🔴 Hoher Fricken (6:15h, 1277hm)

Let’s explore another area of alps close to munich.
Close to Garmisch-Patenkirchen, there’s the Hoher Fricken. Our route is nothing special, but with a height of 1939m we are close to 2000. We start from Farchant, which is one station before Garmisch-Patenkirchen.

This time, there’s no hut on the tour (there’s Almgasthof Esterberg, but it’s not really on the path, we might decide to take a detour if we’re back early).

If you join by train, I assume you to have a Deutschland-Ticket. If not, please check who else needs a ticket and align to get one on time.

🔴 Kampenwand (6h, 1047hm)

The Kampenwand has the biggest cross in the bavarian alps.
We once have to change the train and start from Aschau. There’s not much to tell about the route. Before the last ascent to the Kampenwand, we pass the Steinlingalm. If you do not want to take the final ascent, you can have a break here and wait for us to return.
There’s some part right before the summit where it’s steep with metal-wires for safety (checkout some video around 8:20), so you can stay at the alm if that’s not for you.
There will be clouds on the afternoon, we’ll see if we can still have some sun. It will also be windy, so decide wise, if you want to make the summit.

⚫ Kramerspitz (hard, 1354hm, 7:30h) (7:30h, 1354hm)

The Kramerspitz is a nice tour starting in Garmisch-Patenkirchen. We are close to 2000 height meters, but shortly below.
We start in Garmisch-Patenkirchen and mainly go up, up, up. We shortly pass by Felsen Kanzel, a viewing point. It further goes up.
Passing by Mittergern, we have reached first summit, which means we need to go down again. We walk along the back of Kramer to eventually find the top.

To descend, we head west. After 2 kilometers we find the Stepbergalm. After a break here, we descend through a valley with steep sides. We don’t return to Garmisch but take the next train leaving from Untergrainau.

🔴 Leonhardstein / Seekarkreuz (7:50h, 1298hm)

The Tour is this time between Tegernsee and Lenggries.
It’s mostly easy but long. If the Leonhardstein is too steep for you that’s fine, we’ll get the same way down as we went up.
We start in Kreuth with the first destination of the Leonhardstein (yes, wikipedia has almost nothing about that summit, also the german version doesn’t have much more to say), from where we have a nice view on the Tegernsee.
Getting up (and down again) the Leonhardstein will be the most steep part. This tour is more distance than height meters, so we head to the Seekarkreuz (where wikipedia has even less to say about). The thing you need to know is, there’s the Lenggrieser Hütte nearby, where we can stop for a drink or something to eat.

🔴 Mittenwalder Höhenweg (6:00h, 460hm)

Let’s see how many would join a via ferrata.
The Mittenwalder Höhenweg is a simple via ferrata close to Mittenwald. The hardest parts are classified as B (see grading):

Some steep terrain, smaller footholds, but climbing aids provided. Longer ladders possible. Essentially protected but exposed scrambling. Some use of arms. .

We will take the Karwendelbahn to get to the beginning, the single trip does cost 25,90€.

There’s usually an early exit, if you figure out you’re not fine for the whole via ferrata, but the exit is currently closed. So you’re stuck to the full via ferrata.
At the end, we descend to the Brunnsteinhütte, where we can have something to drink and eat, before we head back to the train station to return back to munich.

🔴 Naunspitze (7:30h, 1157hm)

The weather forecast looks fine.

As the last hike, the tour starts in Kufstein. Going east, we’ll be a short time in the shadow of the mountains of the Wilder Kaiser, but we soon are on the side heading to the sun.
Unfortunately, the Vorderkaiserfeldenhütte has closed for renovation, but we can have a stop at the Ritzaualm.
If you’re already done, you can stay here while everybody else heads to the Naunspitze.

I don’t assume too much snow, but better bring some crampons.