Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Bayerische Wald

 

  • The Bayerische Wald (Bavarian Forest) is the oldest national park in Germany
  • This forest has been completely returned to nature.
    • No humans live here
  • There are wet valleys, streams, bogs, moors and meadows in this forest
  • The Bavarian Forest is the largest contiguous area of protected forest in central Europe.
  • Many rare species have made the Bayerisch Wald their home
    • lynx, black stork, eagle owl, and the three- toed woodpecker are a few examples
  • There are 300km of walking trails
    • 200km of cycling paths
    • Mountain biking is all popular here
  • This forest is not well known which makes it a great place to go to avoid tourism
  • The Bayerische Wald contains Germany's cleanest air
  • This forest use to be covered in glaciers
  • Home to the tallest mountains in Bavaria
  • One of the oldest hand- axes in Germany was found here around 80,000 years ago





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