Blombergbahn (Blomberg mountain)
The chairlift from the valley floor takes seventeen minutes, climbing 517 metres through the trees before the Isar valley opens out below you. At the top, the Blomberghaus terrace is serving Kaiserschmarren and the views stretch across Tölzer Land in every direction.
Blomberg — 1,248 metres, wooded, unhurried — runs two toboggan tracks, a climbing forest claiming the title of Germany's highest, and a Saturday-night sledding session that runs until ten. It is a mountain that has found a clear sense of purpose without pretending to be anything grander than it is.
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Regulars tend to split the day: chairlift up, Blomberg Classic toboggan (1,300 metres, seventeen curves) back down from mid-station, then a slow lunch on the Blomberghaus terrace. The Blitz run — a year-round track with a gyro, a twister, two jumps — is the one families argue about doing again. Saturday evenings, the night toboggan session draws a different crowd entirely.
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The Blomberg's story starts earlier than the chairlift. In spring 1907, a toboggan run and log cabin were finished on the mountain, and the Blomberghaus opened to the public that October — establishing the site as a day-trip destination long before any mechanical lift existed.
The city council turned its attention to a proper lift in 1965, cleared the route, and construction began in 1969. The Blombergbahn opened on May 27, 1971, inaugurated by State Minister Max Streibl. The double chairs were replaced with more comfortable models in 2009. When ski operations ended in 2014, the mountain shifted focus toward year-round toboggan runs and the climbing forest, settling into the shape it holds today.
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At 1,248 metres, the summit runs noticeably cooler than Bad Tölz in the valley — worth a layer even in midsummer. Winter brings snow and shorter operating hours; the toboggan runs are the draw then, while summer opens up the full range of activities and the clearest long-distance views.
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