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of Germany.

42 places to explore. Find a favourite nearby, or a reason to go a little further.

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  • waterfall

    Allerheiligen-Wasserfälle

    Multi-tier cascades beside a romantic monastery ruin, linked by stepped walkways through a wooded gorge.

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  • viewpoint

    Bastei

    Iconic sandstone rock formation and bridge rising 194 m above the Elbe, the signature view of Saxon Switzerland.

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  • valley

    Bodetal

    Dramatic granite gorge known as the Grand Canyon of the Harz, with a rushing-stream trail beneath towering rock walls.

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  • gorge

    Breitachklamm

    One of the deepest rock gorges in Central Europe, walkable year-round along the carved channel of the Breitach river.

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  • peak

    Brocken

    Highest peak of northern Germany at 1141 m, climbed on the Goetheweg or Heinrich-Heine-Weg through windswept moorland.

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  • mountain

    Drachenfels

    Castle-topped hill of the Siebengebirge above the Rhine, a steep short climb to one of Germany's classic river views.

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  • lake

    Eibsee

    Turquoise alpine lake at the foot of the Zugspitze with a flat, easy 7 km shoreline loop popular for walking in all seasons.

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  • park

    Englischer Garten

    One of Europe's largest urban parks at 375 ha with riverside trails, beer gardens and the Eisbach standing wave, ideal for running.

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  • landmark

    Externsteine

    Towering 40 m sandstone pillars in the Teutoburg Forest, an ancient cultural site reached on woodland walks near the Hermannsweg.

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  • peak

    Feldberg

    Highest peak of the Black Forest at 1493 m with open summit panoramas over the southern uplands and toward the Alps.

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  • peak

    Großer Rachel

    At 1453 m the highest mountain in Bavarian Forest National Park, reached on a loop past the Rachelsee and rugged forest rock formations.

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  • trail

    Harzer-Hexen-Stieg

    A 94 km long-distance trail crossing the Harz over the Brocken and finishing through the spectacular Bode Valley gorge.

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