Fockenstein is a mountain in

Bavaria Bavaria ( ; ), officially the Free State of Bavaria (german: Freistaat Bayern, link=no ), is a state in the south-east of Germany. With an area of , Bavaria is the largest German state by land area, comprising roughly a fifth of the total lan ...

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. It is located in what is called the

Bavarian Prealps The Bavarian Prealps (german: Bayerische Voralpen) are a mountain range within the Northern Limestone Alps in south Germany. They include the Bavarian Prealp region between the river Loisach to the west and the river Inn to the east; the range is a ...

, west of the lake Tegernsee.

Geography and Climbing

The summit is on the border between the municipalities of Gaißach and

Bad Wiessee Bad Wiessee (Central Bavarian: ''Bad Wiessä'') is a municipality in the district of Miesbach in Upper Bavaria in Germany. Since 1922, it has been a spa town and located on the western shore of the Tegernsee Lake. It had a population of around ...

. It is usually climbed from Bad Wiessee but can also be climbed from

Lenggries Lenggries is a municipality and a town in Bavaria, Germany. It is the center of the Isarwinkel, the region along the Isar between Bad Tölz and Wallgau. The town has about 9,500 inhabitants. By area, it is the largest rural municipality ("Gemeinde" ...

via Geierstein. Fockenstein is also often climbed in winter, especially as part of a rather easy ski tour. While the path to the Aueralm can usually be mastered without any problems, the steep summit slopes must be assessed for avalanche danger. The Maximiliansweg from Füssen to Königssee also leads over the Fockenstein. In summer, two hours are required for the ascent from Bad Wiessee and 1.5 hours for the descent. From

(from Hohenburg Castle) over the Hirschtalsattel the ascent takes about 2.5 hours and the descent about two hours.

Photos

Fockenstein Neuhuettenalm-1.jpg, Fockenstein and Neuhüttenalm, as seen from Hirschberg Fockenstein Gipfelkreuz 1.jpg, Summit cross with Tegernsee in the background Fockenstein Sued.jpg, South slope

References

Mountains of Bavaria Bavarian Prealps Mountains of the Alps {{Bavaria-geo-stub