The weather is once again wet, cold, and pretty much miserable for hikes and climbs. Luckily though, we got one more hike in before the weather turned. Down one couple from our previous hike, we four headed back to Berchtesgaden and did the “famously" beautiful Wimbachklamm. Unlike most hikes, the Wimbachklamm water attraction costed 2€ per/person and was regulated by a turnstile on both ends. The estimated time displayed for the Wimbachklamm was roughly 30mins, but it probably took our group only 10, and that’s including taking pictures. One could theoretically head back to the car park after seeing the waterfalls, but we had driven 1.5hrs to get some fresh mountain air so we continued on to the Schloss. The Schloss, translated as Castle in English, was not a castle but rather a quaint mountain Alm. We were lucky to find a table before the crowds of people reached us. Due to the popularity and ease of the hike, the Alm was busy and I would also consider a bit overpriced. I enjoyed my Weisswurst (white sausage), but the drinks were watered down, and the portions were small for the price, but hey it is a tourist hotspot. If we have visitors that are limited in mobility or fitness I may do this hike again, but if it’s just me and Dominic, we both agreed it’s a one and done type hike. These are photos from the Wimbachklamm paid section. The entire path, although short, is filled with cascading water and beautiful shots. It was a challenge taking pictures without heads of strangers cropping up or being in the way of other visitors, but I was able to manage a few shots before being swept away by the crowds. There was still snow in the mountains and the water was icy cold. The hiking crew on our last adventure. One day Dominic and I will take a pretty picture. Other than the lens flare I think Anne and Tonys picture looks pretty romantic.
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Up until last weekend, the weather in Germany has been a bit loopy. We had snow, then 20C and sunny, then back to cold and cloudy. There was one point where I thought we changed to summer tires too soon. Now the days are a bit more normalized, with sunny and cool forecasts, absolutely perfect weather for the Mountains. Even better than the weather many of the hikes opened last weekend. To celebrate, Dominic, I and two other couples in our friend group, decided to take a nice stroll through the Aschauer Klamm tour in the beautiful hiking region of Berchtesgaden.The hike itself is very family friendly and took us a little over 3hrs to complete. For much of the hike we followed a beautiful well maintain path along a large stream with rushing waterfalls. There is a lovely Gasthaus where one can drink a Radler and enjoy brotzeit before or after the main part of the hike. Our misfit crew of hikers, taking in the beautiful weather and views.
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