Walking in the Bavarian Alps

Grant Bourne is a New Zealander whose fascination with other lands and cultures has taken him through much of Asia, Africa, the Near East and Europe. Now living in the beautiful Rhine Valley, Germany, he keeps himself (and his dog) fit by walking the many excellent trails along the Rhine. Sabine Körner-Bourne is a native of Germany and, like her husband Grant, is a keen hiker. Together they have explored numerous trails in exotic parts of the world.

Overview map
Map key
Preface

Introduction
History
Culture
Plants and wildlife
Getting there
Getting around
Accommodation
Mountain huts
Climate
Clothing and equipment
Safety in the mountains
Food and drink
Language
Expenses
Using this guide
Maps

Part I The Allgäu Alps
Walk 1 The Nagelfluhkette: a ridge walk between the Mittagberg and Stuiben
Walk 2 Over the Großer Ochsenkopf to Riedberger Horn
Walk 3 A ridge walk between Sonnenkopf and Falken Alpe
Walk 4 The Rubihorn
Walk 5 Edmund-Probst-Haus to the Oytal
Walk 6 Prinz-Luitpold-Haus to Landsberger Hut/Tannheim
Walk 7 Gerstruben
Walk 8 From the Gerstrubental to the Oytal
Valley walks from Oberstdorf
Walk 9 Kanzelwandbahn to Fellhorn and Söllereck
Walk 10 Fiderepass Hut
Walk 11 Gottesacker Plateau
Walk 12 Around the Großer Widderstein
Walk 13 Tannheim to Vilsalpsee
Walk 14 Tannheimer Höhenweg: Füssener Jöchl to Bad Kissinger Hut

Part II The Ammergau Alps
Walk 15 Kalvarienberg
Walk 16 A walk above Hohenschwangau
Walk 17 Bad Kohlgrub to Oberammergau
Walk 18 Over the Laberjoch to Ettal
Walk 19 The Kofel
Walk 20 Along the Sonnenberggrat to August-Schuster-Haus and Linderhof
Walk 21 The Notkarspitze

Part III The Wetterstein, Ester and Walchensee Mountains
Walk 22 Wank, Esterberg Alm and Gams Hut
Walk 23 Partenkirchen to the Krottenkopf
Walk 24 Wamberg, Berggasthof Eckbauer and the Partnachklamm
Walk 25 Schachen Haus and the Königs Haus
Walk 26 Schachenhaus/Meiler Hut to Leutasch
Walk 27 The Zugspitze
Walk 28 Kreuzeck, Knappenhäuser and the Höllentalklamm
Valley walk from Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Walk 29 Soiern Haus, Schöttelkarspitze and Seinskopf
Walk 30 Hochland Hut and Wörnersattel
Walk 31 Kranzberg, Grünkopf and Ederkanzel
Walk 32 The Brunnsteinspitze
Valley walks from Mittenwald
Walk 33 Herzogstand and Heimgarten
Walk 34 The Jochberg

Part IV The Tegernsee and Schliersee Mountains
Walk 35 Brauneck, Achselköpfe and Benediktenwand
Walk 36 The Seekarkreuz
Valley walk from Lenggries
Walk 37 Above Tegernsee
Walk 38 Wallberg and Risserkogel
Walk 39 Wildbad Kreuth to the Schildenstein
Walk 40 The Blauberge
Walk 41 The Roßstein
Walk 42 The Wendelstein
Walk 43 The Breitenstein
Walk 44 Taubensteinbahn to Soinsee and Taubenstein Haus
Walk 45 Jägerkamp, Taubenstein and Taubenstein Haus
Walk 46 Tatzlwurm to Brünnstein and Tatzlwurm
Valley walks from Bayrischzell

Part V The Chiemgau Alps
Walk 47 From the Kampenwand to the Geigelstein
Walk 48 Marquartstein to the Hochgern
Valley walk from Marquartstein
Walk 49 To Hindenburg Hut, Straubinger Haus and the Fellhorn
Walk 50 Winklmoos Alm and Dürrnbachhorn
Walk 51 Winklmoos Alm to the Kammerköhr (Steinplatte)
Walk 52 The Hochfelln
Walk 53 The Rauschberg
Walk 54 From Inzell-Adlgaß to the Zwiesel
Walk 55 Around the Inzeller Kienberg
Valley walks from Ruhpolding and Inzell

Part VI The Berchtesgaden Alps
Walk 56 The Lattengebirge (Predigtstuhl)
Valley walk from Bad Reichenhall
Walk 57 To the alm meadows above Ramsau
Walk 58 The Reiteralpe massif: Hintersee to Neue Traunsteiner Hut
Walk 59 The Hochkalter massif: Ramsau to Blaueis Hut
Walk 60 Wimbachklamm, Wimbachtal and Wimbachgries Hut
Walk 61 Kühroint Alm and Watzmann Haus
Valley walks from Ramsau
Walk 62 The Untersberg massif
Walk 63 Schellenberg Ice Cave
Walk 64 The Almbachklamm
Walk 65 Kehlstein: the Eagle's Nest
Walk 66 Jenner
Walk 67 The Hagengebirge above Königssee
Walk 68 A three-day hike through Berchtesgaden National Park

Part VII Multi-Day Tours: The Via Alpina
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