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Schönau a. Königssee

Watzmann East Face

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Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land

Schönau a. Königssee

Watzmann East Face

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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

18.7km

05:58

490m

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

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Sylvio Wunsch

September 17, 2023

Really great hiking trails to the ice chapels…

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Robert Köhler

November 23, 2023

The east face of the Watzmann extends over a height of 1,800 meters from Königssee to the summit of the Watzmann Südspitze. This makes it the longest continuous rock face in the Eastern Alps; it used to be considered the longest completely climbed rock face in the entire Alps. Since the entrance to the east wall begins behind the pilgrimage church of Saint Bartholomä on Königssee, it is sometimes also called the Bartholomä wall. At the foot of the east wall there is another special feature: the ice chapel, the deepest permanent ice field in the Alps!

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Geert de G. 🌲🇳🇱

November 19, 2024

The famous Watzmann East Wall. Climbing this is only for experienced alpinists.

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

Watzmann East Face

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

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

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