Summer in the southernmost state of Germany is like something out of a picture book. The region boasts magnificent mountain peaks, deep blue sparkling lakes, moss-green forests and colourful alpine meadows with grazing cows on them. Get the family together and wander through idyllic Bavaria.
Details about the family walking holiday in Bavaria
Water as smooth as silk with colourful sailboats bobbing on top, framed against the rugged mountain landscape. This is the gorgeous Tegernsee in beautiful Bavaria. It’s the perfect starting point for the seven-day hike to the Wendelstein. The route takes varied mountain trails to rustic huts where you can sample delicious delicacies. You and the kids can also cool down in the surrounding lakes every day.
The highlights of Bavaria for families:
Around the Wendelstein: On the penultimate day comes a hike up the well-known German mountain - the Wendelstein. The circular trail to the summit features a chapel and weather observatory. The goal is the Wendelstein cave with its underground passages.
Rustic mountain huts and hearty meals: Delicious fragrant cakes, bread with obazda and delicious ‘Scheiterhaufen’ with lots of cinnamon and raisins. The children’s eyes will be gleaming!
Worth knowing about the hiking tour in Bavaria for families
Tour Bavaria for seven days as you go from Lake Tegernsee to Riederstain, Bad Wiessee, Schliersee and Spitzingsee. On day five, you and your family will arrive by bus to Schliersee and finally to the end destination Byreischzell. The average walking time is three to four and a half hours and requires good basic fitness for adults and kids. If you find it too strenuous, many stages can be shortened by public transport.
Altitude paths with amazing views, to the mountain inn Galaun, then onwards to the little mountain chapel on the rock formation of Mount Riederstein, from where you have a magnificent view down to the lake and the surrounding mountains. Once back on the lake, the Tegernsee brewery inn invites you to a cool beverage, before you return with the Tegernsee ship to Bad Wiessee.
You soon reach alpine pastures from Tegernsee via a steep forest trail surrounding the well-known Alpine beer garden Neureuth. After a break with lovely views of the lake, you casually continue your tour to the Gindelalm alp and descend along forest paths and forest roads to Lake Schliersees after the marina you reach the pretty and neat spa park situated directly at the lakeside of Lake Schliersee.
Along the lakeside-adventure-path, you get to Fischhausen. Then along the path‚ Bockerlbahnweg with numerous info points via the former forest railway, you first walk to the col ‚Spitzingsattel’ and then onwards to the picturesque Lake Spitzingsee. Walk around this nature idyll before you take a break in the historic challet‚ ´Wurzhütte’ and then return by bus to Schliersee.
A light and airy cable car ride take you to the summit station on Mount Taubenstein. Then you walk on a high-altitude path with brilliant views of the Rotwandhaus, where you can climb to the peak of the Rotwand if you fancy. Onwards via the picturesque cirque ‚Großtiefentaler Kessel’ to Lake Soinsee with its idyllic location, then along alpine pastures and flowering meadows to Bayrischzell.
The King-Maximilian path leads you past a waterfall to the Wendelstein-Alp. From there, you walk to the summit with its impressive meteorological observatory and along the panorama-loop-path to the Wendelstein cave with its accessible underground tunnels. After a snack in the panorama-beer garden, you take the cable car back into the valley and casually walk back to Bayrischzell.
ca. 3,5 to 4,5 hours
7 km
380 m
290 m
Day
7
Departure or extension
Route information
Good, comfortable hikes on good hiking trails and forest roads. More significant height differences are overcome by cable cars, and individual stages can be easily shortened by public transport. Requirements: essential fitness, children should be used to walking for a few hours at a time and have a bit of walking experience. The walks are mainly across meadows, forest tracks and good paths.
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Arrival / Parking / Departure:
Arrival by train to Munich, and then by train to Bad Tölz with a journey time of approx. 1 hour.
Munich airport.
Parking: limited number of hotel parking spaces free of charge, no reservation possible. There are parking spaces near the hotel free of charge or the public underground car park for approx. EUR 30 per week, no reservation possible.
Return journey by train from Bayrischzell to Bad Tölz, duration approx. 1.5 hours.
Important information:
Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
Train/bus journey from Lake Spitzingsee to Bayrischzell, approx. EUR 5 per person
Bus journey from Lake Schliersee to Lake Spitzingsee, approx. EUR 2 per person