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Moderate Hiking Trails in Germany

We track 5,788 routes that match this search in Germany. They average 10.0 km and 221 m (725 ft) of ascent.

That is 23 percent of the 24,726 routes we map in Germany.

Moderate routes are the sweet spot for most regular walkers: enough climbing to feel like a proper day out, never enough to turn into an ordeal. These lean toward the demanding end, so plan for a full day and check the forecast before you commit. A good share of them are loops, so you can park once and finish where you started.

Trails

Moderate

Goldsteig N17: Rachel - Lusen

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
14.0 km
/ 8.7 mi
Elevation gain
309 m
Typical duration
3 hr 23 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Goldsteig N18: Lusen - Mauth

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
11.2 km
/ 6.9 mi
Elevation gain
245 m
Typical duration
2 hr 41 min
  • Waymarked route
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

Harzklub-Weg 10F

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

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

Harzklub-Weg 10G

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
8.9 km
/ 5.6 mi
Elevation gain
197 m
Typical duration
2 hr 10 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Harzklub-Weg 11C

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
7.7 km
/ 4.8 mi
Elevation gain
168 m
Typical duration
1 hr 51 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Harzklub-Weg 11D

Nationalpark Harz · Saxony-Anhalt

Distance
8.8 km
/ 5.5 mi
Elevation gain
195 m
Typical duration
2 hr 8 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Harzklub-Weg 12D

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
7.5 km
/ 4.7 mi
Elevation gain
166 m
Typical duration
1 hr 49 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Harzklub-Weg 14B

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
12.2 km
/ 7.6 mi
Elevation gain
268 m
Typical duration
2 hr 56 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Harzklub-Weg 15D

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
8.2 km
/ 5.1 mi
Elevation gain
181 m
Typical duration
1 hr 59 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Harzklub-Weg 15E

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

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

Harzklub-Weg 16C

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
7.1 km
/ 4.4 mi
Elevation gain
157 m
Typical duration
1 hr 43 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Harzklub-Weg 17H

Nationalpark Harz · Saxony-Anhalt

Distance
7.8 km
/ 4.8 mi
Elevation gain
171 m
Typical duration
1 hr 52 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Harzklub-Weg 18B

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
9.2 km
/ 5.7 mi
Elevation gain
202 m
Typical duration
2 hr 13 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Harzklub-Weg 18E

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
8.6 km
/ 5.3 mi
Elevation gain
189 m
Typical duration
2 hr 4 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Harzklub-Weg 20E

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
6.6 km
/ 4.1 mi
Elevation gain
145 m
Typical duration
1 hr 36 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Harzklub-Weg 25G

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
9.0 km
/ 5.6 mi
Elevation gain
197 m
Typical duration
2 hr 10 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Harzklub-Weg 25H

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
13.8 km
/ 8.6 mi
Elevation gain
304 m
Typical duration
3 hr 20 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Harzklub-Weg 28C

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
8.1 km
/ 5.0 mi
Elevation gain
178 m
Typical duration
1 hr 57 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Harzklub-Weg 35E

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
9.9 km
/ 6.1 mi
Elevation gain
217 m
Typical duration
2 hr 23 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Harzklub-Weg 55E

Nationalpark Harz · Saxony-Anhalt

Distance
7.0 km
/ 4.3 mi
Elevation gain
153 m
Typical duration
1 hr 41 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Harzklub-Weg 9B

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
14.6 km
/ 9.1 mi
Elevation gain
321 m
Typical duration
3 hr 32 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Harzklub-Weg 9D

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
7.6 km
/ 4.7 mi
Elevation gain
168 m
Typical duration
1 hr 50 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Heinrich-Heine-Wanderweg

Nationalpark Harz · Saxony-Anhalt

Distance
11.5 km
/ 7.1 mi
Elevation gain
253 m
Typical duration
2 hr 47 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Raumünzach - Sand

Nationalpark Schwarzwald · Baden-Württemberg

Distance
12.5 km
/ 7.8 mi
Elevation gain
275 m
Typical duration
3 hr 1 min
  • 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 Rehberg

Nationalpark Harz · Lower Saxony

Distance
7.7 km
/ 4.8 mi
Elevation gain
169 m
Typical duration
1 hr 51 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
Moderate

Watteninsel Wanderweg Borkum 01

Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park · Lower Saxony

Distance
14.9 km
/ 9.2 mi
Elevation gain
327 m
Typical duration
3 hr 35 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Watteninsel Wanderweg Borkum 02

Lower Saxon Wadden Sea National Park · Lower Saxony

Distance
10.8 km
/ 6.7 mi
Elevation gain
237 m
Typical duration
2 hr 36 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

AV Weg 486 (Hochkalter)

Nationalpark Berchtesgaden · Bavaria

Distance
7.2 km
/ 4.5 mi
Elevation gain
158 m
Typical duration
1 hr 44 min
  • Alpine meadow
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Lehrpfad Hohnstein

Saxon Switzerland National Park · Saxony

Distance
10.7 km
/ 6.7 mi
Elevation gain
236 m
Typical duration
2 hr 35 min
  • Castle and ruins
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Heidelbeere

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
8.2 km
/ 5.1 mi
Elevation gain
181 m
Typical duration
1 hr 59 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

Linde

Bavarian Forest National Park · Bavaria

Distance
8.8 km
/ 5.4 mi
Elevation gain
193 m
Typical duration
2 hr 7 min
  • Forest
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

AV Weg 419

Nationalpark Berchtesgaden · Bavaria

Distance
11.0 km
/ 6.8 mi
Elevation gain
242 m
Typical duration
2 hr 39 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

AV Weg 422 (Sagerecksteig)

Nationalpark Berchtesgaden · Bavaria

Distance
6.8 km
/ 4.2 mi
Elevation gain
150 m
Typical duration
1 hr 39 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

AV Weg 441

Nationalpark Berchtesgaden · Bavaria

Distance
15.0 km
/ 9.3 mi
Elevation gain
329 m
Typical duration
3 hr 37 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

AV Weg 442

Nationalpark Berchtesgaden · Bavaria

Distance
9.3 km
/ 5.8 mi
Elevation gain
205 m
Typical duration
2 hr 15 min
  • Waymarked route
Moderate

AV Weg 444

Nationalpark Berchtesgaden · Bavaria

Distance
7.5 km
/ 4.7 mi
Elevation gain
165 m
Typical duration
1 hr 48 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
Via Sancti Martini HW-39-11 Börfink - NonnweilerNationalpark Hunsrück-Hochwald14.1 km310 m3 hr 24 minModerateApril to October
Goldsteig N15: Bayerisch Eisenstein - Großer FalkensteinBavarian Forest National Park12.8 km281 m3 hr 5 minModerateApril to October
Goldsteig N17: Rachel - LusenBavarian Forest National Park14.0 km309 m3 hr 23 minModerateApril to October
Goldsteig N18: Lusen - MauthBavarian Forest National Park11.2 km245 m2 hr 41 minModerateApril to October
[M] U Starých hutí - Sedmiskalí (D/CZ)Šumava National Park13.1 km289 m3 hr 10 minModerateApril to October
Eifeler SteilküsteNationalpark Eifel13.5 km297 m3 hr 15 minModerateApril to October
Harzklub-Weg 10FNationalpark Harz8.4 km184 m2 hr 1 minModerateApril to October
Harzklub-Weg 10GNationalpark Harz8.9 km197 m2 hr 10 minModerateApril to October
Harzklub-Weg 11CNationalpark Harz7.7 km168 m1 hr 51 minModerateApril to October
Harzklub-Weg 11DNationalpark Harz8.8 km195 m2 hr 8 minModerateApril to October

If you only have time for one, start with Via Sancti Martini HW-39-11 Börfink - Nonnweiler, Goldsteig N18: Lusen - Mauth, Goldsteig N17: Rachel - Lusen. 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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