Hikes near Dammkar – Mittenwald

Dammkar – Mittenwald (933 m) sits in Bavaria, Germany. MR. ALPS lists 16 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 284 km of marked route in total. They run from 3 km to 146.6 km, the longest being Jakobsweg Isar - Loisach - Leutascher Ache - Inn. 16 of them record their elevation gain, between 83 m and 1748 m.

• Jakobsweg Isar - Loisach - Leutascher Ache - Inn

  146.6 km · +1351 m · ≈ 6 days at 6 h/day

  This Jakobsweg stage threads through a remarkable sequence of landscapes: ancient *Buckelwiesen* (hummocky meadows with a long history), transition bogs, glacier-polished rock, and pine forests, before reaching the historic Porta Claudia fortification at the Leutascher Schanz. The route also passes the dramatic Leutaschklamm gorge and the gravel banks of an Alpine river system.

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• Via Alpina Red R43

  24.8 km · +972 m · ≈ 6 h 35

  The trail descends from the Falken hut across alpine meadowland to the Ladizalm pasture and the little Ahornboden plateau, where a Hermann von Barth monument stands among great maple trees beside a well. From there, the route continues to the Karwendelhaus lodge before dropping down to Scharnitz.

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• Wanderweg 269 (Gjaidsteig)

  8.3 km · +542 m · ≈ 2 h 34

  Blasted partly into the rock face as an exposed ledge — secured in places with steel cables — the Gjaidsteig traverses the northern flank of the Karwendel range, crossing vast scree couloirs and climbing over the Kammleitenwände ridge. The route passes the Bäralplsattel and the beautifully situated Hochlandhütte on its descent toward Mittenwald, demanding sure-footedness and a head for heights throughout.

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• Wanderweg 271

  7.1 km · +750 m · ≈ 2 h 40

  Mittenwald→Ochsenbodensteig→Am Bankerl

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• Wanderweg 263

  3.5 km · +568 m · ≈ 1 h 39

  Dammkarhütte→Hochlandhütte

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• Mittenwalder Höhenweg

  3 km · +383 m · ≈ 1 h 14

  A classic via ferrata through the rugged limestone Karwendel mountains, this loop threads through the Naturschutzgebiet Karwendel und Karwendelvorgebirge — a protected landscape of jagged rock formations, high-altitude cirques, and karst terrain above the Isar Valley.

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• Wanderweg 280

  3.9 km · +694 m · ≈ 1 h 56

  The route climbs through forested terrain before threading up a serpentine path hemmed in by the sheer rock walls of the Dammkar, arriving at the Dammkarhütte at 1,650 metres on the western flank of the Karwendel. The hut serves traditional dishes and sits amid numerous climbing routes on the surrounding crags.

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• Wanderweg 262

  8.6 km · +602 m · ≈ 2 h 43

  Mittenwald→Ochsenbodensteig→Hochlandhaus

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• Wanderweg 277

  3 km · +1189 m · ≈ 2 h 35

  Brunnsteinhütte→Karwendelbahn Bergstation

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• Wanderweg 276

  6.7 km · +1409 m · ≈ 3 h 41

  Brunnsteinhütte→Karwendelbahn Bergstation

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• Wanderweg 260

  10.2 km · +1174 m · ≈ 4 h

  Mittenwald→Hochlandhütte

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• Wanderweg 270

  12.4 km · +1748 m · ≈ 5 h 24

  Mittenwald→Am Bankerl→Dammkarhütte→Westl. Karwendelspitze

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• Wanderweg 200

  23.8 km · +371 m · ≈ 5 h 23

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• Wanderweg 220

  9.8 km · +244 m · ≈ 2 h 22

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• Wanderweg 406 (grün)

  5.6 km · +83 m · ≈ 1 h 16

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• AV Weg 820 (grün)

  6.6 km · +123 m · ≈ 1 h 32

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