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Cross-country ski trails in the Bavarian Forest

Bavaria,Germany

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The 10 most beautiful cross-country ski trails in the Bavarian Forest

End of the Hirschenstein circuit
Cross-Country Skiing · Naturpark Bayerischer Wald
Hirschenstein-Grandsberg from St. Englmar
Toprecommended route Difficulty difficult
32.5 km
5:00 h
502 m
502 m
The trail is a combination of the Hirschenstein, Grandl-Ödwies- and Rauher-Kulm trails in the DSV nord.-akt. Cross-country skiing centre St.Englmar-Hirschenstein.
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Cross-country skiing centre Bretterschachten
Cross-Country Skiing · Bavarian Forest
Cham hut trail
Toprecommended route Difficulty difficult
1
16.1 km
3:00 h
224 m
224 m
Main trail of the Bodenmais-Bretterschachten cross-country skiing centre (marked: orange 18 km).
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Shortly before the turnaround at the Knogl
Cross-Country Skiing · Bavarian Forest
Hochwald cross-country ski trail St. Englmar
Toprecommended route Difficulty easy
3.4 km
0:40 h
66 m
66 m
Easy branch trail from St. Englmar, Predigtstuhl district along the Predigtstuhl western slope southwards with a hairpin bend at the Knogl.
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Trail start
Cross-Country Skiing · Bavarian Forest
Rauher Kulm cross-country ski run Grandsberg
Toprecommended route Difficulty moderate
10.8 km
1:30 h
115 m
115 m
The trail starts together with the serpentine trail at the so-called "Diensthütte" above Grandsberg (500 m after the Schwarzach-Grandsberg hiking car park) and leads around the Margaretenhänge and under the Rauhen Kulm to the Schuhfleck. It leads back to the starting point via the Grimmeisenweiher pond.
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Cross-country ski trail start Grandsberg service hut
Cross-Country Skiing · Bavarian Forest
Serpentine trail Grandsberg
Toprecommended route Difficulty easy
1
5.6 km
1:00 h
71 m
71 m
The trail starts at the so-called "Diensthütte" via Grandsberg (500 m after the Schwarzach-Grandsberg hiking car park) and leads around the Margaretenhänge to the "Schuhfleck" trail junction. The route then runs past the Grimmeisenweiher pond back to the starting point.
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Hollow path to the Margareten slopes
Cross-Country Skiing · Bavarian Forest
Schopf skating trail Grandsberg
Toprecommended route Difficulty moderate
5.6 km
0:45 h
95 m
71 m
The trail starts at the so-called "Diensthütte" above Grandsberg (500 m after the Schwarzach-Grandsberg hiking car park) and leads across the Margaretenhänge to the "Schuhfleck" trail junction. The trail then runs to the Schopf and back to the starting point.
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Start of the cross-country ski trail in St. Englmar, Predigtstuhl district
Cross-Country Skiing · Bavarian Forest
Hirschenstein cross-country ski trail
Toprecommended route Difficulty moderate
14.9 km
2:30 h
275 m
275 m
The Hirschenstein trail stretches from St. Englmar to the Hirschenstein (1095 m). In the middle section, it leads eastwards along the ridge from Knogl to Ödwies, circles the Hirschenstein summit and runs along the ridge back to St. Englmar. The trail can also be reached via the Rauher-Kulm and Grandl-Ödwies trails from Kalteck and from Grandsberg via the Serpentinen and Grandl-Ödwies trails.
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Ödwies with chapel and former forester's lodge
Cross-Country Skiing · Bavarian Forest
Grandl-Ödwies cross-country ski run
Toprecommended route Difficulty moderate
1
6.9 km
1:00 h
134 m
134 m
The trail can be run from the Grandsberg trails from Schuhfleck and from St. Englmar from Ödwies. From Schuhfleck it leads to Grandl, on to Ödwies and from there back to Schuhfleck.
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Through hedgerow terrain
Cross-Country Skiing · Bavarian Forest
Klinglbachloipe
Toprecommended route Difficulty easy Open
3
3.5 km
0:46 h
49 m
46 m
Last grooming: 6.12.2023 - 8:00 am - top condition - 50 cm of fresh snow
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At the start
Cross-Country Skiing · Bavarian Forest
Christmas tree trail St. Englmar
Toprecommended route Difficulty easy
2
3.1 km
0:37 h
33 m
34 m
The Tannenbaum trail is located south of St. Englmar at the "Tannenbaum" sports centre and runs mostly across meadows.
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Municipality · Regen County, Bavaria, Germany
Bodenmais

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Cross-Country Skiing · Bavarian Forest
Cham hut trail
Toprecommended route Difficulty difficult
Distance 16.1 km
Duration 3:00 h
Ascent 224 m
Descent 224 m

Main trail of the Bodenmais-Bretterschachten cross-country skiing centre (marked: orange 18 km).

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Cham hut trail by Martin
January 18, 2024 · Community
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Route done on January 12, 2024
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Langlauf am 23. Februar 2022 um 11:13 by Jürgen
February 23, 2022 · Community
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Grandl-Ödwies cross-country ski run by Marion
February 20, 2022 · Community
Route done on February 11, 2022
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