Wimbachbrücke - Watzmannhaus

Access to starting point:
From Slovenia, we head on the highway towards Salzburg. Just before the town, we choose the exit Grödig and follow the signs for Berchtesgaden. In Berchtesgaden, we go towards the settlement Ramsau (road follows the river Ramsau Ache) and we soon get to the starting point Wimbachbrücke. Here we park on a paid parking lot. The driving time from Ljubljana is approximately 3 h 15 min.

Route description:
From the parking lot Wimbachbrücke we head towards the mountain hut Watzmannhaus. The sign indicates 4 hours of walking, but at a moderate pace we will already reach the destination after three hours. The path at the beginning ascends along the stream Wimbach. The path is steep but well-maintained, so that it can also be tackled on a mountain bike. The path ascends in the shade of trees. After approximately one hour of walking we arrive at the alpine pasture, where the view opens to the northern side. The maintained path continues all the way to the fenced pasture, where cows graze and a hut stands. Here the path becomes steeper and rocky. After two hours of walking we leave the forest and arrive at the next wooden hut - emergency shelter. Here there is also a turn-off for the path towards the lake Königssee - we continue towards Watzmannhaus. The path becomes even more rocky and steeply winds towards the top of the ridge. Before the destination there are still some wooden steps and after more than three hours we finally arrive at the mountain hut Watzmannhaus. We have covered 1300 elevation meters.

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