Parking
Wimbachbrücke parking is listed at Wimbachweg 1 beside a WC building; RVO bus 846 serves the stop. Parking fees and capacity were not found.
Overview
About Stubenalm
Why go
- A forest climb opens onto an alpine pasture with broad views toward Ramsau.
- The mapped route gives a clear out-and-back to a named destination.
- Seasonal huts serve snacks, homemade cheese and drinks.
Heads up
- A steep sustained climb followed by the same route downhill.
- The seasonal huts may be closed when you arrive.
Map & elevation
The route
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Full mapElevation632–1,140 m
Plan your hike
Before you go
Parking
Best time to go
Safety
3 active Berchtesgaden alerts
- ClosureKlausbachtal trails closed for bridge and flood-protection workAvoid the closed Klausbachtal trail sections; the Klausbach cannot be crossed at the affected bridges. - Trail No.Official details
- ClosureKönigsbach Waterfall Gumpen area closedDo not enter the area around the “Gumpen” pools at the Königsbach Waterfall on Königssee.Official details
The highest, rockiest slopes around here are a summer buffet for grizzly bears.
Berchtesgaden Tour Guide
Your drive to Stubenalm, narrated.
Parkwolf is a GPS audio tour guide for Berchtesgaden National Park. As you drive, it chimes in with what’s ahead: hidden gems, upcoming stops, history, geology, and wildlife, right through your car’s speakers.
Recorded for this area
Wimbachbrücke and the Waterfall Gorge0:00 / 0:38
“Wimbachbrücke is coming up, the starting point for Wimbachklamm's waterfall gorge. Allow about an hour for the outing, including the uphill approach and return.”
Plays on the road 0.1 km from the trailhead in the Parkwolf Berchtesgaden Tour Guide.
More stories near here in the app
- A Marmot’s Winter Fuel
- Ramsau: A Full Day on Schattseitweg
- Hammerstiel: Grünstein and a Hut Meal
- How Trees Hold the Snow
- 25 audio storiesacross Berchtesgaden’s roads, triggered by GPS as you drive
- Wildlife heatmapsfor Bearded Vulture, Golden Eagle, Red Deer, and 13 more
- Works offlinemaps, 71 trails, 57 places, and audio download before you lose signal
- CarPlay readysimple controls built for the drive
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Trail guide
Hiking Stubenalm
A short mountain climbStubenalm is the first alpine pasture on the Wimbachbrücke approach toward Watzmannhaus.
Stubenalm is the first alpine pasture on the Wimbachbrücke approach toward Watzmannhaus. Follow the Watzmannhaus signs across the bridge, climb through mountain forest, then turn around at the alm. The mapped walk is about 3.7 miles round trip on the same corridor. The local estimate is around two hours to the alm, so allow about four hours for the return and a stop. It suits hikers after a steep half-day climb.
The opening at the topThe forest gives way to an open pasture with views back toward Ramsau, Reiter Alm and…
The forest gives way to an open pasture with views back toward Ramsau, Reiter Alm and Hochschwarzeck. Stubenalm has two working farm huts, called Kaser, plus a service hut, so it feels like an active alpine pasture rather than a viewpoint built for hikers. In summer, the serving huts offer snacks, homemade cheese and drinks.
Turn around at the almThe Watzmannhaus route continues beyond Stubenalm to Mitterkaseralm and then Falzalm, with much…
The Watzmannhaus route continues beyond Stubenalm to Mitterkaseralm and then Falzalm, with much more climbing. This shorter outing ends at Stubenalm; return the same way you came. The separate Stubenalm-Runde follows a loop over Hammerstiel, so its distance and route do not apply here.
Wildlife
Wildlife in Berchtesgaden
14 sightingsBearded VultureMost seen around noonSighting map
29 sightingsGolden EagleMost seen around noonSighting map
22 sightingsRed DeerMost seen around 6 PMSighting map
131 sightingsAlpine ChamoisMost seen around 5 PMSighting map
65 sightingsAlpine SalamanderMost seen around 11 AMSighting map
63 sightingsAlpine MarmotMost seen around 9 AMSighting mapSighting maps show where each species has been reported across Berchtesgaden. Wildlife moves, so no sighting is guaranteed.
