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Family walk to Tannenhütte at Mount Wank
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Ecken-Hütte am WankPhoto: Eva Rothfuß, CC BY-SA, GaPa Tourismus GmbH
A walk for the whole family on the slopes of Mount Wank. You will walk via St. Anton all the way up to Tannenhütte, while enjoying beautiful views of the Zugspitz mountain range and Partenkirchen.
moderate
Distance 7 km
2:15 h
431 m
431 m
1,059 m
731 m
You will walk via St. Anton all the way up to Tannenhütte, while enjoying beautiful views of the valley surrounded by the Wetterstein and Zugspitz mountain ranges, the Austrian mountains and the Kramer mountain to the West. The pilgrimage church of St. Anton is famous for its ceiling fresco. A short stop to visit this church is definitely worth the while. Along the way you will come across several calvaries, among them the Cross of the Resurrection with a small altar next to it, and a bit further on, on a mountain meadow at Josefibichl, you will see an imposing cross with a golden corpus. The Faukenbach river runs down into the Kesselgraben waterfalls. When the snow is melting or during thunderstorms this river can become thunderous and wild. The big cleft of the Kesselgraben bears witness to the force of the water. Please take care to hold small children's hand when crossing the waterfall.
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Author’s recommendation
This beautiful walk is not dangerous and well suited for children, as long as they are fit enough. The path with the Stations of the Cross leading up to St. Anton is one of the most beautiful of its kind in Bavaria.
Author
GaPa Tourismus GmbH
Update: January 20, 2023
Difficulty
moderate
Technique
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Experience
Landscape
Highest point
1,059 m
Lowest point
731 m
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Track types
Asphalt
4.1 km
Dirt road
0.2 km
Forested/wild trail
1.8 km
Path
0.8 km
Rest stops
TannenhütteSafety information
Phone number for Alpine emergencies: Phone 112 (Mountain Rescue Service)
Weather forecast for the local mountains of the Bayerische Zugspitzbahn Bergbahnen cable car company: Phone +49 8821 797 979
Please take small children by their hand when crossing the Kesselgraben waterfall.
Tips and hints
www.gapa.deStart
Parking lot at the bottom of the cable car Wankbahn (733 m)
Coordinates:
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47.505731, 11.107917
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47°30'20.6"N 11°06'28.5"E
UTM
32T 658734 5263520
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Destination
Parkplatz an der Talstation der Wankbahn
Turn-by-turn directions
The walk to Tannenhütte starts at the parking lot at the bottom of the cable car Wankbahn. You may first want to take a look at the large information board for orientation purposes. Right next to the board a forest path leads to an asphalt road. Follow this road uphill until you reach a junction, where you turn right to St. Anton. Watch out for free-roaming cows up to the next cattle bridge. After approximately 500 meters you will see an inn and the black onion towers of St. Anton. Above the church the tour continues through an impressive old pine forest towards Josefibichl. Keep left at the crossroads. After a good 600 meters mild ascent, the route takes you to the Kesselgraben waterfall. You will cross the waterfalls on a safe footbridge and then follow the reinforced steps up the mountain to the left. The trail then zigzags uphill all the way to Tannenhütte, a mountain hut, where you can stop for refreshments or a meal.
If you want to, you can return via Eckenhütte. The path leading further up the hill in front of Gamshütte will take you to Eckenhütte, which is not open to the public, within about 10 minutes. The path back to the valley to the left of the hut takes you through the pastures down to the base terminal of the cable car Wankbahn. Please follow the signs.
Note
all notes on protected areas
Public transport
Take a train to Garmisch-Partenkirchen (trains every hour), local busses leave from the station forecourt. Take bus routes 3 and 4 to the cable car Wankbahn .Getting there
Take the motorway A95 to Eschenlohe, then follow the state road B2 to Garmisch-Partenkirchen. When you enter the town, follow the signs for the cable car Wankbahn.From Mittenwald take the state road B2 to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, follow the main road and just before leaving the town, follow the signs for the cable car Wankbahn.
Via state road B23 to Garmisch-Partenkirchen: turn right into Gernackerstrasse at the second traffic lights, then follow the course of the road (St.-Martin-Strasse, Bahnhofstrasse). Take a left at the intersection in front of the town hall and then continue on the main street, Hauptstrasse, just before leaving the town, follow the signs for the cable car Wankbahn.
Parking
Parking lot at the base terminal of the Wankbahn cable car (P10)Coordinates
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47.505731, 11.107917
DMS
47°30'20.6"N 11°06'28.5"E
UTM
32T 658734 5263520
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Equipment
Sturdy footwear
Reviews
Difficulty
moderate
Distance
7 km
Duration
2:15 h
Ascent
431 m
Descent
431 m
Highest point
1,059 m
Lowest point
731 m
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