Again the Almbach ravine is absolutly unhindered accessable in both directions now - to and from Ettenberg and to and from Maria Gern. Apart from the section Theresienklause across Dunkelgraben to the confluence of the walkable trail from bridge no. 25 towards Winkllehen/Ettenberg for the time being.

At the entrance of the Almbach ravine you detect Germany's eldest marmoreal-bowl-mill. Since 1683 rough marmoreal chunks are grinded to noble bowls by waterpower here. Hiking through the Almbach ravine, which is of a distance of 3 kilometers, should be scheduled by you at all events. With its waterfalls it belongs to the most beautiful and the few preserved, wild-romatic gorges of the Bavarian Alps. A well secured rise is leading you over bridges, stairs and tunnels through the impressing gorge. Under your feet the clear as crystal water falls over cascades down to the valley.

Past an altitude difference of about a 200 meters the upper section of the ravine boardens into a rolling valley. Follow the signage to the pilgrimage chapel of Ettenberg. Gaze the gorgeous frescos in the pictorially seated tiny chapel and enjoy your deserved rest at tavern "Meßnerwirt" alike next-door. A steep hiking trail with lovely viewpoints leads you back to the bowl-mill. Hiking time is about two hours.

dates
1st of May to 31st of October	7:30 - 19:00 h

admission
adults	2,50 Euro
adults with spa card, groups of 15 persons	2,00  Euro
youth (6 to 18 years)	1,30  Euro
groups of pupils  (collective guidance)	0,70  Euro
children up to 6 years	free

Off-time the Almbach ravine is accessable at one's own risk.

for information call +49 (0) 86 50-4 61

hiking tip around the Almbach ravine
Starting point is the "Kugelmühle Inn". There you need about one hour to the "Dürrlehen Inn" as described above, here it takes you another hour to the "Meßnerwirt Tavern" in Ettenberg (see above). At Ettenberg there are two descending possibilities: 1. over the so called "Hammerstielwand" - about 45 minutes. 2. over the "Gatterlweg" (Krautschneiderbrücke) - about an hour. Past approximately 3 hours you'll be back at the starting point at the bowl-mill.

for more information: 
Touristic Head Office Berchtesgadener Country 
Königsseerstr. 2, 83471 Berchtesgaden
GERMANY
Tel. +49 (0) 86 52-9 67-0, Fax: +49 (0) 86 52-96 74 00
e-mail: info@berchtesgadener-land.com 
as well as at 
Tourist Office Marktschellenberg
Im Rathaus, 83487 Marktschellenberg
GERMANY
Tel. +49 (0) 86 50-98 88-30, Fax: +49 (0) 86 50-98 88-31
e-mail: info-schellenberg@berchtesgaden.de