Best off-road-driving trails in Germany

Demanding ascent to the Neue Traunsteiner Hütte, Bavaria. From the Wachterl car park, the path leads briefly in the direction of the Schwarzbachalm. Eventually you leave the wide forest road and turn right onto the increasingly narrow paths of the Wachtelsteig. The path, which is very steep in places, winds its way up through the forest via numerous wooden steps and ladders. You pass the ruined Obere Schwaigealm and reach the Reiter Alm plateau. Up and down through the Swiss stone pine and...

The Trans Euro Trail is a wide network of sustainable dirt roads on which you can explore Europe's remote and varied landscapes with the appropriate motorbikes. This is one of the German sections, which runs from Puttgarden in Schleswig-Holstein to the Dutch border in the west. In total, the TET leads through 34 countries over a distance of more than 73,000 kilometres.

This route leads through the vast, flat Elbe floodplain landscape in the southeast of Saxony-Anhalt. The path connects the historic town of Prettin with the quiet village of Mühlbach, running mostly along paved cycling and farm tracks that often run parallel to the dike or through open meadows. A central highlight is the proximity to the Elbe, one of the last near-natural rivers in Central Europe. In the damp Elbe meadows and the numerous oxbow lakes, white storks, grey herons, and with a bit...

Idyllic long-distance cycle route from Enzklösterle to Walheim. Forest, water and wine... these terms characterise the Enz Valley Cycle Route. From the source of the Enz in the northern Black Forest to its mouth in the Neckar Valley, the route leads through a varied cultural landscape: wooded mountains, impressive river bends and valleys, gentle hills and vineyards alternate. The continuously signposted route is over 100 km long and is easy to manage for all age groups. The Enz Valley Cycle...

Popular mountain bike tour from Oberwiesenthal , Saxony. This route is the C variant of the Four-Hübel mountain bike tour. A variety of landscapes on the tour will be encountered, one of which is the upper basin on the Hundsmarter hilltop. From there, the view over the Ore Mountains and the Fichtelberg is particularly beautiful . Highlights of the hike: - Beautiful views - Varied natural landscape - Local flora and fauna - Markersbach upper reservoir