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Hello fellow pilgrims!
I am looking for a walk in Germany that I can do this summer. It doesn't need to be part of the Camino. I would prefer a route in the north or western part of the country, but doesn't have to be. I will be going solo.
I'm wondering if any of you have hiked/walked a route in Germany that would be safe, fun and enjoyable.
All information is appreciated!
Hi Shelly,Hello fellow pilgrims!
I am looking for a walk in Germany that I can do this summer. It doesn't need to be part of the Camino. I would prefer a route in the north or western part of the country, but doesn't have to be. I will be going solo.
I'm wondering if any of you have hiked/walked a route in Germany that would be safe, fun and enjoyable.
All information is appreciated!
This must be the 66 Lakes Trail (I haven't heard of it before, but I got interested and googled itI have heard talk about the “60 lakes walk”(?) near Berlin. No personal experience...
I really enjoyed the Via Regia from Goerlitz to Vacha, also known as the Oekumenischer Pilgerweg.Hello fellow pilgrims!
I am looking for a walk in Germany that I can do this summer. It doesn't need to be part of the Camino. I would prefer a route in the north or western part of the country, but doesn't have to be. I will be going solo.
I'm wondering if any of you have hiked/walked a route in Germany that would be safe, fun and enjoyable.
All information is appreciated!
Apparently it is very deserted and complicated with accommodation, as there is not much available. Need to plan ahead...I have heard talk about the “60 lakes walk”(?) near Berlin. No personal experience...
The Via Baltica comes in from the East through Poland and connects with Germany at Swinemuende. It is a lovely walk towards Luebeck, but you hardly see a soul on the trail. I walked this about 3 years ago. Also on my blog.Hello @ShelleyS
The town of Damme is found along the Via Baltica, a pilgrim trail coming down from the north through Lübeck, Hamburg and Bremen to Vechta near Damme. I followed this trail in winter 2010, spending Christmas at Damme Kloster. There was a pilger herberge in the Vechta Museum im Zeughaus, one or so days walk from Damme .
Here's a link to the guide book I used (updated 2016):
Bernhard Weber: Pilgern auf der Via Baltica.
https://www.amazon.fr/Pilgern-auf-Via-Baltica-Baltisch-Westfälischen/dp/3000590153
Damme Kloster, Winter 2010
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The Via Baltica comes in from the East through Poland and connects with Germany at Swinemuende. It is a lovely walk towards Luebeck, but you hardly see a soul on the trail. I walked this about 3 years ago. Also on my blog.
It is a fab walk! I reckon the German walks are ready to be discovered!Hi there, @gittiharre
...I didn't see a soul out walking either but it was a glorious hike in the snow and every day there were Chrismas markets to explore, Glühwein to drink and concerts to attend...
ps from the east? I didn't carry a compass. It was a cold as the North Pole to walk and being from the Southern Hemisphere everywhere in Europe seems to me be North...i've edited the above
Thank you so much for this!Hello @ShelleyS
The town of Damme is found along the Via Baltica, a pilgrim trail comingdown from the norththrough Lübeck, Hamburg and Bremen to Vechta near Damme. I followed this trail in winter 2010, spending Christmas at Damme Kloster. There was a pilger herberge in the Vechta Museum im Zeughaus, one or so days walk from Damme (27 kms) .
Here's a link to the guide book I used (updated 2016):
Bernhard Weber: Pilgern auf der Via Baltica.
https://www.amazon.fr/Pilgern-auf-Via-Baltica-Baltisch-Westfälischen/dp/3000590153
and the author's website with extra information and a contact address:
http://www.via-baltica-verlag.de/index.html
Damme Kloster, Winter 2010
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Thank you. I don't speak German, so I will check out SYates website. I've seen some of her posts.I think (but others may correct me if I am wrong) that the Via Regia is the most "crowded" route in Germany. It's all relative, when I walked it in September I met app 10 pilgrims in 20 days. But I was told that in the holiday season it is more crowded. There are a lot of albergues (Herbergen) on this route, allowing for flexible planning of stages. Forum member SYates has made an excellent (English) website about the Via Regia, you may want to check it out: http://viaregia.guide/town-to-town/
I dont know if you speak German, but this is the German site about the Via Regia.
https://www.oekumenischer-pilgerweg.de/
A guidebook and credential can be ordered there as well.
Another Option in Germany is the "Eifel-Steig". It is 314 km from Aachen to Trier.
It is not a pilgrims trail, but it passes through lovely landscapes and almost touches my house on stage 10.
Here is further information on this - but only in German: Eifelsteig
Perhaps you could use Google to translate it?
BC
Alexandra
Eifel Tourismus GmbH and several other hiking tour operators offer a “Hiking without baggage on the Eifelsteig” package. This means that hikers only need to take their day rucksack with them, while their baggage is transported to the next hotel. This allows you to enjoy the hikes baggage-free.
(Sorry, just spotted this post, or I would have replied sooner.) I walked the Jakobsweg across Bavaria (coming from Prague) from the Czech border through Nuremberg and Ulm to Konstanz (and on into Switzerland) over several years. Daily details are in my blog.I am looking for a walk in Germany that I can do this summer. It doesn't need to be part of the Camino. I would prefer a route in the north or western part of the country, but doesn't have to be. I will be going solo.
I'm wondering if any of you have hiked/walked a route in Germany that would be safe, fun and enjoyable.
Thank you! Very helpful information. I will look into the "little yellow books".(Sorry, just spotted this post, or I would have replied sooner.) I walked the Jakobsweg across Bavaria (coming from Prague) from the Czech border through Nuremberg and Ulm to Konstanz (and on into Switzerland) over several years. Daily details are in my blog.
This was lovely, rolling, forested/pasture countryside and very enjoyable walking. Small towns in every valley had all services. The routes were well marked (in the German fashion- turn here but not until we tell you) and well maintained. Guidebooks in German were widely available (maps and elevation profiles and lodging listings are useful even if you don't speak much German yet). I walked in late May/early June and did not encounter many other walkers; but there will definitely be more traffic in July.
Take advantage of the camping-grounds and the monasteries!
There are routes all over Germany. Check out the catalog listing at Conrad-Stein, publisher of the famous little yellow books. https://www.conrad-stein-verlag.de/ In particular there are routes along both banks of the Rhine.
Very close to my German family towns! Thank you.My suggestion: Der Ochsenweg from the Danish border to Hamburg, the continue to Aachen, passing Bremen and Osnabrück.
My response to a previous thread;Hello fellow pilgrims!
I am looking for a walk in Germany that I can do this summer. It doesn't need to be part of the Camino. I would prefer a route in the north or western part of the country, but doesn't have to be. I will be going solo.
I'm wondering if any of you have hiked/walked a route in Germany that would be safe, fun and enjoyable.
All information is appreciated!
I am thinking of do this walk. How far is it?Mosel Camino from Koblenz to Trier. I have walked it.
160km, give or takeI am thinking of do this walk. How far is it?
Thank you.160km, give or take
I’m looking at walking a couple of Caminos in Spain then head to Koblenz to complete Mosel Camino. I will walk when it is safer to do so. I am trying to get a copy of Conrad Stein Verlang guide but all sources seem to have run out or do not post to Australia. Do you have any idea where I could get one?Thank you.
I’m looking at walking a couple of Caminos in Spain then head to Koblenz to complete Mosel Camino. I will walk when it is safer to do so. I am trying to get a copy of Conrad Stein Verlang guide but all sources seem to have run out or do not post to Australia. Do you have any idea where I could get one?
Thanks so much I don’t need it before December 1 so will wait till then. Will also look at Amazon Germany. Kind regardsIt is in reprint now. The release will be on 1st of December.
If you need it before the given date, you'll have to find it used (ebay, amazon).
Amazon Germany offers it as new. Maybe it's worth a try?
BC
Roland
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