Staffel Summit Cross (1,534 m) – Staffelalm loop from Bäcker

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Bavaria

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Jachenau

Staffel Summit Cross (1,534 m) – Staffelalm loop from Bäcker

Hard

4.8

(17)

227

hikers

Staffel Summit Cross (1,534 m) – Staffelalm loop from Bäcker

04:41

10.2km

740m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 4.84 km for 17 m

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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199 m

View of Mount Staffel

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From below it looks like an inconspicuous hump, but the summit is waiting to be climbed.

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1.43 km

Small Waterfall

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Beautiful tour even in winter when there is snow

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3.96 km

View of the Bavarian Alps Peaks

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Nice idea with the peaks! More of that, please.

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4.34 km

Staffelalm with view of Lake Walchensee

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Here you can have a snack and take a deep breath.

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4.76 km

View of Walchensee from the Summit

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Nice

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4.78 km

Staffel Summit Cross (1,534 m)

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Nice view, ideal for a rest after the climb.

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5.18 km

Staffelalm

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The photo does not show the Staffelalm, even if it is on the way to the Staffel. The Staffelalm is located on the Rabenkopf near Kochel and looks completely different.

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9.14 km

Benedikt Riesch Memorial Marker

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Looks much older than it actually is.

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10.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.66 km

3.50 km

677 m

377 m

Surfaces

5.47 km

3.44 km

559 m

437 m

313 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,480 m)

Lowest point (740 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

12°C

8°C

99 %

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Max wind speed: 3.0 km/h

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Comments

September 16, 2023,Staffel 1532m

I drove past this mountain ⛰️ a few times. Not really noticeable, but it offers a wonderful panorama. In the southeast the Sylvensteinspeicher with its Canadian 🍁 flair, in the west the Walchensee our Caribbean 🇨🇺 🇩🇴 . The Benediktenwand, my former local mountain, towers in the north.
The fact that summer is coming to an end can also be …

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June 19, 2025,Mit der alten Seilschaft auf den Staffel 🥾

Some of our former hiking group is getting together for a nostalgic relay ride. How many times have we been here together, and now it's been years!

No big one-by-one today; hiking is tiring! A big advantage of this tour: both the ascent and descent are largely shaded. It only becomes sunny from the Staffelalm-Hochleger, but it's already cooler up …

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March 27, 2022,⭐️ Staffel ab Wanderparkplatz Jachenau

Less demanding, but still a very nice round trip :-)

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January 29, 2025,STAFFELAM💦⛄️☀️HOCHLEGER

Sunny ☀️afternoon round trip over the Staffel in Jachenau.
From the 🅿️at the bakery up the western ascent and down the eastern descent.
Had the strenuous 😅pleasure of making the first track up and down through yesterday's fresh snow.
In the lower mountain forest a ☔️ would have been good! Massive thaw caused plenty of snow loads and water from …

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