Höllentalklamm

Höllentalklamm

The last time we visited Garmisch we hiked to Partnachklamm and it was one of my favorite things from that trip. This visit we decided to hike to another klamm in the area and check it out. This klamm, called Höllentalklamm (Hells Valley Gorge in English) was much more of a hike to get to than the other one. We got our workout and then some as we hiked 3.8 km uphill to the klamm and then probably another 1.5 km though it. It was a nice trail the whole way, winding through beautiful woods. Going to the klamm is uphill almost the entire way and took us 2 hours to get there. Heading out of the klamm and back to the car only took us 45 minutes, lol!

This gorge was definitely worth the hike and the views inside were amazing. Colin doesn't ever get to walk on these hikes because he doesn't walk. He takes two steps and stares at a bug for 10 minutes. Then he takes two steps and collects a handfull of rocks. Then he takes two steps and stops to throw the handfull of rocks, one by one of course. Then he takes two steps and stops to admire a leaf. You get the idea. So he rides on Shelby's shoulders most of the way. After making it to the actual klamm we stopped to pay the entrance and then made our way into the gorge. The path has a guard rail along the side and most of the walkway is carved out of the rocks on the side and at times you are actually walking through cave tunnels in the rock. We got wet from the spray of water rushing past and from the water running down from the top of the gorge as well. It was breathtakingly beautiful.

Once we made it through the gorge and came out on the other side we stopped to relax a little in the open canyon area and put our feet in the stream. Colin of wasted no time gathering rocks to throw in the water. Shelby and Colin had fun playing in the wet sand while I put my feet in the water. It was freezing! I could only put my feet in for a minute or so at a time before they would be so numb it was painful. On the hike back to the car Colin fell asleep on Shel's shoulders and kept falling over so we had to take turns carrying him back down the mountain. He slept right through it all and woke just before we hit the car as we were passing the cow pasture. He snapped out of a dead sleep saying "cow, cow, cow" and was excited and all ready to go again. The kid loves cows, lol!