Great Arber Lake – Arbersee Bog loop from Großer Arbersee

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Great Arber Lake – Arbersee Bog loop from Großer Arbersee

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Great Arber Lake – Arbersee Bog loop from Großer Arbersee

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1.88km

20m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: September 26, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Großer Arbersee und Arberseewand

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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78 m

Great Arber Lake

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As a cirque lake, the Great Arbersee is a relic from the last ice age. A special feature is the swinging lawn. The oscillating lawns, known as floating islands, are …

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The circular route around the Großer Arbersee in the Bavarian Forest is a very easy walk. The route leads right through an ice-age nature reserve past dense coniferous forests, an impressive cliff face, and the famous floating islands.

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584 m

Arbersee Bog

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On the western shore of the Großer Arbersee, the circular hiking trail leads you through an enchanted moor. Wide wet meadows stretch around the path and dead trees protrude from the green meadow.

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1.10 km

Small waterfalls around Großer Arbersee

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From the mountain to the lake there are many small streams.

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1.22 km

Floating islands on the Großer Arbersee

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Since 1939, the Great Arbersee with its floating mat areas known as “floating islands”, the imposing Arbersee wall and the adjacent mixed mountain forests has been designated a nature reserve. A wonderful piece of nature.

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1.38 km

Traces of the Ice Age Information Board

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Extremely informative

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1.41 km

Natural shoreline of the Großer Arbersee

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During the last ice age, glacier crests formed several times on the summit of the Großer Arber. As the temperature rose, the glaciers began to slide. On their way down …

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1.82 km

Arbersee House

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In 2016 the old Arberseehaus was demolished. After around two years of construction, the magnificent new building was opened in the summer of 2018. With its rustic charm, the new …

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1.88 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.72 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

1.24 km

391 m

119 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 7 October

20°C

8°C

86 %

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Comments

January 20, 2022,Im Schneesturm um den Arbersee

A short vacation with the "kids" in the Bavarian Forest and just stretching your feet before you can check in at the hotel - that was the plan... It wasn't to be expected that there would be so much snow within half an hour. Before that, all the roads were free of snow and the valleys were grass-green and then …

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June 12, 2022,Großer Arbersee - Runde

Großer Arbersee Runde, small circular hiking trail with a beautiful view of the lake and the mountains.

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August 9, 2025,Rund um den Großen Arbersee

After our Waldspitze tour in the morning, we headed to the Großer Arbersee. We circled it once and were ready for the big tour... (Part 2) 🤪

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July 28, 2022,Große Arbersee Rundweg

The trail is mostly in the shade. He's nice to go; sure to be well frequented in good weather from midday onwards.

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August 4, 2023,Großer Abersee Runde 👨‍👧

Today it was only a round with the pedal boat on the lake. Then a walk around the lake and last but not least we paid a visit to the wooden marble run. Not a spectacular hike but all in all a lovely couple of hours.

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June 12, 2025,Großer Arbersee – Arberseemoor Runde vom Parkplatz mit Arberseehaus

After a visit to Joska's Glass Paradise in Bodenmais and a stop at the Arberseehaus for refreshments, a walk around the Großer Arbersee lake and its wilderness paradise followed...

I have retroactively arranged the order of the photos.

The images of the parade are from today's opening of the 'Bennofest' and were a wonderful end to the day. 👋

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October 22, 2024,Runde um den gr. Arbersee🥾🥾🌥️🍂🍁🦆

25 years ago I had to lift the stroller over the roots and stones more than I could push it. Now that would no longer be a feat of strength, as the circular path has been "defused"!

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