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Schönau a. Königssee

Forest Chapel St. Johann and Paul

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Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land

Schönau a. Königssee

Forest Chapel St. Johann and Paul

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Location: Schönau a. Königssee, Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

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1. Königssee – View of the Watzmann East Face loop from Unterschönau

19.9km

05:42

270m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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2. Röthbach Waterfall – Obersee (Berchtesgaden National Park) loop from Königssee

18.5km

05:55

490m

Expert hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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3. Eisgraben (Königssee) – View of the Watzmann East Face loop from Königssee

5.69km

01:54

190m

Intermediate hike. Great for any fitness level. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required.

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Robert Köhler

November 23, 2023

The Waldkapelle St. Johann and Paul is a chapel in the St. Bartholomä district of the municipality of Schönau am Königssee, which is cared for by the Unterstein parish.

The ice chapel can only be reached from Sankt Bartholomä, which means: you first have to take the boat across the Königssee to the St. Bartholomä stop. From the boat dock, walk towards the national park information point. Here there are signs pointing the way across the Eisbach to the Chapel of Saint Johann and Paul. At the chapel the hiking trail becomes steeper and crosses a short section of forest. After the forest you can see the mighty Watzmann east face. Along the often dry stream bed of the Eisbach, the path leads through the rough terrain between boulders to the ice chapel. You should allow around one and a half to two hours for the approximately 6 kilometer long hike from St. Bartholomä to the Eiskapelle with an altitude difference of 250 meters.

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Geert de G. 🌲🇳🇱

November 19, 2024

Beautiful chapel towards Eiskapelle. From this point the steep climb begins.

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Location: Schönau a. Königssee, Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany

Forest Chapel St. Johann and Paul

1. Königssee – View of the Watzmann East Face loop from Unterschönau

2. Röthbach Waterfall – Obersee (Berchtesgaden National Park) loop from Königssee

3. Eisgraben (Königssee) – View of the Watzmann East Face loop from Königssee

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