By IMMANUEL JOHNSON | Stars and Stripes | Published: April 28, 2021
There are plenty of great hiking trails in southern Bavaria, but few compare to the trekking not far from the Alpine resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and Germany’s highest peak — the Zugspitze.
At the base of the great mountain lies the Eibsee, a stunning lake that provides a starting point for all types of hikes.
The 9,000-foot mountain towers over the nearby villages, where some of the houses are adorned with traditional Bavarian painted scenes. On a clear day you can see peaks in Austria, Switzerland, Italy and much of southern Germany.