Walchensee/Jochberg
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Cloudy skies, rain showers, temperatures below 10° Celsius. That’s what the forecasts had in store for us today. I thought about postponing the trip yet another day or two—which I had already done twice. But I figured I might just start today, I’d get wet eventually anyway. When we arrived at Walchensee, the weather was nothing like the forecast. Blue skies with some clouds, sunshine and a stunning view greeted us.
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A while back when I told my mother about hiking the Bavarian Alps, she asked if I’d take her along for a day. Although she only lives a one-and-a-half hour drive away she maybe comes here about once a year.
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So I picked a tour from Urfeld to Jochberg (1565 m) – Jocheralm (1381 m) – Walchensee and back to Urfeld. Although it’s supposed to be a 4.5 hour hike (without breaks), it took us nearly 8 hours with breaks. I am proud of my mother that she made it to the top, since not only my family, but I too doubted that she’d be able to make the whole hike.
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After making it down from the peak, we had a great Brotzeit and a beer at Jocheralm from where we started our steep and rocky descend back down to Walchensee.
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After checking in to my Inn for the night, we went to Benediktbeuern Abbey where we had a good Sunday roast (Schweinebraten) and another Weißbier—or two.
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The abbey is really lovely and has quite a big campus. After walking around the basilica we decided that we’ve been walking enough for one day and as it started to get colder anyway, we called it a day.
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