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Hotel Königshof

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Everything begins outside our door

It is two minutes on foot to the valley station of the Zugspitze railway, a good quarter of an hour to the Partnach Gorge and five minutes to the Olympic ski stadium. Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a certified climatic health resort, the birthplace of Michael Ende and the town where Richard Strauss worked – and the starting point for almost everything people come to the Bavarian Alps for. Walking maps and tips are available at our reception.

Mountains and nature

  • ZugspitzeAt 2,962 metres Germany’s highest mountain and its only glacier ski area. Valley station about 200 metres from the hotel.
  • Partnach Gorge702 metres long, cut more than 80 metres deep in places, a natural monument since 1912. Entrance at the Olympic ski stadium, approx. 2 km or 25 minutes on foot.
  • AlpspiXA viewing platform with two 24-metre steel arms, about 1,000 metres above the valley floor, just above the top station of the Alpspitz cable car. Free of charge. The summit trail is a 700-metre circular route, in parts suitable for prams.
  • RiesserseeTurquoise water at 785 metres, approx. 2 km or 30 minutes on foot. Lido, boat hire, lakeside terrace with a café, ice skating in winter. Beside it the historic natural bobsleigh run of the 1936 Winter Olympics.
  • Pflegersee and Kramer plateauAbout 20 minutes by bike via Burgstraße. A mountain inn on the shore, swimming in summer, plus the Kellerleitensteig path, the St. Martin hut and the castle trail to the Werdenfels ruins.
  • Lake EibseeApprox. 11–15 km, near Grainau
  • Kochelbergalm850 metres above sea level, 40–60 minutes on foot from the hotel via the Hausberg valley station. Playground and Kaiserschmarrn.
  • Aule AlmAbout 20 minutes on foot from the Riessersee. A traditional restaurant with a beer garden, views of the Waxenstein peaks and a playground. Closed on Thursdays.
  • Forest trail FarchantApprox. 5 km, 18 stations on a 3 km circular route, suitable for prams, with a forest school, Kneipp pool and “tree telephone”.
  • Kuhflucht waterfallsIn Farchant, approx. 5–7 km
  • Great Olympic ski jumpGuided tours at the Gudiberg, Four Hills Tournament on New Year’s Day. The Olympic ski stadium is about 400 metres from the hotel.

Winter

  • Over 40 kilometres of pistes and five valley runs with snowmaking – 12 km blue, 18 km red and 10 km black. The Hausberg with blue and red runs, ski school, ski hire and a children’s area; the Kreuzeck with the black Kandahar run; the Alpspitze at 2,628 metres, mostly red. The Hausberg valley station is about 1.9 km from the hotel.

  • About 20 kilometres of piste on the glacier, freeride checkpoints and guided freeride courses, family reductions. Multi-day passes can be combined with Garmisch-Classic.

  • About 5 kilometres of piste, ideal for beginners and families.

  • In the Wank area, at the Eckbauer, on the Hausberg and in the Zugspitze and Alpspitze region. Guided tours via the Garmisch tourist information or Vivalpin, hire at Skiverleih GaPa. Safety equipment with shovel, probe and transceiver is recommended.

  • Via Ludwigstraße and Hasentalstraße in Partenkirchen to the Gamshütte inn on the Wank – a prepared track with views of the Zugspitze massif.

  • Up to 70 red deer, from the Christmas holidays to the end of February. Public feeding Thursday to Sunday from 4 pm, a short walk from the Berggasthof Almhütte car park.

Summer and active

  • ParaglidingLaunch sites at the Osterfelder (2,020 m, Alpspitz cable car), Kreuzeck (1,650 m, Kreuzeck cable car), Hausberg (1,250 m) and Wank (1,720 m, Wank cable car)
  • White waterThe rivers Inn, Loisach and Isar as well as the Imst gorge. A white-water school in Garmisch with hire and tours.
  • High ropes courseOn Wankbahnstraße, 2–3 km
  • GolfGolf club Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Oberau, 8 km, with a 9-hole and an 18-hole course
  • Cycling453 kilometres of cycle paths. A favourite: the Loisach valley route to Eschenlohe or Ohlstadt. For the ambitious, the mountain-bike circuit of the Wetterstein range, approx. 90 km and 2,104 metres of ascent in about 8 hours.
Hire bikes & ski room

Palaces and abbeys

  • Schachen royal houseApprox. 10 km. Ludwig II’s hunting lodge, built 1869–1872 at over 1,800 metres on the Schachenalpe, with its Turkish hall. Reachable on foot only – a walk from the Partnach Gorge along the Königsweg, about three hours. Mountain inn Schachenhaus.
  • Ettal AbbeyApprox. 14 km. Founded by Benedictines in 1330, a basilica between high gothic and baroque, plus a brewery museum, show dairy and distillery with liqueur tasting.
  • Linderhof PalaceApprox. 20–32 km. A rococo palace built 1869–1878, themed and private guided tours, park and Venus grotto.
  • Neuschwanstein CastleApprox. 40–60 km, 50–60 minutes by car. Built between 1868 and 1886, about 200 metres above the valley on the Tegel rock, with views over the Alpsee and Forggensee. Within sight is Hohenschwangau Castle, built 1832–1836 for Crown Prince Maximilian.
  • WieskircheOn the way back via the B17. One of the finest rococo churches in Bavaria, 1746–1755. Admission is free.

Culture in town

  • Richard Strauss InstituteApprox. 800 m. The exhibition “Strauss – discovering the man and the music”, symphony and chamber concerts, and the annual Richard Strauss Festival in June.
  • Kleines TheaterApprox. 600 m. Comedies and plays since 1949, all year round. Hall on Richard-Strauss-Platz, ticket hotline 08821 7301995.
  • Werdenfels MuseumApprox. 1 km. A 17th-century merchant’s house, the history and culture of the Werdenfelser Land, carnival masks.
  • Historic LudwigstraßeApprox. 1 km or 10–15 minutes on foot. Lüftlmalerei façade paintings and traditional houses.
  • Murnau Palace MuseumApprox. 25 km. Artists of the Blue Rider, among them Kandinsky and Münter, plus temporary exhibitions. Lake Staffelsee invites a boat trip and a swim.

Eating out in town

Dining in the house in the evening is lovely – but not compulsory. All these addresses are within walking distance. You can reserve yourself or through our reception.

RestaurantAddressOn foot
Bungalow 7Mohrenplatz 55 min
MukkefuckMohrenplatz 45 min
HofbräustüberlChamonixstraße 2–65 min
Zum WildschützBankgasse 96 min
Gasthaus zur SchranneMarienplatz 108 min
4EckPromenadestraße 28 min
Trattoria CalabreseSchmiedstraße 18 min
WolpertingerFürstenstraße 179 min
Joseph Naus Stub’nKlammstraße 1910 min
Toni AlmAlpspitzstraße 1212 min

Useful numbers

Opening hours, prices and operating times of cable cars, the gorge, museums and ski areas change seasonally and are set by the respective operators. Please check them directly with them or with the tourist information before your trip. For snow conditions, weather and avalanche situation, consult the Bavarian avalanche warning service and the German weather service.

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