Schachen Hut – Kranzbach Castle loop from Klais

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Bavaria

Landkreis Garmisch-Partenkirchen

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Schachen Hut – Kranzbach Castle loop from Klais

Hard

4.7

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520

riders

Schachen Hut – Kranzbach Castle loop from Klais

03:15

32.3km

1,000m

Mountain biking

Hard mountain bike ride. Very good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Wettersteingebiet einschließlich Latschengürtel bei Mittenwald

Naturschutzgebiet Schachen und Reintal

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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2.43 km

The Kranzbach Hotel

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Nice castle between Klais and Elmau, which today serves as luxury accommodation...

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14.4 km

Königsweg Trail in the Schachen and Reintal Nature Reserve

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Nicely located .... the king knew why ..

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15.0 km

View of Schachenhaus and the Alps

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with mountain view

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15.7 km

View of the King's House on the Schachen

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Great view from the royal family and the path up is well developed

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16.1 km

Schachen Hut

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great landscape

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17.7 km

Schachenhaus

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The Schachenhaus is always worth a tour. The view from up here is incredible

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27.0 km

View of Elmau Castle and the Wetterstein Mountains

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Great view of Elmau Castle and the panorama of the Wetterstein Mountains.

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29.3 km

One of the two top hotels, hidden in the side valley nobody suspects such well-maintained facilities. In the mountain scenery in the absolutely best location you should not omit the trail at the plant.

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32.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

27.7 km

2.36 km

1.61 km

438 m

176 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

26.2 km

3.18 km

1.83 km

903 m

153 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

12°C

5°C

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Comments

July 31, 2023,Von Klais über Elmau zum Schachen

King Ludwig II had been planning to build a mountain house in the Werdenfelser Land since 1869. His choice of location fell on the Schachen at the foot of the Wetterstein massif at an altitude of 1866 m - no wonder, since it offers one of the most grandiose high mountain impressions in the Bavarian Alps. Unlike his father Max …

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July 6, 2024,Königstour Schachen

This tour should be combined with a hike and then to the Meilerhütte. But we didn't do that today and really enjoyed cycling

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October 19, 2025,von Kleis zum Königshaus am Schachen

Hello,
that was a
really beautiful bike ride today.👍
🚴🚴🚴
My destinations today were
Elmau Castle 🏰
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schloss_Elmau
Schachenhaus
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schachenhaus
Königshaus am Schachen
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%B6nigshaus_am_Schachen
The landscape and the panorama were
very beautiful.👍
It was also fun.👍
I can highly recommend this tour.😉
I also went to the Königshaus am Schachen for the first time today.👍
I was completely surprised …

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August 29, 2026,Von Klais auf den Schachen ⛰️🤩🚴‍♀️🚴‍♂️🍻🌤️

Finally MTB again with the best neighbor... Dreamteam in route finding... I, the dummy, took the turn-off (at Kranzbach) to Elmauer Alm🤣🙈... we only noticed it when we already had several hundred meters of altitude gain behind us 🙈🤣 Option to turn back? Neeeeee! Then we'll just continue up and take the rough path down. It's still doable 😊
The …

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June 24, 2023,Bike&Hike Meilerhütte

The goal was actually the Partenkirchner Dreitorspitze. With MTB from Klais to Schachenhaus. Was there at 9:00 am. Then up to the Meilerhütte via the Franzlalp. The innkeeper advised against climbing the via ferrata..... too many snowfields on the approach, Leutascher Platt, available. So back again will put the tour on the to-do list.

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August 3, 2022,B&H&C Partenkirchner Dreitorspitze

Long hike and bike and climb tour to the Dreitorspitze. The start was in Klais with the bike, high on the Schachen and from there on foot via the Meilerhütte and the Herman Barth Weg (via ferrata AB, and very rocky) to the Western Partenkirchner Dreitorspitze.
Goal achieved: escaped the heat in the valley. Swimming in the Schachensee to cool …

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