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German Alpine Road
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German Alpine Road

Ten days from Lindau to Koenigssee: Oberstaufen, Fussen, Garmisch, Mittenwald, Berchtesgaden. Tesla and EnBW; mountain days eat range.

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Season: Mostly year-round. Some high side roads hold snow into May. Koenigssee boats April-October.

Ten days from Lindau to Koenigssee: Oberstaufen, Fussen, Garmisch, Mittenwald, Berchtesgaden. Tesla and EnBW; mountain days eat range.

Day by day

Day 1

Lindau

The island in the lake. Overnight Tesla.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: Tesla Supercharger (Tesla Supercharger Lindau) — typical arrival 30%, about 22 min to 80%. Why stop here: Lindau. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Lindau
LindauPhoto: Jakub Hałun / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 4.0)
Day 4

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

The Zugspitze in the window. EnBW after 26 percent.

Why stop hereCharge nearby: EnBW (EnBW Garmisch) — typical arrival 26%, about 25 min to 80%. Why stop here: Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Zugspitze
ZugspitzePhoto: Tony Castle / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 6

Mittenwald

Painted facades and violin wood. Destination charger.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Mittenwald. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Mittenwald
MittenwaldPhoto: No machine-readable author provided. TeunSpaans assumed (based on copyright c... / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Day 8

Berchtesgaden

The Watzmann over the town. Charge in Bad Reichenhall.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Berchtesgaden. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Berchtesgaden
BerchtesgadenPhoto: Diego Delso / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Day 10

Schoenau am Koenigssee

Last charge. The lake is a boat, not a car.

Why stop hereWhy stop here: Koenigssee. Access: walk from the overnight — leave the car.

Alpine Road
Alpine RoadPhoto: Renardo la vulpo / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Quiet charging pauses

  • Tesla Supercharger in Lindau — a calm stop on this leg, about 22 min.
  • EnBW in Garmisch-Partenkirchen — a calm stop on this leg, about 25 min.

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