Berchtesgaden National Park

Berchtesgaden National Park, BY

Trails in Berchtesgaden

All 71 trails, ranked by Parkwolf, with length, time, and difficulty.

Trails
71
Easy
8
Moderate
23
Hard
40

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Königssee by Boat or on Foot

All Berchtesgaden trails

71 trails

1Challenging18.7 km · 9 hrAudioKleine ReibnA long alpine loop over a summit plateau to a turquoise lake.2Moderate8 km · 3.5 hrObersee – Fischunkelalm – RöthbachfallA rocky lakeshore walk to a meadow beneath Germany’s highest waterfall.3Easy3.4 km · 1.5 hrAudioMalerwinkel-RundwegA quick forest loop with Königssee and St. Bartholomä in view.4Moderate2.1 km · 1 hrAudioWimbachklamm-RundwegA short gorge loop with a one-way waterfall walk and steep return.5Challenging10.5 km · 5 hrAudioBlaueishütte via SchärtenalmA steady, steep climb from Hintersee to a hut beneath the Blaueis.6Challenging22.8 km · 8.7 hrAudioGotzenalm via Hochbahn TrailA long climb pays off at the Königssee’s cliff-edge lookout.7Challenging13.9 km · 8 hrAudioWatzmannhaus from WimbachbrückeA steep 1,270-meter climb to the hut beneath the Watzmann.8Challenging5.9 km · 3.5 hrFormer Eiskapelle Trail from St. BartholomäA steep climb toward the Watzmann’s vanished ice hollow.9Challenging15.3 km · 5.5 hrAudioKühroint – Archenkanzel TrailA steep climb to Kühroint and a huge Königssee view.10Challenging20 km · 10 hrFuntensee via SaugasseThirty-six switchbacks climb from Königssee into the Steinernes Meer.11Moderate6.4 km · 3.5 hrAudioHalsalm-RundwegA steady climb to a pasture balcony above Hintersee.12Moderate14 km · 4 hrAudioBindalm via KlausbachtalA valley walk to old huts below the Ramsau Dolomites.13Moderate8.6 km · 3 hrAudioWimbachschloss TrailA steady valley walk to a historic lodge beneath the Watzmann.14Moderate17 km · 5.5 hrAudioWimbachgrieshütte TrailFollow the dolomite scree to a high alpine hut15Challenging11 km · 6 hrRinnkendlsteigA steep, exposed climb with a high view over Königssee.16Challenging10.7 km · 5.2 hrAudioJenner Summit via the HochbahnA steep, storied climb from Königssee to the Jenner summit.17Moderate5 km · 2.5 hrAudioGrünstein Summit Trail from HammerstielA steep forest climb opens onto Watzmann and Königssee.18Easy7.4 km · 3 hrAudioKlausbachtal bis HängebrückeA broad valley walk to a bridge over a 1999 rockfall scar.19Challenging19.9 km · 10 hrRund um den Watzmann via TrischübelA 20 km crossing from a scree valley to Königssee.20Easy2 km · 1 hrObersee Accessible TrailA gentle lakeside walk ends at Obersee’s little boathouse.21Easy2.7 km · 1 hrAudioPrinzregent-Luitpold-WegAn easy lake loop with mountain reflections and painters’ easels.22Easy1.9 km · 1 hrSt. Bartholomä-RundwegA gentle loop links the lakeshore, woodland and red-domed church.23Moderate13 km · 6 hrSchneibstein from Schneibsteinhaus to KönigsseeA limestone summit hike with a long descent to Königssee.24Moderate4.3 km · 2 hrAudioRabenwand via Malerwinkel LoopA rocky spur lifts the Malerwinkel loop above Königssee.25Challenging13.1 km · 5.3 hrAudioSalzAlpenTour SchönauA hard loop over Grünstein and Kühroint to Archenkanzel.26Moderate11.7 km · 4 hrAudioPriesbergalm via KönigswegAlpine meadows and the Watzmann’s East Face reward the climb.27Challenging56.6 km · 1 daysGroße Sommer-ReibnSix days of huts, lakes and exposed passes in limestone country.28Challenging18 km · 13 hrWatzmann Hocheck via WatzmannhausA full-day alpine climb to Hocheck, with a cable-secured rock step.29Challenging20.8 km · 10 hrKammerlinghorn Loop from HinterseeA full-day loop climbs to the Hocheis area's only marked summit.30Challenging15.3 km · 8 hrAudioHohes Brett Loop from HinterbrandA hard alpine loop with cable-secured rock and a broad summit.31Challenging14.2 km · 8 hrNeue Traunsteiner Hütte via WachterlsteigA steep forest climb opens onto a high karst plateau and hut.32Challenging23.9 km · 9 hrHirschwieskopf TrailA long valley approach earns a sweeping Watzmann panorama.33Challenging14.7 km · 8.5 hrSchneibsteinhaus Trail via HochbahnA full-day climb from spruce forest to an alpine hut.34Challenging42.2 km · 19.5 hrWatzmann-RundeFour days around the Watzmann, from high huts to the lake.35Challenging13 km · 6.5 hrWasseralm via RöthsteigA hard climb to a hut meadow above Obersee.36Challenging17.2 km · 8.5 hrHalsköpfl – Wasseralm-RundeA long alpine circuit with a broad view over Königssee37Challenging44.1 km · 16 hrKönigssee – Steinernes Meer 3-Day HikeWaterfalls, hut nights, and a hard crossing of bare alpine limestone.38Challenging15.8 km · 8 hrGotzenalm via KaunersteigA steep climb earns a balcony over Königssee.39Moderate14 km · 4.5 hrKlausbachtal – Hirschbichl – Weißbach TrailFollow an old salt road over the pass and into Austria.40Moderate8.2 km · 3.8 hrKönigsbachalm via HochbahnA steep forest climb ends at a mountain pasture above Königssee.41Challenging9.1 km · 6 hrBöslsteig to Neue Traunsteiner HütteCable-secured steps lead to a hut on the karst plateau.42Easy5.8 km · 1.5 hrRagertalmA gentle Klausbachtal walk to a working alpine pasture.43Challenging10.8 km · 6 hrKönigsbachalm – Gotzentalalm – KesselTwo alpine pastures before a steep descent to Königssee.44Challenging8.5 km · 5.5 hrWatzmannhaus via Rinnkendl- und FalzsteigCable-secured ledges above Königssee lead to a high mountain hut45Challenging25.3 km · 12 hrReiter Alm Hut Tour via SchaflsteigA 12-hour hut loop with a steep, secured alpine climb.46Moderate15.3 km · 6.5 hrNeue Traunsteiner Hütte via SchrecksattelA big climb to an alpine hut past a saddle of memorials.47Moderate3.3 km · 2.5 hrGroßer Weitschartenkopf Trail from Neue Traunsteiner HütteA steep hut-top climb, then wide views over the Reiter Alpe.48Challenging21.1 km · 10 hrAlmer Wallfahrerweg zum KönigsseeA full-day pilgrimage over the Steinernes Meer to St. Bartholomä.49Moderate4.1 km · 2 hrFeldkogel from KärlingerhausA short summit spur above Funtensee, with a view over Königssee.50Moderate5 km · 4 hrViehkogel from KärlingerhausA steep two-hour ascent to broad views over Funtensee.51Challenging7.4 km · 4 hrSagereckersteigA steep alpine descent links Funtensee’s hut to the Königssee shore.52Challenging19.5 km · 9 hrKahlersberg via MauslochsteigA full day to Kahlersberg, with a wire-secured west-wall climb.53Moderate15.7 km · 6 hrAudioSalzAlpenTour: Ramsauer Schattseitweg LoopA full day through Zauberwald, Hintersee and the Schattseitweg.54Moderate7.1 km · 3.5 hrAudioSchärtenalm from HinterseeA steep forest climb ends at a rustic hut above Hintersee.55Challenging16.6 km · 9 hrStadelhorn via SchaflsteigA protected gully and exposed ridge lead to Reiter Alm’s highest summit.56Moderate9.3 km · 4 hrMitterkaseralm am JennerA steep forest climb to a pasture inn below Jenner’s limestone ridge.57Challenging9.3 km · 4.5 hrMitterkaseralm am Watzmann via StubenalmA steep forest climb to a pasture beneath Watzmannhaus.58Moderate10 km · 4 hrJenner to Königssee via StahlhausTwo alpine huts, then a long descent to Königssee59Easy3.3 km · 1.3 hrAudioNaturlehrpfad ZauberwaldClear streams and old boulders lead into a lakeside loop.60Challenging9 km · 6 hrFuntenseetauern vom KärlingerhausA high, exposed summit above the cold basin of Funtensee.61Moderate9.5 km · 7 hrWagendrischelhorn – NormalwegA rocky out-and-back to a panoramic 2,251 m summit.62Moderate7.5 km · 4.5 hrEdelweißlahnerkopfLook down to Hintersee, with Watzmann and Hochkalter beyond63Challenging21.5 km · 10 hrGroßes Teufelshorn via WasseralmA remote, boat-accessed summit climb with exposed, cable-secured passages64Challenging16.7 km · 7 hrWasseralm via LandtalsteigA steep, boat-served 10.4-mile climb to Wasseralm and back.65Challenging13 km · 7.5 hrAudioHoher Göll via AlpeltalsteigA full-day climb across limestone karst to a 2,522 m summit.66Challenging22.5 km · 10.5 hrRiemannhaus–Wimbachbrücke Alpine TraverseCross a pale limestone sea before dropping through a vast gravel valley67Challenging62.7 km · 19.7 hrVia Alpina Purple Route: Riemannhaus – UnkenFive alpine stages knit a limestone plateau to Königssee by boat.68Challenging12.4 km · 7.5 hrEisberg via Eisbergsteig and Eingeschossener SteigThree summit crosses, an unmarked ridge, and a serious cable ledge.69Challenging11.4 km · 6.5 hrFalzalm from WimbachbrückeA steep climb to a hut framed by the Watzmann-Frau.70Moderate6 km · 4 hrStubenalmA forest climb to a working alpine pasture above Ramsau.71Easy4.2 km · 2 hrAudioWildfütterung im KlausbachtalA gentle valley walk to the winter deer-viewing gallery.
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Königssee by Boat or on Foot
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“You're coming up on Königssee, where electric boats carry you between steep mountain walls beneath the Watzmann. I'd take the boat to St. Bartholomä for the red-domed church and a wander along the shore.”

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