Mountain hikes Brennkopf

Walchsee / Chiemgau Alps
Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 7.4 km
Duration: 3:30 h

First-class cheese on your tongue, wild Kaiser peaks in front of your nose and Lake Walchsee in view: The summit tour on the Brennkopf is our multi-sensory 1000-metre experience.

Tour character

Easy summit tour to the grassy Brennkopf with great views of the Kaiser Mountains, Lake Walchsee and the Chiemgau Alps. Halfway along the route, you reach the Burgeralm, a farmed alpine pasture with its own dairy. Be sure to keep some space in your rucksack for a piece of cheese or two! At the start, you pass the photogenic Lochner waterfall, after the tour you can take a dip in the Walchsee lake.

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 7.4 km
  • Duration: 3:30 h
  • Elevation uphill:700 hm
  • Elevation downhill:700 hm
Highest point1,353 m

Starting point

Moarhof Walchsee Parking Lot

Finishing point

Moarhof Walchsee Parking Lot
  • Fitness level 4 / 6
  • Technique 3 / 6

Features

  • Circular route
  • Suitable for families

Best time of year

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Trail condition

Forest Road, Hiking Trail

Equipment

Breathable outdoor clothing suitable for the weather, sturdy footwear, food (snacks, drinks),
sun protection (sunglasses, sun cream & cap), rain protection, cash; guest card if using the bus
Source: TVB Kaiserwinkl

Description

The starting point is at the Moarhof Golf Hotel in Walchsee. Across from the parking lot, a steep trail leads through fields and the forest to the Hitscheralm. Alternatively, from the Schwemmturm, you can hike along the golf course toward Stauding and then take a forest road on the right to the Hitscheralm. From there, follow the trail to the Brennkopf. The descent follows the same route back.

Nearby huts and mountain restaurants

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    By bus to the stop Walchsee Dorf.

  • Parking

    At the observation tower of Schwemm there is a parking lot.

Weather

Today

light rain showers
28°C/16°C
70%6.3l5 km/h

Sun

light rain showers
29°C/16°C
50%3.1l5 km/h

Mon

light rain showers
32°C/16°C
45%1.7l5 km/h
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