An unclouded October weekend in Tölzer Land: Lively excursion traffic, but no chaos

A golden weekend in October like out of a picture book attracted many day trippers to the Isarwinkel and Loisach Valley.

But the feared traffic collapse did not materialize.

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- Parish fair in bright sunshine: This constellation on a golden October weekend not only promises hiking pleasure, but usually also the associated side effects, namely considerable traffic loads and park chaos.

Compared to previous experience, the weekend review of popular excursion destinations in the southern district turns out to be quite positive.

It was busy everywhere, but there was no traffic collapse.

Kochel am See: According to the police, excursion traffic remains "within reasonable limits"

“Autumn, hiking time, excursion traffic: It is in the nature of things that traffic backs up especially in return traffic from the direction of Lenggries and Kochel,” says Johannes Kufner, head of the Tölzer police station.

In view of the relatively extensive number of accidents on the streets, his weekend balance is not particularly positive.

But at some hotspots things didn't seem as bad as feared.

"There was lively excursion traffic," reports Steffen Wiedemann, the head of the Kochel police station.

But the traffic situation had moved "within a reasonable framework" and was "controllable", so his impression.

Normally, on Mondays after a nice weekend excursion, a list of parking violations piles up on the desk, says Wiedemann.

"It wasn't like that at all this time."

Kesselberg: Parking spaces are well filled, but people do not park on the streets

One reason in Wiedemann's assessment: “Only the hikers are still on the way.” The motorcycle season in particular is slowly coming to an end.

“Especially in patches of forest you notice that it is getting wet and slippery in places.

Many shy away from that. "

Lisa Grünwald's impressions of the Walchensee water rescue service are similar: “We were surprised ourselves: the streets were well filled, but it wasn't chaotic,” she says.

On the Kesselberg, Lisa Grünwald was told, “the parking lots were very full at lunchtime, but no one was parked on the street yet”.

So the overall impression remains with her: "Something has stirred in a pleasant setting."

400 to 500 guests come to Lenggrieser Hütte on the Seekar

Hut hosts, for example, who were able to welcome many guests again, find this positive anyway. "There was really something going on, a rush like every year at this time of the year", reports Michaela Durach from the Lenggrieser Hütte on the Seekar. Over the course of the day there were an estimated 400 to 500 guests who stopped by, says Durach. During the rush hour between noon and 3 p.m. it happened that the visitors had to wait a little for a free seat. The landlady finds such peak days unreservedly "very nice".

She is happy: “In October it was always nice on the weekends.

That suits us very well after the rather rainy summer season. ”On the sunny Monday of the parish fair, things continued lively at the Lenggrieser Hütte.

On this unofficial public holiday, on which some authorities and some companies in the Isarwinkel are closed or close earlier, "95 percent of the population" is there, according to Durach.

The parking lot at Blomberg is sufficient for a large number of visitors

Hannes Zintel, owner of the Blombergbahn, is also looking forward to a “fantastic autumn”. He looks back on a "successful, great weekend". “But you can't say that we were overrun either.” Blomberg is prepared for large numbers of guests, the parking spaces would have been sufficient - unlike on some peak days in the past, when long rows of cars were parked on the main road. "Since we increased the parking fees, you have noticed that some who just want to hike switch to other places," observed Zintel. As reported, the day ticket has cost five instead of two euros since spring.

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