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Loop Trails in Germany

We track 15,274 routes that match this search in Germany. They average 8.2 km and 180 m (591 ft) of ascent, with the longest running to 581 km.

That is 33 percent of the 46,167 routes we map in Germany.

Circular routes: park once, finish where you started, and never walk the same section twice. The mix is broad: 7797 are rated easy and 1052 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

Moderate

Eifeler Steilküste

Nationalpark Eifel · North Rhine-Westphalia

Distance
13.5 km
/ 8.4 mi
Elevation gain
297 m
Typical duration
3 hr 15 min
  • Coastal
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Rundwanderweg Dreibrodesteine

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
12.0 km
/ 7.4 mi
Elevation gain
263 m
Typical duration
2 hr 53 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Rundwanderweg Sonnenberg

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
7.5 km
/ 4.7 mi
Elevation gain
165 m
Typical duration
1 hr 48 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Große Tanne - Huzenbacher See

Nationalpark Schwarzwald · Baden-Württemberg

Distance
0.8 km
/ 0.5 mi
Elevation gain
17 m
Typical duration
11 min
  • Lake
  • Waymarked route
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
Moderate

Basteirundweg

Saxon Switzerland National Park · Saxony

Distance
9.5 km
/ 5.9 mi
Elevation gain
208 m
Typical duration
2 hr 17 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Betteleichenweg

Nationalpark Hainich · Thuringia

Distance
11.3 km
/ 7.0 mi
Elevation gain
249 m
Typical duration
2 hr 44 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Buhlen B1

Nationalpark Kellerwald-Edersee · Hesse

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

Dicker Kopf-Route

Nationalpark Kellerwald-Edersee · Hesse

Distance
10.0 km
/ 6.2 mi
Elevation gain
220 m
Typical duration
2 hr 25 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Dollbergschleife

Nationalpark Hunsrück-Hochwald · Rhineland-Palatinate

Distance
11.3 km
/ 7.0 mi
Elevation gain
249 m
Typical duration
2 hr 44 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Dorfrundgang Erkensruhr

Nationalpark Eifel · North Rhine-Westphalia

Distance
6.9 km
/ 4.3 mi
Elevation gain
151 m
Typical duration
1 hr 39 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Eckertalsperren-Rundweg

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
8.5 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
187 m
Typical duration
2 hr 3 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Einruhr - Sauermühle

Nationalpark Eifel · North Rhine-Westphalia

Distance
8.4 km
/ 5.2 mi
Elevation gain
184 m
Typical duration
2 hr 1 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Graue Stämme Zwenzow

Müritz-Nationalpark · Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Distance
5.1 km
/ 3.1 mi
Elevation gain
111 m
Typical duration
1 hr 13 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Hinterhermsdorfer Rundweg

Saxon Switzerland National Park · Saxony

Distance
10.6 km
/ 6.6 mi
Elevation gain
233 m
Typical duration
2 hr 33 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

Kanzel-Route

Nationalpark Kellerwald-Edersee · Hesse

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

Langwarder Groden

Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park · Lower Saxony

Distance
5.4 km
/ 3.3 mi
Elevation gain
118 m
Typical duration
1 hr 18 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Luchstour

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
15.5 km
/ 9.6 mi
Elevation gain
341 m
Typical duration
3 hr 45 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

NW Route 2

Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park · Lower Saxony

Distance
10.6 km
/ 6.6 mi
Elevation gain
234 m
Typical duration
2 hr 34 min
  • Waymarked route
Easy

NW Route 3

Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park · Lower Saxony

Distance
3.6 km
/ 2.3 mi
Elevation gain
80 m
Typical duration
53 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

NW Route 5

Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park · Lower Saxony

Distance
9.6 km
/ 6.0 mi
Elevation gain
212 m
Typical duration
2 hr 19 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
RouteDistanceAscentTimeDifficultyBest season
Kellerwaldsteig, Nordschleife (mit Alternative A1)Nationalpark Kellerwald-Edersee83.0 km5,945 m28 hrExpertApril to October
Eifeler SteilküsteNationalpark Eifel13.5 km297 m3 hr 15 minModerateApril to October
Rundwanderweg DreibrodesteineNationalpark Harz12.0 km263 m2 hr 53 minModerateApril to October
Rundwanderweg SonnenbergNationalpark Harz7.5 km165 m1 hr 48 minModerateApril to October
Große Tanne - Huzenbacher SeeNationalpark Schwarzwald0.8 km17 m11 minEasyApril to October
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

If you only have time for one, start with Kellerwaldsteig, Nordschleife (mit Alternative A1), Rundwanderweg Dreibrodesteine, Rundwanderweg Sonnenberg. 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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