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Via ferratas in the Zugspitze Region

Bavaria,Germany

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The 10 most beautiful via ferratas in the Zugspitze Region

Auf der Alpspitz Ferrata
Via Ferrata · Wetterstein Mountains and Mieminger chain
Klettersteig auf die Alpspitze über die Nordwand-Ferrata im Wettersteingebirge
Toprecommended route Difficulty A/B moderate
4.4 km
4:15 h
650 m
650 m
Pyramide als Hausberg Mit ihrer beliebten Ferrata besitzt das gleichschenklige Wahrzeichen von Garmisch-Partenkirchen einen Klettersteig, an dem seit vier Jahrzehnten bereits Stahlseil-Novizen unterwegs sind.
ALPIN - Das Bergmagazin.
Im MIttelteil des Höhenweges
Via Ferrata · Karwendel
Klettersteig Mittenwalder Höhenweg im Karwendel
Toprecommended route Difficulty A/B moderate
12.5 km
6:00 h
400 m
1,700 m
Gut für Einsteiger Wer in die Welt der »Klettersteige mit alpinem Flair« hineinschnuppern möchte, ist am Mittenwalder Höhenweg gut aufgehoben. 
ALPIN - Das Bergmagazin.
View from the campsite
Via Ferrata · Zugspitz Arena Tyrol
From Ehrwald via the Wiener Neustädter Hütte to the Zugspitze
Toprecommended route Difficulty A/B moderate
18.4 km
16:38 h
2,043 m
2,045 m
From Ehrwald via the Wiener Neustädter Hütte to the Zugspitze. -> Georg-Jäger-Steig -> Stöpselzieher climb
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Rope protection in the southern section of the climb
Via Ferrata · Karwendel
Mittenwald High Trail
Toprecommended route Difficulty A/B moderate
12.2 km
6:00 h
350 m
1,680 m
The Mittenwalder Höhenweg via ferrata (A/B) could be better described as a secured high-altitude trail. It leads from the Karwendel cable car to the Brunnsteinhütte in a magnificent Karwendel setting and then back down into the valley.
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Am Leutascher Platt kommt das Ziel ins Blickfeld
Via Ferrata · Wetterstein Mountains and Mieminger chain
Bergtour auf die Partenkirchner Dreitorspitze im Wettersteingebirge
Toprecommended route Difficulty A/B moderate
13.8 km
8:00 h
1,730 m
1,730 m
Auf der Wilde Seite des Wetterstein Die Besteigung der Partenkirchner Dreitorspitze  durch das wunderschöne Bergleintal ist sowohl landschaftlich als auch alpinistisch ein echtes Berg-Highlight.
ALPIN - Das Bergmagazin.
Am etwas vorgelagerten Gipfelkreuz der Alpspitze
Via Ferrata · Zugspitze Region
Alpspitze
Toprecommended route Difficulty B easy
1
4 km
4:00 h
620 m
620 m
Ein klassischer, einsteigerfreundlicher Klettersteig im Wettersteingebirge
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The last few metres in the forest area
Via Ferrata · Wetterstein Mountains and Mieminger chain
Over the Stopselzieher to the Zugspitze (2962 m)
Toprecommended route Difficulty A/B moderate
1
7.9 km
6:30 h
1,970 m
12 m
Steep and directly over the Stopselzieher to the Zugspitze
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Via Ferrata · Zugspitz Arena Tyrol
Zugspitze from Ehrwald
Toprecommended route Difficulty B difficult
6.1 km
5:00 h
1,732 m
11 m
Summit tour to the Zugspitze from the Austrian side under the Tiroler Zugspitzbahn railway.
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Steps on the stop puller
Via Ferrata · Wetterstein Mountains and Mieminger chain
Zugspitze & Münchner Haus from the Obermoos valley station
Toprecommended route Difficulty A/B difficult
1
4.8 km
4:30 h
1,716 m
4 m
This technically and physically demanding ascent to the hut is via the so-called Stopselzieher.
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The Münchner Haus with the Metreological Tower in the background
Via Ferrata · Wetterstein Mountains and Mieminger chain
Transition from Münchner Haus to Höllentalanger Hütte
Toprecommended route Difficulty C moderate
4.6 km
4:00 h
367 m
1,909 m
The challenging Höllentalsteig trail is not usually travelled as a descent to the Höllentalangerhütte, but as a very popular Zugspitz route on the ascent.
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Over the Stopselzieher to the Zugspitze (2962 m) by Enrico
October 08, 2023 · Community
Route done on August 19, 2023
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Zugspitze through the Höllental valley by Alexander
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