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Endangered worlds
at 2,600 metres above sea level
The glacier
on the Zugspitze plateau
An interactive loop trail on the Zugspitze plateau provides interesting information on the glacier. The glacier can be explored individually or as part of a group during a guided tour.
Details
- When: during the summer season, daily at 11.00 am and 1.30 pm
- Start: Restaurant Sonnalpin main entrance; meeting point: souvenir kiosk
- Stations: ice edge of the Northern Schneeferner and glacier ice (depending on the weather)
- Duration: approx. 45 minutes
- Please note:
- Sturdy shoes are required.
- In case of bad weather, indoor guided tours on the technology and history of the Cable car Zugspitze are offered as an alternative.
- Price: The glacier tours are a free service of Bayerische Zugspitzbahn Bergbahn AG.
- Nice complement to the glacier tour and especially recommended for families: a visit to the Glacier Adventure Trail
Glacier and climate excursion
with mountain school VIVALPIN
A glacier expert from the VIVALPIN mountain school takes interested guests on a journey through the history of the earth. Participants will discover traces of ice from the Würm Ice Age (11,000 years ago) to the present day: moraines and permafrost, glacial lakes, fossils from a bygone era and much more.
On the approximately three-hour excursion, guests learn many interesting facts, hike over glacier ice and explore the traces of the glaciers.