Müritz-Nationalpark-Weg — Boek Stage

This day stage of the Müritz-Nationalpark-Weg, a roughly 100-kilometer trail split into nine stages that is Germany's longest hiking route through a single national park, runs through beech forest and moorland east of Lake Müritz near the village of Boek. The trailhead is the Boek village car park, reached by car via minor roads from Speck or Klein Vielen, with free parking on-site; public transport is limited, so a car or taxi from Waren is the most practical option. The 14-kilometer stage gains about 90 meters over flat to gently rolling terrain, following sandy forest tracks and boardwalk sections across boggy ground, with no technical difficulty. The route passes near the Wildpark Schwarze Berge at Boek, a fenced enclosure where red deer, wild boar, and wisent (European bison) can be observed at close range, a worthwhile detour for those with extra time. Beyond the wildlife park, the trail enters quieter, less-visited sections of the national park's core zone, where fallen trees are deliberately left in place as part of the park's non-intervention management policy, giving a sense of the beech forest's natural succession. There is no refuge hut on this stage, and water sources are limited to what hikers carry, since the route passes no villages between Boek and its far end near Zwenzow. The trail's remoteness and lack of crowds make it one of the quieter ways to experience the national park compared with the more visited lakeshore paths near Waren.