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Emergency services in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Photo: Angelika Warmuth / dpa
Hikers have a hard time in Garmisch-Partenkirchen this week: because of the G7 summit at Schloss Elmau, the federal police have rented numerous alpine huts.
They are intended to serve as bases for the emergency services.
The federal police claimed the Meilerhütte of the German Alpine Club for themselves.
The hut is located in the Wetterstein Mountains at an altitude of 2366 meters on the border with Austria.
From the hut you can reach Elmau Castle on foot in about five hours.
The hut with around 80 beds is used exclusively by the federal police, the officials said.
It will remain closed to hikers and will not open to guests until July 1st.
The federal police also use the Ederkanzel mountain hut, which can be reached from the Mittenwald side.
However, this hut is still open to the public.
The state police have also rented huts, including 14 private and unmanaged huts in the security area around Schloss Elmau, which has been sealed off since Sunday. Outside the four square kilometer security area, only forest service huts and two traditional costume association huts have been rented, the police explained.
The famous Partnach Gorge remains closed.
It is closed to visitors from Friday.
The reason is the G7 summit, it said on the website.
The gorge is to remain closed up to and including June 28th - the last day of the summit.
In addition, hikers cannot use the Eckbauerbahn.
Until the last day of the summit, it is used exclusively by the police, who bring their officers to an altitude of 1236 meters and thus to the operational area around the conference location.
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