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Walk 66 Jenner

Walk 67 The Hagengebirge above Königssee

Walk 68 A three-day hike through Berchtesgaden National Park

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Walk 69 Via Alpina: the Bavarian section of the Purple Trail

Walk 70 Via Alpina: the Bavarian section of the Red Trail

Appendix A Route summary table

Appendix B Further reading

Appendix C Alpine hut accommodation

Appendix D Useful addresses

Appendix E Glossary

Atop the Rubihorn (Walk 4)

PREFACE

As far as most non-German mountain walkers are concerned the Bavarian Alps lie very much in the shadow of the Austrian and Swiss Alps. This is a shame, for what this border region lacks in terms of the comparative height and extent of its mountains is more than compensated for by the diversity of its landscape and cultural attractions.

This fourth edition of the guidebook hopes to bring that diversity to the attention of more outdoor enthusiasts. Moving from west to east, the guidebook starts with a look at the Allgäu, a region renowned for its wildflowers, tranquil alpine pastures and the impossibly steep grass slopes that characterise many of its well-known peaks. Moving further east, mountain trails lead past famous castles such as Neuschwanstein, which seems to have materialised from the pages of a storybook. In the vicinity of Garmisch-Partenkirchen you can sunbathe on the grassy summit of the Wank while enjoying a fantastic bird’s-eye view over the world-famous alpine resort. At the foot of the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain, a trail skirts the shores of the beautiful Eibsee, a pristine lake surpassed in beauty only by the Königssee, visited in the final section of the guidebook. Here, in the Berchtesgaden Alps, trails in the shadow of the mighty Watzmann massif lead you through a landscape of Wagnerian grandeur.