Today was forecast to be hot, so we wanted to get elevation without exertion. So we went somewhere new, and took the 848 bus along Roßfeldstraße, a panoramic scenic toll road into the mountains, to Rossfeld Panoramastraße,. On public transport, however, the extra toll is only €2 per person.
The drive was very pretty and gained us 1000m, or 6 degrees Celsius of cooling. Then we were at the scenic part. So scenic that they filmed the Sound of Music here. The hills were, in fact, alive – with birds, bugs, cows and sheep.
From the bus stop we took a 4.4 km mostly level loop walk around the ridgeline, that marks the border of Germany and Austria. The highlight was the trail section through meadow cow fields, but views on all four sides were spectacular throughout.
At the far end of the ridge we had lunch at Ahornkaser. It was lovely in the shade. Jen enjoyed currywurst, while Dave had a leek flatbread, and we both splurged on chocolate ice cream for dessert.
We finished our walk at another hut, where we had more frozen desserts while enjoying the surroundings and waiting for the (very infrequent) bus.
Returning to town, we took a wander through the old part of Berchtesgaden, including the courtyard of the local castle. A bit of döner and some tasty pastries, and we headed back for the night.
Jen and Dave: Adventuring 
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