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Loop Trails in Bavarian Forest National Park

34 routes in Bavarian Forest National Park qualify, ranked below by how much walkers rate them. They average 5.0 km and 113 m (371 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 11.3 km.

That is 50 percent of the 68 routes we map in Bavarian Forest National Park. They are shorter than the local average, 5.0 km against 8.4 km, which is what makes this a practical shortlist for a half day. They also climb less than the area average, 113 m (371 ft) against 187 m (614 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.

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

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

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 Habicht, Haselhuhn, Flusskrebs. 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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