- 3-6 nights in a trendy designer room
- Vital breakfast buffet with over 70 items
- Use of the Sport Spa with sauna, steam bath, infrared cabin, fitness room, and relaxation area
- Free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel
- Explorer Bike/Ski Area: Explorer Wall for planning your day & workbench for getting your equipment in shape
Kitzbühel
At the Bikepark & Bergbahn St. Johann • only 20 minutes to Kitzbühel • Hiking and climbing at the Wilder Kaiser • SuperSki Card ski pass with 2,750 km of slopes
At the Bikepark & Bergbahn St. Johann • only 20 minutes to Kitzbühel • Hiking and climbing at the Wilder Kaiser • SuperSki Card ski pass with 2,750 km of slopes
Zillertal
1,300 km of bike tours • Top bike destination in the Alps • Hiking & climbing • 179 lifts / 508 km of slopes • Only 600 m to the Hochzillertal ski area • 10 min to the Zillertal Arena
1,300 km of bike tours • Top bike destination in the Alps • Hiking & climbing • 179 lifts / 508 km of slopes • Only 600 m to the Hochzillertal ski area • 10 min to the Zillertal Arena
Bad Kleinkirchheim / Carinthia
In town: St. Kathrein Thermal Spa & Römerbad • 15 minutes from the most beautiful bathing lakes in Carinthia • incl. Sunshine Card • September & October including Carinthia Card with free cable car & more
In town: St. Kathrein Thermal Spa & Römerbad • 15 minutes from the most beautiful bathing lakes in Carinthia • incl. Sunshine Card • September & October including Carinthia Card with free cable car & more
Garmisch
Great location in the Kuhflucht nature and recreation park with views of the Zugspitze and Alpspitze • 5km to Garmisch-Partenkirchen • Eibsee • Partnachklamm • Near the hotel: heated outdoor pool, sports center
Great location in the Kuhflucht nature and recreation park with views of the Zugspitze and Alpspitze • 5km to Garmisch-Partenkirchen • Eibsee • Partnachklamm • Near the hotel: heated outdoor pool, sports center
Stubai Valley / NEW: now open
Open since November 15, 2024 • Skiing at over 3,000 m • Austria's largest glacier • 4 ski areas • Alpine pastures and mountain lakes • Stubai High Trail • Schlick 2000 Bike Park
Open since November 15, 2024 • Skiing at over 3,000 m • Austria's largest glacier • 4 ski areas • Alpine pastures and mountain lakes • Stubai High Trail • Schlick 2000 Bike Park
Oberstdorf
Germany's southernmost holiday resort • perfect starting point for mountain hikes and bike tours • 200 km of hiking trails at all altitudes • Germany's largest and highest ski area
Germany's southernmost holiday resort • perfect starting point for mountain hikes and bike tours • 200 km of hiking trails at all altitudes • Germany's largest and highest ski area
Montafon
Piz Buin, Silvretta-Montafon with 300km of ski slopes • Silvretta High Alpine Road • directly at the Mountain Beach, 270km of bike trails
Piz Buin, Silvretta-Montafon with 300km of ski slopes • Silvretta High Alpine Road • directly at the Mountain Beach, 270km of bike trails
Hinterstoder
Ideal location at the valley station of the Hinterstoder cable car • Just a few steps from the village center • Active Card: 40 free and 20 bonus services daily
Ideal location at the valley station of the Hinterstoder cable car • Just a few steps from the village center • Active Card: 40 free and 20 bonus services daily
Neuschwanstein
At the Alpspitzbahn in Nesselwang with summer tobogganing & Alpspitzkick • only 20 minutes to the royal castles • slopes, ski school, children's ski area & daily night skiing directly at the hotel
At the Alpspitzbahn in Nesselwang with summer tobogganing & Alpspitzkick • only 20 minutes to the royal castles • slopes, ski school, children's ski area & daily night skiing directly at the hotel
Berchtesgaden
A few minutes from the famous Königssee • Berchtesgaden National Park • Watzmann • Kehlsteinhaus • Berchtesgaden Salt Mine • Outdoor pool only 200 m away • NEW: Jenner cable car
A few minutes from the famous Königssee • Berchtesgaden National Park • Watzmann • Kehlsteinhaus • Berchtesgaden Salt Mine • Outdoor pool only 200 m away • NEW: Jenner cable car
Ötztal
AREA 47 • 1,600 km of hiking trails • 870 km of mountain bike routes • WIDIVERSUM • Ötzi Village • Umhausen Birds of Prey Park • Stuibenfall
AREA 47 • 1,600 km of hiking trails • 870 km of mountain bike routes • WIDIVERSUM • Ötzi Village • Umhausen Birds of Prey Park • Stuibenfall
Pack your running shoes – it’s time to go trail running!
Discover the best trails and running routes in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Whether you're a beginner or an advanced runner, you'll find your perfect running route in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Get ready, we'll provide you with the best trail running tips around the Zugspitze region.
Trail running Garmisch-Partenkirchen – let’s RUN!
If the term trail running is familiar to you, then you'll probably associate the two events "Zugspitz Ultratrail" and "Transalpine Run" with Garmisch-Partenkirchen. So it's clear that the Zugspitz region offers numerous routes for your full-body workout in the great outdoors. Here you'll find the best tips for your next trail run! Question marks on your face? Stay tuned! Anyone who wants to try trail running in Garmisch-Partenkirchen for the first time is in the right place.
Trail running offers you the best sporting variety in the great outdoors. You define the difficulty of your cross-country run.
The 8.7 km long Kramerplateauweg running loop is suitable for all beginners. This trail running route starts at Pflegersee and is largely flat. If you want something a little more sporty, you can also cycle from the Explorer Hotel Garmisch to Pflegersee. It only takes 19 minutes.
Stairs, a gravel path, a steep climb, and a MEGA view await all advanced trail runners on the 13.1 km trail run to Königssstand. After conquering almost 900 meters of elevation, you'll definitely feel exhausted. Would you say you have pure trail runner blood? Then you absolutely have to do a run on Panoramaberg Wank! Pros and beginners can adapt the route to their fitness level and, after the trail run, comfortably descend on the Wankbahn cable car.
Ready, set, go! These are the best trail running tours around Farchant:
Trail running tour from Farchant via Brünstlkopf & Felderkopf
Varied trail running tour in the Zugspitze region
Pflegersee & Werdenfels Castle Ruins
Small, scenic trail running route from the Explorer Hotel Garmisch in Farchant
Trail running to Königsstand
Scenic trail running tour to the Königsstand near Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Join us on a part of the Zugspitz Ultratrail - Let's go to the Alpspitze mountain station
Discover the last quarter of the Zugspitz Ultratrail – Austria's largest trail running event
You MUST know these trail running events in Garmisch-Partenkirchen!
The GaPa Trail attracts trail running and hiking enthusiasts. From breathtaking panoramas to delicious regional delicacies to the cozy atmosphere of the Olympic Ski Stadium, participants can expect a perfect blend of sport, adventure, and enjoyment of nature.
Zugspitz Ultratrail is Germany's largest trail running event. This race takes place annually and is divided into six courses, with the premier event taking place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
Zugspitz Ultratrail: A brilliant trail running circuit in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Have you just discovered trail running?
PERFECT! At the Explorer Trailrunning Camp in all Explorer Hotel regions, we draw on the years of experience of our guides, who will share their knowledge with you both through group runs and exciting workshops.
The best deals
Active Deal
✔ 10% bonus
✔ for stays of 3 or more nights
✔ bookable in spring, summer, and fall
limited offer
Explorer Week
✔ Stay 7 nights or more and save 15%.
✔ Arrival daily.
Arrival daily
- 7 nights in a trendy designer room
- Delicious breakfast buffet
- Sports spa with sauna, steam bath, infrared cabin, fitness area, and relaxation room
- Free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel
- Explorer Bike and Ski Area: Bike washing area and workbench for getting your sports equipment in shape
Hike Deal
✔ Including cable car ticket
✔ Reduced rate
✔ for stays of 3 nights or more
Mountains are calling!
- 3-6 nights in a trendy designer room
- Vital breakfast buffet with over 70 items
- 1 cable car ticket (up and down)
- Use of the Sport Spa with sauna, steam bath, infrared cabin, fitness room, and relaxation area
- Free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel
- Explorer Bike and Ski Area: Washing area and workbench for getting your sports equipment in shape
Overnight stay / Climate Rate
✔ 10% off
✔ only available when arriving by train or bicycle
✔ from 1 night
Only bookable when arriving by train or bicycle from your hometown • No deposit • 80% cancellation fee except for re-letting
- Overnight stay in a trendy designer room
- Rich breakfast buffet with DIY egg roasting station
- Sports spa with Finnish sauna, steam bath, infrared cabin, and relaxation room
- Bike and ski area with workbench, washing area, sports lockers, and tour suggestions for a day of biking or skiing in the mountains
- Free Wi-Fi
Simply present your valid train ticket for the day of arrival upon check-in.
Happy Family Deal - 2 rooms
✔ Up to 4 children
✔ Children's room with up to 50% discount
✔ from 1 night
A private children's room with up to 50% discount for 1 to 3 children up to 17 years old
- Overnight stay in a trendy designer room (rooms with a connecting door or adjacent)
- Vital breakfast buffet
- Use of the Sport Spa with sauna, steam bath, infrared cabin, fitness room, and relaxation area
- Free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel
- Explorer Bike and Ski Area: Workbench for getting your sports equipment ready, ski and bike storage, tour suggestions, and sports lockers
Happy Family Deal - 1 Room
✔ 1 child up to 17 years free
✔ from 1 night
✔ limited offer
One child up to 17 years old stays free in their parents' room
- Overnight stay in a trendy designer room (child sleeps on the pull-out bed drawer)
- Vital breakfast buffet
- Use of the Sport Spa with sauna, steam bath, infrared cabin, fitness room, and relaxation area
- Free Wi-Fi throughout the hotel
- Explorer Bike and Ski Area: Workbench for getting your sports equipment ready, ski and bike storage, tour suggestions, and sports lockers