Outdoor PitstopWalking route · Kreuth · Updated on 14 November 2026
Via Alpina Purple A55 walk
Via Alpina Purple A55 is a walk of 20.6 km from Kreuth. Along the way you'll find 35 benches, 5 water fountains and refill points, 2 public toilets, 1 bike pump and 1 honesty box.
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The route step by step
From start to finish, with what you pass along the way and the distance in between.
- 20.6 km
- ± 6:20 h
- ↑ 1,054 m · ↓ 1,220 m
- Hard
- From A to B
- International route
This route is in pieces in OpenStreetMap, so there are no kilometres per pitstop. Along the way you'll find 35 benches, 5 water fountains and refill points, 2 public toilets, 1 bike pump and 1 honesty box.
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Elevation and terrain
- Up
- ↑ 1,054 m
- Down
- ↓ 1,220 m
- Highest point
- 1,569 m
- Lowest point
- 682 m
- 5-10% slope · 3.7 km
- 10-15% slope · 4.1 km
- 15-20% slope · 3.7 km
- 20% slope or steeper · 3 km
Elevation from Copernicus GLO-30 (European Union and ESA), smoothed.
produced using Copernicus WorldDEM-30 © DLR e.V. 2010-2014 and © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH 2014-2018 provided under COPERNICUS by the European Union and ESA; all rights reserved
Way types
20.6 km in total- Track: 10.5 km
- Path: 7.1 km
- Street: 1.3 km
- Busy road: 805 m
- Cycleway: 325 m
- Road: 250 m
Surfaces
20.6 km in total- Gravel: 7.7 km
- Unpaved: 3.1 km
- Asphalt: 2.7 km
- Paved: 125 m
- Natural: 75 m
- Unknown: 6.6 km
About the walking route Via Alpina Purple A55
Updated on 14 November 2026, with data from OpenStreetMap, the AHN and Copernicus.
Where do you walk?
Via Alpina Purple A55 is a walking route of 20.6 km that starts in Kreuth. It does not end where it starts.
How hard is the route?
You climb 1,054 m in total and descend 1,220 m. Allow ± 6:20 h, without breaks. The level is hard.
What paths do you walk on?
The longest part is track (10.5 km), path (7.1 km) and street (1.3 km). Of the surface, 7.7 km gravel and 3.1 km unpaved. For 6.6 km the surface is not known.
Pitstops along the way
Within 100 metres of the route there are 35 benches, 5 water fountains and refill points, 2 public toilets, 1 bike pump and 1 honesty box. The Outdoor Pitstop app navigates you there.
Part of Via Alpina Purple
Website of the routeWalks nearby
6- Die Alpenüberquerung - Etappe 1Moderate · From A to B8.8 km
- Die Alpenüberquerung - Etappe 2Moderate · From A to B9.7 km
- Via Alpina Purple A54Hard · From A to B12.6 km
- Maximiliansweg (Bayern)Hard · From A to B366.5 km
- Europäischer Fernwanderweg E4 - Teil Deutschland (Region Tegernsee)Hard · From A to B45.1 km
- Via Alpina Purple A53Moderate · From A to B14.9 km
Sights nearby
Within 10 km of the route, best known first.
- 1
TiermuseumMuseum · 723 m from the route - 2
Burgruine SchellenburgRuins · 1.8 km from the route - 3
König Max I. Joseph DenkmalMemorial · 2.6 km from the route - 4
Schloss RingbergCastle · 3.7 km from the route - 5
Karl-Stieler-DenkmalMemorial · 6.5 km from the route - 6
Schloss TegernseeCastle · 6.9 km from the route - 7
Olaf-Gulbransson-MuseumMuseum · 7.1 km from the route - 8
DachshöhleAttraction · 7.7 km from the route - 9
RoßkopfViewpoint · 8.8 km from the route - 10
Stadtpfarrkirche Mariä HimmelfahrtAttraction · 9 km from the route - 11
StadtmuseumMuseum · 9 km from the route - 12
KreuzkircheAttraction · 9.4 km from the route - 13
Spielhahnjäger DenkmalMemorial · 8.1 km from the route - 14RottachfallAttraction · 5.9 km from the route
- 15Museum Tegernseer TalMuseum · 7.1 km from the route
- 16St. LeonhardskapelleAttraction · 9.4 km from the route
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Frequently asked questions
How long is Via Alpina Purple A55?
Via Alpina Purple A55 is 20.6 km long. Allow ± 6:20 h of walking: 4.5 km an hour and 10 minutes more per 100 metres of climbing, without breaks.
Is this route a circular walk?
No, the route starts and ends at different spots.
Where does this route start?
The route starts in Kreuth.
How hard is this route?
Hard, with 1,054 m of climbing.
Are there toilets along this route?
Yes, there are 2 public toilets within 100 m of the route.
Can you fill up with water along this route?
Yes, there are 5 water fountains and refill points within 100 m of the route.
What is there to see along this route?
Along the way you pass Schloss Hohenburg.
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