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The Top 20 Peaks in Bavaria

Whether for the view or for the challenge, climbing the mountainous peaks in Bavaria is the best way to experience more of this beautiful region. But with 20 to choose from, it can be tough to know which peak to proceed with. That’s why we’ve collected the best peaks and summits in Bavaria for you here — so you can easily add one to your next adventure.

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    Just as beautiful as the view up is the view from above down to the Eibsee. When the sun shines on the Zugspitze in the evening and makes it shimmer …

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    The Houbirg is a mountain near Happurg in Middle Franconia with an abandoned Celtic oppidum of the same name. Remains of the walls, some of which are still ten meters …

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    The summit of the Großer Arber is actually just one of several elevations on the "summit plateau". Here you have a beautiful view of the Bavarian Forest.

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    The Asenturm, which opened in 1923, is still considered the best place for a spectacular Ochsenkopf view. As the second highest mountain of the Fichtelgebirge, located at an altitude of …

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    The Herzogstand offers fantastic views of some lakes in the north and the Walchensee and the Alps with all the mountains in the south. Fantastic in winter as in summer.

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    If you intend to climb the Zugspitze from Ehrwald and take the train back down, you should first inquire about the operating hours of the Tiroler Zugspitzbahn.

    Several times a …

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    Great view on the Höhenweg, only half an hour's walk from the Seehaus.

    At 972 meters, stacked boulders form a cave, the so-called Nußhardtstube. On the lookout rock you will …

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Last updated:
September 5, 2025

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