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. He has written and illustrated numerous travel guides, the main focus being on Germany and New Zealand. Now living in the beautiful Rhine Valley, Germany, he keeps himself (and his dog) fit by walking the many excellent trails along the Rhine, and taking frequent walking holidays in the Bavarian and Swiss Alps.

Preface

Introduction
Getting There
Transport
Accommodation
Mountain Huts
Climate
Flora and Wildlife
Clothing and Equipment
Safety in the Mountains
Language
Expenses
How to Use this Book
Maps


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


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


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


Part IV The Tegernsee and Schliersee Mountains
35 Brauneck, Achselköpfe and Benediktenwand
36 The Seekarkreuz
37 Above Tegernsee
38 Wallberg and Risserkogel
39 Wildbad Kreuth to the Schildenstein
40 The Blauberge
41 The Roßstein
42 The Wendelstein
43 The Breitenstein
44 Taubensteinbahn - Soinsee - Taubenstein Haus
45 Jägerkamp, (Aiplspitz), Taubenstein and Taubenstein Haus
46 Tatzelwurm - Brünnstein - Tatzelwurm


Part V The Chiemgau Alps
47 From the Kampenwand to the Geigelstein
48 Marquartstein to the Hochgern
49 To Hindenburg Hut, Straubinger Haus and the Fellhorn
50 Winklmoos Alm and Dürrnbachhorn
51 Winklmoos Alm to the Steinplatte
52 The Hochfelln
53 The Rauschberg
54 From Inzell-Adlgaß to the Zwiesel
55 The Aibleck


Part VI The Berchtesgaden Alps
56 The Lattengebirge (Predigtstuhl)
57 To the Alm Meadows above Ramsau
58 The Reiteralpe Massif: Hintersee to Neue Traunsteiner Hut
59 The Hochkalter Massif: Ramsau to Blaueis Hut
60 Wimbachklamm, Wimbachtal and Wimbachgrieß Hut
61 Kühroint Alm (Watzmann Haus and Hocheck)
62 The Untersberg Massif
63 The Schellenberg Ice Cave
64 The Almbachklamm
65 Kehlstein: The Eagle's Nest
66 The Jenner
67 The Hagengebirge above Königssee
68 A Three-day Hike through Berchtesgaden National Park


Part VII Multi-Day Tours
69 Via Alpina: The Bavarian section of the Purple Trail
70 Via Alpina: The Bavarian section of the Red Trail


Valley Walks
i The Breitachklamm
ii To the Freibergsee
iii The Eibsee
iv Grubsee and Barmsee
v Leutaschklamm
vi Mühlbach - Laßeln - Holz - Mühlbach
vii Around the Spitzingsee
viii To Kronberger Alm
ix The Smuggler's Trail
x Around the Falkenstein
xi Around the Frillensee
xii Around the Thumsee
xiii The Zauberwald
xiv The Malerweg
xv The Salzhandelsweg


Appendix A: Further Reading

Appendix B: Alpine Hut Accommodation

Appendix C: Useful Addresses

Appendix D: Glossary