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Floating Islands at Kleiner Arbersee

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Floating Islands at Kleiner Arbersee

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Floating Islands at Kleiner Arbersee

Recommended by 556 hikers out of 572

This Highlight is in a protected area

Please check local regulations for: Naturpark Oberer Bayerischer Wald

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Location: Lohberg, Cham, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Kleiner Arbersee – Panoramic View from Großer Arber loop from Neuhütte

17.5km

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2. View of Kleiner Arbersee – Sollbach Waterfalls Trail loop from Sommerau

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3. Kleiner Arbersee – View of Kleiner Arbersee loop from Sommerau

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02:12

250m

Intermediate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Ursula 🚵⚡️

December 27, 2019

Fantastically beautiful here, we had a sunrise hike. To recommend only.

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Oliver

September 12, 2017

On the northern slope of the Arber, in the middle of a 403 hectare nature reserve, lies the Kleine Arbersee - a moraine lake from the last Ice Age.
Today its area is 8.56 hectares and its maximum depth is 12 m. The lake only got its size after 1885, when it was dammed by about 1 m for timber drift purposes. As a result of the damming, the moor cover was detached from the current lake floor and the three floating islands were created.
As the name suggests, these are without a fixed connection to the subsurface and rise and fall with the fluctuations in the water level. The geologically unique floating islands in the Kleiner Arbersee can change their position depending on the wind direction.

On the moor cover of the floating islands, which are between 1.5 m and 3.5 m thick, there is a characteristic moor flora with rare and endangered plant species, e.g. B. Scheidiges cottongrass, round-leaved sundew, cranberry, rosemary heather and marsh bear moss.

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Rombea

June 24, 2023

Beautiful section on the south side of the small Arbersee, small rivulets can be seen on the rock walls and there is always a beautiful view over the lake.

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Location: Lohberg, Cham, Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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