Summit Hochstaufen – Ascent to Hochstaufen loop from Piding

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Landkreis Berchtesgadener Land

Piding

Summit Hochstaufen – Ascent to Hochstaufen loop from Piding

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Summit Hochstaufen – Ascent to Hochstaufen loop from Piding

08:20

16.0km

1,300m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 16, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 1.14 km for 847 m

After 3.78 km for 912 m

After 4.94 km for 1.35 km

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

5.18 km

Viewpoint

5.47 km

Cave Entrance

6.11 km

Reichenhaller Hut

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There's hardly a more beautiful hut in this area than the Reichenhaller Haus. Despite the arduous climb and the deprivation of washing due to a lack of water, you'll be rewarded with one of the most beautiful views anywhere.

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6.25 km

Summit Hochstaufen

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The Hochstaufen (1,771 meters) is a striking rocky mountain and a well-known eye-catcher, rising between Bad Reichenhall, Piding, and Anger (Berchtesgadener Land).

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7.46 km

Ascent to Hochstaufen

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Beautiful narrow mountain path up towards Reichenhaller Haus and the Hochstaufen... again and again there are wonderful views of the surrounding mountains and the pretty peaks of the Alps

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7.65 km

View of Bad Reichenhall and the Alps

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On the beautiful path up to the Reichenhaller Haus you have a wonderful view of the Alpine peaks in the distance

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8.13 km

Mountain trail to the Hochstaufen summit

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This is where the trail to the Reichenhaller Haus and the Hochstaufen summit (1,771 meters) starts. A really nice path, for which you should be sure-footed and not afraid of heights.

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8.65 km

View of Bad Reichenhall

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Sitting up here on the bench and the alpine town of Bad Reichenhall below you - that's hard to describe. The wide valley is really a special sight when you …

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8.86 km