Mountain Walks around the Zugspitze. Rund um die Zugspitze, engl. Ausgabe
With the Ammergauer Alps and Werdenfelser Land. Selected Routes in the vicinity of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Oberammergau, Mittenwald, Ehrwald, Leutasch and Seefeld
Mountain Walks around the Zugspitze. Rund um die Zugspitze, engl. Ausgabe
The hiking region "Around the Zugspitze" is undoubtedly
considered to be one of the most diversified regions of the Alps.
It is characterized by quaint villages amid lush meadow valleys,
large light-grey limestone mountains, some of which extend over
kilometres of jagged ridges and by its numerous magnificent lakes.
Another scenic characteristic are the many mountain torrents which
discharge into deeply buried valleys of the Loisach-Valley -
Höllentalklamm, Partnachklamm and the Kuhflucht Waterfalls are all
vivid examples. All of these beauties of nature but also the famous
mountain peaks such as Germany's highest mountain, the
Zugspitze (2962 m) or the Ettaler Manndl (1605 m) are made
accessible in this guide through the presentation of light and
family oriented hiking routes. A total of 50 hiking tours covering
the easterly region of the Ammergauer Alps, the Wetterstein, the
Mieminger Mountain Range and the westerly portion of Karwendel and
the Ester Mountains are introduced to the reader - in other words
those mountains around Oberammergau, Garmisch-Partenkirchen and
Mittenwald. Of course Dieter Seibert, an outstanding expert of this
region, makes references to swimming opportunities and to places of
interest within the text. Ample variety to choose from to make it
more than just a vacation place. A description of the tours, small
colour print hiking maps in a scale 1:50.000 with drawn in hiking
routes, a summarized yet thorough description of the routes to each
of the 50 recommended tours as well as a general map not only make
planning the excursions easier for the hiker but also their
realization.
