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Location Information:
The
Zugspitze is the highest mountain in
Germany, at 2,962 metres above sea
level. It is located on the Austrian
border beside the town of Grainau in
the district of
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the
federal-state of Bavaria. On the
Austrian side lies the town of
Ehrwald in the district of Reutte,
Tyrol. There is a cog railway (Zugspitzbahn)
leading from the tourist resort of
Garmisch-Partenkirchen all the way
to the peak. There are also two
cable cars that go to the peak from
the base of the mountain: one
ascends from the German side of the
mountain at the lake Eibsee (Eibsee
Cable Car), and the other ascends
from Austria near Ehrwald (Tyrolean
Zugspitze Cable Car). The peak is
regularly crowded with tourists.
Climbing up the Zugspitze can
involve several routes. The large
difference in elevation between
Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the
summit is 2 200 m, making the climb
a challenge even for trained
mountaineers.
On the
German side, from
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, climbers go
either through the Höllental
("Valley of Hell") or the Reintal.
The way through the Reintal is the
easiest, but also the longest and
takes 8 to 10 hours. This path goes
through the Partnachklamm, a scenic
gorge, then through the Reintal up
to the Zugspitzplatt, a barren
plateau. from there up to the
summit. Climbers can stay for the
night at two alpine huts, the "Reintalangerhütte"
or the "Knorrhütte".
Visitors can enjoy a mountain
experience with a difference from
the observation deck AlpspiX. At the
foot of Alpspitze steel arms extend
both in the form of an "X" 13 meter
free-floating over the abyss - once
prone and once down the sky towards
the direction of the Zugspitze.
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