With pleasure
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 Hochgern summit in front of the Achental |
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| height | 1747.8 m | |
| location | Bavaria | |
| Mountains | Chiemgau Alps | |
| Dominance | 10.8 km | |
| Notch height | 967 m ↓ southwest of the Seehaus | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 45 '6 " N , 12 ° 30' 58" E | |
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| Normal way | Marquartstein - Agergschwendalm - Hochgernhaus - summit | |
The Hochgern is a mountain near Unterwössen or Marquartstein in the Bavarian district of Traunstein with an altitude of 1748 m above sea level. NHN . It rises above the Chiemsee and belongs to the Chiemgau Alps , a subgroup of the Bavarian Alps . With a notch height of 967 meters, the summit is one of the most independent in the Chiemgau Alps.
The Hochgern can only be climbed on foot, there is no cable car . When the visibility is good, the Berchtesgaden Alps and Loferer Steinberge can be seen in the southeast, the Central Alps with Großglockner and Großvenediger and the Kaiser Mountains in the south and the Mangfall Mountains in the west . There are several options for the ascent, most of which are easy and marked. However, there is a risk of avalanches in winter on the higher slopes.
Routes to the summit
The normal way
This mostly traveled, easy route, which is also popular with mountain bikers, begins in Marquartstein and leads on a forest road in one hour to the Agergschwendalm . A farm road takes about 90 minutes to reach the year-round Hochgernhaus at 1459 m , where you can also stay overnight. Up to this point, the path is also accessible in winter and is also used by tobogganists. A narrow path continues to the summit, which leads over grass slopes in an hour to the summit cross at 1747.8 m . To the west of the summit is the Hochlerch (cross), above the Achental, which offers a good view of the Chiemsee and the Kampenwand massif .
From the south
A direct path, often used in summer and winter, leads from the Unterwössner district of Au via Agergschwendalm and Hochgernhaus to the Hochgern summit. The path is a little steeper than that of Marquartstein, but it is 10 to 20 minutes shorter. The Hochgernlauf has been taking place on this route in May since 1999.
The route, which also begins in Au and initially leads through a cool, shady valley up to the Jochbergalm , is less traveled . There it goes left, over open terrain to the south flank and finally very steep in 2.5 hours to the summit.
From the north
This route, which is also heavily used, begins in Staudach-Egerndach , from where it initially goes through a romantic valley and a wooded area up to the Staudacher Alm . From there, a narrow, sometimes rocky and slippery path, which requires surefootedness, leads through the north flank in numerous switchbacks up to the summit, which is reached after around 3 hours.
Alternatively, the Staudacher Alm can be reached via the Schnappenkirche .
From the east
This route, which takes around 3 hours from Bergen to Hochgern, is scenic and, in contrast to the normal route, quiet . You can drive by car on a small road to the hamlet of Kohlstatt. From there the little-used but signposted ascent begins on a forest road. Initially along the Weißen Achen , the path climbs steadily past a gorge to Eschelmoos . From there a farm road leads to the Hinteralm . From here it goes over a partly steep and rocky path to the Bischofsfellnalm ( 1389 m ). After a short flat stage, the path leads steeply to the ridge of the Hochgern. To the summit it goes steadily uphill first through a forest and finally on a narrow path over the steeply sloping grass slopes. From the Hinteralm you need to be sure-footed and have a head for heights on the last 100 meters.
Individual evidence
- ↑ according to topographic map 1: 50,000
