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Garmisch-Partenkirchen: Zugspitze & the Partnach gorge
Garmisch-Partenkirchen · June 2025
DurationReisduur
3 daysdagen
Best seasonBeste seizoen
Jun–Sep
BudgetBudget
€€€
DifficultyNiveau
ModerateGemiddeld
Germany's highest mountain with a cogwheel train to the top — and a gorge at its feet that feels carved yesterday.
The routeDe route
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Day 1.Dag 1. Partnachklamm early, then up to the Eckbauer alm for Kaiserschmarrn
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Day 2.Dag 2. Zugspitze via cogwheel train, glacier plateau, cable car down
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Day 3.Dag 3. Lake Eibsee loop on foot — the water is absurdly clear
Our tipsOnze tips
Buy the Zugspitze round trip as train up / cable car down
The gorge is dramatically better after rain
Eibsee before 10:00 or after 16:00 — midday is a photoshoot queue
Photo albumFotoalbum
swipe through →veeg maar door →Garmisch-Partenkirchen, arrival day
the view we drove for
lunch that became dinner
a detour worth taking
last morning, Garmisch-Partenkirchen