Unternberg
At the Unternberg in Ruhpolding They all come together: mountain hikers, snowshoe hikers, splitboarders, tourers, tobogganers and classic skiers. Where once only piste skiers and a few ski tourers could be seen, all the relevant equipment that is familiar to mountain sports in winter is now gathered. The mountain has remained the same. But people have repurposed it. Since 2014, a toboggan run has led from the 1,425 meter high massif down to the valley station of the chairlift. Fewer skiers get on there now, but rather people with sleds and bobsleighs. If you don’t accidentally navigate to the much better known Untersberg in Berchtesgaden, you’ll almost certainly reach the top. Of course, there is a risk that things will get very crowded on sunny weekends. But mostly everyone gets along.
Geigelstein
The Geigelstein is one of the most beautiful and untouched ski, toboggan and snowshoe tours in the Munich area. Everyone starts from the parking lot in Sachrang. Tobogganers choose the leisurely option; for them the climb ends after two hours with a mulled wine in the Priener Hütte. The more ambitious mountain enthusiast walks the four hours to the summit of the Breitenstein (1661 meters). And if you really want to know, you can climb for four and a half hours to the main summit, which towers over the Chiemgau at 1,808 meters. It’s nice that neither lift nor gondola bothers you here either. If you want to climb a peak, you should have a down jacket, a thick hat and warm gloves in your backpack.
Angle moss
On the Winklmoosalm not only opens up one of the largest ski areas in Bavaria. Tobogganers, tourers, cross-country skiers and hikers will also find what they are looking for here – although snowshoes are definitely recommended because it can get slippery. From the parking lot in Seegatterl the path leads past the campsite up via Winklmoos to the Traunsteiner Hütte. Strengthened with Kaiserschmarrn and plum roasters, we then head down the same path. The route is designed for cross-country skiers, but is at least just as suitable for sledding. Compared to the Unternberg toboggan run, it is less undulating, which makes the climb more slippery – but the descent is even more beautiful.
Kampenwand
The Kampenwand is an underestimated, almost avoided winter mountain. This mountain is ideal for skiing, tobogganing, touring and snowshoeing – for beginners and advanced skiers in all disciplines. And yet the massif in Aschau has remained an insider tip. Probably the smallest gondolas in Bavaria take skiers up to the ski area, currently Kampenwandbahn However, closed for maintenance work.
Pointed stone
A real classic. The Spitzstein is a tour for soaking up the sun, without lifts, but you are still significantly less lonely here than on the Kampenwand – at least in winter. Especially when there is fresh snow, the area is a popular destination for tourers, splitboarders and snowshoe hikers with snowboards on their backs because of the flat slopes. To make sure you get the most out of the untouched snow, you should leave early enough to beat the traffic jam on the A8. Tobogganers, on the other hand, can sleep in, as very few people know about the toboggan run from Spitzsteinhaus down to Erler Berg. It is mostly hidden in the shade and is still in good condition even at midday. Ideal for late riser families.