Straubinger Haus in Winter "without snow"

hiking tour

Get to know and discover the "other side of winter". When we don't have snow, we invite you to one of the most beautiful hiking areas in our region.

  • Starting point Hindenburghütte
  • Location Reit im Winkl
  • distance 8.3 kilometres
  • duration 03:20 hours
  • maximum altitude 1563 meters
  • minimum altitude 1198 meters
  • altitude difference 441 ascending
  • altitude difference 429 descending
difficult difficulty

Tour description:

Get to know and enjoy the "other side" of this time of year, take indescribable moments and impressions home with you. Good equipment is a prerequisite!!

The tour starts in the Hemmersuppenalm hiking area (1200m). You can get to the starting point with the fee-based bus transfer which terminates at the Hindenburghütte restaurant. The buses run hourly from the Tourist Info day car park and from the Blindau hiking car park up to the Hindenburghütte. The first destination of the tour is the picturesque St. Anna's chapel (1242 m) at Upper Hemmersuppenalm. After only a few meters in the alpine area, the view of the surrounding mountains of the Chiemgau Alps opens up. 300 meters behind St. Anna's Chapel, in the middle of the Obere Hemmersuppenalm pastures, the hiking trail branches off to the right up to the Straubinger Haus, where you can enjoy the wonderful view. The view stretches in the direction of the Chiemgau Alps and Lake Chiemsee as well as to the south in the direction of the snow-covered Hohe Tauern and to the west in the white Kaiser Mountains.

Refreshments: Alpengasthof Hindenburghütte. The Straubinger Haus is closed in the winter months, take snacks and drinks with you!!

Catering option

Recommended months for this tour

Tips for this tour

For the very sporty among you, this tour starts at the hiking car park in Blindau. Over a bridge through a short stretch of forest, you reach the ski jumps and the Hindenburghütte via the trail (path no. 15) in about 1.5 hours. From there the tour continues to the Straubinger Haus.

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Arrival by car

From Munich or Salzburg on the federal motorway Munich - Salzburg (A8 to Grabenstätt exit no. 109), continue towards Marquartstein and on the well-developed German Alpine Road (B305) to Reit im Winkl. Drive from the village in the direction of Ruhpolding. After approx. 1 km turn towards Blindau and drive approx. 1 km to the Fellhornweg car park, 83242 Reit im Winkl.

From Munich or Innsbruck on the federal motorway Rosenheim - Innsbruck (A93) to Oberaudorf (exit no. 59). Continue to Walchsee, Kössen and Reit im Winkl. Drive from the village in the direction of Ruhpolding. After approx. 1 km turn towards Blindau and drive approx. 1 km to the Fellhornweg car park, 83242 Reit im Winkl.

Paid bus transfer in the season from the car park.

Arrival by public transport

Connections to Reit im Winkl from Prien am Chiemsee train station (best bus connection!). With the RVO bus line 9505. All timetables: www.reitimwinkl.de. Stop directly at the tourist information.

Connections to Reit im Winkl from Ruhpolding train station with the RVO bus line 9506. Bus stop directly at the Tourist Info.

Paid bus transfer in the season from Tourist Info.