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Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land
Schönau a. Königssee

View of the Watzmann East Face

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View of the Watzmann East Face

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

    18.5km

    05:56

    490m

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

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    March 29, 2024

    From the Eisgraben you can directly admire the east face of the Watzmann. great photo opportunity with the mountain panorama in the background.

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      September 13, 2019

      Impressive mountain panorama

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        January 12, 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, and it used to be the longest rock face in the entire Alps that was climbed completely.

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

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