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Around Zugspitze

Get to know Germany's highest mountain region

Hiking tour
7 Days / 6 Nights
Self-Guided
Medium
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At 2,962 metres, the Zugspitze is the highest mountain in Germany, is one the most famous mountain destinations in the Alps and can be easily climbed by cable car. On your hiking tour you circle the Zugspitze, get to know the most beautiful views and head for wonderful hiking destinations.

The crossings of the gorges are adventurous and sensational and impress with their water masses and height. Enjoy the romance of the alpine landscape and take your time to enjoy a typical Bavarian ‘Brotzeit’. On both sides of the Wetterstein Mountains, there are beautiful villages that are particularly suitable for quiet overnight stays.

Details about the hiking holiday on the Zugspitze

Experience the highest mountain in Germany on varied hiking trails with a good basic level of fitness. The greater differences in altitude are usually overcome comfortably with a transfer or by cable car. The starting point of your hiking tour is Garmisch-Partenkirchen. After a tour of the city, on the second day of your tour heads through the Partnach Gorge to Mittenwald/Klais. After a restful night, the route continues through the gorge along the Leutascher Ache to the Leutasch Valley.

On the fourth day, you decide individually whether you want to enjoy a well-deserved day of rest or go on a circular hike around one of the wonderful lakes in the Seefeld region. The next two hiking stages lead first to Ehrwald and finally back to the Eibsee, where you end your hiking holiday with a wonderful panorama of the Zugspitze.

Highlights of the Zugspitze walking holiday

  • Local alpine indulgence: Rustic alpine huts with delicious specialities of the region await you along the hiking routes. You will be accompanied by wonderful landscape panoramas.

  • Hiking break at the Eibsee: On the sixth day of hiking, the path leads you to the idyllic Eibsee. Use this beautiful spot on the mountain lake to take a leisurely break with a view of the Zugspitze massif.

  • City tour through Garmisch: Whether right at the beginning of your hiking trip or the end, a city tour through Garmisch-Partenkirchen is sure to have something for everyone.

Around Zugspitze
Medium
Hiking tour
7 Days / 6 Nights
Self-Guided
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Itinerary

Hotel example: Rheinischer Hof

Wild and idyllic the day starts with a walk through Partnach Gorge, where the waters of Wetterstein massif meet. Continue via soft hills and alpine pastures to Klais or Mittenwald. You start your hiking day in a wild and romantic way through the Partnach Gorge, where the water masses of the Wetterstein Mountains meet. Then your path leads over gentle hills and alpine meadows to Klais or Mittenwald.

Hotel example: Bichlerhof

Precise stone masonry cut the route through the gorge into steep rock walls. Bold wooden footbridges cross up to 40 m above the water. Enjoy the contrasting walk along Leutascher Ache into the valley. Past hamlets and flower meadows with the backdrop of Wetterstein massif you walk into the widening Leutasch valley.

Hotel example: Tirolerhof

You have the choice: either to relax or to take a walk to the lakes in and around Seefeld. Or you opt for an excursion on one of the Seefelder summits, either walking or taking the cable car. Return to Leutasch by coach.

Hotel example: Tirolerhof

Start with a short bus ride into Gaistal valley. The summer in Gaistal is enjoyed by Haflinger horses, brown and grey cattle as well as the Scottish Galloways. Walk on Ganghofer path right into picturesque scenery and up to Ehrwalder alpine pasture. Here Bavarian author Ludwig Ganghofer sought retreat. Take the cable car down into the valley and continue to Ehrwald.

Hotel example: Stern

Step by Step you walk up to the foothills of Zugspitze and the famous Eibsee scenic view. The tour ends on the banks of lovely Lake Eibsee with a full view of the magnificent Zugspitz-Garmisch panorama. Take the Zugspitz train back to Garmisch.

Hotel example: Rheinischer Hof

Departure from Garmisch-Partenkirchen or spend extra nights in the city or surrounding region.

Route map and overview

Varied walking tours only require good basic fitness. You walk on well-maintained walking trails and partly on forest paths. Higher gradients are managed by transfers or cable cars. Daily walking times with max. 5 hours.

Prices and dates

Accommodation in guesthouses, 2** 3*** and 4**** hotels

Hotel lists are available on request for all holidays

Prices per person in GBP

Services & Information

Further information about this walking holiday

Included

  • Accomomodation as already mentioned
  • Breakfast
  • Luggage transfer
  • Welcome briefing (German, English)
  • 1 Downhill fare cable car Ehrwald
  • 1 Fare Zugspitzbahn lake Eibsee – Garmisch
  • Carefully elaborated route description
  • Detailed travel and tour documents 1x per room (German, English)
  • App for Navigation and GPS-data available
  • Service hotline

Arrival / Parking / Departure:

  • By train to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and a short walk or a short bus ride to the starting hotel.
  • Munich airport.
  • Parking: limited number of hotel parking spaces free of charge, no reservation possible. Plenty of parking options free of charge near the hotel.

 

Important information:

  • Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
  • Train fare from Klais to Mittenwald, approx. EUR 3 per person
  • Bus fare from Seefeld to Leutasch, approx. EUR 3 per person
  • Bus fare from Leutasch to Gaistal, approx. EUR 3 per person
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