Ammergau Alps

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View from the Zugspitze to Ammergebirge with Eibsee in the foreground

The Oberammergau Alps, also called the Ammer Mountains are a mountain range of the Northern Limestone Alps in the Bavarian administrative districts of Upper Bavaria and Swabia and in Tyrol district of Reutte ( Außerfern ). They cover an area of about 30 x 30 km. In its center rises the eponymous river Ammer. The highest peak is 2340 meters with Daniel. The landscape is populated very thin, but includes some well-known attractions: the Royal Castles of Neuschwanstein and Linderhof, Ettal Abbey and the Wies Church.

Geography and tourism infrastructure

Share in the Oberammergau Alps the countries Germany (about ¾ of the area) with the Free State of Bavaria and Austria with the province of Tyrol. The towns of Füssen, Oberammergau, Garmisch -Partenkirchen, Ehrwald and Reutte surround this mountain. The Oberammergau Alps are due to the comparatively low level of its summit, and the location on the northern edge of the Alps, with its proximity to the major urban centers in southern Germany an ideal area for average hikers. Most peaks are accessible as day trips from the valley villages from. This results in only a small number of mountain huts. Also the development with mountain railways is low. Only in the northern border areas, there are two cable cars (Tegel mountain, Laber mountain railway ) and three chairlifts (Book Mountain, Front Hoernle, piston caliper ). In the central and southern area lifts and accommodation huts are completely absent. Only a bus transports hikers on the privately run Kenzenhütte. The boundary between the Bavarian administrative districts of Upper Bavaria and Swabia, which is also the county boundary between Garmisch- Partenkirchen and the Eastern Allgäu, runs from south to north through the Oberammergau Alps.

Geology

Geologically, the Oberammergau Alps are composed largely of primary dolomite, which forms prominent peak as the cross peak. In general, the whole southern portion of the mountain is a large area of dolomite with small amounts of Solnhofen, so he shows relatively monotonous forms. Varied with a complicated change in the layer sequence of rocks is the northern part. There is next to the dolomite smaller areas in which dominates the Wettersteinkalk. The high plate and the Säuling are the most impressive mountains of this rock. In addition enrich small areas mudstones, marls, sandstones, radiolarites, conglomerates and Kieselkalke the landscape. Near the edge of the Alps, however, the flysch occurs everywhere in appearance ( High Bleick, Hoernle ). The flysch forms because of its susceptibility to erosion round, often to above forested mountains with a highland region.

The wide distribution of dolomite causes a typical manifestation of Oberammergau Alps: massive debris flows from dolomite debris, called gravel, all the valleys spill ( Graswangtal ). The most intense debris accumulation can be found in the area of ​​cross- peak and the northern flanks of the southern main ridge. The Frieder Gries and Gries Linder provide remarkable talus slope in the valley represents a special feature is the boiler, a large Dolinentrichter in the area of ​​Hasentalkopfs, which was sunk by rock dissolution.

Conservation

The Ammergebirge has remained relatively close to nature, little serviced mountain range with very low population density. It is the largest Bavarian nature reserve. Currently, the designation of a national park in the Ammer Mountains is discussed. As a core area about 23,000 hectares from the possession of Bavaria are provided.

Plant world

Due to the constant movement of Griese, they are also of high ecological value, because these dynamics ermöglichst the existence of rare plants. In Frieder Gries growing tree species such as the rare Spirke that is competitive only with frequent debris movement. Numerous other rare plants occur. The mainly südalpischen plant species Soldanella minima ssp. minima ( Eisglöckchen ) and the Monte Baldo sedge have in the Oberammergau mountains its single occurrence in the northern Alps. Of international importance are the various high and low Moore. Very valuable are also certain forest communities as unique block and ravine forests or reed grass stained pine forests. Extensive meadow uses such as poor grassland, wet grassland and Borstgrasrasen additionally enrich the flora.

Lakes

With the Plansee and the Heiterwanger See the Oberammergau Alps have two of the most beautiful lakes of Tyrol. The lakes are located in the valley (a rarity in the Northern Limestone Alps ) and fjord-like cut into the wooded hillsides. Their banks are virtually undeveloped. Other lakes on the northwestern edge of the mountains ( Alpsee, swan lake, Bannwaldsee ).

Moore

In the Oberammergau Alps alpine mountain pine bog is broken down and delivered to health spas and wellness hotels in this area about two dozen bog holes. The moor the Oberammergau Alps contains substances to stimulate the metabolism and endocrine glands and has an increased content of fulvic and Ulminsäuren on. The Moose and felts in the Ammer Valley and its neighborhood are due to the last ice age, which ended about 10,000 years ago.

Economy and culture

The landschaftsprägendste human use is forestry, which has greatly changed the natural composition of forests in some cases and a fairly dense forest road network has built up. In some areas (eg at the Frieder Spitz ) causes a too intensive sheep grazing problems because of the destruction by erosion of alpine grassy slopes. In contrast to the neighboring mountain ranges in the west and southwest of the Oberammergau Alps have only a few meadows and pastures. The largest part of the mountain is covered with forest. This is due to the fact that large parts of the Oberammergau Alps were royal hunting grounds and that dolomite and Flyschböden for pasture and grassland management unfavorable conditions create (dry, poor soils in the dolomite or to rutschungsanfällig the Flysch ).

In the Oberammergau Alps are architectural works of international stature. These include the castles of Linderhof and Neuschwanstein and Ettal Abbey.

Structure

Boundary

In the north the foothills of the Alps forms the border from Lech to Loisach. The Lech River forms the boundary to the west of its emergence in the Alpine foothills upstream to Reutte. The Loisach limits the Oberammergau Alps in the east, southeast and south of its outlet in the foothills of the Alps upriver as far as the Ehrwalder pool. In the southwestern part of the Zwischentoren valley called the connection between the Ehrwalder basin and the Reutte basin. The Zwischentoren also forms a barely pronounced Talpass that connects the Oberammergau Alps and the Lech Valley Alps.

Subgroups

The Alpine Club leaders Allgäu Alps, Oberammergau Alps shares the Oberammergau Alps in the following sub- groups (each with highest peak ):

  • Trauchberge ( High Bleick, 1638 m)
  • Deep pointed comb ( Klammspitze 1924 m)
  • Laber - Hornle Group ( Laber 1686 m)
  • Hochplatten -Tegel Mountain Group ( Hochplatte 2082 m)
  • Säulinggruppe ( Säuling, 2047 m)
  • Kreuzspitz group (Cross- peak, 2185 m)
  • Kramer Group ( Kramer, 1985 m)
  • Southern Main Ridge ( Daniel Crest) ( Daniel, 2340 m)

The Kreuzspitz group with the cross peak and the vulture heads represents the alpinsten part of the Oberammergau Alps represents the highest peaks of the Oberammergau Alps located in the southern main ridge ( Daniel comb ). The vielgestaltigste and touristy interesting part of the Oberammergau Alps located in the Hochplatten -Tegel mountain group.

Summit

The ten highest peaks of the Alps Oberammergau:

More Summit: In the Oberammergau Alps, there are nearly 200 named and provided with spot elevation summit. Among the best known are (in order of height):

  • High plate, 2,082 m
  • Schell Schlicht, 2053 m
  • Frieder Spitz, 2050 m
  • Säuling, 2047 m
  • Crow, 2012 m
  • Gabelschrofen, 2010 m
  • Kramerspitz 1985 m
  • Kienjoch 1953 m
  • High Straußberg 1933 m
  • Klammspitze 1924 m
  • Ochsenälpeleskopf 1905 m
  • Notkarspitze, 1889 m
  • Hostage stone, 1885 m
  • Branderschrofen (Tegel mountain ) 1881 m
  • Teufelstättkopf, 1758 m
  • Schönleitenschrofen, 1702 m
  • Laber, 1686 m
  • High Bleick, 1638 m
  • Ettaler Manndl 1633 m
  • Pürschling, 1566 m
  • Rear Hoernle, 1548m
  • Big Aufacker 1542 m
  • Kofel, 1342 m

Adjacent Mountain Ranges

The Oberammergau Alps border the following other mountain groups in the Alps:

  • Allgäu Alps ( in the west)
  • Lech Valley Alps (southwest )
  • Wettersteingebirge and Mieminger chain ( in the south)
  • Bavarian Alps (to the east )

In the north the Oberammergau Alps bordering the foothills of the Alps.

Towns

Tourism

Long-distance and long-distance trails

The Via Alpina, a cross-border long-distance trail with five sub- paths through the whole Alps, also passes through the Oberammergau Alps. The Purple Trail Via Alpina runs with three stages through the Oberammergau Alps as follows:

  • Stage A60 runs from Garmisch- Partenkirchen to Linderhof
  • Stage A61 runs from Linderhof to Kenzenhütte
  • Stage A62 runs from the Kenzenhütte to Fussen

In the valleys between Unterammergau, Oberammergau, Ettal and Linderhof Palace, there are well branched and very snow-sure ski compounds in winter. Each year it hosts the first weekend in February, the famous King Ludwig run instead. Alpine skiing opportunities exist in Oberammergau, Bad Kohlgrub and Unterammergau. In Bad Kohlgrub there from Hornle a 4.5 km long toboggan run.

In summer there is a great hiking trails network available, such as:

  • Oberammergau - Unterammergau ( The Altherrenweg )
  • Oberammergau - Ettal ( The Vogelherdweg )
  • Oberammergau - Linderhof ( The Sun Trail )

A large part of the mountain forms the 288 km ² large nature reserve Ammer Mountains, the largest nature reserve in Bavaria.

Mountain cabins

In the Bavarian part of the Oberammergau Alps, there are three huts of the Alpine Club and a privately operated cabin. In the Tyrolean part of the mountain there are no mountain huts.

  • August- Schuster -Haus on the Pürschling: 1564 m, cultivated all year round, closed in November, 54 beds, 12 mattresses, valley town: Unterammergau, duration of Unterammergau: 2 hours
  • Wellhead Houses: 1602m, staffed from Whitsun to October, 35 Dormitory, valley town of Oberammergau, Linderhof Palace of walking: 1.75 hours
  • Hörndlhütte: 1390 m, cultivated summer from early May to late October, winter from early December to late March, closed in April and November, 23 Dormitory, valley town: Bad Kohlgrub, duration of Bad Kohlgrub: 1.25 hours
  • Kenzenhütte: 1294 m, Valley location: half Lech, accessible by " Kenzenbus " from there
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