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Hiking trails
on Mount Wank and in the Garmisch-Classic area
Hiking
for families and active hikers
All information on the varied hiking routes on Mount Wank and in the Garmisch-Classic area summarised – including details on duration, difficulty and places to stop for refreshments. The Wankbahn, Alpspitzbahn and Kreuzeckbahn of the Bayerische Zugspitzbahn Bergbahn AG take hikers quickly up the mountain and back down.
Please note:
Due to construction work, the Hochalmbahn cable car in the Garmisch-Classic area is expected to be out of service until the end of August 2023. The Hochalmweg between Hochalm and Kreuzeck is also only partially accessible.
Map
Panorama trail
Circular trail around the Wank summit
- Parking: Wankbahn valley station
- Start: Wankbahn mountain station
- Destination: Wankbahn mountain station
- How to get there: Take the Wankbahn cable car to the mountain station.
- Duration: 1 h
- Level of difficulty: easy, suitable for families
- Refreshment stops: Sonnenalm, Wankhaus and Wankstüberl
Trail to the Wank summit
Via the Südseite (south side) to the top of the “panoramic mountain”
- Parking: Wankbahn valley station
- Start: Wankbahn valley station
- Destination: Wankbahn mountain station
- Duration: 3 h
- Level of difficulty: easy, suitable for families
- Refreshment stops: Sonnenalm, Wankhaus and Wankstüberl
Trail to the Wank summit
via Esterbergalm
- Parking: Wankbahn valley station
- Start: Wankbahn valley station
- Destination: Wankbahn mountain station
- Duration: 3 h
- Level of difficulty: easy, suitable for families
- Refreshment stops: Esterbergalm, Sonnenalm, Wankhaus and Wankstüberl
Trail to the Wank summit
via Schalmeischlucht and Gschwandnerbauer
- Parking: Wankbahn valley station
- Start: Wankbahn valley station
- Destination: Wankbahn mountain station
- Duration: 4 h
- Level of difficulty: easy, suitable for families
- Refreshment stops: Gschwandtnerbauer, Sonnenalm, Wankhaus and Wankstüberl
Längenfeldersattel
Osterfelderkopf – Hochalm
- Parking: Kreuzeckbahn / Alpspitzbahn valley station
- Start: Alpspitzbahn mountain station
- Destination: Hochalmbahn cable car station
- Duration: 1 h
- Level of difficulty: easy, suitable for families
- Refreshment stops: Restaurant Alpspitze, Hochalm and Kandahar 2 (Kreuzeckbahn valley station)
- Please note: Due to construction work, the Hochalmbahn cable car in the Garmisch-Classic area is expected to be out of service until the end of August 2023. The Hochalmweg between Hochalm and Kreuzeck is also only partially accessible.
Höllental
Höllentalklamm (gorge) – Hupfleitenjoch – Osterfelderkopf
- Parking: Kreuzeckbahn / Alpspitzbahn valley station
- Start: Hammersbach cogwheel train stop
- Destination: Alpspitzbahn mountain station
- Duration: 6 h
- Level of difficulty: demanding; surefootedness and a head for heights required
- Refreshment stops: Höllentaleingangshütte, Höllentalangerhütte, Restaurant Alpspitze and Kandahar 2 (Kreuzeckbahn valley station)
Hupfleitenjoch
Osterfelderkopf – Hupfleitenjoch – Kreuzeck
- Parking: Kreuzeckbahn / Alpspitzbahn valley station
- Start: Alpspitzbahn mountain station
- Destination: Kreuzeckbahn mountain station
- Duration: 1 h
- Level of difficulty: easy
- Refreshment stops: Restaurant Alpspitze, Kreuzeckhaus and Kandahar 2 (Kreuzeckbahn valley station)
Rinderscharte
Höllentalklamm (gorge) – Hammersbach
- Parking: Kreuzeckbahn / Alpspitzbahn valley station
- Start: Alpspitzbahn mountain station
- Destination: Hammersbach cogwheel train stop; From there, take the cogwheel train back to the Kreuzeckbahn and Alpspitzbahn valley station.
- Duration: 5 h
- Level of difficulty: demanding
- Refreshment stops: Restaurant Alpspitze, Höllentaleingangshütte, Höllentalangerhütte and Kandahar 2 (Kreuzeckbahn valley station)
Hausberg
Kreuzeck – Bayernhaus – Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Parking: Kreuzeckbahn / Alpspitzbahn valley station
- Start: Kreuzeckbahn mountain station
- Destination: Garmisch-Partenkirchen; From the Hausberg stop, take the cogwheel train back to the Kreuzeckbahn / Alpspitzbahn valley station.
- Duration: 4 h
- Level of difficulty: easy, suitable for families
- Refreshment stops: Kreuzeckhaus, Kreuzeckalm, Bayernhaus, Kochelbergalm and Kandahar 2 (Kreuzeckbahn valley station)
Partnachklamm
Garmisch-Partenkirchen – Partnachklamm (gorge) – Kreuzeck
- Parking: Olympia Adventure World (fee required)
- Start: Olympia Adventure World in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
- Destination: Kreuzeckbahn valley station; Take local bus line 2 back to the Olympia Adventure World.
- Duration: 5 h
- Level of difficulty: easy, suitable for families
- Refreshment stops: Partnachalm, Bayernhaus, Kreuzalm, Kreuzeckhaus and Kandahar 2 (Kreuzeckbahn valley station)
Kreuzeck
Kreuzeck – Rießerkopf – Kreuzeckbahn valley station
- Parking: Kreuzeckbahn / Alpspitzbahn valley station
- Start: Kreuzeckbahn mountain station
- Destination: Kreuzeckbahn valley station
- Duration: 2 h
- Level of difficulty: easy, suitable for families
- Refreshment stops: Kreuzalm, Kreuzeckhaus and Kandahar 2 (Kreuzeckbahn valley station)
Jägersteig
Hammersbach – Kreuzeck
- Parking: Kreuzeckbahn / Alpspitzbahn valley station
- Start: Hammersbach cogwheel train stop
- Destination: Kreuzeckbahn mountain station; Take the cogwheel train to the Hammersbach stop.
- Duration: 3 h
- Level of difficulty: easy, suitable for families
- Refreshment stops: Kreuzeckhaus and Kandahar 2 (Kreuzeckbahn valley station)
