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Hiking holidays around Zugspitze

Hiking: Around Zugspitze

From Garmisch to Leutasch and return

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.

Quite adventurous and sensational crossings of gorges, impressing the walker with their water gushing through narrow high rock walls. 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.

Itinerary

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.

approx. 5 h
approx. 16 km
640 m
430 m

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.

approx. 4 h
approx. 14 km
220 m
30 m

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.

approx. 3 h
approx. 9 km
300 m
220 m

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.

approx. 5 h
approx. 17 km
440 m
290 m

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.

approx. 4.5 h
approx. 12 km
540 m
510 m
Hiking Zugspitze map

Tour character

Varied walking tour only requiring a good basic fitness level. You walk on well maintained walking trails and partly on forest paths. Higher gradients are managed mostly by transfers or cable car. Daily walking times are max. 5 hours.

Prices & Dates

All data for 2023 at a glance
Place of arrival: Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  Season 1
20.05.2023 - 11.06.2023
18.09.2023 - 07.10.2023

Daily
Season 2
12.06.2023 - 02.07.2023
28.08.2023 - 17.09.2023

Daily
Season 3
03.07.2023 - 27.08.2023

Daily
Around Zugspitze, 7 days, DE-ZUWGA-07A
Base price
769.-
899.-
979.-
Surcharge single room 169.- 169.- 169.-

Category: 3* and country hotels

Season 1
May 20, 2023 - Jun 11, 2023
Sep 18, 2023 - Oct 7, 2023
Daily
Season 2
Jun 12, 2023 - Jul 2, 2023
Aug 28, 2023 - Sep 17, 2023
Daily
Season 3
Jul 3, 2023 - Aug 27, 2023
Daily
Around Zugspitze, 7 days, DE-ZUWGA-07A
Base price
Surcharge single room
769.-
169.-
899.-
169.-
979.-
169.-

Category: 3* and country hotels

Season 1
May 20, 2023 - Jun 11, 2023
Sep 18, 2023 - Oct 7, 2023
Season 2
Jun 12, 2023 - Jul 2, 2023
Aug 28, 2023 - Sep 17, 2023
Season 3
Jul 3, 2023 - Aug 27, 2023
Garmisch-Partenkirchen A Komfort
Extra night double room (BB)
Extra night single room (BB)
89.-
128.-
99.-
138.-
99.-
138.-
Additional nights
Place of arrival: Garmisch-Partenkirchen
  Season 1
May 20, 2023 - Jun 11, 2023
Sep 18, 2023 - Oct 7, 2023

Daily
Season 2
Jun 12, 2023 - Jul 2, 2023
Aug 28, 2023 - Sep 17, 2023

Daily
Season 3
Jul 3, 2023 - Aug 27, 2023

Daily
Garmisch-Partenkirchen A Komfort
Extra night double room (BB) 89.- 99.- 99.-
Extra night single room (BB) 128.- 138.- 138.-
Prices per person in CHF

Services & Information

Services

Included:

  • 6 overnight stays incl. breakfast
  • Daily luggage transfers
  • Carefully elaborated route description
  • Travel documents (1x per room)
  • 1 Downhill fare cable car Ehrwald
  • 1 Fare Zugspitzbahn lake Eibsee – Garmisch
  • App for Navigation and GPS-data available
  • Service hotline

Note:

  • Reservation fee of CHF 15.- per adult (incl. legally required customer money protection)
  • Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
  • Train fare from Klais to Mittenwald, approx. CHF 5.- per person
  • Bus fare from Seefeld to Leutasch, approx. CHF 5.- per person
  • Bus fare from Leutasch to Gaistal, approx. CHF 5.- per person
Information

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.
Other important information:
  • The distance travelled is approximate and may differ from the actual distance.
  • Travel cancellation insurance, including travel interruption insurance is recommended.

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Ratings

5 of 5 Stars (2 Ratings)
5 stars
Frédy Cardinaux CH | 15.09.2023
Parfait
Parcours très agréable, juste quelques km un peu désagréables, lors de l'avant dernière étape sur une piste de montagne avec beaucoup de cyclistes que l'on croisaient ou qui nous dépassaient sans trop de "savoir vivre".
5 stars
Margot Klein CH | 16.06.2019
Abwechlungsreiche Berglandschaften
Inspiriert durch Jörg Maurers Alpenkrimis machten wir uns auf ins schöne Werdenfelser Land. Wir wanderten durch abwechslungsreiche Berglandschaften. Besonders angetan haben es uns die Partnach- und die Geisterklamm. Auch einen Abstecher mit Berg- und Zahnradbahn auf die Zugspitze werden wir so schnell nicht vergessen. Dort herrschte noch tiefster Winter, während es sonst überall üppig blühte: Im Tal die Flieder-, Holunder- und Kastanienbäume. Auf den Almen die Bergblumen. Leider war die Woche viel zu schnell vorbei.
Eurotrek AG answered:
Wir mussten schmunzeln, als wir lasen, dass Sie auf literarischen Spuren unterwegs waren. Das ist eine tolle Sache. Wenn Sie Bayern mögen, kennen Sie vielleicht auch die herzige Fernsehserie «Hubert und Staller», die ebenfalls diese schöne Ecke Deutschland zeigt? Auf jeden Fall vielen Dank für Ihre Rückmeldung. Wir würden uns freuen, wenn Sie wieder mit Eurotrek auf Reisen gehen würden. Sei es nach Cornwall zu Rosamunde Pilcher oder nach Venedig zu Sig. Brunetti oder…

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