• Kellerwaldsteig Forest Trail
  • Painters' Trail, view from the Bastei rocks
  • Painters' Trail, River Elbe
  • Painters' Trail, Vogtland
  • Medebach Mountain Trail
  • Altmühltal Valley Panorama Trail
  • Fairytale Trail ©Burkh
  • Harz Witches' Trail, Bode valley near Thale
  • Hermannsweg Trail, Borgholzhausen – Holtfeld Palace
  • Brilon Ridge Trail
  • Brilon Ridge Trail
  • Swabian Alb – Northern Rim Trail, Teck Castle ©Schwäbische Alb Tourismus
  • Eifelsteig Trail, Nohn waterfall
  • Erzweg Trail, Lichtenegg castle ruins
  • Eggeweg Trail, Externsteine fissured rocks
  • Eifelsteig Trail, Genoveva cave
  • Mountain Trail
  • Art Trail
  • Rheinsteig Trail
  • Rothaarsteig Trail
  • Saar-Hunsrück Trail
  • Spessart Hills Trail
  • Westweg Trail, Hornberg
  • Goldsteig Trail
  • Uplandsteig Trail
  • Winterberger Hochtour Trail
  • The Tauber Valley panorama trail
  • Thuringian Three Towers Trail
  • The Nibelung trail
  • Tourismus Marketing Uckermark GmbH
    Märkischer Landweg Trail ©Tourismus Marketing Uckermark GmbH
  • Donaubergland
    Danube Peaks Trail ©Donaubergland (Andreas Beck)
  • Naturpark Altmühltal
    Altmühl Valley Panorama Trail ©Naturpark Altmühltal
  • Brilon Wirtschaft und Tourismus GmbH
    Brilon Ridge Trail ©Brilon Wirtschaft und Tourismus GmbH
  • Steigerwald panorama trail
  • The Franconian Trail
  • Tourismusverband Vogtland e.V.
    Vogtland Panorama Trail ©Tourismusverband Vogtland e.V.
  • Rheinsteig-Büro
    Rheinsteig Trail ©Rheinsteig-Büro (Dominik Ketz)
  • Edersee Touristik GmbH
    Edersee Forest Walk ©Edersee Touristik GmbH
  • Schluchtensteig Schwarzwald / Bichler
    Gorges Trail ©Schluchtensteig Schwarzwald / Bichler
  • Touristikgesellschaft Medebach mbH
    Medebach Mountain Trail ©Touristikgesellschaft Medebach mbH (Alfred Köbe)
  • Mills Trail ©Winfried Hedrich
  • Tourismusverband Osnabrücker Land
    Ahornweg Trail ©Tourismusverband Osnabrücker Land
  • Westerwald Trail
  • Tourismusverband Ostbayern
    Jurasteig Trail ©Tourismusverband Ostbayern (Martin Gabriel)
  • Tourismusverband Ruppiner Land e.V. und Studio Prokopy
    Ruppiner Land Circular Trail ©Tourismusverband Ruppiner Land e.V. und Studio Prokopy
  • Naturparkverwaltung Kyffhäuser
    Kyffhäuserweg Trail ©Naturparkverwaltung Kyffhäuser

Good for your health and a feast for your eyes: walking in Germany

Variety is the spice of life on Germany's walking trails, whether you're searching for a geocache, Nordic walking, out in your snowshoes or just taking a stroll.

Runners, romantics, treasure hunters and health freaks have a huge choice of outdoor locations in which to explore Germany on foot. A network of well-marked trails covering around 200,000 kilometres in total makes it easy to find your bearings – even without GPS. Tours through the national parks are a great way to get closer to nature. But there are also lots of green areas to discover in and around Germany's cities.

Where the journey is its own reward. Click here for a selection of the finest walking trails through Germany's regions.

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