The Breathtaking Views From Germany’s Zugspitze

The Breathtaking Views From Germany’s Zugspitze

@amazingholland376 On the Zugspitze: the cogwheel train, the Gletscherbahn cable car and the Zugspitze cable car. In the Garmisch-Classic area: the Alpspitzbahn, Hochalmbahn and Kreuzeckbahn cable cars. On Mount Wank: the Wankbahn cable car.

The Zugspitze, at 2,962 m above sea level, is the highest peak of the Wetterstein Mountains and the highest mountain in Germany. It lies south of the town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, and the Austria–Germany border is on its western summit.

Zugspitze Round Trip
in summer & in winter
Information about the round trip
Three mountain railways and all the highlights of the Zugspitze included: The Zugspitze Round Trip takes you to all the important scenic viewpoints on Germany’s highest mountain!

Start and destination: Zugspitzbahn station Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Stops: Garmisch-Partenkirchen – Zugspitze plateau– Zugspitze summit – Lake Eibsee – Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Duration: 3–4 hours (early arrival recommended)
Mountain railways: cogwheel train, Gletscherbahn cable car, Cable car Zugspitze
Season: summer & winter
Highlights:
tradition meets modernity: rides on the nostalgic cogwheel train, the Gletscherbahn cable car and the modern Cable car Zugspitze
visit to the Zugspitze plateau right by the glacier
360-degree views from the summit of Germany’s highest mountain
scenic views of 400 surrounding mountain peaks.

Itinerary of the Zugspitze Round Trip
All stops at a glance
Stage 1
From Garmisch-Partenkirchen to the Zugspitze plateau
The 90-year-old cogwheel train takes you from the Zugspitzbahn station in Garmisch-Partenkirchen via Grainau to Lake Eibsee and through the 4.5-kilometre Zugspitztunnel. First stop: Zugspitze plateau at 2,600 metres above sea level.

Activities and highlights on the Zugspitze plateau:

glacier hiking trail
Glacier Adventure Trail
guided glacier tours
visit to Maria Heimsuchung chapel (the highest church in Germany)
tobogganing
Refreshment stops: Gletscherrestaurant Sonnalpin, Gletscher 2600

From the Zugspitze plateau to the Zugspitze summit
Up to the summit of Germany’s highest mountain in just a few minutes: the 1,000-metre-long Gletscherbahn cable car takes visitors from the Zugspitze plateau to the top station. From there, it’s only a few metres to the golden summit cross.

Activities and highlights on the Zugspitze summit:

innovative glass architecture of the summit station at almost 3,000 metres above sea level
culinary delights served at Panorama 2962
exhibition on the history of the cogwheel train in the summit station
the famous golden summit cross
unique scenic views of 4 countries from the summit terrace
Refreshment stop: Panorama 2962

From the Zugspitze summit to the Cable car Zugspitze station at Lake Eibsee
Take the Cable car Zugspitze downhill – from the Zugspitze summit to the Eibsee valley station.

Highlights:

ride on an modern world record-breaking cable car
The Cable car Zugspitze holds three world records:
The cable car’s steel support is the highest of its kind at 127 metres.
Unique in the world: The difference in altitude between the valley and mountain stations is two kilometres.
The section between the last support and the summit is the longest freely suspended section of rope in the world (3.2 kilometres).
Scenic views of the valley and Lake Eibsee throughout the ride.
The cogwheel train takes visitors from Lake Eibsee back to the starting point in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

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