{"id":164,"date":"2017-06-05T16:20:31","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T14:20:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lonemountaineer.com\/?p=164\/"},"modified":"2025-02-11T11:05:13","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T10:05:13","slug":"hot-3-summit-tour-to-the-notkarspitze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lonemountaineer.com\/en\/hot-3-summit-tour-to-the-notkarspitze\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot 3-summit tour to the Notkarspitze"},"content":{"rendered":"

The best weather was announced. Hot it should be. Which meant to get up early so I could escape both, the greatest heat and the expected masses of hikers on the mountain, during my the ascent to the summit. Also plenty of water (2x 1,5l + 1x 0,75l) had to be packed and carried along, because on this tour there are no huts where I could have provided myself with liquids, if necessary.<\/p>\n

To say it right away: The heat was totally bearable, even though the amount of water I took along wasn’t enough. So I had to walk the last miles (2) in the valley back to my car with upcoming thirst. Also the expected masses of hikers stayed away. Probably it’s the length of the tour as well as the absense of any kind of huts on the way, which is responsible for not too may hikers going this tour. Nice \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

Already at 7:40 am I arrived at the parking lot Ettalsattel (\u20ac3\/day payable at an ATM – so don’t forget to take change along! – including a mobile restroom). Approximately 25-30 cars can park there and the parking lot was almost half full already.<\/p>\n

After finishing packing my backpack and storing away my fleece jacket which I already didn’t need anymore, I started off at almost 8 am sharp. A few steps after leaving the parking lot I got to a gravel road\/track which I followed to the left for about 3\/8 of a mile. There in a sharp right turn, I turn even sharper right and follow the steep path up into the forest.<\/p>\n

\"Entrance<\/p>\n

Through the dense mountain forest the steep path leads for about one hour constantly steep uphill. Shortly before the first milestone, the Ochsensitz (4970 ft.), I reach a larger clearing.<\/p>\n

\"Clearing<\/p>\n

The actual path does not lead directly over the Ochsensitz, but rather a little south and underneath past the Ochsensitz. But there is also an alternate path, which leads directly to the Ochsensitz. Of course I gloriously missed the fork, and realized a little later that I must be just passing by the Ochsensitz. A short glance at my mobile phone confirmed that. But it also showed me that continuing on this path for maybe 50 yards and then backtrace the alternate path was the better way to go now to reach the Ochsensitz. The Ochsensitz is easily recognizable marked with a plain wooden cross and offers a breathtaking view onto the Ettal Abbey,<\/p>\n

\"Ettal<\/p>\n

as well as a great panoramic view of the surrounding mountains.<\/p>\n

\"Wetterstein<\/p>\n

From the Ochsensitz I continued to the about 700 ft higher Ziegelspitz (5640 ft.). On the way I took a first rest with best view of Garmisch-Partenkirchen and the Wetterstein mountains with the Zugspitze.<\/p>\n