It continues along an easy mountain trail to the Angerhütte (1370 meters), then somewhat steeper uphill to the Knorrhütte. If the tour to the Zugspitze is too much for you in one day ...

The US National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) and the state of Bavaria will build a radio telescope on top of Germany’s highest mountain.

Just up the mountain about a one-hour drive from Munich is the lovely medieval hamlet of Garmish-Partenkirchen. Although that seems like a long name for us Americans, it’s actually quite fun to say.

less gruelling than the nearby Zugspitze, Germany's tallest mountain at 2,962 m. Reviews of Wank Mountain hike and the Wankhaus restaurant at the peak are resoundingly enthusiastic. "I thought my ...