Gorgeous Day for a Gorge

The weatherman got this day right! A beautiful, clear and sunny day. We left the apartment for a day trip to Mittenwald. We travelled by bus, using the Travel Card we were given when we checked into the apartment which is good for free bus travel and various discounts around town. Nice! Travel time was about 30 minutes to the quaint village of Mittenwald. We then transferred to another bus for Leutasch Geisterklamm - a gorge dug out by the mountain river over thousands of years. The walls of the gorge tower 100 metres high, surrounded by forest and of course rushing water of the Leutasch River.

The starting point for the gorge hike was actually from Austria. There were steel walkways and staircases built on the rocks and connected by bridges. If you are concerned with heights, this may not be the hike for you as the walkways consist of see-through steel mesh where you can see to the rushing river below. But the views and sounds throughout the hike were amazing.

Once we got to the bottom of the gorge it was easier to walk back to Mittenwald as opposed to heading back to the starting point…mainly because it would have been uphill most of the way. The walk back to Mittenwald was relatively flat but majestic views of the mountains everywhere you looked. Being from ‘flat’ Ontario, these views never get old. Stunning! Hiking distance was about 7km.

We timed the return bus back to GaPa perfectly. Snacks and cocktails at the apartment before heading out for the afternoon portion of today’s adventure. Beauty day…must take advantage!

Next excursion of the day was to Lake Eibsee which is located at the bottom of Zugspitze. We travelled by bus 40 minutes to the Lake. Zugspitze looked even more majestic than it did the other day - if that’s even possible. You can complete a circular loop around the lake which is about 7.5km, but considering we already completed a whack load of steps today, we only did a portion - 3km round trip - incredible scenery!

We caught the bus back to Garmisch - as did a bunch of other people - but we were lucky enough to score the front seats. Once back to the apartment, it was time to put up our feet and enjoy some balcony cocktails and snacks once again. Our only decision left for the day was where to have dinner?