Walk through the beautiful Bavarian region with numerous lakes
What’s typically Bavarian? Beer gardens with chestnut trees and a hearty meal. Or glittering lakes with excellent water quality, perfect for cooling down. The mountains, such as the Hirschtal-Sattel, the Gindelalm, the Taubenstein and the Wendelstein, which you pass on this hiking tour, are also typically Bavarian.
After a week of hiking, you will have completely absorbed the Bavarian lifestyle between the mountains and lakes. After all, you really only get to know a region while on foot!
The hiking holiday in the south of Germany is very comfortable and, above all, very promising. Every day you experience a little bit more of Bavaria, every day a new mountain, a new alpine pasture or a new lake. Do not miss large or small bodies of water – such as the Tegernsee, Schliersee or the picturesque Spinzingsee. You won’t want to take off your hiking boots for eight days.
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Bavarian Alps and Lakes Trekking Tour Itinerary
Day 1 Arrival in Bad Tölz
This well-known Bavarian small town is best discovered on a casual stroll: walk for a bit along the river Isar with the Golgotha in full view, then past the spa house into the market road. You can marvel at the beautiful houses whilst taking a break in one of the numerous pavement cafés.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Bad Tölz
Distance: None
Meals: None
Day 2 Walk to Bad Wiessee
After a short train journey to Lenggries, you continue along the long-distance walking trail Via Alpina to the Aueralm via the Hirschtal-col below the steep rocks of Mount Fockenstein. Enjoy a descent break with Bavarian Alpine delicacies before you continue through forests and across meadows with a wonderful long-distance view down onto Lake Tegernsee and descend to Bad Wiessee.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Bad Wiessee
Distance: 5 hours, 18km, 720m of ascent, 630m of descent
Meals: Breakfast
Day 3 Dayhike to Mount Riederstein
You walk along high-altitude paths with amazing views, to the mountain inn Galaun, then onwards to the little mountain chapel on the rock formation of Mount Riederstein, from where you have a magnificent view down to the lake and onto the surrounding mountains. Once back on the lake the Tegernsee brewery inn invites to a cool beverage, before you return with the Tegernsee-ship to Bad Wiessee.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Bad Wiessee
Distance: 3.5-5 hours, 9km, 420m of ascent, 450m of descent
Meals: Breakfast
Day 4 Walk to Lake Schliersee
From Tegernsee you soon reach alpine pastures via a steep forest trail surrounding the well-known Alpine beer garden Neureuth. After a break with lovely views onto the lake you casually continue your tour to the Gindelalm alp and then you descend along forest paths and forest roads to Lake Schliersees and after the marina you reach the pretty and neat spa park situated directly at the lakeside of Lake Schliersee.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Lake Schliersee
Distance: 4- 4.5 hours, 12km, 620m of ascent, 570m of descent
Meals: Breakfast
Day 5 Dayhike to Lake Spitzingsee
Along the lakeside-adventure-path you get to Fischhausen. Then along the path‚ Bockerlbahnweg’ with numerous info points via the former forest railway, you first walk to the col‚ Spitzingsattel’ and then onwards to the picturesque Lake Spitzingsee. Walk round this nature idyll before you take a break in the historic chalet Wurzhütte’ and then return by bus to Schliersee.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Lake Schliersee
Distance: 3- 4 hours, 13km, 390m of ascent, 60m of descent
Meals: Breakfast
Day 6 Walk from Schliersee to Bayrischzell
A light and airy cable car ride takes you to the summit station on Mount Taubenstein. Then you walk on a high-altitude path with brilliant views to the Rotwandhaus, where you have the opportunity to climb to the peak of the Rotwand if you fancy. Onwards via the picturesque cirque‚ Großtiefentaler Kessel’ to Lake Soinsee with its idyllic location, then along alpine pastures and flowering meadows to Bayrischzell.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Bayrischzell
Distance: 5 hours, 15km, 180m of ascent, 990m of descent
Meals: Breakfast
Day 7 Dayhike to Mount Wendelstein
The King-Maximilian-path leads you past a waterfall to the Wendelstein-Alp. From there you walk all the way to the summit with its impressive meteorological observatory and along the panorama-loop-path to the Wendelstein cave with its accessible underground tunnels. After a snack in the panorama-beer garden, you take the cable car back into the valley and casually walk back to Bayrischzell.
Overnight Location: Hotel in Bayrischzell
Distance: 4- 5 hours, 5km, 920m of ascent, 20m of descent
Meals: Breakfast
Day 8 Departure or extension
Departure your accommodation after the breakfast.
Overnight Location: None
Distance: None
Meals: Breakfast
Bavarian Alps and Lakes Trekking Tour and Dates
This self-guided tour is always run as a private tour for your group only, where the pricing depends on your travelling dates, as well as the types of the rooms that you need. The departures are available every Friday and Saturday.
2025 Departures:
The departures are available every Saturday and Sunday, from April 26th to October 4th, 2025.
- Single room: from $1,395 USD*
- Sharing a double room: from $1,075 USD*
*-Pricing for this tour depends on the dates of your trip. Please click the booking button below to get the exact pricing for your trip dates. The prices listed are per person.
Book NowAccommodation on Bavarian Alps and Lakes Trekking Tour
This tour is based in hotels. Hotels on this trip are 3-star and offer modern conveniences that can make this trip more pleasant.
In some cases, the accommodation listed below may need to be substituted for other comparable accommodations.
Single Rooms and Solo Travellers
Rooms are double occupancy. You can pay a supplement to have a private room in a hotel where possible. Solo travellers may be required to pay a supplement.
Hotels on Standard Tour
Hotel Kolberbräu in Bad Tölz
The hotel features room service and newspaper, and you can stay connected during your stay as Posthotel Kolberbrau offers guests free wifi.
Hotel Askania in Bad Wiessee
The quietly located Hotel Askania features traditional rooms with solid wood furniture and views of Lake Tegernsee or the Alps. Some rooms feature wooden balconies with pretty flower boxes.
Hotel Gästehaus am Kurpark in Lake Schliersee
Situated in Schliersee, Gästehaus am Kurpark has a garden, shared lounge, terrace, and free WiFi. The guest house features family rooms. At the guest house, the rooms include a desk, a flat-screen TV, a private bathroom, bed linen and towels.
Hotel Alpenrose in Bayrischzell
The Alpenrose Bayrischzell Hotel welcomes you in the heart of Bayrischzell, known for its rich Bavarian traditions, music and celebrations. The beautiful terrace of the Alpenrose invites you to relax and linger over a traditional beer.
What’s Included in the Bavarian Alps and Lakes Trekking Tour?
Meals
7 breakfasts are included.
Accommodations
Accommodations for 7 nights are included.
Transportation during the Tour
This tour includes luggage transfers; however, you will be walking from town to town yourself. 1 Boat ride on Lake Tegernsee, 2 cable car rides (at Taubenstein and at Wendelstein) are included.
Also Included
- Luggage transfer
- Welcome briefing (German, English)
- Transfers according to program
- Carefully elaborated route description
- Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English)
- App for Navigation and GPS-data available
- Service hotline
Not included
- Flights
- Travel insurance
- Visas if required
- Meals, drinks, or snacks not previously mentioned
- Guide services
- Tourist tax
- Transfers not mentioned as ‘included’.
Optional Extras
- Additional nights before or after the tour
- Single occupancy upgrades
- Return transfer
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