Footpath to Hemmersuppenalm

hiking tour

Hike to the Lower Hemmersuppenalm. From the Hindenburghütte restaurant you have a wonderful view over the alpine pastures and lake Chiemsee.

  • Starting point Tourist Information
  • Location Reit im Winkl
  • distance 7.0 kilometres
  • duration 03:00 hours
  • maximum altitude 1251 meters
  • minimum altitude 671 meters
  • altitude difference 598 ascending
  • altitude difference 48 descending
intermediate difficulty

Tour description:

From the starting point, take path no. 16 via Wimmerkreuz and the Lofer bridge to the ski jumps.

A mountain path begins here. Always rising steadily, it leads through the forest and finally joins a forest road to the right, on which you soon reach  Hindenburghütte restaurant (path number 16). Continue on path no. 15 to St. Anna's chapel on the Hemmersuppenalm. Return on the same route.

Tip: The Hindenburghütte can also be reached by minibuses that leave at the tourist information office. Please note the seasonal times of the shuttle bus.

Special features: Chiemseeschau viewpoint at the Hindenburghütte, St Anna's chapel, Hemmersuppenalm alpine pasture area.

Catering option

Recommended months for this tour

Tips for this tour

You walk through a mixed and beech forest on an original mountain path up to the Hindenburghütte.

The Hindenburghütte can also be reached by minibuses that leave at the tourist information office. Please note the seasonal times of the shuttle bus.

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Arrival by car

Coming from Munich or Salzburg on the Munich - Salzburg motorway (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 in the direction of Blindau and approx. 1 km to the Fellhornweg car park, 83242 Reit im Winkl.

Coming from Munich or Innsbruck on the Rosenheim - Innsbruck motorway (A93) to Oberaudorf (exit no. 59). On to Walchsee, Kössen and Reit im Winkl. Drive from the village in the direction of Ruhpolding. After approx. 1 km turn in the direction of Blindau and approx. 1 km to the Fellhornweg car park, 83242 Reit im Winkl. Shuttle buses, subject to a fee, from the parking lot in the season.

Arrival by public transport

Connections to Reit im Winkl from Prien am Chimesee train station (best bus connection!). With the RVO bus line 9505.

Stop directly at the tourist information office.

Connections to Reit im Winkl from Ruhpolding train station with the RVO bus line 9506. Stop directly at the tourist information office. Paid shuttle buses in the season from the tourist information office.