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Landkreis Weilheim-Schongau

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Hohenpeißenberg

Herz-Jesu Chapel – View from Hohenpeißenberg loop from Weilheim-Schongau

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Germany

Bavaria

Upper Bavaria

Landkreis Weilheim-Schongau

Weilheim-Schongau

Hohenpeißenberg

Herz-Jesu Chapel – View from Hohenpeißenberg loop from Weilheim-Schongau

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Herz-Jesu Chapel – View from Hohenpeißenberg loop from Weilheim-Schongau

01:33

4.98km

180m

Hiking

Easy hike. Great for any fitness level. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: June 28, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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9 m

Pilgrimage Stele Hohenpeißenberg

Highlight • Monument

Great carving art 😊
Attention, get a parking ticket 🙈

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555 m

Hoher Peißenberg Transmission Tower

Highlight • Monument

from here on sunday there are people without end

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3.68 km

Hiking trail to Hohen Peißenberg

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Steep path

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3.78 km

Herz-Jesu Chapel

Highlight • Religious Site

On the way from Hetten to Hohen Peißenberg, the Sacred Heart Chapel is hidden in the forest. Since 2009, the chapel has offered hikers a place of peace and reflection.
Source: pfaffen-winkel.de/detail/id=62d6507e688edf9b88451f45

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4.56 km

Hoher Peißenberg Summit and Pilgrimage Church

Highlight • Summit

All-round view of the Ammersee, Starnberger See or the Alps. fantastic! The DWD also has a seat up there, which is why there is a weather path to various weather phenomena

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4.61 km

View of the Bavarian Alps from Hoher Peißenberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great view of the Alps. An information board lists all the mountains you can see.

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4.63 km

Pilgrim statue on Hoher Peißenberg

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Pilgrim stature at the pilgrimage church of the Assumption of Mary - with a great view of the Alps in the background

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4.64 km

View from Hohenpeißenberg

Highlight • Viewpoint

Great views in all directions (Alps, Ammersee). On the mountain there is an observation station of the German Weather Service (many information boards for the curious), a pilgrimage church, a restaurant, a kiosk and a car park.

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4.98 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

1.82 km

1.75 km

1.00 km

322 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

2.08 km

874 m

797 m

654 m

453 m

127 m

Elevation

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Highest point (970 m)

Lowest point (790 m)

Weather

Monday 13 July

25°C

18°C

88 %

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Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

December 30, 2023,Pilgerstatue – Hoher Peißenberg Runde von Hohenpeißenberg

Very nice tour, in sunshine. If you walk the tour clockwise, there is a flatter incline at the beginning and a steeper descent (sometimes over 20%) at the end

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July 15, 2025,Tour

Today I hiked up the mountain again. A steep climb through the forest, past the chapel, and also past the memorial for the Englishwoman Jenny Wood, who tragically died here. Once at the top, I checked out the newly erected information pavilion for the weather station. Very interesting and highly recommended. Then I returned via my bike route along Frauenwaldstrasse.

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January 15, 2022,Runde am Hohen Peißenberg mit Wallfahrtskirche Mariä Himmelfahrt

Due to its exposed location, the Hoher Peißenberg can be seen from about 400 locations - but not when there is fog below. It's better to drive up to the parking lot of the "Bayerischer Rigi" restaurant (parking ticket machine) and do a lap there. Among other things, you get a beautiful view of 200 km of Alpine panorama, the …

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February 10, 2022,Hohenpeißenberg - Bergwetter-Weg

Today I did the "Mountain Weather Trail" tour on the Hohen Peißenberg. There you had a fantastic view of the Alps and on the other side you could see the Ammersee and the Raisting earth station. Other sights include the pilgrimage church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary and the weather station of the DWD.

Link to tour:
pfaffen-winkel.de/touren/tour/bergwetter-weg/tour.html

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Herz-Jesu Chapel – View from Hohenpeißenberg loop from Weilheim-Schongau

Pilgrimage Stele Hohenpeißenberg

Hoher Peißenberg Transmission Tower

Hiking trail to Hohen Peißenberg

Herz-Jesu Chapel

Hoher Peißenberg Summit and Pilgrimage Church

View of the Bavarian Alps from Hoher Peißenberg

Pilgrim statue on Hoher Peißenberg

View from Hohenpeißenberg

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