Lowest to Highest (L2H) in Germany

The starting point of this L2H hike in Brandenburg is in the Lower Oder Valley National Park, right on the border with Poland, near Gartz on the Oder. Halfway through the route leads through the east of Berlin, before you reach the highest point in Brandenburg after 281 kilometers - the Kutschenberg… read more

The lowest point in Berlin and thus the starting point of this L2H hike is in the west of Berlin, in Spandau on the Großer Spektesee. The route then continues through Charlottenburg, the Tiergarten, to the Victory Column, as it should be in Berlin, through the Brandenburg Gate, through Kreuzberg, along… read more

The starting point of this hike is at the lowest point in Baden-Württemberg in the Rheinufer nature reserve near Ballauf-Wilhelmswörth, north of Mannheim (85 meters high). The route then leads through Karlsruhe and past Freiburg and ends at the highest point in the state: on the Feldberg with its 1,493… read more

The starting point of this L2H tour is in Bremerhaven and leads over 38.7 kilometers to the highest natural elevation in Bremen in Friedehorstpark (32.5 meters high). You can do this tour in one or two days. It offers a great opportunity to get to know the state of Bremen better and to explore new paths.

This L2H hike begins at the lowest point in Hamburg in the Neuenfelde district and ends just 15.8 kilometers further on the Hasselbrack in the Rosengarten state forest. The Hasselbrack is the highest natural elevation in Hamburg at 116.2 meters. The hike leads through the Fischbeker Heide, which shines… read more

This L2H hike begins near Emden, right on the border with Holland, where the Ems merges into the North Sea. The destination is the Wurmberg in the Harz Mountains. At 971.2 meters, the Wurmberg is the highest natural land point in Lower Saxony. With a length of 416 kilometers, this hike leads through… read more

The starting point of this L2H hike is the banks of the Rhine near Lorchhausen, west of Wiesbaden. The route leads 214 kilometers through the Rheingau, partly along the Taunushöhenweg and the Rheinhöhenweg and offers wonderful views. The aim of the hike is the Wasserkuppe in the district of Fulda - at… read more

The lowest point of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and thus the starting point of this L2H route is located directly in the Western Pomerania Lagoon Area National Park, a little bit outside the village of Zingst. The goal is the Helpter Mountains. The wooded hills in the eastern part of the Mecklenburg… read more

The starting point of this L2H hike is at Zyfflich on the border with Holland. The route leads through some nature reserves, including Bislicher Insel, Rheinaue and Lippeaue, and runs along the water again and again. Past Recklinghausen and Dortmund it goes (in parts on the picturesque long-distance… read more

This L2H hike starts at Rolandswerth on the banks of the Rhine, south of Bonn. The route then leads over a total of 146 kilometers up to the Erbeskopf - with a height of 816.3 meters, the highest point in Rhineland-Palatinate. In parts you hike on the long-distance hiking trail Osteifelweg, which leads… read more

The route of this L2H hike begins on the Moselle, directly on the border with Luxembourg, on the Saarland circular route. It leads through the Bärenfels nature reserve, along the Saar steep slopes, past the Eisenkopf, through the Saarhölzbachtal, follows the Saar-Hunsrück climb and ends in the Hunsr… read more

The starting point of this L2H hike is the lowest point in Germany 3.5 meters below sea level on the edge of the small village of Neuendorf-Sachsenbande. The route then leads through Neumünster and to Plöner See, where you hike along the entire northern shore edge. More lakes follow until you reach the… read more

The starting point of this L2H route is at Wiehe, on the Unstrut flood canal, between Erfurt and Halle an der Saale. The route leads through the wooded ridge, the Hohe Schrecke, and partly follows the Via Regia pilgrimage route, which is part of the German Way of St. James. You walk through Erfurt, then… read more

This L2H route begins in Kahl am Main, on the border with Hesse and not far from Frankfurt am Main. The goal is the highest point in Bavaria, which is also the highest point in Germany: the Zugspitze at 2,962 meters. After climbing many meters of altitude, you will be rewarded with a breathtaking view… read more

The starting point of this L2H hike is opposite Wittenberge on the banks of the Elbe. This route leads past Wolfsburg into the Harz Mountains, up to the Brocken, the highest point in Saxony-Anhalt at 1141.2 meters. The route is a total of 206 kilometers, so it should be divided into several daily stages.

This L2H hike begins at the Elbe lowlands near the village of Wörblitz, northeast of Leipzig. It leads through the Presseler Heidewald and its moorland, through the Colditz Forest, through Chemnitz and the Ore Mountains to the Fichtelberg, at 1,214.8 meters the highest mountain in Saxony.