As well as staying in Salzburg – I also had a week staying in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, which is ideally situated for some stunning mountain views and trails. The first walk that I went on was on a fairly cloudy day, so I took the ski lift from the Olympic Stadium up to the summit of Eckbauer. The walk down from the top leads you through a zig-zagging easy path through some woodland, until you come to some grassy fields, which provide nice views across the mountains.
![Out of the Woods](https://i0.wp.com/www.akeyphoto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/P9020930.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
![Path down from Eckbauer](https://i0.wp.com/www.akeyphoto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/P9020954-HDR.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
![Hut on path down from Eckbauer](https://i0.wp.com/www.akeyphoto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/P9020951-HDR.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
![Walkers on path down from Eckbauer](https://i0.wp.com/www.akeyphoto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/P9020948-HDR.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
![Path down from Eckbauer](https://i0.wp.com/www.akeyphoto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/P9020939-HDR.jpg?resize=450%2C600&ssl=1)
The purpose of the hike was to go through a beautiful gorge ( Partnach Gorge – or in German Partnachklamm). Walking down was definitely the best option – as the hike up from the gorge bottom to the fields was steep. I passed several panting people coming up as I strolled down. The gorge is along a well marked path through some tight dark tunnels at times, watch your head! The water flows through at a rapid rate, and you walk under waterfalls along the way. Waterproofs are worth wearing if you go.
![Caves to the Partnachklamm](https://i0.wp.com/www.akeyphoto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/P9020960-HDR.jpg?resize=600%2C450&ssl=1)
![Partnach gorge](https://i0.wp.com/www.akeyphoto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/P9020989-HDR.jpg?resize=450%2C600&ssl=1)
![Partnach gorge](https://i0.wp.com/www.akeyphoto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/P9020983-HDR.jpg?resize=450%2C600&ssl=1)
![In the Partnachklamm](https://i0.wp.com/www.akeyphoto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/P9020980-HDR.jpg?resize=450%2C600&ssl=1)
![Looking towards the Partnachklamm](https://i0.wp.com/www.akeyphoto.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/P9020965-HDR.jpg?resize=450%2C600&ssl=1)
Images taken on Olympus EM5 mk2 Camera.