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Germany
Bavaria
Upper Palatinate
Cham
Lohberg

View of Großer Arber – Great Osser loop from Lam

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Hiking trails & Routes
Germany
Bavaria
Upper Palatinate
Cham
Lohberg

View of Großer Arber – Great Osser loop from Lam

Hard

4.8

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952

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View of Großer Arber – Great Osser loop from Lam

04:38

12.3km

640m

Hiking

Hard hike. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

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Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 6.75 km for 16 m

After 6.83 km for 200 m

Waypoints

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Start point

Parking

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2.84 km

Covered wooden bridge over stream

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The footbridge over the stream is very nicely designed. There is also a bench to rest on

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4.15 km

View of Großer Arber

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Beautiful view of the king of the Bavarian Forest

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3

5.58 km

Osserpfad at Großer Osser

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Nice climb to the Grenzsteig. Good shoes are an advantage 😉 During the week we were alone 😜

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6.65 km

The Grenzsteig between Zwercheck and Großer Osser is an absolutely recommendable path, especially when there is a clear view. It's a constant up and down. Long stretches of the path …

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6.80 km

beautiful view into the neighboring country Czech Republic

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6.98 km

Great Osser

Highlight • Summit

If someone speaks of the hiking area around the Großer and Kleiner Osser, you often hear the name "Matterhorn of the Bavarian Forest". Although this comparison might also be applied …

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7.15 km

Osser Mountain Rescue Hut

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Very nice little mountain rescue hut in the Lam section, just below the summit of the great Osser.

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8

7.39 km

Künische Chapel (Osser Chapel)

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Osserkapelle - built by the Lam forest association in 1986
Since the completion of the Künische Grenzkapelle in 1986, the Osserkirchweih has been held every year on the first Sunday …

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12.3 km

End point

Parking

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.25 km

3.53 km

2.89 km

1.66 km

Surfaces

4.94 km

3.33 km

1.59 km

1.41 km

616 m

434 m

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Tuesday 11 August

26°C

11°C

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Comments

May 22, 2022,Lohberg - Osserpfad - Großer Osser
Always beautiful! Freely adapted from alpenvereinaktiv.com/mobile/de/tour/lohberg-osserpfad-grosser-osser/118163325

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What was unusual for me was the silence that lies here in the dense forest. Neither a bird nor the rustling of an animal could be heard. There were only a few hikers out and about. The climb was steep over roots and rocks, it was quite a climb in some places. Shortly before the summit of the large Osser …

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Our ascent (LO1) started at the Osser parking lot in Lohberg (Oberlohberg), it was full speed right from the start 😃, nice and steep, rocky and challenging but we and the junior mastered it - everyone at their own pace ☺️. Once we reached the top, we were lucky with the weather for about twenty minutes so we were able …

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Today was the last day in the Bavarian Forest. To finish, we took the direct route up the Großer and Kleiner Osser. After it rained during the night and on the way to Lohberg, it was still quite foggy at first. During the tour, the fog gradually cleared and you could see more and more of the great landscape. The …

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Today there were two mountains on the agenda that I had never climbed before. They were the Osser brothers, the big one and the little one.
The first 3.5 km were slightly hilly from Thürnstein to Lohberg, where the ascent to the big Osser began. At around 3.4 km, it is not particularly long, but you overcome around 540 meters …

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Wow 🤗was for a great hike with an even more great woman at my side 🥰 For the promotion over the southern ridge to Kl. Osser there is ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️ and for this woman again ⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️+😍🥰. Thank you Endii for this fantastic tour planning 🤗😍

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