Mountain hikes King Ludwig Trekking - 3 day hike

Ehrwald / Wetterstein-Gebirge and Mieminger Kette
Difficulty ratings: difficult
Route length: 50.0 km
Duration: 18:00 h

In the footsteps of King Ludwig II - we hike through the mountain massif of the Wetterstein mountains and the Zugspitze

Tour information

  • Requirement: difficult
  • Length: 50.0 km
  • Duration: 18:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:3,598 hm
  • Elevation downhill:3,451 hm
Highest point2,444 m

Starting point

Ehrwalder Almbahn

Finishing point

Klais
  • Fitness level 6 / 6
  • Technique 5 / 6

Features

  • Multi-day hike

Best time of year

  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December

Trail condition

Forest path, meadow, gravel, rock, path, sur footedness required!

Equipment

Appropriate clothing, sturdy shoes, rain protection, sun protection, hiking poles, sufficient fluids. No climbing equipment required.
Source: Tiroler Zugspitz Arena

Description

Day 1 - approx. 5 hours
Schloss Elmau - Schachenhaus and hunting lodge of King Ludwig II - overnight stay in the Meilerhütte 2,366 m (Tel.: +49-171/5227897)

Day 2 - approx. 8 hrs.
Meilerhütte - Leutascher Platt - Ludwig Ganghofer hunting lodge - overnight stay at Tillfuß Alm (Tel.: +43-5214/6297)

3rd day - approx. 5 hrs.
Tillfuß Alm - Steinernes Hüttl - Feldernjöchl - Hochfeldernalm - Ehrwalder Alm - return to Ehrwald

Nearby huts and mountain restaurants

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Summer & winter bus of the Tiroler Zugspitz Arena (free with guest card), Postbus (free in the region with guest card), excursion bus Bavaria-Tyrol (only for TZA guests and free with guest card), regional trains (Garmisch-Patenkirchen-Grainau-Ehrwald-Lermoos-Reutte), special bus to Lumagica-Ehrenberg Reutte (free with guest card, winter only, Sundays only)

  • Parking

    Right at gondola station, you'll find a big parking

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