Best backpacking trails in Ettal

After the last long stage, this one from Linderhof to the Kenzen hut is rather short and invites you to linger, relax, and let your mind roam free. The trail leads steadily upwards along the Sägertalbach stream to the Bäckenalm pasture. From there, it then becomes steep to climb the 1,536m high Bäckenalmsattel pass. On the western side, the trail leads down across alpine meadows to the Kenzen hut. The overview list of all stages of the Purple Trail can be found here:...

This route follows stage 9 of the Maximiliansweg, a long-distance trail through Germany and Austria, beginning at Schloss Linderhof and ending at the Hörnlehütte. The path departs from the Linderhof palace grounds and climbs via long switchbacks through the forests and krummholz zones of the Pürschling mountain. It descends along the Pürschlingweg past the Josephsflecken chapel and the Schleifmühlenklamm gorge into Unterammergau before making a final ascent to the Hörnle ridge. Overnight...