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Partnachklamm

Nature reserves & national parks ·Garmisch-Partenkirchen ·Closed
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Partnachklamm is a limestone gorge in the Wetterstein massif, in the Reintal near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Upper Bavaria.

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Why go

  • A 702-metre gorge reaching more than 80 metres deep.
  • High rock walls with the Partnach rushing below the walking route.
  • Limestone formed in a shallow sea about 240 million years ago.

Opening hours

Today08:00 – 18:00Show all
Monday08:00 – 18:00
Tuesday08:00 – 18:00
Wednesday08:00 – 18:00
Thursday08:00 – 18:00
Friday08:00 – 18:00
Saturday08:00 – 18:00
Sunday08:00 – 18:00

Don't miss

  • Marine tracesLook for feeding and burrowing marks preserved in the limestone.In the gorge’s rock strata
  • Rockfall and reservoirView the boulders and small reservoir through windows inside the bypass tunnel.Inside the bypass tunnel at the southern end of the gorge.

With kids

  • Prams and buggies are not allowed through the gorge.

Tips for your visit

  • Buy tickets online, at the entrance ticket office, or from machines by the south and north portals.
  • Arrive early on weekends and in peak season, when the Olympia Skistadion car park can fill quickly; otherwise use another lot.
  • The walking route follows the right bank of the Partnach.

Best time to visit

  • The gorge is open year-round, daily from 08:00 to 18:00.
  • Spring snowmelt can temporarily close the gorge.

Know before you go

  • The gorge may close at short notice for safety reasons.
  • Visitor numbers are limited under the safety plan, which includes emergency lighting and intercoms.
  • Drone filming is prohibited.
  • A public defibrillator is kept in a box by the ticket office at the redesigned entrance.

History

Alpine folding bent the rock layers into the Warnberg Saddle. As the terrain rose, the Partnach eroded softer layers and cut into the harder limestone. Timber was marked with its owner's Hausmarch and carried downstream by spring meltwater; freeing jammed trunks could be fatal.

  1. TriassicSofter marls accumulated about five million years after the limestone; these layers are called Partnach Strata.
  2. 18th centuryResidents carried firewood from the Reintal to Partenkirchen along timber-floating paths through the gorge.
  3. 1912The gorge became a natural monument and opened to visitors.
  4. 1960sTimber floating through the gorge ended.
  5. 1991A rockfall at the southern end blocked the old path and watercourse. Nobody died, and the Partnach diverted around the fallen boulders, forming a small natural reservoir.
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  1. 1992A 108-metre tunnel blasted through the rock bypassed the boulders and reservoir.
  2. 2021A flood washed out the old Partnach and Ferchenbach beds near the Wettersteinalm and damaged parts of the gorge.

How to get there

  • 90 minTrainRegional trains from München Hauptbahnhof to Garmisch-Partenkirchen take about 1.5 hours. Direct trains also run from Innsbruck and nearby cities.
  • 10 minBusFrom Garmisch-Partenkirchen station, bus lines 1/321 or 2/322 go to Skistadion in about 10 minutes.
  • 25 minParkingThe nearest car park is at Olympia Skistadion, 2.2 km from the gorge, with an approximately 25-minute walk to the gorge.
  • On footThe gorge is at Wildenau 14, Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Accessibility

  • Route Little change in elevation; cannot be traversed with a rollator.

Shorts

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  1. The Partnach is fed by the Schneeferner glacier.

    Partnach Gorge - Wikipedia
  2. 800 metres

    Midway through the gorge, its floor lies about 800 metres above sea level.

    Partnachklamm - Wikipedia

  3. Hard limestone forms a narrow gorge, while softer strata create wider valleys on either side.

    Partnach Gorge - Wikipedia
  4. 1979

    The gorge appeared in the 1979 film Nosferatu the Vampyre.

    Partnach Gorge - Wikipedia

  5. The gorge received Bavaria’s “most beautiful geotopes” seal.

    Partnachklamm - Wikipedia

Sources: Partnach Gorge - Wikipedia · Partnachklamm Garmisch-Partenkirchen · Zeiten & Preise der Partnachklamm Garmisch-Part… · Anreise & Parken Partnachklamm · Partnachklamm - Wikipedia · Gorge de la Partnach - Wikipedia · checked 28 Sep 2026

Where
Wildenau 14, -, Garmisch Partenkirchen

Plan from here: Evening walk →

Questions and answers

Why are the softer layers called Partnach Strata?

Partnach Strata is the name given to the softer marl layers deposited after the gorge’s limestone.

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