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Hiking/Climbing in Southern Germany or surrounding area in March?
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I will be going to Southern Germany in March for work and hoping to squeeze in a few days of exploring. I'd love to do some climbing/hiking but I am not sure the weather will be good for it. I've been trying to research guide services and books, but everything is in German. Google translate is my friend but it's clunky. The town I'm working in is small and we will be flying in and out of Munich. I can probably get away with travelling through a different city if the airfare is comparable from Atlanta. Would love any and all tips! I'm not a huge city person, but if the weather is really not good for outdoor activities I figure I can always explore Munich. |
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March is a long month climatically, it could be freezing or pleasant spring weather, especially as Munich area is strongly influenced by it's position just north of the Alps, either crap weather from the north is blocked by them and sits over southern Bavaria or the warm stuff gets over the Alps and it's great. I live near Munich and take my motorcycles off the road until March, some days it's good, some not. Hiking is everywhere. Guide services aren't a thing, guides are mostly self-employed as the concept of guide concessions doesn't exist, guess there must be tour companies out there though (I should know as I'm a guide but in reality I don't keep up with the business). Munich is great, plenty to see. Get on the train to the Alps and up the Zugspitze (highest mountain in Germany). |
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As Jim mentioned above, in March you could possibly get pleasant weather. Hiking is everywhere, and usually pretty pleasant (and sometimes end up with a beer garden). Alltrails should have a decent selection of trails. There is a very good German/EU? alternative app called Komoot, but sometimes for these local apps you need to change the location of your app store. There are many lakes that you could get to. Different vibes than US but they are usually pretty beautiful and easily accessible. A couple of places stand out for me is Eibsee and Königssee. For just a month and working, I wouldn't bother with outdoor climbing close to Munich. The closest area worthwhile is probably Frankenjura in the north, and further away Arco in Italy. Munich is a big city in Germany , but comparing to NYC or LA, it is much smaller in scale. |
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If you like pocketty sport climbing, Frankenjura is awesome and should not be missed. |
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Thanks! I found a guide service in Arco. I’ll take the train there from Munich once work is done. Hoping to get up some multipitch and a via Ferrata. Would love a partner to share costs if anyone is around I looked at Frankenjura but couldn’t find a guide and everything around it seemed to be closed until May. |
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Zugspitze (2962 m). You have two options: 1. Hike up the mountain 2. Via Ferrata Use this app as there are several tracks available for Zugspitze:
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giraud bwrote: Or train and cablecar, you can get a round-trip ticket up one and down the other. |
