{"id":7095,"date":"2016-03-11T23:04:11","date_gmt":"2016-03-11T23:04:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/?p=7095"},"modified":"2017-11-30T15:13:20","modified_gmt":"2017-11-30T15:13:20","slug":"german-nationalparks-part-6-bayerischer-wald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/german\/german-nationalparks-part-6-bayerischer-wald\/","title":{"rendered":"German Nationalparks \u2013 Part 6: Bayerischer Wald"},"content":{"rendered":"

This is part 6 of the series here on the German Blog, the German\u00a0Nationalparks<\/em>, a series on the 16 National Parks of Germany. Last week, the beauty of the central Harz<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>was highlighted. The week before,\u00a0we went to the natural glory of the forests of the Eifel<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em>Preceding that, I discussed\u00a0Park\u00a0M\u00fcritz<\/a><\/em>, and before that\u00a0park\u00a0Berchtesgaden<\/a>, <\/em>and the\u00a0mysterious\u00a0Schwarzwald<\/a><\/em>.\u00a0Today, it is time for the\u00a0Bayerischer Wald<\/em>!<\/p>\n

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The National Parks in Germany (Image by Lencer at Commons.wikimedia.org under license CC BY SA 3.0)<\/p><\/div>\n

Der Nationalpark\u00a0Bayerischer Wald<\/a><\/em><\/h3>\n

Bayerischer Wald<\/em>\u00a0(Bavarian Forest)\u00a0<\/em>is the first German\u00a0Nationalpark<\/em>, and was founded already in 1970. Before this, it was a Wirtschaftswald\u00a0<\/em>\u00a0(commercial\u00a0forest), used for\u00a0This is where the idea began to preserve nature by letting it do its own thing in a protected area. This meant also that problems\u00a0like the\u00a0Borkenk\u00e4fer\u00a0<\/em>(bark beetle) were barely fought, because it is a natural process. This brought new chances again:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=fu46L6KlVuo<\/p>\n

What is special about the\u00a0Nationalpark Bayerischer Wald?<\/em><\/strong><\/h3>\n
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A Luchs (lynx) in the Bayerischer Wald! (Image by Thomas Gerhard at Flickr.com under license CC BY ND 2.0)<\/p><\/div>\n

Like many other\u00a0Nationalparks\u00a0<\/em>we discussed, the\u00a0Bayerischer Wald\u00a0<\/em>has large forests, and is itself part of a larger forest that runs across the border to the Czech Republic to form the largest uncut area in Central Europe. There are also many interesting animals in the park, like the\u00a0Luchs\u00a0<\/em>(lynx). Some highlights include the\u00a0Baumwipfelpfad<\/em> and the\u00a0Duftender Feuerschwamm<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Der\u00a0Baumwipfelpfad Neusch\u00f6nau<\/em><\/h4>\n
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The “Baumturm” (tree tower) or “Baum-Ei” (tree egg), the highlight of the Baumwipfelpfad. There is a beautiful view from the top! (See the video below) (Image by High Contrast at Commons.wikimedia.org under license CC BY SA 3.0 DE)<\/p><\/div>\n

Also called\u00a0Baumkronenpfad\u00a0<\/em>(tree-top or canopy walkway), the\u00a0Baumwipfelpfad\u00a0<\/em>in the\u00a0park is one of the highlights. As the name suggests, it is a wooden walkway that runs from tree to tree, at high altitude. And it is a large one: with 1300 m (4300 ft), it is the longest\u00a0Baumwipfelpfad\u00a0<\/em>in the world! It features a lot of information about the forest and its nature, its flora and fauna. It is definitely worth the view, and high up in the trees… that is quite a magical experience!<\/p>\n