Create Professional Photo Gallery on Picturesque Kneefelspitze Hike in Berchtesgadener Land

Scenic Hike on Picturesque Kneifelspitze – A great view in Berchtesgaden

If you are looking for a hike that is not overly difficult, but not too easy either, Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria, Germany has a Kneefelspitze route that will scratch that outdoor itch.

Mountain Moments is here to prepare you for this 2.5 hour, 6.4-km adventure, with a trail map, comprehensive but easy-to-understand photography workshops, and expert hiking tips and tricks.

What’s so special about Kneefelspitze? This is what awaits you on the location

Kneifelspitze with Pauls’ Hut seen from above with Watzmann mountain in teh backdrop – one of the best hikes in near Berchtesgaden. Wanna make pictures like that? Join us on our next adventures and learn from the best mountain photograpers how to create such epic shots.

A little less known view, but still as impressive or romantic as any, comes from the Maria Gern chapel and the Kneifelspitze elevation.

Here you can enjoy a south-facing location with fantastic views over Berchtesgaden towards the national park – with the Watzmann and its impressive rock face in the center.

Especially in late autumn, the view over the sea of fog on the sunny slope inspires all visitors. This special moment is accompanied by a culinary summit rest: the tender spinach dumplings in melted butter taste even better after all the effort.

Directions! This is how your Kneifelspitze trail looks like on a map

The start and endpoint of this tour are at the car park/bus stop Maria Gern (740m). Directly at the church, turn left up the steep road. At the junction, we take the hiking trail on the right to Marxenhöhe and keep right again after about 10 minutes.

From the vantage point (830m) back to the crossroads and right along the circular hiking trail to the Kneifelspitze. Arriving at the road, we follow it on the right-hand side, always gently uphill to the Pauls hut at the summit of the Kneifelsspitze (1189m).

Refreshment stops on this hiking route are Maria Gern and Pauls Hütte.

Refrashent stops on this hiking route are Maria Gern and Pauls-Hütte.
Hiking Map: Start on the parking lot at Maria Gern, light uphill to Marxenhöhe and continue to Kneifel Peak. Refreshment stops on this hiking route are Maria Gern and Pauls Hütte. Our tip: Spinach dumplings with parmeggiano in hot butter. Thank us later.

Before the well-deserved break, we invest another 2 minutes and go to the “Blick nach Salzburg” (signposted) and back to the hut.

On the way back, first follow the road down two hairpin bends and turn right at the first hiking trail sign in the direction of Maria Gern via Lauchenlehen. Briefly downhill on the forest road and turn right again in the direction of Maria Gern.

After a few meters of the beautiful hiking trail from the parking lot, continue downhill along the road to the starting point.

Photo tips that will make your Instagram pop! The Maria Gern chapel and Marxenhöhe viewing point

First morning light on Watzmann peak – photographed from Marxenhöhe panoramic view point.

Three top photo spots await us on this tour – the most famous of which is right at the start: the Maria Gern chapel with the winding road as an imaging element. It can get crowded here at sunrise.

Mountain Moments Photo Workshops provide Photo Tours for everybody, Alpine Experience for beginners and intermediate-level photographers with 3 to 6-hour routes, as well as Summit Experience for more advanced photographers and hikers. We have private workshops and group classes.

The viewing point at the Marxenhöhe, which is only a 25-minute walk away, is significantly less busy. Here we have one of the best panoramas in the Berchtesgadener Land.

Only the view from the summit tops the whole thing: the Berchtesgadener Land spreads out in front of us at the Pauls Hütte, while on the other side of the mountain the Hochstaufen and the view as far as Salzburg greet us.

More information about your hiking adventure – from arrival to the finish line

Arrival: From Berchtesgaden to the district clinic/Maria Gern, then right towards Maria Gern uphill to the signposted parking lot n.

Public transport: By bus or train to Berchtesgaden, regional bus 837 from Berchtesgaden main station in the direction of Hintergern to the Maria Gern stop.

Difficulty: easy-medium 

Duration: 2.5 hours, 6.4 km

Ascent/descent: 430hm/430hm

Highest/lowest point: 1189m/730m

Refreshment stop: Maria Gern, Pauls-Hütte ( Kneifelspitze )

Start/finish: car park/stop Maria Gern near Berchtesgaden (coordinates: geogr. 47.653589, 13.002802) 

Particular dangers:

Tips: Please note the private properties near the church.

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Feel invited to comment when you have finished this hike, thanks.

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