Wendelstein

1,838 mfrom Lower Sudelfeld

“Really felt the sore muscles from the day before, but I was happy to have been above 1,800 meters.”

13.32km out and back

826elevation gain

5:05 hmoving

7:58 hon the trail

T2Mountain trail

Before you go

Quick notes for your backpack brain.

Parking: At Lower Sudelfeld — apparently free.
Food stop: Wendelsteinhaus, self-service. Sadly NO Kaiserschmarrn, which was pretty cheeky, and the prices really aren’t cheap. Can’t be helped: fries, a butter pretzel and a latte macchiato.
What it’s like: A really nice path at first, then a stretch that was fairly hard or unmarked — we had to improvise. From the inn it’s another good 100 m of elevation, or 15–20 minutes, up to the cross.
At the top: Really relaxed today. Lots of day-trippers in street shoes because of the Wendelstein cable car and the train, oh well. View: top.

The whole loop as a video on Instagram — starting point in Maps.

HikedOct 4

My take.

The Wendelstein was the plan, from Lower Sudelfeld. We left home at 5:30, then started walking around 7. A really nice path at first, then a stretch was fairly hard or unmarked, we had to improvise and got a bit lost because of it. That way it took a good bit of energy, though. We then came out higher up, below the Wendelstein massif, and that was really impressive. Saw a few chamois. The weather was top. Until we reached the house there was still a good amount of elevation, it dragged on. We also crossed the Wendelstein cable car, which was fun to see. Once you reach the inn, it’s another good 100 meters of elevation, or 15–20 minutes, up to the summit cross. The summit log is tucked away in a chapel. The way down was pretty long again. View: top.

— Sebi

07:11started

23,826steps

111 bpmavg. heart rate

7:58 hon the trail

2,038kcal

Wooden summit cross with clover-leaf ends against a blue sky, a railing below and the Alpine foothills. — **“Happy to have been above 1,800 meters.”**10:56 a.m.

Elevation profileOut and back Start 1,120 m → 1,838 m → back

Wendelstein · 1,838 m

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RouteRecorded track Start → Wendelstein · 1,838 m

Start Wendelstein

Distance 12.79 km

Elevation 1,120 → 1,835 m

Recorded track

PhotosWendelstein

The morning sun sits low behind the branches of a beech tree, the sky glowing orange. — **“A really nice path at first.”** 7:30 a.m.

A steep mountain meadow against the light, spruce forest on the slope, fog lying in the valley between the mountains. — **“A really nice path at first.”** 7:30 a.m.

Entry in the summit log: a Smashie sticker standing on a rock, with @vegetarianhulk handwritten below. — **“The summit log is tucked away in a chapel.”** 11:00 a.m.

A cow stands on a grassy hilltop next to a single maple tree, clouds above. — **“The way down was pretty long again.”** 2:12 p.m.

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