Rotwand summit – Lake Spitzing loop from Spitzingsee

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Rotwand summit – Lake Spitzing loop from Spitzingsee

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Rotwand summit – Lake Spitzing loop from Spitzingsee

06:34

16.5km

820m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 4.46 km for 144 m

After 7.54 km for 37 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.71 km

Old Taubenstein Cable Car

Highlight (Segment) • Rest Area

Until 17 clock runs the summer train. Parking ticket can be requested from departing guests. So you save the parking fee of 4 €;)

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4.15 km

Taubensteinbahn Mountain Station

Highlight • Rest Area

Mountain station with restaurant. However, this is not open as long as the opening hours of the cable car

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4.48 km

Taubenstein Peak

Highlight • Summit

The Taubenstein is a well-visited peak. A visit is still worthwhile. The final climb, which is secured with a wire rope, is easy to manage. It looks more difficult than …

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4.55 km

Taubenstein Summit

Highlight • Summit

Ascent very early or in the late afternoon recommended. As soon as the cable car 🚡 goes up at 9 a.m., the summit could be full.
Short steep section at …

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5.16 km

Lempersberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

Wonderful landscape to enjoy.

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7.49 km

Rotwand summit

Highlight • Summit

1885 m summit, the Rotwandhaus is a great mountain inn, also to stay top. Even with a shower and a great Kaiserschmarrn!

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8.27 km

Rotwandhaus

Alpine Hut

14.7 km

St. Bernhard Church (Spitzingsee)

Highlight • Religious Site

The church is in Spitzingsee right next to the fee-based (5€/day) hiking car park.

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15.2 km

Lake Spitzing

Highlight • Lake

The area around the Spitzingsee is one of the most popular hiking areas around Munich. Hikers have the choice of either walking directly on the shore or making a detour …

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16.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.92 km

6.42 km

1.85 km

164 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.46 km

2.61 km

2.29 km

1.05 km

983 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,820 m)

Lowest point (1,080 m)

Weather

Monday 14 September

19°C

7°C

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Comments

August 30, 2022,🇩🇪⛰ Spitzingsattel/Rauhkopf ⛰/Taubenstein ⛰/Rotwandhaus/Spitzingsee

Today our first summit tour 🎒⛰🎒

With the 🚌 to the Soitzingsattel and from there into the "Mangfallgebirge" ⛰😎⛰

Cerstin and Markus then accompanied us from the Taubensteinbahn mountain station to the Rotwandhaus 👍🏻🥰

Here we had a fantastic snack and home-brewed pine schnapps 😋

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