Eagles Nest, Germany

Own arrival to the tour start.

Transfer to the national park of Berchtesgaden. A beautiful trail leads you up to the former miners hut and then on over the alpine pastures down to the Saalach Valley. In between, you will pass the impressive Seisenberg gorge. Overnight in Weißbach. 18.9km Walking time around 5.5 hours, up/down 550/500m

Transfer to the edge of the Grass Mountain where you will start your tour up to the alpine pastures. A wonderful view to the Alps and glaciers and maybe to the lake “Zellersee” are some of the pleasures today. Passing mountain huts you will walk downwards to the village of Dienten or Hintermoos. 12.5km Walking time around 5 hours, up/down 930/750m

Today you have one of the most beautiful alpine pasture hiking tours, walking along the steep walls of the Hochkönig. A pastoral idyll as if freshly painted for a picture book. 18.5km 5.5 hours walking time, up/down 640/210m

Why not take the bus down the valley or just relax in the hotel. You may even decide to go for a walk. Using the guest card from the hotel you can use the bus for free.

In the morning you shall take the bus up to Arthurhaus where you shall start a wonderful walking tour. You shall be walking down into the Salbach valley down the old miners path, where you will see the fantastic fortress of “Hohenwerfen”. It’s up to you if you wish to walk up the castle hill and see the bird-of-prey flight demonstrations and the collection of weapons. Afterwards by train to Golling. 13.5 km 4.5 hours walking time, up/down 120/950m.

You start your tour by walking to the Golling waterfall which is in front of the impressing mountain massif of Hoher Göll. Afterwards, you will follow a walking trail upwards through the forest to the first alpine pasture, which is very close to the border to Germany. Afterwards you will reach the highest scenic road in Germany, the Rossfeld road where you see on the lefthand side the Salzach river valley with the city of Salzburg and on the righthand side the Bavarian Alps. Next to the road, you may take a rest at the Enzian cabin to have a drink and enjoy the view. Downwards you walk to the Obersalzberg, the former holiday resort of Hitler. Nowadays you find there a permanent exhibition in the visitor centre and the starting point for the tour up to the “Eagles Nest”! You will return by public bus to Berchtesgaden and on to Lake Königssee.  9.8 miles 15.5 km 6 hours walking time, 1050/560m  up/down.

Stay an optional night and visit by bus to Obersalzberg to see the exhibition on Hilter’s Eagles Nest. It is also the starting point for the tour up to “Eagles Nest”