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Turquoise Eibsee lake with the snow-capped Zugspitze massif behind it, Bavaria

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Eibsee, below the Zugspitze — two hours from Munich, door to door, all by train.

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Panoramic view from the Karwendelbahn summit down to Mittenwald, with the Lautersee and Ferchensee lakes and the Wetterstein range in the background.
Bavaria WanderlustMittenwald, Karwendel

Karwendelbahn: Germany's Highest Cable Car, Its Own Brewery, and a Trail Full of Sheep

The first time I rode up the Karwendelbahn, fog swallowed the summit whole — I could hear the wind and not much else. This time I waited for a clear forecast instead, and it turned out patience was the only thing I'd been missing. From the top terrace, the Wetterstein range lines up on one side and the Austrian Karwendel on the other, and somewhere in between, a herd of sheep has the best view in Bavaria and doesn't care who knows it.

About 2 h by train from München Hbf to Mittenwald€€high crowdsHaki 8.3
The Wallbergkirchl chapel with cows grazing on the ridge above Tegernsee.
Bavaria WanderlustRottach-Egern, Mangfallgebirge

Setzberg via Wallberg

I set out for Risserkogel. By the time I reached the top of the Wallbergbahn it was already clear the clock wouldn't allow it, so I took the shorter ridge to Setzberg instead — three hours at the top, more than 25 paragliders in the air at once, and a chapel with its own herd of cows on the way.

About 1h05 by direct BOB regional train (RB57) to Tegernsee, then bus 356 (stand 1) to the Wallbergbahn valley station€€medium crowdsHaki 8.3
An oval sign reading 'Freistaat Bayern' mounted on a railing at the Zugspitze summit, with a panorama of snow-covered mountains behind
Bavaria WanderlustGrainau / Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Zugspitze: How I Got to the Top of Germany Without Really Hiking at All

Two visits, six months apart — one buried in March snow, one packed with September crowds. Here's how to get from Munich to Germany's highest point by train and cable car, why I never made it to the actual summit cross, and why you should build in more time than you think you need.

1 h 30 min by train to Garmisch, then the cogwheel train (about 1 h) or the cable car up the mountain€€€high crowdsHaki 8.5

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Hi, I'm Haki

I walk every route before I write about it.

I'm Haki. I guide groups abroad for the Slovak travel agency Spoznaj s nami svet, and I spent twelve years working on EU-funded regional development before I ever picked up a camera for this. That's why every place on Haki Travels carries a date, a Haki Score and an honest verdict — including when a famous spot isn't worth your afternoon.

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