26^Oct Sat
05:45

Dear Hiking-Buddies!

The beautiful and colorful autumn has arrived. Therefore, the weather is perfect to do some nice and long hikes!

This time I would like to hike in the western part of München and yet again, increase the targeted hiking distance by quite a bit.

Therefore, I’m inviting my fellow Hiking-Buddies to join me this Saturday for a nice and veeery long (!) hike from München all the way out to Kaufering (Landkreis Landsberg am Lech).

Who do I expect to join this hike?
I expect fit and sporty Hiking-Buddies, who do sports on a regular basis. This is a veeery long hike (63.6 km!) and therefore we need to maintain a decent walking pace. We will aim for a pace at 5 km/h. Thus, you should be able to walk this pace at longer periods of time (for a whole day!). We will not run, but surely walk at a decent pace.

If you sign up for this hike, you need to have done at least 3 hikes in the past, that were longer than 30km, each. I will check your profile and if you have not done these kind of hikes, then unfortunately I will have to remove you from the participants’ list. I do not try to exclude anybody from this hike, but I want to make sure that we can walk at a decent pace for the whole day.

Time details:
We will meet at U-Bahn "Milbertshofen" in München at 5:45am and start hiking at 6:00am. This is a very long hike (63.6 km!); if we maintain a pace of 5 km/h then the pure walking-time should be around 13 hours. With stops and breaks the total time will be about 14 hours (!). Hence, I plan to arrive in Kaufering at 8:00pm. Please do not join if you have plans for Saturday night in München. The group starts together, stays together the whole time and finishes the hike together. No renegades please! :-)

Meeting point:
Saturday, 5:45am at U-Bahn "Milbertshofen", in front of "Vinzenmurr". Google Maps Location: https://cutt.ly/reymxq8 Hopefully we will be back at München Hauptbahnhof by 9:00pm.

What to bring:

• Proper hiking clothes: weather looks fine, but please be prepared for possible wind or light rain. Bring a warm sweatshirt, a rain-jacket, hat, scarf and gloves.
  
• Proper hiking backpack.
• Decent footwear: trail running shoes or running shoes are fine. But no plain sneakers please! If you come in sneakers and/or jeans, you will have to go home!
• Food for the whole day: we will not stop at a hut, a grocery store, or a restaurant.
• Drinks for the whole day: at least 2½ or 3 liters of water.
• Cash (coins!) for the Regional-Express (RE) or Alex (ALX) back to München Hauptbahnhof.
• Charged mobile phone with downloaded GPX-track.
• Good mood and a smile. :-)

If the weather is not suitable to do this long hike, then I reserve myself the right to cancel the hike by Friday, 10:00pm. Therefore, please continuously monitor the comments below.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me via Hiking-Buddies email.

I’m looking forward to seeing you on Saturday!

David

Disclaimer:
Hiking Buddies Munich is not a group of professional mountain guides but individuals gathering for sport activities. Each participant is responsible for her-/himself and has to be prepared, bring suitable equipment and has to check if he/she meets the physical requirements. Hiking includes a certain risk and everybody is responsible for his/her own safety. It is highly recommended having some kind of insurance in case of an incident.