Tegernsee to Hausham via Auer Berg
The day of the hike came quickly after going climbing, playing table tennis and tennis. I have also finally passed my practical driving test and received my license, for which I started taking lessons around the time of the hike from Herrsching to Tutzing. Only took me 4600€! Checking the weather forecast the day before, I decided to wait until morning and see what happens. At 6:30 AM, it was raining everywhere, so I fell back asleep. At 10:00 AM I finally got up and found out, that the weather completely changed for the better. Thus, I packed some warm clothes and set off to Schliersee to hike near the lake.
Soon enough, however, I discovered that the train to Bayrischzell was cancelled, so I desperately looked for a route near Tegernsee or Lenggries. The following hike is the result.
Everything started off very easy, the road was wide, not steep, and accessible to off-road vehicles. As I kept climbing higher, the scenery behind the trees and the tree species themselves changed, but the road remained largely the same.
Near the top of Gindelalmschneid (1335 m) at Postner Hütte the nice road finished, and what followed was a tiny trail with no official markings, going along the ridge towards the peak.
As I reached the summit, the path forward was blocked off by barbed wire, with no normal ways to cross. Going back and forth along the fence, I found a shallower spot to climb over, but the whole situation with a risk to my pants worsened my mood by a lot.
As I reached the top, a nice familiar view towards Schliersee and Wendelstein (1838 m) opened up. From the top of the mountain onwards to Gindelalm and Auer Berg (1252 m) the way was pleasant and mostly uneventful.
Then, I decided to leave the official route and visit Rainer Berg (1169 m). Not to be confused with Rainerkopf (1463 m) near Spitzingsee, which I passed by on my recent hike to Wasserspitz (1552 m). Turns out this peak was so unpopular that there wasn't even a trail to it. Going on a narrow muddy path first and climbing through bushes and fallen trees next, I managed to reach the GPS location of the mountaintop only to see a tiny stone and a branch stuck in the ground. Good enough, I guess.
Going down to Huberspitz (1051 m) and listening to creaking trees and rustling leaves along the way, I came across Naturerlebnis Huberspitz Wanderweg, a nice educational children trail with information about local nature. Since I didn't prefer going to Schliersee over Hausham, I headed down this path to finish off the hike.
Overall, the hike is nice and easy, but the only scenic viewpoint is Gindelalmschneid (1335 m), the rest of the route is just going through a forest. I would recommend sticking to Maximiliansweg instead for a more rewarding experience.
P.S. After the hike, me and my friend Serhii from Portugal peer-pressured each other into buying a Starbucks pumpkin spice latte. It was... interesting. A girl from the queue stole my order, so I got a replacement and took hers.