The Jochberg is a mountain, high, in the

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, the first range of mountains of the

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in southern

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. The mountain stands between two large lakes, namely

Kochelsee Kochelsee or Lake Kochel is a lake south of Munich on the edge of the Bavarian Alps. The western 1.7 km² or 28.3 percent of the lake lies within the borders of the town of Schlehdorf, while the rest belongs to Kochel am See. The southern edge of ...

and

Walchensee Walchensee or Lake Walchen is one of the deepest and largest alpine lakes in Germany, with a maximum depth of and an area of . The lake is south of Munich in the middle of the Bavarian Alps. The entire lake, including the island of Sassau, ...

. Due to the striking view of the surrounding Bavarian countryside from its summit, Jochberg is a popular day hike for locals as well as for residents of nearby

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. The trail is considered easy enough to be enjoyable for all ages, thus adding to its popularity. In addition, the peak is frequently used as a launching site for

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. The ascent begins from the

Kesselberg Walchensee or Lake Walchen is one of the deepest and largest alpine lakes in Germany, with a maximum depth of and an area of . The lake is south of Munich in the middle of the Bavarian Alps. The entire lake, including the island of Sassau, ...

or alternatively for a somewhat longer hike from

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, Sachenbach am Ostufer, a small village near Walchensee, or

Kochel Kochel am See is a municipality and a town in the district of Bad Tölz-Wolfratshausen in Bavaria, on the shores of Kochelsee. The municipality consists of the districts Altjoch, Brunnenbach, Ort, Pessenbach, Pfisterberg, Walchensee and Ried. ...

, a town immediately on the shore of Kochelsee. Beneath the summit at 1,382 metres there is a farm active during the summer and popular with the hikers called ''Jocheralm'' (meaning roughly "Yoke Pasture of the Mountains"). On a clear day the Munich

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is quite visible, despite being over to the north. Another notable feature is that mountain is also climbed quite frequently in winter and when there is moderate snow accumulation, tracks are left behind from Kesselberg to the summit. The summit has been closed to

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by the landowner since September 10, 2015, because, contrary to agreements made, paragliders also take off towards the south, thus disturbing and endangering grazing livestock on the very steep southern slope.

External links

Description of the ascent to Jochberg (in German)
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