ROYAL MOUNTAINS
King of the mountains theme trail
Unique royal mountain world at the Herzogstand
The building activities of the Bavarian kings Max II and Ludwig II at the Herzogstand began in 1858 with the construction of a bridle path from the Kesselberg pass to the so-called Vorderer Sattel on the orders of King Max II. Max II then had the Pürschhaus (A) built in 1859 as accommodation for hunting in the high mountains. After Max II. The royal house (B) was built by his son Ludwig II in 1866. At the same time as the royal house, a viewing and dining hut and a kitchen hut (C) were built on the summit of the Herzogstand. In 1877, Ludwig II ordered the construction of a viewing and dining hut and a kitchen hut (D) on the Fahrenbergkopf. Finally, in 1882, a viewing and dining hut (E) was erected on the Martinskopf. None of the historic buildings on the Herzogstand have been preserved.