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We need a multi-day rain plan for Fussen =(

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Hi all,

I've read so many of your wonderful posts as we planned our trip--thanks for being so amazingly kind and helpful.

This is my first post so please accept my apologies if I get anything wrong.

My wife and I are going to be visiting Fussen for three full days (Friday-Sunday) with half travel days on both sides. Our group includes my parents (in their 70s) and children (10 and 7).
A weekend in the mountains (including celebrating my son's birthday) seemed like a very special way to spend a few days but then the forecast got worse and worse--it now shows rain the whole time we plan to be there.

Much of our planned itenerary was hiking, biking, and walking. What are some good options for rainy days?

We already plan to go to the castles and will add the Museum of the Bavarian Kings.

We still think we will rent a car and drive to GaP so we can take the car up Zugspitze.

We are so curious what ideas y'all have to make the weekend fun.

I think we'll still hike some just in raincoats. As the old saying goes, "there is no bad weather just insufficient gear". =)

Update: We had a great time. Thanks for all the suggestions. We got soaked most days and it was still super fun. We ate well (mostly in town), hiked about 10k per day (great work 7, 10, 72, and 75-year olds!), and particularly enjoyed the Partnachklamm gorge near Zugspitze (thanks LJ and mchpp). The gorge was spectacular in the rain. We also chanced upon a super fun outdoor adventure-course playground just SW of town on the Autrian/German border. My kids loved Griechische Restaurant Stego‘s Füssen so much that we went twice. And we had just enough break in the rain to get some lovely views of Neuschwanstein from Marienbrucke!

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I would advise rain pants as well. Mine pack up quite small. Rarely does it rain all day, and mountain weather is often best in the morning.

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It rarely rains the entire day, but it usually starts just when you've started to do something outdoors. But if you go to Garmisch and it's cloudy, don't bother with the Zugspitze, as it will be just like standing around in a dense fog. You would be better off driving to Munich or Innsbruck.

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From Reutte you can take the L255 road past the Plansee to ST2060 and visit the Linderhof on the way to Garmisch. Please check opening times etc. for your time of year. The L255 road is closed in Winter.

https://www.schlosslinderhof.de/englisch/tourist/index.htm

Always the Ehrwalder Alm. The lift will cost, but at least you can hear the cow bells through the fog and have a good Kaspressknödelsuppe or Speckknödelsuppe at the base of the Zugspitze.

https://www.ehrwalderalm.at/en/
https://www.almbahn.at/en/

You can return on the 179 road. A break in the weather a short detoure to Berwang.

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If you are in Garmisch, the Partnachklamm gorge can be even more spectacular in rain, with water running down the gorge walls.

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Went to the Partnachklamm gorge last year early July as my daughter wanted to see it. Pouring rain and thunderstorms. I passed and sat at a Restaurant just before the kiosk. Rain so hard the Restaurant umbrellas leaked right through. I had my umbrella under theirs. My daughter was soaking wet, but really happy she made the gorge. Nice pics.

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There's a saying in Germany: There's no such thing as bad weather, only bad clothing. Especially in the rain, some landscapes are even more impressive.

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For me if you decide to rent a car, I would visit the Wieskirche, Oberammergau for some shopping and looking at the painted buildings oh and the Passion Play museum, the monastery at Ettal (get some schnapps/beer for the older folks),

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There's a saying in Germany: There's no such thing as bad weather,
only bad clothing. Especially in the rain, some landscapes are even
more impressive.

And Swiss mums tell their kids "It's just water, and you are not made out of sugar".

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Swiss mums tell their kids "It's just water, and you are not made out of sugar".

Bavarian grandmothers too...

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Science teacher dad's too - in the US we say you aren't made of sugar you won't melt. To which my dad likes to respond, the word you are looking for is dissolve not melt.

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I think you will be surprised how rain doesn’t affect activities. People hike and bike in rainy conditions and while I wouldn’t hike in the mountain peaks. As long as you have an umbrella, a rainjacket with hood and wear layers, you’ll be fine.

It rained all my days in Germany and I still walked everywhere.

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