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Loop Trails in Bavaria

We track 3,773 routes that match this search in Bavaria. They average 8.6 km and 190 m (623 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 581 km.

That is 43 percent of the 8,694 routes we map in Bavaria. They are shorter than the local average, 8.6 km against 11.3 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day.

Circular routes: park once, finish where you started, and never walk the same section twice. The mix is broad: 1739 are rated easy and 264 are hard or harder, so there is something here whether you have two hours or a full day. A good share of them are loops, so you can park once and finish where you started.

Trails

Easy

Ameise

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
3.1 km
/ 1.9 mi
Elevation gain
67 m
Typical duration
44 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Auerhahn

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
10.8 km
/ 6.7 mi
Elevation gain
238 m
Typical duration
2 hr 37 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Birkhuhn

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
3.5 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
77 m
Typical duration
51 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Bockkäfer

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
70 m
Typical duration
46 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Buntspecht

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
7.1 km
/ 4.4 mi
Elevation gain
156 m
Typical duration
1 hr 42 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Bussard

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
7.9 km
/ 4.9 mi
Elevation gain
173 m
Typical duration
1 hr 54 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Dachs

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
4.5 km
/ 2.8 mi
Elevation gain
98 m
Typical duration
1 hr 5 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Eisvogel

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
8.3 km
/ 5.1 mi
Elevation gain
182 m
Typical duration
2 hr
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Falke

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
3.8 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
83 m
Typical duration
54 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Feldhase

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
6.3 km
/ 3.9 mi
Elevation gain
139 m
Typical duration
1 hr 31 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Flusskrebs

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
2.3 km
/ 1.5 mi
Elevation gain
51 m
Typical duration
34 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Forelle

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
7.1 km
/ 4.4 mi
Elevation gain
155 m
Typical duration
1 hr 42 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Fuchs

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
8.3 km
/ 5.2 mi
Elevation gain
183 m
Typical duration
2 hr
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Gehegerundweg

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
7.0 km
/ 4.4 mi
Elevation gain
154 m
Typical duration
1 hr 42 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Habicht

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.2 mi
Elevation gain
79 m
Typical duration
52 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Haselhuhn

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
3.3 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
73 m
Typical duration
48 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Hirschgeweih

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
3.2 km
/ 2.0 mi
Elevation gain
71 m
Typical duration
47 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kolkrabe

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
2.1 km
/ 1.3 mi
Elevation gain
47 m
Typical duration
31 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Kreuzotter

Großer Filz und Klosterfilz · Bavaria

Distance
11.4 km
/ 7.1 mi
Elevation gain
251 m
Typical duration
2 hr 45 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Kreuzspinne

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
6.7 km
/ 4.2 mi
Elevation gain
148 m
Typical duration
1 hr 37 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Libelle

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
1.6 km
/ 1.0 mi
Elevation gain
35 m
Typical duration
23 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Luchs

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
4.7 km
/ 2.9 mi
Elevation gain
103 m
Typical duration
1 hr 8 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Marder - Blickwinkel ohne Grenzen

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
11.3 km
/ 7.0 mi
Elevation gain
325 m
Typical duration
2 hr 51 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Rehbock

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
5.6 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
123 m
Typical duration
1 hr 21 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Rothirsch

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
3.7 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
82 m
Typical duration
54 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Rundgang Wildtiere

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
2.5 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
55 m
Typical duration
36 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Siebenschläfer

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
7.3 km
/ 4.5 mi
Elevation gain
161 m
Typical duration
1 hr 46 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Sperlingskauz

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
4.3 km
/ 2.7 mi
Elevation gain
95 m
Typical duration
1 hr 3 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Spitzmaus

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
2.9 km
/ 1.8 mi
Elevation gain
63 m
Typical duration
41 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Waldmaus

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
3.4 km
/ 2.1 mi
Elevation gain
75 m
Typical duration
49 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Waldschnepfe

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
5.6 km
/ 3.5 mi
Elevation gain
123 m
Typical duration
1 hr 21 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Wasseramsel

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
9.2 km
/ 5.7 mi
Elevation gain
203 m
Typical duration
2 hr 14 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Wolf

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
2.6 km
/ 1.6 mi
Elevation gain
58 m
Typical duration
38 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Zaunkönig

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
4.2 km
/ 2.6 mi
Elevation gain
92 m
Typical duration
1 hr
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Saalepfad am Grünen Band

Bavaria · Germany

Distance
34.5 km
/ 21.4 mi
Elevation gain
802 m
Typical duration
8 hr 59 min
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Panoramaweg Schaumberger Land

Bavaria · Germany

Distance
73.5 km
/ 45.7 mi
Elevation gain
1,618 m
Typical duration
19 hr
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Ries-Panoramaweg

Bavaria · Germany

Distance
128 km
/ 79.4 mi
Elevation gain
2,812 m
Typical duration
34 hr
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Expert

Schwandorfer Panoramaweg

Bavaria · Germany

Distance
88.8 km
/ 55.2 mi
Elevation gain
1,954 m
Typical duration
23 hr
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Wanderweg 63

Nationalpark Berchtesgaden · Bavaria

Distance
6.4 km
/ 4.0 mi
Elevation gain
140 m
Typical duration
1 hr 32 min
Easy

Lauftour BGP2

Bavaria · Germany

Distance
5.5 km
/ 3.4 mi
Elevation gain
122 m
Typical duration
1 hr 20 min
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Castle and ruins
Moderate

Lauftour EBN1

Bavaria · Germany

Distance
15.0 km
/ 9.3 mi
Elevation gain
330 m
Typical duration
3 hr 37 min
  • Mountain
  • Panoramic viewpoint
  • Castle and ruins
Expert

7-Flüsse-Wanderweg

Bavaria · Germany

Distance
207 km
/ 129 mi
Elevation gain
4,552 m
Typical duration
55 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Bethang

Bavaria · Germany

Distance
131 km
/ 81.6 mi
Elevation gain
2,890 m
Typical duration
35 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Carl-Escher-Weg

Bavaria · Germany

Distance
66.7 km
/ 41.4 mi
Elevation gain
1,466 m
Typical duration
17 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path
Expert

Clemens-Major-Wanderweg

Bavaria · Germany

Distance
71.0 km
/ 44.1 mi
Elevation gain
1,561 m
Typical duration
18 hr
  • Mountain
  • Waymarked route
  • Long-distance path

The shortlist, side by side

The ten highest scoring routes on this page, so you can compare effort before opening any of them.

Distance, ascent, walking time and difficulty for the top routes
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
AmeiseBavarian Forest National Park3.1 km67 m44 minEasyApril to October
AuerhahnBavarian Forest National Park10.8 km238 m2 hr 37 minModerateApril to October
Bergmolch (Erlebnisweg Aufichtenwald)Bavarian Forest National Park0.6 km13 m9 minEasyApril to October
BirkhuhnBavarian Forest National Park3.5 km77 m51 minEasyApril to October
BockkäferBavarian Forest National Park3.2 km70 m46 minEasyApril to October
BuntspechtBavarian Forest National Park7.1 km156 m1 hr 42 minModerateApril to October
BussardBavarian Forest National Park7.9 km173 m1 hr 54 minModerateApril to October
DachsBavarian Forest National Park4.5 km98 m1 hr 5 minEasyApril to October
EisvogelBavarian Forest National Park8.3 km182 m2 hrModerateApril to October
FalkeBavarian Forest National Park3.8 km83 m54 minEasyApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with Libelle, Dachs, Buntspecht. Those are the routes people come back to. Every route on this page links through to a full guide with the map, elevation profile, seasonal advice and what to bring.

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