Lusen is a mountain in Bavaria

Bavaria

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Germany

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) and in the Plzeň Region

Plzen Region

Plzeň Region is an administrative unit in the western part of Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is named after its capital Plzeň .- Communes :...

 (Czech Republic

Czech Republic

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). Its peak is less than 1000 feet (304.8 m) south of the Czech Republic–Germany border

Czech Republic–Germany border

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. Streams forming on the north side become tributaries of the Vydra

Vydra (river)

The Vydra is a river in the Czech Republic.The Vydra begins in the Bohemian Forest near Modrava, at the confluence of the Roklanský potok and the Modravský potok. However, Modravský potok's tributary, the Luzenský potok originates slightly across the Germany–Czech Republic border up the north...

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The Lusen is popular for hiking in summer and winter. There is a winter trial which is usually cleared of snow. However the bohemean wind might blow rather strongly and covers everything in ice as you can see in this panorama shot of the summit.

The winter trial is also ideal for sledging.