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| Chiemgau Alps – From Lake Konigssee to Lake Chiemsee | Ref: WG003 |
| 8 days/7 nights | |
| Price: £490pp (based on 2 people sharing) | |
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| Distance: approx 47 miles | |
Travel
- Fly to Salzburg or Munich
Itinerary
Day 1 (Friday):
Arrive at Lake Konigssee
Day 2 (Saturday):
A comfortable walk pass Lake Hintersee deep into the heart of the Berchtesgaden National Park. Scenic views as you walk, with ragged peaks of Reiter Alp to the right and Hochkalterer Mountain on the left. On alpine pastures you walk down through the Seisenbergklamm gorge into the Saalach river valley and to your overnight stop in Weißbach. 11 miles, 5.5 hours
Day 3 (Sunday):
You walk in the Saalach river valley to the Lamprechtshöhle cave-system (longest water-coursed cave of Europe) and Vorderkaserklamm, with natural swimming pool. Continue the walk to St. Martin, where you can climb up to the pilgrim’s church “Maria im Kirchental”. The pilgrim’s church nestles in an idyllic side valley in the steep walls of Loferer Steinberge. Overnight in Lofer
8 miles, 5 hours
Day 4 (Monday):
A cable car takes you up to the alpine pasture Loferer Alm, where the high level path to Steinplatte starts. You walk across alpine pastures and through solitary mountain forests to the summit of Steinplatte. Walk down to Winkelmoos Alm, a large alpine pasture, and take the bus to Reit im Winkl.
10 miles, 6 hours
Day 5 (tuesday):
Enjoy a rest day in the well-known resort Reit im Winkl.
Alternatively you can do the classic mountain walk, starting in Reit im Winkl to the summit of Fellhorn. As the name implies, the ridge is free of forest and covered by a “field” of alpine-roses.Day 6 (wednesday):
“The Eye of Chiemgau”, a poetic name for Lake Taubensee, an idyllic mountain lake, filling a hollow on the mountain Rauhe Ndel. Although the day is quite long, it is pleasant hike among alpine pastures.
9.5 miles, 5 hours
Day 7 (Thursday):
An upward hike through mountain forest to the alpine pastures of Hochplatte and Kampenwand enjoying stunning views of Lake Chiemsee. Follow the hiking path along the walls of Kampenwand. If you are sure-footed you can tackle the summit. Downhill you take the comfortable cable car to Lake Chiemsee.
9 miles, 6 hours
Day 8 (Friday):
Start your journey home.
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