Mountain route - Hochplatte

You leave the car park directly at the Ammerwaldalm via the forest road, which leads into the forest past the alm on the left.

As soon as you reach the Roggentalbach, turn onto the narrow path on the right side of the stream bed. After a few minutes, you cross an old wooden bridge and switch to the left side of the creek. The path now winds steeply up the slope. After about an hour, you reach a junction where you turn left towards the Fensterl.

You now climb through the Roggentalgraben, the saddle between Hochplatte and Hochblasse. After another hour of walking, you stand at the saddle. For the first time, the fantastic view opens towards the Allgäu and Lechtal Alps; to your right, you see the summit of the Kräh. After another 10 minutes, you finally reach the Fensterl, a hole in the rocky ridge of the Hochplatte. At the Fensterl, turn right.

The ridge walk begins. Below you lies the Forggensee and the Ammergau region, which will accompany you along the entire ridge walk - a dreamlike panorama. A few meters further up, the ridge narrows more and more and you must climb down a cable-secured section. It goes up and down towards the summit cross, which you reach after a few minutes. The summit view is one of the best in the entire Ammergau Alps - directly in front of us is the Wetterstein block with Germany's highest mountain - the Zugspitze.

The descent heads east. Here the path leads you along a well-secured ridge before the path widens again and you continue descending. The path becomes flatter and you reach the Weitalpjoch. From here, keep right towards Roggental until you reach the junction you know from the ascent. The last 400 vertical meters take you back to the Ammerwaldalm along this lovely path.

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At the Fensterl, a hole through the rock at the start of the summit ridge of the Hochplatte, very unique photos can be taken.