Winter hiking in Bavaria

These tips for hikes are perfect if you want to see a very special side of Bavaria's winter forests.

Wanderlandschaft im Schnee

Frozen-over streams, snow-covered tree tops, glistening snow – you can see Bavaria's most enchanting side on a winter hike. These trips through fairy-tale winter forests and enchanted ravines are an experience not to be missed, especially for children, as they remind you of something from a Disney film.

Beautiful and wonderfully easy: on the Altmühltalweg, you can easily hike from station to station...

For those of you who want to take it easier when winter hiking, this hike is perfect – mainly flat, but also extremely varied.  

Idea for a day trip with a change of scenery: the Dillberg. Enjoy the view of the Nuremberg region...

This winter hike follows snow-covered forest paths over the Dillberg hill and past the mysterious Bucher Höhle caves that were carved out of the sandstone between the First and Second World Wars.  

If you want to experience that canyon feeling, you don't have to travel far. Near Garmisch, less...

Waterfalls frozen into ice sculptures. The snow sparkles in the sun's rays. Glistening icicles as big as a person. Winter hiking in the Partnachklamm gorge is a magical experience.

This family-friendly hike south-west of Starnberg takes you along the Maisinger Bach stream,...

Pack your ice skates – for those of you who have still got plenty of energy to burn after a romantic winter hike along the frozen stream, you can pirouette elegantly or play a game of ice hockey on the frozen Lake Maising. 

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