Summit cross on the Hochgern
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Chiemgau summit tours

Find your personal happiness on the summit

The Chiemgau-dilemma: if you stand on top of a summit, you can see the blue Lake Chiemsee below and would like to be right back down. If you sit by the Chiemsee and look up at the mountains, you would like to be up again. There is no escape from this dilemma. It is best to try each peak once: the demanding Sonntagshorn, the highest peak in the Chiemgau-Area. The three “Hochs”: Hochfelln, Hochgern and Hochplatte in the Achental. Or the Rauschberg with sculptures and a panoramic path. And a fantastic view awaits you on every summit.

Hikes with all levels of difficulty

No matter which route or which summit, whether short or difficult: It is important to have good preparation and the right, appropriate equipment so that there are no surprises on the tour. For those who find the ascent or descent too far: eleven mountain railways between Watzmann and Wendelsteinlike can help you reach the summit of choice.

Which of the Chiemgau's local mountains could be your favorite peak? Here are a few suggestions. 

Geigelstein - summit hike

difficult (hiking tour)
Summit hike of medium difficulty with many special places to stop and a great view of the Kaiser Mountains, the Berchtesgaden Alps and Lake Chiemsee.
  • 15.0 km
  • 1206 Hm
  • 06:45 h
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Hochplatte - summit hike

difficult (hiking tour)
Hike up the high plateau to the panoramic summit of the mountain!
  • 11.2 km
  • 1006 Hm
  • 06:00 h
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Hochfelln summit hike

difficult (hiking tour)
The name says it all: The Hochfelln is the “viewing terrace” of the Chiemgau. The view at the imposing summit cross is phenomenal, as is the snack,…
  • 8.9 km
  • 1100 Hm
  • 03:45 h
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Kienbergl Gipfelwanderung

intermediate (hiking tour)
The short, crisp ascent requires sure-footedness and is rewarded with a breathtaking view.
  • 4.1 km
  • 373 Hm
  • 02:30 h
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Gamsknogel

intermediate (hiking tour)
Eleven kilometers long and over 1,000 meters in altitude: the tour from the oldest church in Inzell across the vast expanse of the Kohleralm to the…
  • 11.0 km
  • 1089 Hm
  • 07:30 h
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Sunset on the Hochgern

The Chiemgau dilemma ...

... goes even further. There is not only plenty of beatiful peaks, but also many alpine huts to discover.

Lift of the Hochfellnseilbahn in Bergen with the Chiemsee in the background
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Mountain railways

Between Watzmann and Wendelstein

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Family hikes to the Röthelmoosalmen in autumn
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Alpine hikes

Many roads lead to the alpine pasture

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Hochgernhaus at sunrise
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Mountain inns

Eating like in an inn and with a mountain panorama

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