Ludwig Graßler

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Ludwig Graßler (born August 2, 1925 in Amberg ; † August 22, 2019 in Wolfratshausen ) was a German mountain hiker and author of hiking guides .

Life

Graßler, who originally worked as a horticultural engineer, was best known for his description of the dream path Munich – Venice , a long-distance hiking trail that leads from Marienplatz in Munich to St. Mark's Square in Venice. Graßler tried this route several times before he was able to tackle it for the first time in 1974. Today Graßler's route is one of the most popular long-distance hiking trails in Europe.

Ludwig Graßler lived in Wolfratshausen from 1964 until his death .

Works

  • On foot across the Alps . Süddeutscher Verlag, 1977, ISBN 978-3-7991-5999-9 .
  • Isar-Loisachland: the heart of Upper Bavaria . Bayerische Verlagsanstalt, 1982, ISBN 978-3-87052-356-5 .
  • From Munich to Prague: on foot and by bike . J. Berg, 1994, ISBN 978-3-7634-1118-4 .
  • Dream path Munich-Prague . Bruckmann, 2006, ISBN 978-3-7654-4405-0 .
  • Hiking guide through the Isar valley: from Wolfratshausen to z. Sylvenstein . Isar Valley Association, 1972.
  • Burkhard Wittek: On foot from Munich to Prague. A travel and experience report from the dream path through Bavaria and Bohemia to Europe. 2008, ISBN 978-3-939518-66-2

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Christian Jostmann: To Rome on foot: story of a pilgrimage . CH Beck, 2007, ISBN 978-3-406-55739-2 , pp. 12 ( Google Books [accessed July 24, 2010]).
  2. ↑ Wolfratshausen mourns Ludwig Graßler. August 27, 2019, accessed August 27, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Graßler, Ludwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German mountain hiker and author of hiking guides
DATE OF BIRTH August 2, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH On the mountain
DATE OF DEATH 22nd August 2019
Place of death Wolfratshausen