8.4km
Total Distance
694m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A gentle valley walk up the wild Wimbachgries between the Watzmann and Hochkalter. The broad gravel path follows the debris-filled valley floor beneath towering peaks. A memorable Berchtesgaden National Park hike.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Shelter
    at the start
  2. 2
    Spring · 2.6km
    springs can run dry
  3. 3
    Shelter · 2.6km
  4. 4
    Wimbachschloss · 4.2km
    Mountain hut
  5. 5
    Schutzhütte · 6.8km
    Shelter
  6. 6
    Wimbachgrieshütte (Naturfreundehaus)
    at the end · Mountain hut
Bus stop
Wimbachbrücke · 56m from the start
Parking
88m from the start
Surface
gravel
Marked route
AV Weg 421 (Wimbachtal), AV Weg 411

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Difficulty

3/5 · Moderate