Obersalzburg in March

Hello all,

My wife and I will be in Obersalzberg in mid March. I had my heart set on visiting the Eagle%26#39;s nest but since it is closed I was wondering if it is possible to hike to it this time of year? I will have a car but I%26#39;m not sure how far I can drive up during this time of year. Anybody think we could make the hike? Thanks,

Justin

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You can only drive up to the parking lot near the Obersalzberg documentation centre. The Kehlstein road up to the Kehlsteinhaus (Eagle%26#39;s Nest) is not open to the public.

The Kehlstein road is closed till May due the snow in this altitude. The road will be open before the foot paths are free of snow. A road can be cleared of snow, on foot paths you have to wait till the snow is melted.

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So basically we%26#39;d have to try and climb all the way to the top from the documentation center in deep snow. Sounds like I%26#39;m out of luck. Maybe global warming will kick in and the snow will have melted. Hey I can hope :)

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Same altitude in Berchtesgaden is the Jenner (1874 m). Kehlsteinhaus is at 1834 m.

http://www.jennerbahn.de

-%26gt; Schneeh?he

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Currently the snow level is 130 cm.

Very unlikely that you could hike up. In March you can also have always fresh snow there. Even at the start of the hiking season (early/mid June) I have experienced more snow than desired on these altitudes.

You can however go up by cable car to the Jenner. Views are similar. Just less heavyweight history.

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Wow, that is a lot of snow. Thanks for all the replies. I will look into the site you suggested. I am a big WWII buff and an engineer so I was very excited to see the Eagle%26#39;s nest, but I guess that%26#39;s what I get for going to Bavaria in March. Thanks again.

Justin

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Obersalzberg documentation centre will be open.

obersalzberg.de/cms_e/content/home/index.html

This is were all the action was.

Hitler himself was only visiting the Kehlsteinhaus a few times at all.

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Maybe you can get back when the Eagle%26#39;s Nest is open. Being a WWII buff and an engineer you would enjoy the tour. The road to and the building of the Eagle%26#39;s Nest was an engineering marvel in its day. It was a gift to Hitler for his 50th birthday but as abalada mentioned Hitler only visited a few times. Officially there were 14 recorded visits. Not known how many total unofficial visits but only three were known about. Only one visit was made after the war broke out and that was in October 1940.

Hitler did not like heights and suffered from vertigo thus his limited visits to the Teehaus. He was also afraid that the location of the machine and winch room on the roof of the building would be a prime area for lightning strikes. In fact, lightning had struck the building twice druing construction causing major damage but Borman did not wish to share those facts with Hitler fearing he would not visit the Eagle%26#39;s Nest.

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