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Mathias,
Since you are the resident expert for the area, could you please suggest some day hikes in that area? I went down there from Augsburg saturday and would like to go back next weekend for a day hike. Nothing technical since I have very limited gear. I believe there is a trail behind Neuschwanstein that leads to the summit of ?
Thanks for any help

Dan,

I believe you are thinking of Säuling (2047m), behind (above) Neuschwanstein. It can also be hiked from Plach in Austria, if you have access to a car. I'm not sure about the German side, but from Austria, no special gear is needed. There's a few sections with cable/chains once you're above Säulinghaus, but it was all pretty easy and kept me wondering why they bothered to put them in.

Cody wrote:Dan,
There's a few sections with cable/chains once you're above Säulinghaus, but it was all pretty easy and kept me wondering why they bothered to put them in.

This rock is limestone. When it's wet or icy, even easy stuff can become treacherous.

Thanks for the info, I think I'll head down this weekend.