The best hiking routes in Aubinger Lohe und Moosschwaige

Aubinger Lohe und Moosschwaige offers a distinct contrast of two adjacent landscape types on the western edge of Munich. The northern section, Aubinger Lohe, rises as a wooded moraine hill made of gravel and sand. Here, you walk on firm, unpaved forest tracks under a canopy of beech and oak trees, where the terrain has gentle, rolling slopes rather than steep climbs. The paths are generally wide and easy to navigate, making this part popular with local walkers seeking shade.

To the south, the landscape flattens abruptly into the Moosschwaige, a low-lying fenland characterized by damp meadows, drainage ditches, and small peat ponds. The ground here transitions to softer, earthier paths that run alongside open fields and rows of willows. You will notice the transition from dry woodland to wet pastureland immediately as the trees thin out and the horizon opens up to agricultural fields.

This area does not offer dramatic viewpoints or deep wilderness, but rather a quiet, rural transition zone. The wooded hill of Aubinger Lohe is busier on weekends, while the open, flat tracks of the Moosschwaige are often quieter, attracting those who prefer level walking along drainage canals and damp fields.