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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Bavaria

Landkreis Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Farchant

View of the Zugspitze Massif – View of Esterbergalm loop from Farchant

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Bavaria

Landkreis Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Farchant

View of the Zugspitze Massif – View of Esterbergalm loop from Farchant

Hard

4.7

(291)

1,565

hikers

View of the Zugspitze Massif – View of Esterbergalm loop from Farchant

07:44

18.4km

1,140m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 18, 2026

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Landschaft südlich des Estergebirges

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Train Station

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2.57 km

Philosophenweg (Landscape South of the Ester Mountains)

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A great way

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3.37 km

Philosophers’ Trail (Landscape South of the Ester Mountains)

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A very nice walk to Farchant. Embedded in a beautiful landscape with a view of the mountain range and just enjoy the peace and quiet away from traffic and the …

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5.11 km

View of the Zugspitze Massif

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Fantastic view of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the Zugspitze massif. It's always worth coming up here.

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7.93 km

Wank Ascent Trail

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Great hike, can also be shortened by train

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8.59 km

View of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the Zugspitze

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Wonderful view over Garmisch.

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9.70 km

View of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Zugspitze from Wank

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Great all-round view from the top of the Wank! Also feasible for family hikes.

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10.3 km

Wank-Haus

Alpine Hut

12.2 km

View of Esterbergalm

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From here you have a wonderful view of the valley.

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12.6 km

View of Esterbergalm

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Quite a lot of downhill at once but again nicely strengthened at Esterbergalm -

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18.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.66 km

4.88 km

3.02 km

1.83 km

Surfaces

11.9 km

2.90 km

2.52 km

506 m

415 m

122 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 1 September

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Comments

March 11, 2025,Garmisch Partenkirchen - Berg Wank Besteigung

Now I really got into the alpine action. Not just a little bit of a sideline activity. The plan was that the mountain was calling: climbing the Wank. I'll tell you one thing right away, it was the most strenuous tour I've ever done. I didn't always shout yay. The torture of climbing up was hard. The sign said 4 …

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May 7, 2023,Wank- 1000m hoch, 1000m runter

Quite demanding tour with z. T. unpleasant passages

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June 12, 2024,Wank 1.780

Today it should be a bit quieter. My hiking boots are still wet and walking in them is rubbish. So I did a circular tour to Wank. And since I can still feel the cramps, anything other than strenuous is not a good idea, it won't make it any better. Normal hiking boots are enough. This tour is supposed to …

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October 9, 2024,Farchant-Wank / Hoch mit 🥾🥾 / Runter ab Mittelstation mit 🚠

This time again with more altitude. ... and lots of pictures 😀

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February 1, 2025,Wank

It towers majestically over Garmisch. The WANK. Opposite Germany's highest mountain, the panoramic mountain at 1780m offers a unique view. The Wankbahn only runs from May to October, so it was quiet and relaxed on the summit plateau, as expected. The path to the summit is certainly quite sweaty, with gradients of up to 32% in hot temperatures. Yesterday at …

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June 6, 2026,Wank

Classic circular tour to the Wank. However, I can't say why the time in motion was not fully recorded. It felt like a good 5 hours net.

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April 5, 2025,spontanes Frühstück am Wank mit Henriette

On the way up, we were slowed down a bit by the snow, which at times sunk up to our knees/hip 😄 It was also very slippery in places. We then descended on the south side, where there was almost no snow at all. A nice hike, almost alone at the top, but on the descent, we encountered a lot …

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March 22, 2024,Runde auf den Wank ab Farchant

A wonderful, sometimes lonely round from Farchant via Frauenmahd to the Wank, descent to Partenkirchen and back on the Philosophenweg.
From Farchant we went over a beautiful path and then on the forest road towards Esterbergalm. Shortly before the Alm then turn right up to the climb to Wank. From 1600m we still had snow, nice and firm, but not …

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View of the Zugspitze Massif – View of Esterbergalm loop from Farchant

Philosophenweg (Landscape South of the Ester Mountains)

Philosophers’ Trail (Landscape South of the Ester Mountains)

View of the Zugspitze Massif

Wank Ascent Trail

View of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the Zugspitze

View of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Zugspitze from Wank

View of Esterbergalm

View of Esterbergalm

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