Wasserspitz and Mountain Carts

There were a lot of medium-sized mountains in the Tegernsee area that I didn't visit, unlike Gindelalmschneid (1335 m) and Wallberg (1722 m). Under the premise of going mountain carting to Spitzingsee, I took David, who I've been hiking with since Rampoldplatte (1422 m), out for a hike to some of the missing peaks.

We set off near Kalkofen and started heading up. The road was wide and not steep at all, suitable for quads, bikes, and pretty much anything that moves. We passed by quite a few groups of hikers and bikers along the way.

Starting the hike with a light walk up past Kühzagl-Alm and around Brunnerstein (1243 m), we enjoyed the warm summer weather and discussed our recent updates.

After reaching Raineralm, we started the "real" hike by ascending the trail to Wasserspitz (1552 m). The first section was shallow and wide, with kettle around us. Once we came up to the mountain ridge, coming across some senior hikers going down, the trail became steeper. I caught myself thinking that going up this trail in winter or after rain would be uncomfortable.

Getting to the summit was quite straightforward. We kept going up along a narrow path on the ridge. After reaching the Wasserspitz (1552 m) peak we took a short lunch break, where I enjoyed my cheesecake stick and coffee that I brought along. Somehow, after a few hikes with such a meal, this became my go-to for medium difficulty hikes.

Once we were ready, we continued along the ridge further in the direction of Rinnerspitz (1611 m). At first, everything was going okay, although some parts were narrower and steeper than I would have preferred. Then, we started noticing more and more ants along the route. A bit later, the ants were everywhere! On the path, on every rock and tree, on our shoes, our hands, in our socks even! We had to speed through the section to the Georg Jennerwein memorial just to get rid of them.

When we got there and assessed the trail ahead, we saw that it was quite steep and muddy. We (unfortunately) didn't set a goal to visit every peak on this hike, so we chose to head down to the Bodenschneidhaus (1365 m) and follow the road from there.

The way down to the hut was quite steep and went across gravel, so it was quite easy to slip. Trying to keep my balance, I got stung by nettle, which afterward nagged me for another day or two.

We made another break in the shade of the boulders near the hut, with David climbing one of them. After that, we kept going along Sommerweg down to Obere Firstalm (1369 m). Not wanting to make any more breaks, we immediately headed further down the slope to Untere Firstalm and up to Suttenstein.

Finally reaching Jagahütt'n, we rented the mountain carts, waited for 40 minutes in the line, and finally drove down.

If anyone is interested in a similar trip with a mountain cart ride down, I would suggest selecting any of the neighboring mountains and planning the route to finish in Jagahütt'n. The peaks we went to on this day weren't the highest or most picturesque ones, so you're good regardless of which ones you pick for your adventure. Have fun!