Theme trail - Schleifmühlklamm
- 1: 00 pm
- 1,47 km
- 106 m
- 106 m
- 899 m
- 1.036 m
- 137 m
- Start: Pürschling car park, Unterammergau
- Destination: Pürschling car park, Unterammergau
On the way you will pass some signs Information about whetstone making. The highlight is, in addition to the numerous waterfalls credentials for restored whetstone mill at the beginning of the gorge.
Making whetstones is a tradition in Unterammergau. There are still various places to be found everywhere in the Unterammergau area Quarries, where stone has been mined for centuries. Until the 1960s, the last whetstone maker in Unterammergau – Schneiderla Toni – earned his living with this. Then he had to give up his craft. The mill slowly fell into disrepair until the "Historical Working Group" painstakingly restored the mill in the Schleifmühlklamm gorge with at least 3000 hours of work over the course of 3 years in order to put it back into operation.
Even today, the committed Unterammergauers proudly show interested visitors how whetstones are made. That's how you can every second Saturday of the month from May to September look over the shoulders of Georg Simon and Martin Hohenleitner, who are now volunteer whetstone makers, at work and join a tour of the whetstone mill.
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Directions
The hike starts on Pürschling parking lot in Unterammergau. From there the path takes you along the Schleifmühlenlaine through the Schleifmühlklamm. Past the former grinding mills Walk along several steps and footbridges along the main path to the waterfalls worth seeing.
They are also about the Schleifmühlenlaine Whetstone quarries which are one of Bavaria's most beautiful geotopes.
The well-paved forest road takes you to the left back to the starting point.
It is often damp on the shady path - sturdy shoes are therefore recommended.
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Arrival & Parking
Pürschling car park, Unterammergau
Bus stop: Unterammergau town hall (15 min. walk to the starting point)
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Train stop: Unterammergau station (20 minutes walk to the starting point)
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Guests in the Ammergau Alps region travel free by bus with the electronic guest card or KönigsCard.
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Organization
Ammergau Alps Nature Park eV
Our tip
On Whit Monday (German Mill Day), the Wetzsteinmühle in the Schleifmühlklamm is open for visits with a guided tour all day and on the second Saturday of the month, from June to September, from 2 p.m. to 13 p.m.
In the village museum in Unterammergau you will find further interesting information about whetstone making, but also about forestry, agriculture, textile processing, archeology and local history.
safety instructions
In an emergency, please contact the nearest rescue control center. Regardless of your location, you can reach them anywhere in Germany by calling 112.
Map
You can get maps from the local tourist information offices.
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