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| GPS trace |
Video overview of the hike:
We woke up early to get the 8am train. We walked by the trout to say goodbye, got coffee and our tickets.
The train platform listed two trains stopping at 8am, on the same platform. While we waited in the sun the train arrived. After waiting a few minutes we asked the conductor who was getting off his shift if that train went to Oberstdorf, he said yes, almost missing the train that was in our faces, in that zugteil, fortunately right on the platform where we had been waiting.
Inside the train car, the destination confirmed that it was going to Oberstdorf. Basically we found out it wasn't two trains that stopped, but instead one train with two engines, which would split mid way, the front engine continuing to au.. while the back engine to Oberstdorf!
We walked through the ski village of Oberstdorf, bought a pretzel bun tomato and cheese sandwich and then found the foot path that led up into the mountains.
We heard our first cacophony of cow bells in the hills.
The train platform listed two trains stopping at 8am, on the same platform. While we waited in the sun the train arrived. After waiting a few minutes we asked the conductor who was getting off his shift if that train went to Oberstdorf, he said yes, almost missing the train that was in our faces, in that zugteil, fortunately right on the platform where we had been waiting.
Inside the train car, the destination confirmed that it was going to Oberstdorf. Basically we found out it wasn't two trains that stopped, but instead one train with two engines, which would split mid way, the front engine continuing to au.. while the back engine to Oberstdorf!
We walked through the ski village of Oberstdorf, bought a pretzel bun tomato and cheese sandwich and then found the foot path that led up into the mountains.
We heard our first cacophony of cow bells in the hills.
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| Cow with bells that could be heard from several hundred meters. |
After a little while, we stopped at a Gasthof for a beer and tea.
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| A beer in the valley. |
Climbing was slow going, getting used to the altitude, saw our first melting ice flows.
Finally around 7 pm we made it to the top of the mountains and we could see the Kemptner hut above us.
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| Kemptner Hütte above us. |
We sat with two guys who told us that they were taking a taxi the next day, instead of the 29km we had planned. Dinner included svíčková and haluski, my favorite.
We also got Glühwein and of course Witbier. We had schlafplatz near the door, with ear plugs slept the night through under heavy rain until it was time to wake up at sunrise 5:30.
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| Walk after dinner. |
We also got Glühwein and of course Witbier. We had schlafplatz near the door, with ear plugs slept the night through under heavy rain until it was time to wake up at sunrise 5:30.
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