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Hiking to the Kofel, Oberammergau’s Signature Mountain

A pair of bicyclists ride on a pedestrian lane, in the shadows of Mount Kofel, a mountain peak in Oberammergau, Germany.

Towering over the village of Oberammergau is the Kofel, a Matterhorn-shaped mountain with an elevation of 1,342 meters (4,400 feet). The name Kofel means “cone-shaped mountain” in Celtic, and so hints at the different peoples who once passed through this mountainous part of Germany. The Bavarians we’ve met in this picturesque town are well-versed in the artContinue reading “Hiking to the Kofel, Oberammergau’s Signature Mountain”