The Stone Agnes
Bergerlebnis Berchtesgaden

Wachterl - Karkopf - Steinerne Agnes - Hallthurm

Berchtesgaden Summit Trail: Stage 6
  • Mountain Hike
  • Mountaineering
  • 8:00 h
  • 17,5 km
  • 1133 hm

On the sixth and final stage of the Berchtesgaden Summit Trail, you'll cross the Lattengebirge from Wachterl to Hallthurm.

You’ll start at the Wachterl hiking parking lot and hike past the idyllic Taubensee up to the Mordaualm. Once you reach the Mordaualm, you have a choice: three mountain huts invite you to take a delightful break. On the Mitterbergsteig trail, you’ll reach the Mitterkaser service hut and continue uphill to the Törlscharte. If you’d like, you can tackle the short climb to the Törlkopf. Continue hiking along the well-defined trail to the Karkopf. If you’d like to go even higher, you can also tackle its summit. The trail leads you downhill to the Steinernen Agnes, a bizarre rock formation. Passing through the Schlafende Hexe, you descend below the Rotofensattel to Hallthurm. There, you’ll have crossed the Lattengebirge and completed the final stage of the Berchtesgaden Summit Trail.

Route details

  • Difficulty
    intermediate
  • Start point

    Wachterl

  • Destination

    Hallthurm

    Duration8:00 h
    Distance17,5 km
    Ascent1133 hm
    Descent1327 hm

    Fitness level4/6
    Difficulty2/6
    Landscape6/6
    Experience5/6

J F M A M J J A S O N D

Directions

From the Wachterl hiking parking lot, follow the footpath past idyllic Taubensee, then turn left toward Mordaualm / Karkopf (Trail No. 479). A wide forest road leads uphill to Mordaualm with its three staffed alpine huts. At the far end of the alpine pasture, turn left onto the Mitterbergsteig. Follow the trail to the Mitterkaser service hut and continue uphill to Törlscharte. If you like, you can make the short climb to Törlkopf, the highest summit along the long ridge of the Lattengebirge.

Below the ridge, follow the well-defined trail north toward Karkopf, but turn off before the summit and take the trail down to Steinerne Agnes (Trail No. 477/469). Pass this striking rock formation and continue toward Rotofensattel—between the “breast” and “nose” of the Schlafende Hexe (Sleeping Witch)—before descending to Hallthurm. Here, you’ll reach the end of the Berchtesgaden Summit Trail.

The Berchtesgaden Summit Trail

Six stages of summit highs and mountain hut breaks

Are you fit, experienced in the mountains, comfortable with heights, and at home on rocky terrain? Then the challenging Berchtesgaden Summit Trail is for you. Between rugged peaks and sweeping views, the route takes you through the Berchtesgaden mountains and up to their summits.

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The Berchtesgaden Summit Trail