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Feu­er und Eis own tour

Crossing the Alps on the Maxi­mi­li­ans­weg II wit­hout lug­ga­ge transfer

from 868,- per person

  • Duration: 8 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 115 km
  • Altitude: (+) 5850 m
  • Altitude: (-) 4170 m
  • Difficulty:
One of Bava­ria’s most fasci­na­ting vaca­ti­on regi­ons lies at the begin­ning of the vaca­ti­on and spa town of Füs­sen in the All­gäu. It once even cap­ti­va­ted the legen­da­ry King Lud­wig II and inspi­red him to build his world-famous Neu­schwan­stein and Hohen­schwan­gau cast­les. At the end of Lake Tegern­see, on the other hand, cul­tu­re and crea­ti­vi­ty mer­ge to crea­te a uni­que oasis of rela­xa­ti­on and enjoy­ment. Here, moun­ta­ins and lake, tra­di­ti­on and far-rea­ching views come tog­e­ther in harm­o­ny and form the back­drop for one of the most beau­tiful and best-known vaca­ti­on regi­ons in Ger­ma­ny. In bet­ween, the­re are six varied and chal­len­ging stages that lead past maje­s­tic Alpi­ne peaks, idyl­lic wet­lands and breath­ta­king pan­o­r­amic views. 
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Eine Frau und ein Mann wandern in den Bergen auf einem schmalen Pfad in Richtung Kamera. Grüne Almlandschaft im Hintergrund.
Der felsige Geierstein bei Lenggries. Im Hintergrund das Isartal sowie das Brauneck.
Ein Mann wandert auf dem Grat zum Herzogstand am Walchensee. Rechts und links vom Pfad sind Latschen.
Rottach-Egern am Tegernsee, im Hintergrund der Wallberg.
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Itinerary / Stages

Day 1
Indi­vi­du­al jour­ney to Füssen
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Wel­co­me to the pic­tures­que old town of Füs­sen in the Allgäu.
Day 2
Füs­sen — Neu­schwan­stein Cast­le — Ken­zen­hüt­te — Buching
Distanz: 17 km Höhe (+): 1120m Höhe (-): 640m
The bus will take you to Schwan­gau in just a few minu­tes. The­re, the maje­s­tic and world-famous fairy­ta­le cast­le of Neu­schwan­stein, built by King Lud­wig II, awaits you first. From the famous Mari­en­brü­cke bridge, you can enjoy an incre­di­ble view over the All­gäu and the cast­le. The trail then leads quiet­ly along pic­tures­que paths through the forest as you ste­adi­ly gain alti­tu­de. Final­ly you reach the Ken­zen­hüt­te. You return to the val­ley in com­fort by public bus, whe­re you will spend the night. 
Day 3
Buch­ing — Ken­zen­hüt­te — Oberammergau
Distanz: 22 km Höhe (+): 320m Höhe (-): 780m
The next mor­ning, you return to the Ken­zen­hüt­te on the sche­du­led bus and con­ti­nue your hike on damp moun­tain paths through lush, over­grown ter­rain while admi­ring the diver­se flo­ral sple­ndor. After around 3.5 hours, you will reach the famous Lin­der­hof Cast­le, ano­ther cul­tu­ral high­light along the Maxi­mi­li­an Trail. This magni­fi­cent cast­le is often refer­red to as a minia­tu­re ver­si­on of Ver­sailles, and the sur­roun­ding Eng­lish land­scape park is sim­ply magi­cal. It is pos­si­ble to visit the cast­le if you book in advan­ce. From here, you have the opti­on of taking the bus to Ober­am­mer­gau, or if you still feel like hiking, you can hike via the Pür­sch­ling­haus and the Kol­ben­sat­tel for a fur­ther 4 hours or so to your over­night accom­mo­da­ti­on in Oberammergau. 
Day 4
Ober­am­mer­gau — Eschenlohe 
Distanz: 25 km Höhe (+): 730m Höhe (-): 920m
You hike along the Amper to Unter­am­mer­gau. Then it’s soon uphill to the Hörn­le­hüt­te and the Riß­berg. Then downhill to Gra­fen­aschau and past the beau­tiful Mur­nau­er Moos — one of the most important wet­lands in Cen­tral Euro­pe. Now you only have a flat walk to Eschen­lo­he. If this stage is too far for you, take our shorter opti­on. Over­night stay in Ohl­stadt (with train ride) or Mur­nau (with train ride). 
Day 5
Eschen­lo­he — Kochel am See 
Distanz: 18 km Höhe (+): 1270m Höhe (-): 340m
An unfor­gettable tour full of natu­ral beau­ty awaits you today. The trail leads from Eschen­lo­he up to Heim­gar­ten and offers breath­ta­king views right from the start. Along a pic­tures­que ridge, the trail leads towards the lakes of Kochel and Wal­chen­see with con­stant­ly chan­ging pan­ora­mas befo­re rea­ching the famous Her­zog­stand. From the­re, too, the­re is an impres­si­ve view of the two lakes. The des­cent to Wal­chen­see can be done eit­her com­for­ta­b­ly by cable car or on foot. Lake Wal­chen­see is often refer­red to as the Bava­ri­an Carib­be­an becau­se of its crys­tal-clear, tur­quoi­se waters. From the­re, a public bus will take you to Kochel am See, whe­re you will spend the night today. 
Day 6
Kochel am See — Lenggries
Distanz: 17 km Höhe (+): 1370m Höhe (-): 510m
As soon as yes­ter­day’s impres­si­ve expe­ri­en­ces have sett­led a litt­le, the next abso­lut­e­ly fan­ta­stic tour is alre­a­dy on the hori­zon. The start­ing point is Kochel, from whe­re we hike over the impo­sing Bene­dik­ten­wand with its magni­fi­cent view of the Isar­win­kel to the equal­ly famous Brauneck. Brauneck is a popu­lar ski resort for locals in win­ter and a popu­lar hiking desti­na­ti­on in sum­mer. The gon­do­la takes you back down to Leng­gries in com­fort. From the­re, you can reach today’s desti­na­ti­on, the pic­tures­que town of Bad Tölz, which lies direct­ly on the Isar and is known for its char­ming old town, by bus and train. 
Day 7
Leng­gries — Bad Wiessee
Distanz: 16 km Höhe (+): 1040m Höhe (-): 980m
The next mor­ning you return to Leng­gries by bus or train. From the­re, your final stage beg­ins, taking you to Bad Wies­see on the famous Tegern­see. On the way, you climb the exci­ting, rocky Gei­er­stein and con­ti­nue your hike to the Focken­stein, from whe­re you can enjoy a magni­fi­cent view of the Tegern­see val­ley. You then stop off at the cozy Auer­alm with its spa­cious sun ter­race befo­re des­cen­ding to Lake Tegern­see, whe­re you will be stay­ing for the night. 
Day 8
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Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
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Booking code: MAX-WEG-2-O-GEPAECK

Season

15.05.2026 — 30.06.2026 (Arri­val: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat)
01.07.2026 — 31.08.2026 (Arri­val: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat)
01.09.2026 — 15.10.2026 (Arri­val: Wed, Thu, Fri, Sat)

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Single room

EUR 1.228,00
EUR 1.258,00
EUR 1.228,00

Double room*

EUR 868,00
EUR 898,00
EUR 868,00
*Prices are per person.

Additional nights BEFORE the tour

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Füs­sen in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Best Wes­tern Plus Hotel Füssen) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Füs­sen in a sin­gle room incl. break­fast / (Best Wes­tern Plus Hotel Füssen) 

Price per person/night

EUR 100,00
EUR 188,00

Additional nights AFTER the tour

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Bad Wies­see in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Askania) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Bad Wies­see in a sin­gle room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Askania) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Füs­sen in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Best Wes­tern Plus Hotel Füssen) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Füs­sen in a sin­gle room incl. break­fast / (Best Wes­tern Plus Hotel Füssen) 

Price per person/night

EUR 106,00
EUR 117,00
EUR 100,00
EUR 188,00

Additional transfers

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Return trans­fer from Bad Wies­see to Füs­sen (pri­ce valid for max. 4 people)

Price

EUR 284,00

Services

Included services
  • Indi­vi­du­al hiking (no group tours)
  • 7 x over­night stays in sel­ec­ted hotels, inns and guest­hou­ses (3*/4* category)
  • Room with shower/WC or bath/WC
  • 7 x breakfast
  • Detail­ed tra­vel docu­ments with important infor­ma­ti­on on the rou­te and itin­era­ry (1x per room)
  • 1 x Rother hiking gui­de Maximiliansweg
  • Prac­ti­cal felt bag for your tra­vel docu­ments (1x per room)
  • Down­load GPS data for mobi­le navigation
  • Dona­ti­on Sus­taina­bi­li­ty Initia­ti­ve Berg­wald­pro­jekt e.V.
  • 7‑day care­free ser­vice num­ber (dai­ly from 08:00 to 19:00)
  • Feu­er und Eis tra­vel insurance
Excluded services
  • Tra­vel to and from the tour and par­king fees
  • Spa/local taxes (approx. 1–4 EUR per per­son and night), to be paid at the accommodation
  • Accom­mo­da­ti­on cos­ts for regis­tered dogs, to be paid at the accom­mo­da­ti­on, if applicable
  • Meals and drinks not included
  • Tips, sight­see­ing and other per­so­nal expenses
  • Bus and train jour­neys, trans­fers if not expli­cit­ly included in the program
  • Tra­vel insu­rance (we are hap­py to book tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on and inter­rup­ti­on insurance)

Additional information

Par­king
P5 under­ground par­king gara­ge City Spar­kas­sen­haus (Apcoa Par­king): 10-day ticket at 56 EUR. Plea­se note that you must chan­ge your ticket into a 10-day ticket at the ticket machi­ne or coun­ter imme­dia­te­ly after ente­ring the par­king gara­ge. P3 Moris­se par­king lot (Apcoa Par­king): Month­ly ticket at 40 EUR can be purcha­sed at the machi­ne. P1 Par­king lot Fest­platz: 5 EUR per day, par­king lot is occa­sio­nal­ly clo­sed due to events, plea­se ask the city of Füs­sen in advan­ce. You can find more infor­ma­ti­on about the Apcoa par­king lots in Füs­sen here: www.apcoa.de/parken/fuessen/
Tour cha­rac­ter
Dif­fi­cult hike. Very good phy­si­cal con­di­ti­on requi­red. Good sure­foo­ted­ness, stur­dy foot­wear and alpi­ne expe­ri­ence required. 
Arri­val
By car: Coming from the north or west via the A7 high­way, take the Füs­sen exit and fol­low Kemp­te­ner Stra­ße to Füs­sen. From the east via the B17 and from Austria/south via the B178 to Füs­sen. BY TRAIN: Tra­vel to Füs­sen rail­road station. 
Return jour­ney
By train from Gmund am Tegern­see with the BRB via Munich to Füs­sen. Approx. 3–4 hours tra­vel time. Alter­na­tively orga­ni­zed return trans­fer on request. 
Other notes
To ensu­re a stress-free start to the trip, we recom­mend arri­ving at the start­ing point by ear­ly evening in most cases. Some tours start as ear­ly as mid­day, in which case we recom­mend arri­ving the day befo­re and will be hap­py to book an extra night for you at the same time. The indi­vi­du­al return jour­ney takes place on the last day of the tour. The kilo­me­ters are appro­xi­ma­te and may dif­fer from the actu­al kilo­me­ters cover­ed. This tour is not sui­ta­ble for peo­p­le with redu­ced mobility. 
Mini­mum num­ber of participants
If a mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts is requi­red for the tour to take place, this is sta­ted under Pri­ces and ser­vices. If the mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts is not rea­ched, we reser­ve the right to can­cel the trip up to four weeks befo­re the date of arri­val. We recom­mend that you do not orga­ni­ze your arri­val and depar­tu­re until after this dead­line has passed.
Insu­ran­ces
Tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on insu­rance inclu­ding tra­vel inter­rup­ti­on insu­rance is recom­men­ded in any case. Infor­ma­ti­on can be found at: https://www.feuer-eis-touristik.de/reiseversicherung
7‑day care­free number
No mat­ter how well plan­ned a trip is, in rare cases unex­pec­ted things hap­pen. At such times, it’s nice to have someone you can rely on on site. For this reason, you will have a local cont­act per­son on our indi­vi­du­al acti­vi­ty tours who will be hap­py to pro­vi­de you with infor­ma­ti­on and, as sta­ted in the tra­vel docu­ments, can be cont­ac­ted in an emergency.

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Depending on the case, benefits of up to €50,000 are covered.

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Being sustainable together

We are delighted to have been able to make a difference together with the Tegernsee vacation region since September 2020. Whether cultural, economic or natural sustainability, every aspect and every action is a positive step for the region in which we live. Together with other companies in the Tegernsee Valley, we look forward to actively working together to protect this wonderful spot on earth. As an exclusive tour operator for active travel in nature, we see it as our duty to sensitize all our travellers and protect our nature and homeland.

What do we want to achieve - added value and ecological footprint:

  • to bring people closer to nature in an authentic way
  • to work closely with regional partners and hosts
  • to create added value for the region and at the same time create added value for the guests
  • active participation in animal welfare (since January 2020)
  • CO2 optimizations in the itinerary