Would you like to go hiking, but don't feel like having to worry about finding a parking space? Then the ring bus is a good, cost-effective and environmentally friendly alternative to your car. From May 01.05.2024st, 29.09.2024 to September 9624th, 8, line 00 runs for you every hour between 19:00 a.m. and XNUMX:XNUMX p.m. The offer is available on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays. The train stations in Oberau and Reutte are served in the morning and evening, where arrivals and departures are adjusted to the train timetable. The destinations are in Germany and Austria, between Oberau and Reutte. We start past the Oberau train station via Ettal to Linderhof Castle, past the Plansee to Reutte. The bus goes from Oberau to Graswangtal and then to Reutte. We continue to Füssen to the royal castles and then to the Ammertal. For more information about Ring bus. So you can now relax and go swimming at Lake Plansee or hike all over the Ammer Mountains and be picked up at the respective stop after your tour. This means that excesses are also possible. In addition to outdoor highlights, there are also cultural highlights: the two royal castles Linderhof and Neuschwanstein as well as the Ettal Monastery are easily accessible.
Important Information: It is not possible to take bikes with you
Cost: Adults €5 and children €3; With the guest card, the Königskarte, the Deutschlandticket and the Bayernticket you can even take line 9624 to Reutte for free.
To give you a better idea of what to expect and what options are available to you when you use the line, here are some tour tips. We're just giving you a rough overview of possible tours, there's of course a lot more to experience. You can start the tours presented here directly from the respective stop. There is a lot on offer, from challenging mountain tours to circular paths along lakes and beautiful huts to stop off at. Along the bus route you will find everything your heart desires!
1st stop: Ettaler Klostergasthof
In addition to a visit to the Ettal monastery with its distillery, brewery and cheese dairy, there are also a number of hiking routes around the monastery with different levels of difficulty. If you want something a little more comfortable, you can go to the viewing point Ox seat go to 1515m. This offers a panoramic view of the monastery and is therefore perfectly worth the climb. If you still want to go further, you can do so via the Brick tip (1719m) up to Notkarspitze. From here you not only have a magnificent view of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, but also of the Zugspitze. There is also a path from the Notkarspitze down to the Ettaler Mühle, which means you can walk a circular route. There is another stop here too. The route is 14km, 1100hm and is classified as medium difficulty. However, caution is advised here as there is often still snow here even in spring.
2nd stop: Graswang Brandwiese
The hike to the Ammergauer is suitable as a full-day tour Cross lace, the highest mountain in the German part of the Ammergebirge and the Ammergau Alps Nature Park. On this difficult route, including summit climbing, you'll cover 6km and 12m of elevation gain in approximately 1100 hours. A spectacular Alpine panorama awaits, just waiting to be discovered.
3rd stop: Linderhof Forsthaus
Known for its beautiful gardens, Linderhof Palace is always worth a visit. Especially since a number of hiking routes start here. Probably the most popular one is this Route to the Brunnenkopfhütte and the Fountain head at 1718m. The route is easy up to the hut, the last few meters to the summit cross require a head for heights and surefootedness. The tour covers 662m of elevation over 10km. You should plan around 3:45h for the tour. If you like a more alpine route, you can head to the big Klammspitze. The challenging tour covers 14km and 1081m of elevation.
4th stop: Parking lot
If you want an easy route that still has spectacular views, this is it Scheinbergspitzeexactly the right thing for you. With a moderate incline it goes up comfortably to around 850m. Only in the summit area do you have to overcome some smaller, rugged passages and steep steps that require a little sure-footedness. Although it is at the Scheinbergspitze Since there are no places to stop for refreshments, you are rarely alone on this popular mountain.
5th stop: Plansee
From here it is always a good place to start a relaxed lake tour. With only 80m and 14km, the loop around Plansee can be completed in 3:30 hours. Enjoy an exciting and great round.
6. Breitenwang Kreckelmoos stop
View of the Heiterwangersee and past Ehrenberg Castle - this tour is easy to start from the Breitenwang Kreckelmoos stop. Sport and various sights can be easily combined over 15,5 km and 530 m. You can find the whole tour below here