A multi-day hike to Hochkönig and across Königssee, Berchtesgaden Alps.

Actual

Start: 16.07.2024, first two days as planned.

Day 3 (18.07)

• Hike Matrashaus → Mitterfeldalm, 12.5km, 07:10h,↑493↓1762
• Hike Mitterfeldalm → Arthurhaus, 2km, 00:34h,↑22↓191
• Bus Arthurhaus -> Mühlbach am Hochkönig
• Bus Mühlbach am Hochkönig -> Bischofshofen
• Train Bischofshofen -> Werfen
• Car Werfen Ortsmitte → Hinterbrand, 523.7km, 05:13h
• Hike Hinterbrand → Hugo-Beck-Haus, 504.6km, 06:32h,↑18801↓18026
• Stay Hugo-Beck-Haus, €20

Change of plans, as Nelya had a leg injury and was not able to continue.

Day 4 (19.07)

• Hike Hugo-Beck-Haus → Königssee Kessel, 9.1km, 03:20h,↑210↓852
• Boat Königssee Kessel -> Königssee St. Bartholomä
• Hike Königssee St. Bartholomä → Watzmannhaus, 8.5km, 04:19h,↑1450↓130
• Hike Watzmannhaus → Hocheck-Unterstandshütte, 2.4km, 01:15h,↑734↓15
• Hike Hocheck-Unterstandshütte → Watzmannhaus, 2.4km, 01:15h,↑15↓734
• Stay Watzmannhaus, €15

Arrived at Watzmannhaus early, so decided to check how the summit and ferrata looks like. It was very cloudy close to the summit, so I was barely able to see in front of me, and it turns out that the wedge route definitely requires a ferrata kit, so decided not to risk it, and maybe go to Ingolstädter Haus via alternative path:

• Watzmannhaus → Ingolstädter Haus, 21.7km, 11:04h,↑2048↓1853

Day 5 (20.07)

• Hike Watzmannhaus → Königssee, 9.9km, 04:29h,↑130↓1451
• Bus Königssee -> Berchtesgaden
• Train Berchtesgaden -> Salzburg
• Train Salzburg -> Linz
• Train Linz -> Prague

It was raining in the morning, so I decided to travel home instead of Ingolstädter Haus, also considering that the route would be pretty much the same, down to Königssee, and then up to Ingolstädter Haus. Also, seems that my rain gear didn't work as expected, so I was all wet.

Planned

Day 1

• Car Prague → Gasthof Weißes Rössl Abtenau, 427.2km, 04:38h
• Stay Gasthof Weißes Rössl, €96 + breakfast

Day 2

• Car Gasthof Weißes Rössl Abtenau → Werfen Ortsmitte, 33.1km, 00:25h
• Hike Werfen Ortsmitte → Matrashaus, 15.2km, 08:16h,↑2618↓226
• Stay Matrashaus, €20

Day 3

• Hike Matrashaus → Werfen Ortsmitte, 15.2km, 06:56h,↑226↓2618
• Car Werfen Ortsmitte → Hinterbrand, 523.7km, 05:13h
• Hike Hinterbrand → Hugo-Beck-Haus, 504.6km, 06:32h,↑18801↓18026
• Stay Hugo-Beck-Haus, €20

Day 4

• Hike Hugo-Beck-Haus → Watzmannhaus, 16.8km, 07:05h,↑1512↓833
• Stay Watzmannhaus, €15

Day 5

• Hike Watzmannhaus → Ingolstädter Haus, 21.7km, 11:04h,↑2048↓1853
  • alternative: ferrata B+, Watzmannhaus → Ingolstädter Haus, 13.4km, 09:21h,↑1997↓1802
• Stay Ingolstädter Haus, €15

Day 6

• Hike Ingolstädter Haus → Saalfelden Bahnhof, 16.4km, 06:55h,↑552↓1943
• Train Saalfelden Bahnhof → Linz
  • 15:06-16:51 REX 3 (Train-No. 1519) → Salzburg Hbf
  • 17:11-18:30 RJ 745 → Wien Hbf
• Train Linz → Prague, EC336, 18:54-22:36