Soilaalm – Laine Water Steps loop from Oberammergau

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Bavaria

Upper Bavaria

Landkreis Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Oberammergau

Soilaalm – Laine Water Steps loop from Oberammergau

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3,979

hikers

Soilaalm – Laine Water Steps loop from Oberammergau

05:07

12.8km

730m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: September 25, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Ammergauer Alpen

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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4.31 km

Bench With View of the Soila Valley

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The Soilasee is not always visible!
It is still worth stopping by here, it is a beautiful hike from or to Laber, Ettaler Manndl, Höllstein, Schoberwaldkreuz and Schartenkopf

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5.75 km

View from the summit station of the Laber Mountain cable car

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Hikes are also possible in bad weather

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6.36 km

View of Ettaler Manndl and Laber

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Nice easy to moderate tour

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7.18 km

Ettaler Mandl

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Beautiful view

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7.57 km

Wooden Animal Sculptures in Naturpark Ammergauer Alpen

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Great art made of wood.

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7.81 km

Soilaalm

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Drinks self-service!

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11.4 km

Gschwendlaine Waterfalls

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Nice path along the creek

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12.3 km

Laine Water Steps

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Improving flood protection on the Laine

I always feel relaxed when I'm there.

My little daughter is always drawn to it like a magnet!

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12.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.59 km

5.03 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.78 km

3.03 km

695 m

154 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 7 October

16°C

6°C

98 %

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Max wind speed: 15.0 km/h

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Comments

August 18, 2022,Reha Tag 15 Abendrunde - hinauf auf den Laber 1682m üNN

The Laber mountain railway only runs on Thursdays in the evening, so I used the rain gap and hiked up the Brrg. Looks so bad from the height profile garnichz, but I'm gone! 😀

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December 27, 2024,"Die Laberei" nach all der Ruhe😉

The Laberei - run by the young hut owners Nadine and Tiziana - was my destination today. Recommended yesterday in town, I knew: after all the peace and quiet, a little chatting is good 😉
Even if it has been the case in the last few days: if you don't talk to each other properly, twist the truth and bend …

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May 19, 2022,Abstieg vom Laber über Soila-Alm zur Talstation/Ammergauer Alpen

A very beautiful, easy and varied mountain tour. Very interesting landscape. In the first section there are of course a few higher steps and larger stones, then a rather easy descent to the valley station of the Laberbergbahn.

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June 4, 2024,Laber Bergbahn | Tal Edition | Hoch mit der Seilbahn zum Laber Hauptgipfel (1686m) und Abstieg zur Talstation

📌 The nostalgic Laber mountain railway 🚠 takes you to the 1686 m high local mountain of Oberammergau, the Laber Hausgipfel ⛰️, in just under 12 minutes. With its wide views of the Alpine foothills with many lakes on one side and impressive mountain panorama on the other, it is considered one of the most scenic peaks in the Bavarian …

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July 25, 2024,Auf den Laber(er) 😉

We have left the Ötztal behind us, now we are spending a few more days with friends in Murnau am Staffelsee :)

We first took the train to Oberammergau, from where we climbed up the Laber. The weather was sunny, but somehow considerably cooler than we had expected after the sun had disappeared. Nevertheless, with two backpacks that the children …

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August 6, 2024,Laber - Ettaler Manndl - Soilasee (trocken) - Oberammergau ⛰️( hoch 🚠 runter 🥾)

If you are inexperienced, you should only tackle the via ferrata on the Ettaler Manndl 🏔️ with the appropriate equipment (rope, carabiner, etc. 🧗‍♂️). It looks easier from below than it actually is. 😮

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January 3, 2026,Zwei spuren im Schnee - Laber(ei)

After learning this morning at the gas station in Ehrwald that there was a 1.5-hour traffic jam at the Fernpass, we simply turned around. Our alternative destination became the Laber mountain, including the Laberei restaurant (extremely delicious 😋😋😋). The ascent via the Schartenkopf already has a few exposed sections in summer, and in winter with fresh snow, it's even more …

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