Trip report by BestHike editor Rick McCharles
A popular destination out of Munich, Germany is Wendelstein, an 1,838-metre-high (6,030 ft) mountain / tourist attraction.
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There’s much to see.
On the summit of the mountain is the Wendelstein Chapel, an observatory, a weather station, a geopark and a transmission mast for the Bayerischer Rundfunk.
About a hundred metres below the summit, on the ridge between the Wendelstein and the Schwaigerwand, lie the mountain inn, the termini of the rack railway and cable car, the service building for the mast, the former mountain hotel (above the station), a hut for the mountain rescue service and the Wendelstein Church. …
There are several trails up and down. And is accessible via both the Wendelstein Cable Car and the Wendelstein Rack Railway.
This was a rest / detour for me on a cycling day to nearby Lake Schliersee.
Carsten Steger – photoTempted to take the cable car up, hike down — I ended up taking the car both ways. And made it home before dark.
The trails do look good. And popular.
I do recommend a visit to Wendelstein.
