Top hiking trail from Schloss Linderhof to Unterammergau
- 4: 20 pm
- 11,91 km
- 662 m
- 770 m
- 825 m
- 1.594 m
- 769 m
- Start: Linderhof Castle
- Destination: Unterammergau
On this stage you hike through beautiful mountain forests, up the Pürschling and all the way to Unterammergau. Wonderful views - both of yesterday and of the stages ahead of us - await today! But first we thoroughly enjoy the wonderful mountain forest that leads up to the August Schuster House – our first stopover for today.
Good to know
Path surfaces
- Street (1%)Asphalt (15%)gravel (33%)Way (18%)Path (32%)
Best Season
- suitabledepending on the weather
Directions
- Directly at Linderhof Castle, we follow the signposts on the west side and suddenly dive into the forest. We soon leave the wide forest path and climb up a narrow path. We cross a wide road twice before hiking completely in lonely nature. You go up wonderful forest paths over roots and stones until the area slowly opens up at the height of the Kälberalm. More and more often we catch wonderful views of yesterday's stage, including a view of the impressive Zugspitze. How different she looks from this perspective!
A final steep section leads us onto the well-known Maximiliansweg, which takes us partly through steep grassy slopes and below steep rock faces directly to the August Schuster House. Our tip: In addition to a detour to its catered terrace, you can also take a detour up to the Teufelstättkopf (an additional 200 meters in altitude) or to the pre-peak of the Pürschling - the latter can be climbed with almost no additional meters in altitude, but requires a bit of sure-footedness on the last one meters. It also helps to have a head for heights on the rock-framed summit. However, the view is beautiful. From here it is less demanding on wide forest roads down towards Langenthal-Alm and from there always along the stream to Unterammergau. Insider tip: If you still have motivation there, you should definitely take the detour through the Schleifmühlenklamm - this only takes a little longer and you can enjoy beautiful waterfalls and relics from earlier times when this gorge was used to produce whetstones - both as a stone supplier also as a drive for the mills. From the large parking lot at the foot of our hiking trail we keep straight ahead and reach Unterammergau directly.
Tour features
refreshment possibility
Equipment
- Day hiking backpack (approx. 20 liters) with rain cover, sturdy and comfortable shoes, weather-appropriate and durable clothing in a multi-layer principle, telescopic poles if necessary, sun and rain protection, provisions and drinking water, first aid kit, pocket knife, cell phone, if necessary .Headlamp, maps
Arrival & Parking
- How to find usMotorway A95 Munich - Garmisch, after the end of the motorway take the B2 to Oberau. Before the end of the town in Oberau, turn right onto the B23 towards Ettal/Oberammergau and drive through Ettal. Shortly after Ettal, a left turn leads towards Reutte/Linderhof. Drive through Graswang and to Linderhof. There turn right to Linderhof Castle and after the ticket booth turn left and drive past the castle parking spaces straight ahead to the hiking car park at the western end of the complex.ParkingLarge paid parking lot at Linderhof Castle.Public transportationThere is an hourly train connection to Oberau from Munich. From there we change to bus 9607 towards Oberammergau. In Ettal we change again at the Klostergasthof, Ettal stop to bus 9622 towards Linderhof Castle.
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Organization
Zugspitze Region
Our tip
- If you still have motivation towards the end, you should definitely take the detour through the Schleifmühlenklamm - this only takes a little longer and you can enjoy beautiful waterfalls and relics from earlier times when this gorge was used to produce whetstones - both as a stone supplier as a drive for the mills.
safety instructions
- On the way through the sometimes steep grassy slopes, a certain level of surefootedness is an advantage.
