Chess house

Chess house
	In front right the buildings of the Schachenhaus, ; in the background left the royal house on Schachen
location	on the Schachen in the Wetterstein Mountains near the royal house on the Schachen ; Bavaria , Germany
Mountain range	Wetterstein Mountains
Geographical location:	47 ° 25 '11 " N , 11 ° 6' 46" E Coordinates: 47 ° 25 '11 " N , 11 ° 6' 46" E
Altitude	1866 m above sea level NN
owner	Bavarian Administration of State Palaces, Gardens and Lakes
Usual opening times	Late May / early June to early / mid October
accommodation	18 beds, 70 camps
Winter room	no winter room available
Web link	Chess house
Hut directory	PES

The Schachenhaus (1866 m) is a mountain hut in the Wettersteingebirge am Schachen, right next to the Königshaus am Schachen .

The Schachenhaus belongs to the Bavarian Administration of State Palaces, Gardens and Lakes . It was built together with the royal family on Schachen around 1870. In King Ludwig's time, the buildings of the Schachenhaus were the farm buildings belonging to the castle. In 1911 a stone building was added.

The house has 53 beds and is open from late May / early June to early / mid-October. There is no winter room.

Accesses

From Elmau via the so-called Königsweg (walking time approx. 3½ hours)
From Mittenwald past Lautersee and Ferchensee on the Königsweg (walking time approx. 5½ hours)
From Elmau via the Wettersteinalm and Schachentor
From the Partenkirchen ski stadium through the Partnachklamm via the Kälbersteig and the Königsweg (walking time 4–5 hours)
From the Partenkirchen ski stadium through the Partnachklamm via the Reintal and Oberreintal

Royal House on Schachen
a viewpoint, a very nice view of the surrounding peaks of which one of Wettersteingebirge and especially the Reintal has
the botanical alpine garden created around 1900 , a branch of the botanical garden in Munich
the Schachensee (located approx. 200 meters below the Schachenhaus on Königsweg)

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