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Feu­er und Eis part­ner tour

King Lud­wig Trail — In the foot­s­teps of the fairy­ta­le king

from 939,- per person

  • Duration: 8 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 94 km
  • Altitude: (+) 1900 m
  • Altitude: (-) 1550 m
  • Difficulty:
The King Lud­wig hiking trail leads through the beau­tiful Alpi­ne foot­hills from the idyl­lic Lake Starn­berg, whe­re the fairy­ta­le king met his tra­gic death, to the cast­les in the All­gäu whe­re he spent his youth. You hike past remar­kab­le sights and Bava­ri­an cul­tu­ral assets through a land­scape that the Bava­ri­an ruler King Lud­wig II was par­ti­cu­lar­ly fond of. Fan­ta­stic hikes through monas­te­ries, tran­quil vil­la­ges, past lakes and moor­land await you. Enjoy impres­si­ve views of the Ammer­gau Alps, the Zug­spit­ze and the All­gäu moun­ta­ins, just as King Lud­wig once did. 
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Itinerary / Stages

Indi­vi­du­al jour­ney to Bern­ried on Lake Starnberg
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Bern­ried — Die­ßen a. Ammersee
Distanz: 21 km Höhe (+): 250m Höhe (-): 150m
Short train ride to Starn­berg to the start of the King Lud­wig Trail in the Mai­sin­ger Gor­ge. Along love­ly Bava­ri­an vil­la­ges with beau­tiful beer gar­dens to the famous Andechs Monas­tery with its own bre­wery. Short bus ride­Th­rough the gor­ge of the Kien­tal to the Ammer­see to Herr­sching and a lei­su­re­ly boat trip to Die­ßen. Wal­king time: approx. 5 to 6 hours 
Die­ßen a. Ammer­see — Wessobrunn/Paterzell
Distanz: 13 km Höhe (+): 300m Höhe (-): 150m
From Die­ßen along beau­tiful mea­dow paths and past the cast­le cha­pel, into the won­derful­ly secluded Stil­ler Wald forest. Your hike takes you over hill­tops with gre­at views to Wes­so­brunn, whe­re you can admi­re the famous gray duke (his­to­ric bell tower) and the Tas­si­lo­lin­de natu­ral monu­ment. The Zug­spit­ze greets you in the distance. Wal­king time: approx. 4 hours. 
Wessobrunn/Paterzell — Peiting
Distanz: 18 km Höhe (+): 500m Höhe (-): 450m
Today you will dis­co­ver the typi­cal Bava­ri­an Alpi­ne foot­hills. You hike stee­p­ly up to the Hoher Peis­sen­berg, an impres­si­ve vie­w­ing point with a wea­ther sta­ti­on and a fasci­na­ting Alpi­ne pan­ora­ma from the Groß­ve­ne­di­ger to the All­gäu. Des­cend to Hohenpeis­sen­berg and take the com­for­ta­ble train back to Peit­ing. Wal­king time: approx. 4.5 to 5 hours. 
Peit­ing — Wildsteig/Bad Bayersoien
Distanz: 14 km Höhe (+): 400m Höhe (-): 250m
From Peit­ing, your hiking rou­te leads to the wild and roman­tic Ammer gor­ge. Num­e­rous foot­brid­ges and bridges gui­de you through the gor­ge abo­ve the Ammer to Rot­ten­buch. A par­ti­cu­lar­ly beau­tiful monas­tery church awaits you the­re. You hike through hil­ly mea­dows with a magni­fi­cent view of the Alps to Wild­steig. Wal­king time: approx. 4 to 5 hours. 
Wildsteig/Bad Bay­er­soi­en — Buching
Distanz: 11 km Höhe (+): 150m Höhe (-): 250m
Through secluded forests and idyl­lic moor­land to the world-famous UNESCO World Heri­ta­ge church in Wies. Via the popu­lar Brettles­weg trail through forests and colorful flowe­ring mea­dows to the Wel­fen­müns­ter in Stein­ga­den and by bus to your stage desti­na­ti­on Buching. 
Buch­ing — Füssen/surroundings
Distanz: 17 km Höhe (+): 300m Höhe (-): 300m
You hike through natu­re reser­ves past Hegrats­rie­der See lake and then along the Pöl­lat­bach stream to the impres­si­ve Neu­schwan­stein and Hohen­schwan­gau cast­les. Past the idyl­lic Schwan­see and over the Kal­va­ri­en­berg you reach the his­to­ric mar­ket town of Füs­sen. Wal­king time: approx. 4.5 hours. 
Indi­vi­du­al depar­tu­re or extension
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m

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Booking code: KONIG-LUDWIG

Minimum number of participants: 2

Season

11.04.2026 — 03.05.2026 (Arri­val: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun)
04.05.2026 — 14.06.2026 (Arri­val: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun)
15.06.2026 — 23.08.2026 (Arri­val: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun)
24.08.2026 — 13.09.2026 (Arri­val: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun)
14.09.2026 — 04.10.2026 (Arri­val: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun)

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Single room

EUR 1.298,00
EUR 1.368,00
EUR 1.498,00
EUR 1.368,00
EUR 1.298,00

Double room*

EUR 939,00
EUR 1.009,00
EUR 1.139,00
EUR 1.009,00
EUR 939,00
*Prices are per person.

Additional nights BEFORE the tour

(11.04.2026 — 04.10.2026) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Bern­ried in a sin­gle room incl. breakfast 
(11.04.2026 — 04.10.2026) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Bern­ried in a dou­ble room incl. breakfast 

Price per person/night

EUR 160,00
EUR 115,00

Additional nights AFTER the tour

(14.09.2026 — 04.10.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Füs­sen in a dou­ble room incl. breakfast 
(15.06.2026 — 23.08.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Füs­sen in a dou­ble room incl. breakfast 
(04.05.2026 — 14.06.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Füs­sen in a dou­ble room incl. breakfast 
(11.04.2026 — 03.05.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Füs­sen in a dou­ble room incl. breakfast 
(15.06.2026 — 23.08.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Füs­sen in a sin­gle room incl. breakfast 
(24.08.2026 — 13.09.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Füs­sen in a sin­gle room incl. breakfast 
(04.05.2026 — 14.06.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Füs­sen in a sin­gle room incl. breakfast 
(14.09.2026 — 04.10.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Füs­sen in a sin­gle room incl. breakfast 
(11.04.2026 — 03.05.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Füs­sen in a sin­gle room incl. breakfast 

Price per person/night

EUR 105,00
EUR 109,00
EUR 105,00
EUR 105,00
EUR 204,00
EUR 200,00
EUR 200,00
EUR 200,00
EUR 200,00

Additional transfers

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) DOG Return trans­fer by mini­bus to Bern­ried (dai­ly)
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Return trans­fer by mini­bus to Bern­ried (dai­ly)

Price

EUR 45,00
EUR 89,00

Services

Included services
  • 7 x over­night stays in 3 *** hotels and inns
  • 7 x breakfast
  • Lug­ga­ge trans­fer from accom­mo­da­ti­on to accommodation
  • 1 x boat trip Herr­sching — Dießen
  • Well-pre­pared rou­te guidance
  • Detail­ed digi­tal tra­vel docu­ments (1 per person)
  • Prac­ti­cal felt bag for your tra­vel docu­ments (1x per room)
  • Prin­ted tra­vel docu­ments inclu­ding rou­te book available at the hotel
  • GPS data and navi­ga­ti­on app available
  • 7‑day toll-free ser­vice number
Excluded services
  • Arri­val and depar­tu­re for the tour
  • Hiking equip­ment (shoes, hiking poles, etc.),
  • Par­king fees
  • Per­so­nal expenses
  • Tips
  • Optio­nal excursions
  • Meals and drinks, unless spe­ci­fied above
  • Trans­fer, unless included in the program
  • Spa/local taxes
  • Ever­y­thing not express­ly men­tio­ned under the item Included services

Additional information

Tour cha­rac­ter
The lei­su­re­ly hikes alter­na­te bet­ween hiking and forest trails and asphalt paths. For the tours through the hil­ly Alpi­ne foot­hills, all you need to bring is a litt­le stami­na and a good basic level of fit­ness for hikes of bet­ween 4 and a maxi­mum of 6 hours. 
Arri­val / Par­king / Departure
Rail jour­ney to Munich and by train in approx. 45 minu­tes to Bern­ried on Lake Starn­berg. Air­port: Munich Par­king faci­li­ties: Hotel par­king lot or hotel gara­ge, approx. 50 — 100 EUR per week Return jour­ney from Füs­sen to Bern­ried by train, takes approx. 3 hours (2 chan­ges). Alter­na­tively, an orga­ni­zed return trans­fer can be booked. 
High­lights and sights along the route
You will encoun­ter char­ming vil­la­ges, cast­les and impo­sing palaces, abo­ve all Neu­schwan­stein, along the King Lud­wig Trail. You will also see famous peaks, from the Groß­ve­ne­di­ger to the Zug­spit­ze, and swim in the Starn­ber­ger or Ammer­see lakes. 
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.
Note addi­tio­nal costs
Tou­rist tax, if due, not included in the tour pri­ce! Train ride Bern­ried — Starn­berg approx. 6 EUR per per­son // Train ride Pei­ßen­berg — Peit­ing approx. 5 EUR per per­son // Bus ride Stein­ga­den — Boo­king approx. 6 EUR per person 
Part­ner tour
This trip is orga­ni­zed by our part­ner agen­cy. You will the­r­e­fo­re recei­ve the agen­cy’s tra­vel docu­ments. On this trip you use the navi­ga­ti­on app of our part­ner agency.
Hiking with a dog
Your four-leg­ged fri­end is wel­co­me to accom­pa­ny you, we just need to know the breed and size. Any cos­ts are paya­ble on site. 

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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