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Bavarian Forest National Park

Bavarian Forest National Park has 48 hiking routes in our directory, spread across Bavaria, Germany. Together they cover 467 kilometres of walking, with an average route length of 9.7 km and 216 m (709 ft) of climbing. The park itself covers roughly 246 square kilometres.

48
Trails
467
Kilometres
246 km²
Area
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Highest point

The spread is genuinely broad: 23 routes rated easy, 19 moderate and 6 hard or harder. The terrain that comes up most often is forest. Around 48 percent are circular routes, so parking once is usually an option.

The most reliable season overall is april to october. Start with European long distance path E6, Germany, Alternative Bavarian Forest or Goldsteig N16: Großer Falkenstein - Rachel if you want the highlights without a lot of research.

Park boundary

Visitor information

Entrance fee
No fee recorded
Opening hours
Open year-round
Visitor centre
Check the official site
Area
246 km²
Camping
Follow park regulations
Phone
Not listed
Official park website

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