Best backpacking trails in Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden

Stage 2 of the Watzmanntour, Bavaria. The second stage of the Watzmanntour, a popular and challenging mountain tour in the Berchtesgaden National Park, starts at the iconic Watzmannhaus. The first part of the tour goes to the summit of Hocheck via a giant slope, where the breathtaking panorama of the surrounding mountain peaks can be genuinely enjoyed. This part of the stage is considered very difficult. There is a passage secured by a wire rope, for which alpine experience, a head for...

Demanding hike in the Berchtesgaden National Park, Bavaria. The Watzmannhaus, located below the Hocheck (one of the Watzmann peaks), is one of the most well-known DAV mountain huts. The Watzmannhaus can be reached via AV-Weg 442 from the paid car park / from the Wimbachbrücke bus stop. The route is easy to walk with sufficient physical condition, sturdy shoes and appropriate equipment. A particular challenge, however, is the Falzsteig (from kilometer 7). The rocky trail, some of which is...

The tour to the Watzmann requires expert-level alpine experience and an absolute head for heights for this legendary crossing of the Watzmann massif. This world-famous route includes exposed climbing over the narrow ridge that connects the Hocheck, the Mittelspitze 2,713 m and the Südspitze 2,712 m. Wire ropes provide support in some places, but large parts of the terrain in grade II difficulty remain unsecured and require concentrated walking. The descent into the Watzmannkar is notoriously...

Demanding panoramic tour to the Hochkalter, Bavaria The Hochkalter crossing is a classic, highly demanding mountain tour in the Berchtesgaden Alps, which requires a high level of technical climbing skills and expert endurance. The route requires absolute surefootedness and a head for heights for the long, exposed ridge crossing, which has unsecured climbing sections up to UIAA grade II. Climbers must carry a helmet for safety on the exposed ridge and for the slippery descent through the...

This trekking tour crosses the Berchtesgaden National Park from north to south. Appropriate equipment, hiking experience in alpine terrain, a good level of fitness and surefootedness are essential for the hike on the Wimbachweg, the Oberlahnersteig and the Kleine Saugasse. Wimbachgrieshütte and the Kärlingerhaus. are stops for refreshments and overnight stays. Overnight stays in the seasonally open mountain huts must be booked online in advance. Start at the Wimbachbrücke bridge and follow...

Demanding ascent to the Neue Traunsteiner Hütte, Bavaria. From the Wachterl car park, the trail briefly leads in the direction of the Schwarzbachalm. Finally, turning right, you leave the wide forest road and find yourself on increasingly narrow Wachtelsteig trails. The path, which is very steep in parts, leads up through the forest in serpentines over numerous wooden steps and partly over ladders. It goes past the dilapidated Obere Schwaigealm and you reach the plateau of the Reiter Alm. Up...

This route follows Stage 9 of the SalzAlpenSteig, traveling from Ramsau to Königssee on one of the more demanding days in the Berchtesgaden section. It combines forest paths, partly paved stretches, terrain along the edge of a bird sanctuary, and the line of the historic brine pipeline with a more distinctly alpine character around Grünberg and the Grünsteinhütte, where broader views across the Berchtesgadener Land shape much of the stage before it eases down toward Königssee. Overnight stays...

Stage 3 of the long-distance hike "Watzmanntour", Bavaria. The Watzmann Tour is a popular and demanding mountain tour in the Berchtesgaden National Park. The starting point of the third stage is the picturesque Wimbachgrieshütte. It goes on stony paths through alpine heights steeply uphill to the Trischübel and past the Hundstod through the karstic landscape of the Steinernes Meer to the Kärlingerhütte - sure-footedness and a head for heights are required in some places. The hike ends at the...

Beautiful hike on the German-Austrian border, Bavaria. Start is at the Watzmann car park. The bus stop "Altes Forsthaus Unterwirt" is also located here. From Ramsau, the route then leads to the Reiteralm. The Neue Traunsteiner Hütte is located here, surrounded by impressive peaks and mountain pine fields. The hut is open between mid-May and mid-October. Highlights: - Maria Himmelfahrt pilgrimage church - Hintersee lake near the route - Summit scenery

Versatile trekking route around the Hochkalter, Bavaria. The entire route is a demanding mountain hike through high alpine terrain, which is best suited as a trekking route for two to three day stages. This requires sure-footedness, a head for heights and a certain level of fitness. There are overnight accommodations in the seasonally managed Wimbachgrieshütte (with three daily variations) and in the seasonally managed Ingolstädter-Haus. The path leads there after a decent ascent from the...