Wanderung zum Watzmannhaus im Nationalpark Berchtesgaden

Great but extremely strenuous hike to the Watzmannhaus. ☺️ But the view (above the clouds) made up for it ☺️

Visited the Watzmann today. Great weather, great view, what more could you want?

Up to 70 hm below the Watzmannhaus enough, with the fog. 😄

Always exciting: the ascent to the Watzmannhaus. In particular, the Falzsteig in the second half is strenuous, but easy to walk in dry weather. On the way back we met many hikers wearing helmets. They plan to spend the night and then exceed or mid-peak the next day. However, we were glad to have mastered the day tour like this 😉

Up to the Watzmannhaus. The hike to the Watzmannhaus in the Berchtesgaden National Park is exhausting, but the first glance at the stone beauty is breathtaking and rewarding for every effort. We start early in the morning at the Hammerstiel car park (763 m) in Schönau am Königsee. On an initially relatively easy but steep path, we walk past the Schapbachalm and over the Stubenalm to the Mitterkaser Alm (1420 m). It goes up in serpentines on a narrow and very beautiful mountain hiking trail in the direction of the Watzmannhaus, the destination of our NaTour. Upon reaching the Falzalm (1630 m), the view of the Kleiner Watzmann (2307 m), also known as the "Watzmann woman", opens up. This is where the first grandiose mountain panorama emerges. The last steep kilometers lead us to the Falzköpfl north of the Watzmann-Hocheck, here is the Watzmannhaus (1930 m).

Super great hike up the Watzmann. We climbed up via the Hammerstiel car park. Half of the route is more or less moderately uphill on classic forest paths. Then the "zigzag paths" begin. Sure-footedness is important here. Basically, the climb is not a problem. The paths are very easy to walk on. The last quarter is very steep in places. There are great views - it's always worth looking back or up. We were lucky that the Watzmann with its "wife and 7 children" also appeared without clouds :-) It took us about 3.20 hours to get up with short breaks - and about 3 hours back down. Coffee and cake in the hut are definitely worth it. The time out at the Watzmann hut invites you to linger and enjoy the view!! :-)

Wide and sometimes steep forest paths turn into really steep, rocky switchbacks. It's nice that there is the Mitterkaseralm about halfway up! Very suitable for a rest before the ascent and halfway up the ascent. We weren't under any time pressure and could leisurely watch the cows munching. OK, then another two hours downhill, but we had reached our goal💪👍🥾⛰️

... on to the Watzmannhaus, the mountain about which there are so many horror stories https://www.berchtesgaden.de/wandern/wanderwege/watzmannhaus. The climb is very steep from the start and quite bleak at first. This changes until you reach the Stubenalm. A wide view and the mountain cows with their loud bells invite you to linger. A few kilometers further on, a stony path begins, which required a lot of attention as it had rained beforehand. When you arrive at the house, you are simply overwhelmed by nature and its rapid changes... thick clouds... sunshine... clouds... rain showers... and the views where there are no trees left.