaus, Kreuzstraßl or Scheuereck. The path through the Höllbachgspreng gorge, with its waterfalls dropping to the Höllbachschwelle lake, is very demanding and reserved for experienced hikers. The summit hut is staffed daily in summer and at weekends in winter.

The summit crag is listed by the Bavarian State Office for the Environment as geotope no. 276R022. The Kleiner Falkenstein, 125 metres lower and to the west, is a separate viewpoint reached from the same trail network.