Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
The area around Garmisch-Partenkirchen is also prime hiking and mountaineering ter-
ritory. The website of the tourist office (
Click here
)
has a superbly interactive tour-plan-
ning facility to help you plot your way through the peaks on foot, and many brochures and
maps are also available with route suggestions for all levels. Qualified Alpine guides are
also on hand at the tourist office between 4pm and 6pm Monday and Thursday to answer
questions and provide all kinds of information. Hiking to the Zugspitze (
Click here
)
summit is only possible in summer and is only recommended for those with experience in
mountaineering.
Skischule
( 4931;
www.skischule-gap.de
; Am Hausberg 8)
Ski hire and courses.
SKIING
Alpensport Total
( 1425;
www.alpensporttotal.de
;
Marienplatz 18)
Winter ski school and hire centre
that organises other outdoor activities in the warmer months.
SKIING
Bergsteigerschule Zugspitze
( 589 99;
www.bergsteigerschule-zugspitze.de
;
Am Kreuzeckbahnhof 12a)
A moun-
taineering school, offering guided hikes and courses.
HIKING
Deutscher Alpenverein
( 2701;
www.alpenverein-gapa.de
; Hindenburgstrasse 38)
This outdoor organisation
offers guided hikes and courses.
HIKING
HAPPY SKIING
A
Happy Ski Card
(two days, adult/child €69/41.50) covers all the slopes, plus other ski areas
around the Zugspitze, including Mittenwald and Ehrwald (an incredible 231km of pistes and 106
ski lifts).
