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From the bus stop, head along the street towards Grassau and turn right at the edge of a meadow ("Oberdorfstraße", or signpost "Piesenhausen"). Now follow the paved path to an intersection. Here turn right again and continue on a wide track towards the forest (signpost "Grassauer Almen"). At the forest edge, follow the signposts to the left; the path gently ascends. At the next fork, keep to the left towards "Grassauer Almen" and cross a bridge. Immediately after, turn right and follow a steeper footpath uphill. You come across a wider path and follow it to the right. At the next junction, leave the wide path to the left (faded signpost "Grassauer Almen" or "Berggasthof Staffner Alm").
The path then becomes flatter again and meets a wide alpine road, which you follow to the right. In open terrain now, pass the first refreshment option, the Rachlalm, and after a gate continue straight towards "Hufnagel Alm, Hefter Alm". The route continues pleasantly flat to the Hufnagel Alm and past it on the right. Behind the hut, follow the signs "Hefter Alm, Rottau, Grassau". The path becomes a meadow trail before entering a forested area. There you reach a track leading left to the Hefter Alm.
After the refreshment stop, walk right past the bread oven, pass through a gate, and enter the forest again. At a cross path, turn right towards "Grassau". The path soon descends in a wide curve as a broad forest road until you reach the exposed Strehtrumpf farm. At its parking area, immediately turn left (signpost "Panoramaweg") over a pasture fence and follow the meadow path to another signpost. Here turn left into the forest. After some steps, reach a fork and take the right path towards Grassau. The forest path ends at the former mountain pool of Grassau, from where you return on a paved road to the starting point.
Rastplatz mit Blick auf den Chiemsee
Chiemseeblick
Hefteralm
Rachlalm
Pelzen-Alm
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Public transport
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By Bayerische Regiobahn from Munich main station (RE 5) to Prien am Chiemsee, then by bus (9505) to the Grassau/Kucheln stop.
First departure: 07:55 to 09:18
Last return trip from Grassau/Kucheln stop: 18:39 to 20:06
Info: Bayern Fahrplan
Directions
From Munich, take the A8 motorway to exit 106-Bernau Chiemsee/Marquartstein/Grassau/Prien, then follow the B305 to Kucheln. You can park, for example, at the Strehtrumpf parking lot; to get there in Grassau, turn right off the B305 onto Hinterm Bichl and follow the road.Coordinates
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