The Rachelsee cirque lake in the Bavarian Forest
Viagem em destaque · Bayern · Bayerischer Wald · Voralpenland

Bayerischer Wald e os Pré-Alpes de München

O silêncio da floresta ancestral no parque nacional mais antigo da Alemanha — e um arco de montanhas onde München encontra paz.

O essencial

Melhor época
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Percursos de um dia
6 selecionados
Dificuldade
Suave – moderada
Para famílias
Sim (a maioria)
Soul Signature
92 / 100
  • Soul93
  • Serenity93
  • Regenerative74
  • Family-friendly99
  • Joy & beauty93

Encontra a calma no caminho

Duas faces da Baviera numa só viagem: o silêncio ancestral e musgoso do Bayerischer Wald, o parque nacional mais antigo e selvagem da Alemanha, e os cumes dos Pré-Alpes que se sobem num dia e que os habitantes de München ainda podem saborear depois do trabalho.Seis caminhadas escolhidas com cuidado, sempre a pé.

A viagem em números

percursos de um dia
6
km de trilhos
42.3
m de subida
1.568
horas a caminhar
22
média Soul
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Bayerischer Wald e os Pré-Alpes de München · 6 days combined

One .gpx · 6 numbered day tracks (D01…D06) · elevation on every point.

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  • D01 · 11 km · +266 m / −676 m

    Großer Arber e Arberseen

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  • D02 · 6.8 km · +296 m

    Großer Rachel e Rachelsee

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  • D03 · 4.8 km · +135 m

    Lusen — o cume de blocos de granito

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  • D04 · 5.0 km · +285 m

    Wallberg pelo Setzberg — varanda sobre o Tegernsee

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  • D05 · 5.1 km · +396 m

    Kampenwand — crista dos cumes do Chiemgau

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  • D06 · 9.6 km · +190 m / −190 m

    Blomberg — volta pelo cume

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6 percursos de um dia escolhidos com cuidado

Cada percurso é uma aventura por si só — ou podes ligá-los numa caminhada tranquila de vários dias. Todos incluem fotografias reais, mapas Xymove, GPX e um pacote offline.

Großer Arber summit with the summit chapel and Bavarian Forest below
Percurso 01

Bayerischer Wald · Bayerisch Eisenstein

Großer Arber e Arberseen

O «rei do Bayerischer Wald» (1456 m). Partida junto ao Kleiner Arbersee, um lago glaciar orlado de musgo, subida por uma floresta de abetos até às rochas do cume moldadas pelo vento e regresso pelo Großer Arbersee.

↔ 11 km↑ +266 m / −676 m◔ 4 h
Stays in Bayerisch Eisenstein
Serenity92Regenerative80Joy & beauty93
93/100

Soul Signature

Exceptional · Großer Arber e Arberseen

Best for a walk that lingers long after it ends — just know that arriving without a car takes planning.

You get a day you will still be describing next year; the cost is that 4 hours and 266 m of climbing rule out small legs.

At its best in first light, the long light of September.

  • Soul93 · Exceptional

    How deeply the walk stays with you. A walk people plan a year around. Give it a whole, unhurried day.

    Stays with people longer than only 22% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • 11 km · 266 m of ascent
    • 4 h on foot
    • serenity 92 · beauty 93
  • Serenity92 · Exceptional

    How quiet the trail feels — crowds, traffic noise, remoteness. Expect long stretches entirely to yourself.

    Quieter than 50% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • crowd-calm 92/100
    • short trail — company likely at the start
  • Regenerative80 · Strong

    Wild ground and low-impact access — how gently you can arrive and walk. Good public-transport access; stay on the marked line.

    Gentler on the ground than only 1% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • 11 km of mostly natural ground
    • car access still the common route in
  • Joy & beauty93 · Exceptional

    Views, water, light and variety along the way. Continuous reward — allow extra hours simply for stopping.

    More generous to look at than 42% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • 266 m of ascent buys the view
    • soul 93 · serenity 92
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The verdict

Walk this one on your best day

Give it 4 h and start early; the quiet is the point, and it does not survive midday.

Who this walk suits

  • Plan it as a full adult hiking day.
  • Quiet enough to hear the weather change.
  • Share transport where you can; the ground here is slow to heal.

Every dimension is measured from the route's real GPX shape — distance, ascent and time on foot — then ranked against the whole PureSoul library, and read the same way on hiking, walking and running. The chips under each bar are the raw inputs, so you can check the number yourself. Nothing here is sponsored.

Num relance

  • Distance11 km
  • Elevation+266 m / −676 m
  • Duration4 h
  • DifficultyChallenging
  • Serenity92 / 100

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Informações práticas

Waldbahn até Bayerisch Eisenstein; autocarro 6078 até ao Kleiner Arbersee.

Adequado a crianças a partir dos 8 anos; o troço final pode ter nevoeiro e frio.

Uma sopa no Arberschutzhaus, abaixo do cume.

Rachelsee cirque lake beneath the Rachel summit
Percurso 02

Parque Nacional Bayerischer Wald · Spiegelau

Großer Rachel e Rachelsee

Uma subida silenciosa, quase uma peregrinação, entre abetos de aspeto ancestral até ao mais tocante lago de circo glaciar da Baviera e ao Rachel (1453 m). Para lá dele estendem-se a Šumava e o Bayerwald.

↔ 6.8 km↑ +296 m◔ 3.5 h
Stays in Spiegelau
Serenity95Regenerative80Family-friendly79Joy & beauty94
94/100

Soul Signature

Exceptional · Großer Rachel e Rachelsee

Best for unusual quiet — just know that the distance and ascent ask for hiking legs.

You get silence you rarely get this close to a road; the cost is that 3.5 hours and 296 m of climbing rule out small legs.

At its best in first light, the long light of September.

  • Soul94 · Exceptional

    How deeply the walk stays with you. A walk people plan a year around. Give it a whole, unhurried day.

    Stays with people longer than 38% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • 6.8 km · 296 m of ascent
    • 3.5 h on foot
    • serenity 95 · beauty 94
  • Serenity95 · Exceptional

    How quiet the trail feels — crowds, traffic noise, remoteness. Expect long stretches entirely to yourself.

    Quieter than 85% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • crowd-calm 95/100
    • short trail — company likely at the start
  • Regenerative80 · Strong

    Wild ground and low-impact access — how gently you can arrive and walk. Good public-transport access; stay on the marked line.

    Gentler on the ground than only 1% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • 6.8 km of mostly natural ground
    • car access still the common route in
  • Joy & beauty94 · Exceptional

    Views, water, light and variety along the way. Continuous reward — allow extra hours simply for stopping.

    More generous to look at than 62% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • 296 m of ascent buys the view
    • soul 94 · serenity 95
  • Family-friendly79 · Balanced

    Suitability for mixed pace — distance, ascent and exposure. Teenagers and used-to-walking families; plan turn-around points.

    Easier to share than 81% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • 6.8 km · 296 m up · ~4% average
    • 3.5 h with breaks
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The verdict

Walk this one on your best day

Give it 3.5 h and start early; the quiet is the point, and it does not survive midday.

Who this walk suits

  • Suits confident young walkers with breaks planned.
  • Quiet enough to hear the weather change.
  • Share transport where you can; the ground here is slow to heal.

Every dimension is measured from the route's real GPX shape — distance, ascent and time on foot — then ranked against the whole PureSoul library, and read the same way on hiking, walking and running. The chips under each bar are the raw inputs, so you can check the number yourself. Nothing here is sponsored.

Num relance

  • Distance6.8 km
  • Elevation+296 m
  • Duration3.5 h
  • DifficultyModerate
  • Serenity95 / 100

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No verão, Igelbus «Racheldiensthütten» a partir de Spiegelau.

Zona central do parque nacional: permanecer nos caminhos marcados, não usar drones nem colher plantas.

Sopa e um carimbo no Waldschmidthaus; apenas na época de verão.

Lusen summit block field with panoramic Bavarian Forest view
Percurso 03

Parque Nacional Bayerischer Wald · Neuschönau

Lusen — o cume de blocos de granito

O Lusen (1373 m) é uma onda de blocos de granito que parece ter ficado imóvel no cume. A subida atravessa a floresta antiga desbastada pelo escaravelho-da-casca, hoje uma lição viva de regeneração natural, até à coroa de blocos com vistas e…m redor.

↔ 4.8 km↑ +135 m◔ 3.5 h
Stays in Neuschönau
Serenity93Regenerative77Family-friendly83Joy & beauty93
93/100

Soul Signature

Exceptional · Lusen — o cume de blocos de granito

Best for a walk that lingers long after it ends — just know that arriving without a car takes planning.

You get a day you will still be describing next year; the cost is that getting there cleanly takes planning.

At its best in first light, late spring through early autumn.

  • Soul93 · Exceptional

    How deeply the walk stays with you. A walk people plan a year around. Give it a whole, unhurried day.

    Stays with people longer than only 22% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • 4.8 km · 135 m of ascent
    • 3.5 h on foot
    • serenity 93 · beauty 93
  • Serenity93 · Exceptional

    How quiet the trail feels — crowds, traffic noise, remoteness. Expect long stretches entirely to yourself.

    Quieter than 64% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • crowd-calm 93/100
    • short trail — company likely at the start
  • Regenerative77 · Balanced

    Wild ground and low-impact access — how gently you can arrive and walk. Mixed access — check the car-free options before you book a car.

    Gentler on the ground than only 0% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • 4.8 km of mostly natural ground
    • car access still the common route in
  • Joy & beauty93 · Exceptional

    Views, water, light and variety along the way. Continuous reward — allow extra hours simply for stopping.

    More generous to look at than 42% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • 135 m of ascent buys the view
    • soul 93 · serenity 93
  • Family-friendly83 · Strong

    Suitability for mixed pace — distance, ascent and exposure. Fine for confident children from roughly eight upwards.

    Easier to share than 91% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • 4.8 km · 135 m up · ~3% average
    • 3.5 h with breaks
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The verdict

Walk this one on your best day

Give it 3.5 h and bring whoever you like — the ground forgives a slow pace.

Who this walk suits

  • Good with children and unhurried walkers.
  • Quiet enough to hear the weather change.
  • Share transport where you can; the ground here is slow to heal.

Every dimension is measured from the route's real GPX shape — distance, ascent and time on foot — then ranked against the whole PureSoul library, and read the same way on hiking, walking and running. The chips under each bar are the raw inputs, so you can check the number yourself. Nothing here is sponsored.

Num relance

  • Distance4.8 km
  • Elevation+135 m
  • Duration3.5 h
  • DifficultyModerate
  • Serenity93 / 100

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Informações práticas

Igelbus «Lusenbus» a partir de Grafenau / Neuschönau.

As crianças a partir dos 7 anos adoram trepar pelos blocos do cume; os bastões ajudam os adultos.

Kaiserschmarrn no Lusenschutzhaus, logo abaixo do cume.

Tegernsee seen from the Wallberg summit ridge
Percurso 04

Rottach-Egern · Tegernsee

Wallberg pelo Setzberg — varanda sobre o Tegernsee

O cume de domingo preferido de München. Subida constante por um bosque de faias até à crista do Setzberg, seguida de uma crista aérea até ao Wallberg (1722 m), com todo o Tegernsee a cintilar lá em baixo.

↔ 5.0 km↑ +285 m◔ 3.5 h
Stays in Tegernsee
Serenity84Regenerative73Family-friendly81Joy & beauty88
92/100

Soul Signature

Exceptional · Wallberg pelo Setzberg — varanda sobre o Tegernsee

Best for a walk that lingers long after it ends — just know that arriving without a car takes planning.

You get a day you will still be describing next year; the cost is that getting there cleanly takes planning.

At its best in the hour before nine, the long light of September.

  • Soul92 · Exceptional

    How deeply the walk stays with you. A walk people plan a year around. Give it a whole, unhurried day.

    Stays with people longer than only 11% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • 5.0 km · 285 m of ascent
    • 3.5 h on foot
    • serenity 84 · beauty 88
  • Serenity84 · Strong

    How quiet the trail feels — crowds, traffic noise, remoteness. Calm outside peak hours; start before 9am for near-solitude.

    Quieter than only 2% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • crowd-calm 84/100
    • short trail — company likely at the start
  • Regenerative73 · Balanced

    Wild ground and low-impact access — how gently you can arrive and walk. Mixed access — check the car-free options before you book a car.

    Gentler on the ground than only 0% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • 5.0 km of mostly natural ground
    • car access still the common route in
  • Joy & beauty88 · Strong

    Views, water, light and variety along the way. Big, generous scenery with several true stopping points.

    More generous to look at than only 1% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • 285 m of ascent buys the view
    • soul 92 · serenity 84
  • Family-friendly81 · Strong

    Suitability for mixed pace — distance, ascent and exposure. Fine for confident children from roughly eight upwards.

    Easier to share than 84% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • 5.0 km · 285 m up · ~6% average
    • 3.5 h with breaks
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The verdict

Walk this one on your best day

Give it 3.5 h of real walking. Plan the turn-around before you start.

Who this walk suits

  • Suits confident young walkers with breaks planned.
  • Start early to walk the best hours alone.
  • Share transport where you can; the ground here is slow to heal.

Every dimension is measured from the route's real GPX shape — distance, ascent and time on foot — then ranked against the whole PureSoul library, and read the same way on hiking, walking and running. The chips under each bar are the raw inputs, so you can check the number yourself. Nothing here is sponsored.

Num relance

  • Distance5.0 km
  • Elevation+285 m
  • Duration3.5 h
  • DifficultyModerate
  • Serenity84 / 100

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Informações práticas

BOB de München até Tegernsee, depois autocarro 9556 até à Wallbergbahn.

Adequado a adolescentes em boa forma; os mais pequenos podem subir de teleférico e caminhar na parte superior.

O Wallberghaus é famoso pelo seu Kaiserschmarrn.

Aschau in the Chiemgau seen from the Kampenwand ridge
Percurso 05

Aschau im Chiemgau

Kampenwand — crista dos cumes do Chiemgau

A crista inconfundível do Chiemgau: uma cadeia calcária com vários cumes e uma cruz no alto, enquanto o Chiemsee brilha na planície.

↔ 5.1 km↑ +396 m◔ 4.5 h
Stays in Aschau im Chiemgau
Serenity88Regenerative76Joy & beauty91
93/100

Soul Signature

Exceptional · Kampenwand — crista dos cumes do Chiemgau

Best for a walk that lingers long after it ends — just know that arriving without a car takes planning.

You get a day you will still be describing next year; the cost is that 4.5 hours and 396 m of climbing rule out small legs.

At its best in first light, the long light of September.

  • Soul93 · Exceptional

    How deeply the walk stays with you. A walk people plan a year around. Give it a whole, unhurried day.

    Stays with people longer than only 22% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • 5.1 km · 396 m of ascent
    • 4.5 h on foot
    • serenity 88 · beauty 91
  • Serenity88 · Strong

    How quiet the trail feels — crowds, traffic noise, remoteness. Calm outside peak hours; start before 9am for near-solitude.

    Quieter than only 9% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • crowd-calm 88/100
    • short trail — company likely at the start
  • Regenerative76 · Balanced

    Wild ground and low-impact access — how gently you can arrive and walk. Mixed access — check the car-free options before you book a car.

    Gentler on the ground than only 0% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • 5.1 km of mostly natural ground
    • car access still the common route in
  • Joy & beauty91 · Exceptional

    Views, water, light and variety along the way. Continuous reward — allow extra hours simply for stopping.

    More generous to look at than only 12% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • 396 m of ascent buys the view
    • soul 93 · serenity 88
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The verdict

Walk this one on your best day

Give it 4.5 h and start early; the quiet is the point, and it does not survive midday.

Who this walk suits

  • Plan it as a full adult hiking day.
  • Quiet enough to hear the weather change.
  • Share transport where you can; the ground here is slow to heal.

Every dimension is measured from the route's real GPX shape — distance, ascent and time on foot — then ranked against the whole PureSoul library, and read the same way on hiking, walking and running. The chips under each bar are the raw inputs, so you can check the number yourself. Nothing here is sponsored.

Num relance

  • Distance5.1 km
  • Elevation+396 m
  • Duration4.5 h
  • DifficultyModerate
  • Serenity88 / 100

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Informações práticas

Meridian de München até Prien; autocarro 9505 até Aschau.

Subida de teleférico e volta até à Steinlingalm: uma bela meia jornada em família.

A Steinlingalm serve uma autêntica Brotzeit bávara sob os picos recortados.

Blomberg summit meadow above Bad Tölz
Percurso 06

Bad Tölz

Blomberg — volta pelo cume

O mais suave dos cumes dos Pré-Alpes de München: uma subida por bosques e prados até a uma acolhedora cruz a 1248 m, com descida fácil pelos prados, passando pelo Blomberghaus.

↔ 9.6 km↑ +190 m / −190 m◔ 2.5 h
Stays in Bad Tölz
Serenity86Regenerative75Family-friendly81Joy & beauty88
90/100

Soul Signature

Exceptional · Blomberg — volta pelo cume

Best for a walk that lingers long after it ends — just know that arriving without a car takes planning.

You get a day you will still be describing next year; the cost is that getting there cleanly takes planning.

At its best in the hour before nine, the long light of September.

  • Soul90 · Exceptional

    How deeply the walk stays with you. A walk people plan a year around. Give it a whole, unhurried day.

    Stays with people longer than only 2% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • 9.6 km · 190 m of ascent
    • 2.5 h on foot
    • serenity 86 · beauty 88
  • Serenity86 · Strong

    How quiet the trail feels — crowds, traffic noise, remoteness. Calm outside peak hours; start before 9am for near-solitude.

    Quieter than only 4% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • crowd-calm 86/100
    • short trail — company likely at the start
  • Regenerative75 · Balanced

    Wild ground and low-impact access — how gently you can arrive and walk. Mixed access — check the car-free options before you book a car.

    Gentler on the ground than only 0% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • 9.6 km of mostly natural ground
    • car access still the common route in
  • Joy & beauty88 · Strong

    Views, water, light and variety along the way. Big, generous scenery with several true stopping points.

    More generous to look at than only 1% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • 190 m of ascent buys the view
    • soul 90 · serenity 86
  • Family-friendly81 · Strong

    Suitability for mixed pace — distance, ascent and exposure. Fine for confident children from roughly eight upwards.

    Easier to share than 84% of the 236 walks we've measured.

    • 9.6 km · 190 m up · ~2% average
    • 2.5 h with breaks
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The verdict

Walk this one on your best day

Give it 2.5 h and start early; the quiet is the point, and it does not survive midday.

Who this walk suits

  • Suits confident young walkers with breaks planned.
  • Quiet enough to hear the weather change.
  • Share transport where you can; the ground here is slow to heal.

Every dimension is measured from the route's real GPX shape — distance, ascent and time on foot — then ranked against the whole PureSoul library, and read the same way on hiking, walking and running. The chips under each bar are the raw inputs, so you can check the number yourself. Nothing here is sponsored.

Num relance

  • Distance9.6 km
  • Elevation+190 m / −190 m
  • Duration2.5 h
  • DifficultyChallenging
  • Serenity86 / 100

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Informações práticas

BRB de München até Bad Tölz; autocarro 9612 até à Blombergbahn.

Um excelente primeiro cume para crianças a partir dos 6 anos; pista de trenó de verão junto à Blombergbahn.

Brotzeit e Radler na esplanada soalheira do Blomberghaus.

Where to sleep

Stays near the trail

Trail-close and calm — for walkers, friends, and families where the trail allows. Along Bayerischer Wald e os Pré-Alpes de München.

Hotels

Camping

Quiet, trail-close places to rest. Always check current availability and conditions. Where we have no page for a specific house, the Booking.com button opens a search for that overnight town — labelled as such, never dressed up as a booked bed. Booking links may earn us a small commission at no cost to you.

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Cusco · Peru

Inca Trail to Machu Picchu

Stone stairways through the cloud forest to a lost city.

Annapurna South at sunrise from Annapurna Base Camp

Gandaki · Nepal

Annapurna Base Camp

A stone amphitheatre of eight-thousanders, teahouse-warm.

Oeschinensee turquoise lake beneath the Blüemlisalp massif

Bernese Oberland, Switzerland

Via Alpina · Green Trail

Turquoise lakes, high passes, and the cowbell heart of the Bernese Alps.

Turquoise Ölüdeniz lagoon on Türkiye's Lycian coast

Turquoise Coast, Türkiye

Lycian Way

540 km of sea, pine and ancient stone along the Mediterranean's kindest coast.

Landmannalaugar rhyolite mountains in soft summer light

Highlands, Iceland

Laugavegur

Rhyolite rainbows, obsidian fields, glacier rivers and the birch of Þórsmörk.

Santiago de Compostela Cathedral glowing in evening light

Northern Spain · The Way of St. James

Camino Francés

The oldest pilgrim road in Europe — 764 km of yellow arrows and quiet returning.

Mount Everest rising above the Himalaya

Khumbu · Nepal Himalaya

Everest Base Camp Trek

Twelve days to the foot of the highest mountain on Earth.

Katahdin's Baxter Peak — the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail

Maine · northern terminus

Appalachian Trail — 100-Mile Wilderness

The wildest, quietest hundred miles of America's longest trail.

The three Torres granite towers of Patagonia

Patagonia · Chile

Torres del Paine — the W Trek

Four days through the most theatrical mountains on Earth.

Snow-capped Mount Kilimanjaro rising above the plains

Tanzania · Africa's rooftop

Kilimanjaro — Machame Route

Seven days from equatorial rainforest to Africa's highest summit.

Prayer flags at Thorong La pass, Annapurna Circuit

Nepal · around the massif

Annapurna Circuit

The great circle — rice paddies to a 5,416 m pass in the Trans-Himalaya.

Milford Sound with Mitre Peak, endpoint of the Milford Track

Fiordland · New Zealand

Milford Track

"The finest walk in the world" — four days through rainforest, alpine pass, and fiord.

Zugspitze massif rising above Alpine meadows in Bavaria

Bayern · Bavarian Alps

Bavarian Alps — Soul Days

Karwendel gorges, Zugspitze glaciers, and Königssee's cathedral of silence.

The Höllentalklamm gorge on the Höllental approach to the Zugspitze

Bayern · Tirol · Wettersteingebirge

Zugspitze — Every Route to the Summit

Four publicly known paths to the top of Germany — from the classic Reintal walk-up to the Jubiläumsgrat traverse.

Türkisblauer Achensee zwischen Karwendel und Rofan

Tirol · Achensee · Karwendel & Rofan

Achensee — Tirol's Fjord Lake

Sechs Klassiker rund um Tirols größten See — vom Uferweg zur Gaisalm bis zum 5-Gipfel-Klettersteig im Rofan.

Bastei bridge arcing between sandstone pinnacles above the Elbe

Sachsen · Elbe sandstone mountains

Malerweg — Saxon Switzerland

The Painters' Way — 112 km through the sandstone dreamscape that inspired Caspar David Friedrich.

Wilder Kaiser limestone spires in Austrian Tirol

Tirol & Salzkammergut · Austrian Alps

Tirol Alpine Days

Wilder Kaiser drama, Dachstein glaciers, and the roaring Krimmler falls.

Karwendel Alps panorama along the Adlerweg

Tirol · The Eagle's Way

Adlerweg — Tirol Traverse

24 stages tracing the shape of an eagle across the Tirolean Alps.

Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau above the Bernese Oberland

Bern · Swiss Alps

Berner Oberland — Soul Days

Eiger's north face, Bachalpsee's blue mirror, and the great Aletsch glacier.

Rheinwald valley in Graubünden along the Walserweg

Graubünden · Alpine solitude

Walserweg Graubünden

300 km through the Walser villages of Switzerland's quietest Alps.

Königssee lying still beneath the Watzmann massif in the Berchtesgaden national park

Bayern · Berchtesgadener Alpen

Berchtesgaden National Park — Cathedral of Silence

Watzmann's shadow on emerald Königssee, Wimbach's white river, and Germany's highest waterfall.

Panorama from Nebelhorn summit across the Allgäu Alps

Bayern · Allgäuer Alpen

Allgäu Alps — High Meadow Country

Cow-bell ridgelines, gentian meadows, and the wildest cirque in southern Germany.

The Matterhorn's north-east face at dawn

Wallis · Zermatt · Matterhorn

Zermatt & the Matterhorn — Days beneath the Horn

Five mirror lakes, a glacier balcony, and the Hörnli ridge that made mountaineering.

Sefinenfurgge pass with view towards the Blüemlisalp

Schweiz · Berner Oberland · Waadtländer Alpen

Via Alpina — Swiss Alpine Pass Route

Sefinenfurgge, Hohtürli, Bunderchrinde — the classic hut-to-hut across Switzerland's spine.

Fuorcla Surlej pass with view towards the Bernina massif

Graubünden · Engadin · Val d'Anniviers

Engadin & Graubünden — Larch-light Days

Fuorcla Surlej above the Bernina, Segantini's light, and the wild solitude of the Swiss south-east.

Grossglockner and Pasterze glacier seen from Franz-Josefs-Höhe

Osttirol · Kärnten · Salzburg

Hohe Tauern & Grossglockner — Under Austria's Roof

Pasterze ice, Kalser meadows, and the long Sudetendeutscher balcony beneath Austria's highest peak.

The Schafberg rising above the Wolfgangsee

Oberösterreich · Salzburg · Steiermark

Salzkammergut — Lakes & Limestone

Schafberg's cog-rail summit, Loser's karst plateau, and the Traunstein cross above the lake.

The Heukuppe summit on the Rax plateau

Niederösterreich · Wienerwald

Vienna Hausberge — Rax, Schneeberg & Wienerwald

The city's own limestone plateaus — a train ride from Vienna to a summit cross.

The Feldberg summit in the southern Black Forest

Baden-Württemberg · Schwarzwald

Schwarzwald — Black Forest Heights

Feldberg summits, Wutach gorge, and the Westweg's soul-ridges above the Rheintal.

The Brocken summit in the Harz National Park

Sachsen-Anhalt · Niedersachsen · Thüringen

Harz — Germany's High North

The Brocken's misty roof, the Bodetal's granite gorge, and moss forest older than the country.

The Bremmer Calmont Moselle loop from above

Rheinland-Pfalz · Nordrhein-Westfalen · Saarland

Moselsteig · Rheinsteig · Eifelsteig — Germany's Great Steige

Vineyard balconies above the Mosel, Loreley cliffs, and Eifel maars in one soul-collection.

Tegernsee lake seen from the south-east with the Mangfall mountains around it

Bayern · Tegernseer Tal & Mangfallgebirge

Tegernsee — Nine Quiet Days Above the Lake

Alm terraces, chapel ridges and turquoise water an hour from Munich — the gentlest big mountains in Bavaria.

Prodromou Monastery set into the cliffs of the Lousios gorge below Stemnitsa

Arcadia · Peloponnese, Greece

Menalon Trail

Seventy-five kilometres of stone villages, gorge monasteries and Greek fir — the first Leading Quality Trail in Greece.

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