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Loop Trails in Bavarian Forest National Park

23 routes in Bavarian Forest National Park qualify, ranked below by how much walkers rate them. They average 5.2 km and 118 m (387 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 11.3 km.

That is 48 percent of the 48 routes we map in Bavarian Forest National Park. They are shorter than the local average, 5.2 km against 9.7 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day. They also climb less than the area average, 118 m (387 ft) against 216 m (709 ft), so they suit a recovery day or a group with mixed fitness.

Circular routes: park once, finish where you started, and never walk the same section twice. Most of these are on the gentler end, which makes the list a good starting point if you are new to the area. A good share of them are loops, so you can park once and finish where you started.

Easy

Haselhuhn

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance: 3.3 km
Elevation gain: 73 m
Typical duration: 48 min

Forest
Waymarked route

Easy

Luchs

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance: 4.7 km
Elevation gain: 103 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 8 min

Forest
Waymarked route

Easy

Ameise

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance: 3.1 km
Elevation gain: 67 m
Typical duration: 44 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Auerhahn

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance: 10.8 km
Elevation gain: 238 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 37 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Bergmolch (Erlebnisweg Aufichtenwald)

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance: 0.6 km
Elevation gain: 13 m
Typical duration: 9 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Birkhuhn

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance: 3.5 km
Elevation gain: 77 m
Typical duration: 51 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Bockkäfer

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance: 3.2 km
Elevation gain: 70 m
Typical duration: 46 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Buntspecht

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance: 7.1 km
Elevation gain: 156 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 42 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Bussard

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance: 7.9 km
Elevation gain: 173 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 54 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Dachs

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance: 4.5 km
Elevation gain: 98 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 5 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Eisvogel

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance: 8.3 km
Elevation gain: 182 m
Typical duration: 2 hr

Waymarked route

Easy

Falke

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance: 3.8 km
Elevation gain: 83 m
Typical duration: 54 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Feldhase

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance: 6.3 km
Elevation gain: 139 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 31 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Flusskrebs

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance: 2.3 km
Elevation gain: 51 m
Typical duration: 34 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Forelle

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance: 7.1 km
Elevation gain: 155 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 42 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Fuchs

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance: 8.3 km
Elevation gain: 183 m
Typical duration: 2 hr

Waymarked route

Moderate

Gehegerundweg

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance: 7.0 km
Elevation gain: 154 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 42 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Habicht

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance: 3.6 km
Elevation gain: 79 m
Typical duration: 52 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Hirschgeweih

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance: 3.2 km
Elevation gain: 71 m
Typical duration: 47 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Kolkrabe

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance: 2.1 km
Elevation gain: 47 m
Typical duration: 31 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Kreuzspinne

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance: 6.7 km
Elevation gain: 148 m
Typical duration: 1 hr 37 min

Waymarked route

Easy

Libelle

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance: 1.6 km
Elevation gain: 35 m
Typical duration: 23 min

Waymarked route

Moderate

Marder - Blickwinkel ohne Grenzen

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance: 11.3 km
Elevation gain: 325 m
Typical duration: 2 hr 51 min

Waymarked route

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
Route	Distance	Ascent	Time	Difficulty	Best season
HaselhuhnBavarian Forest National Park	3.3 km	73 m	48 min	Easy	April to October
LuchsBavarian Forest National Park	4.7 km	103 m	1 hr 8 min	Easy	April to October
AmeiseBavarian Forest National Park	3.1 km	67 m	44 min	Easy	April to October
AuerhahnBavarian Forest National Park	10.8 km	238 m	2 hr 37 min	Moderate	April to October
Bergmolch (Erlebnisweg Aufichtenwald)Bavarian Forest National Park	0.6 km	13 m	9 min	Easy	April to October
BirkhuhnBavarian Forest National Park	3.5 km	77 m	51 min	Easy	April to October
BockkäferBavarian Forest National Park	3.2 km	70 m	46 min	Easy	April to October
BuntspechtBavarian Forest National Park	7.1 km	156 m	1 hr 42 min	Moderate	April to October
BussardBavarian Forest National Park	7.9 km	173 m	1 hr 54 min	Moderate	April to October
DachsBavarian Forest National Park	4.5 km	98 m	1 hr 5 min	Easy	April to October

If you only have time for one, start with Haselhuhn, Luchs, Habicht. 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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