Walking in the Bavarian Alps. Grant Bourne

      Grant Bourne is a New Zealander whose fascination with other lands and cultures has taken him through much of Asia, Africa, the Near East and Europe. He has written and illustrated numerous travel guides, the main focus being on Germany and New Zealand. His love of the outdoors has taken him not only along the magnificent tramping tracks of his native country, but also up the slopes of Mt Kenya in Africa, through the steamy jungles of Yucatan, the hills of northern Thailand and the trekking trails of Nepal. Now living in the beautiful Rhine Valley, Germany, he keeps himself (and his dog) fit by walking the many excellent trails along the Rhine, together with frequent walking holidays in the Bavarian and Swiss Alps. Visit Grant at www.grant-bourne.com.

      Sabine Körner-Bourne is a native of Germany and, like her husband Grant, is a keen hiker. Together they have explored numerous trails in exotic parts of the world. Nevertheless, Sabine has never lost her affection for the many beautiful tracks to be found in her home country. She accompanied Grant on many of the walks in this guide, helped with background information and also contributed some of the photographic material.

      © G Bourne and S Körner-Bourne 2018

      Fourth edition 2018

      ISBN: 978 1 85284 929 0

      Third edition 2012

      Second edition 2007

      First edition 1997

      Printed in China on behalf of Latitude Press Ltd

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

      All photographs are by the author unless otherwise stated.

       Route mapping by Lovell Johns www.lovelljohns.com

      Contains OpenStreetMap.org data © OpenStreetMap contributors, CC-BY-SA. NASA relief data courtesy of ESRI

      Dedication

      Für meine Frau – GB

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      Front cover: St Coloman, near Füssen in the Ammergau Alps (Part II)

      CONTENTS

       Overview map

       Map key

       Preface

       INTRODUCTION

       History

       Culture

       Plants and wildlife

       Getting there

       Getting around

       Accommodation

       Mountain huts

       Climate

       Clothing and equipment

       Safety in the mountains

       Food and drink

       Language

       Expenses

       Using this guide

       Maps

       PART I THE ALLGÄU ALPS

       Walk 1 The Nagelfluhkette: a ridge walk between the Mittagberg and Stuiben

       Walk 2 Over the Großer Ochsenkopf to Riedberger Horn

       Walk 3 A ridge walk between Sonnenkopf and Falken Alpe

       Walk 4 The Rubihorn

       Walk 5 Edmund-Probst-Haus to the Oytal

       Walk 6 Prinz-Luitpold-Haus to Landsberger Hut/Tannheim

       Walk 7 Gerstruben

       Walk 8 From the Gerstrubental to the Oytal

       Valley