Around mount Zugspitze
Quite adventurous and sensational crossings of gorges, impressing the walker with their water gushing through narrow and deep rock walls.
Mount Zugspitze, with 2.962 m height the highest mountain of Germany belongs to the most popular mountains of the Alps and can easily be reached by cable car. During this week you walk around the basis of the mountain, see it from different angles and pass by beautiful natural highlights. Enjoy idyllic alpine pastures and take your time to enjoy a typical Bavarian “Brotzeit”. On both sides of Wetterstein massif you find tranquil villages, ideally suited for a good nights rest.
Highlights:
♦ Amazing gorges crossings;
♦ Ehrwald - „Nature paradise Gaistal“;
♦ Eibsee - the famous scenic view;
Itinerary:
Day 1. Arrival Individual journey to Garmisch Partenkirchen
Day 2: Garmisch – Mittenwald/Klais, „Partnach Gorge“
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. Walking time: approx. 4.5 hrs.
Day 3: Mittenwald/Klais – Leutasch „Leutasch valley“
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. Walking time: approx. 4 hrs.
Day 4: Rest day or lake tour
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. Walking time: approx. 3 hrs.
Day 5: Leutasch – Ehrwald „Nature paradise Gaistal“
Transfer 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. Walking time: approx. 5 hrs.
Day 6: Ehrwald – Garmisch, „Eibsee“
Step by Step you walk up to the foothills of Zugspitze and famous Eibsee scenic view. The tour ends on the banks of lovely lake Eibsee with full view of the magnificent Zugspitz-Garmisch panorama. Take the Zugspitz train back to Garmisch. Walking time: approx. 4.5 hrs.
Day 7: Departure
Individual journey home.
Luggage transport: Luggage is taken care throughout the tour;
Included in the price: ► 6 overnights incl. breakfast ► Welcome meeting ►Downhill fare cable car Ehrwald ► Fare Zugspitzbahn Eibsee – Garmisch ► Transfer into Gaistal ► Carefully elaborated route ► Detailed route instructions ► Service-Hotline
Not included: ► Transfers from and to the airport ► Transfers by public transport ► Other meals ► Entrance fees gorges ► Alcohol drinks and other personal expenses;
Other expences: ► Single room supplement: 120 euro; ► Half board: 120 euro ►Extra overnights at hotels Garmisch 3*** - please ask us for a quote
How to get there/Parking
By train to Garmisch Partenkirchen and a few walking minutes or a short bus ride to the starting
hotel. Parking: Limited free parking at the starting hotel. Public park garage for approx. € 20,- / CHF 26,-
per week. No reservation possible.
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