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Published
9 Mar 2012
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Third
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9781852847081
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17.2 x 11.6 x 2.1cm
Weight
390g
Pages
320
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9 Mar 2012

Walking in the Bavarian Alps

85 Mountain Walks and Treks by Grant Bourne, Sabine Körner-Bourne

Handy guidebook to valley and mountain walking in the spectacular Bavarian Alps, on the Austro-German border and easily accessible from Munich, Salzburg and Innsbruck airports. 85 routes described from half-day walks to 5-day hut-to-hut treks. Reasonable prices and free public transport make for an easy and affordable walking holiday. More...

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Seasons

Valley walking: from April; mountain walking: from June (peaks over 1500m snow free by end of May) Read More... to late October

Centres

Oberstdorf, Füssen, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Lenggries, Marquartstein, Bad Reichenhall

Difficulty

Range from half-day walks to 4 or 5 day tours; valley and mountain walks

Must See

Neuschwanstein castle; Eibsee lake; ascent of the Zugspitze; two-day hike Garmisch-Partenkirchen Read More... to Leutasch in Austria; via ferrata
 
 

The Bavarian Alps lie along the German–Austrian border in a thin sliver of land roughly 300km long. Crammed into this area is some of the most spectacular walking and beautiful scenery that Germany has to offer. The region is also home to picturesque villages and towns, and to King Ludwig’s world-famous fairy-tale castles. Reasonable prices and an excellent tourist infrastructure make the Bavarian Alps the perfect destination for an easy-to-organise and affordable walking holiday.

Although Germany’s small slice of the European Alps offers few peaks that compare in height to those in neighbouring Austria, the scenery is no less rewarding for walkers.

Scenic highlights include the breathtakingly beautiful Königssee, a pristine lake in the Berchtesgaden Alps, the romantic Breitach, Partnach and Höllental gorges, and the rack-railway trip to the summit of the Zugspitze, Germany’s highest mountain.

  • 85 walks, including graded mountain routes, gentler valley walks and two multi-day tours
  • the range described by region from west to east
  • practical information on transport and accommodation providers
 
 
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