Demanding but beautiful round tour around the Zugspitze! The “King's Stage” - Ehrwald - Gaistal - Leutasch - Mittenwald - Lautersee/Ferchensee - Elmau - Graseck - Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Grainau - Ehrwald
Start is at the Ehrwalder Almbahn valley station. Via the forest path to the Ehrwalder Alm and on to the Joch, the highest point of the tour at 1,600m. Continue towards Igelsee with a descent through the Gaistal valley into Leutasch, via Klamm, Platzl, Ober- and Unterweidach, Burggraben to Gasthof Mühle, where you follow the asphalt road towards Mittenwald. At Mittenwald, turn left in a sharp right-hand bend towards Lautersee and Ferchensee, to Elmau, via Eckbauer Graseck. Then a very steep descent to Partnachklamm, via the Olympic ski stadium in Garmisch-Patenkirchen to the Kreuzeckbahn and towards Grainau, following the road to Eibsee and via the Hotel Waxenstein to the Höhenrain panorama trail, via the Krieger memorial chapel onto the cycle path to Griesen and back to Ehrwald. Follow the cycle path to the Ehrwald viaduct and through the village to the Ehrwalder Almbahn valley station.
Important notes:
Observe the rules of conduct
Shared trail (consideration for hikers)
Alpine emergency call: 140
Summer & winter bus of the Tiroler Zugspitz Arena (free with guest card), Postbus (free in the region with guest card), excursion bus Bavaria-Tyrol (only for TZA guests and free with guest card), regional trains (Garmisch-Patenkirchen-Grainau-Ehrwald-Lermoos-Reutte), special bus to Lumagica-Ehrenberg Reutte (free with guest card, winter only, Sundays only)
In Ehrwald at the cable car station "Ehrwalder Almbahn" you find a big parking lot
