Leisure Recommendations

Enjoy Oberstdorf from the air

Hang-gliding and paragliding enthusiasts find the best conditions in Oberstdorf. A specialist school offers a basic course that gives you the knowledge and skills you need to fly at low heights on your own or an advanced course to enable you to ascend to all heights. Want to try out the experience of “free flight” but don't trust taking to the skies on your own? Then a tandem flight with an experienced pilot is the ideal solution.

The joys of golf on Germany’s southernmost course

There are few places where the love of golf and a pure natural experience are combined as impressively as in the Alpine environment of the 9-hole complex on Germany’s southernmost golf course. Stunningly located in the picturesque Trettachtal Valley in the midst of the Oberstdorf mountains at an altitude of about 950 metres, spectacular tee-off points with a breathtaking mountain backdrop, wonderfully fragrant meadows

of mountain flowers, varied fairways, natural streams and rivers and shady forests are all gloriously enticing. When you finish your round, a chilled drink on the sun terrace of the Café Gebrgoibe awaits you. Hikers and mountain bikers are always very welcome too.

Broad smiles guaranteed

The year-round toboggan run follows an 850-metre winding track with integrated jumps and waves. As a spectacular highlight, the track ends with a bridge over the main road. The two-seater toboggans can reach speeds of up to 40 km / h, controllable using the brakes. Passengers can don VR glasses and immerse themselves in foreign worlds and fast-paced

3D adventures (in dry weather only). Even on cold, wet days, the ride is still exciting and safe. If it rains, Plexiglass screens are simply fitted over the toboggans to keep you dry and protected.

Circular rides and excursions

The Oberstdorf Marktbähnle train is the most comfortable and convenient way of getting to know your holiday location and its enticing surrounding area. Simply hop on one of the leisurely daily round trips through Oberstdorf. The timetable can be found on our website. You can discover just how fascinating the mountain world is with one of our excursions to the surrounding valleys and villages. At the stops, you can relax with coffee and cake or enjoy a leisurely stroll around the area.

The Local heritage museum

in Oberstdorf. Fortune has it that, despite a major fire in 1865 and the modernisation craze in the 1970s, the original core of the building is still intact. The museum opened in the historic premises in 1932 and has been continually extended ever since. Exhibits show how the destitute inhabitants of our mountain village survived, farmed the Alps, led the first visitors up into the mountains, and learned how to ski, among other interesting facts. You will also find the largest leather ski boot in the world – shoe size 480, over three metres long and one and a half metres high.

Interactive and exciting: the story of how the mountains were formed The Bergschau (literally meaning “mountain show”) uses a fun and interactive approach to tell visitors about the evolution of the flora and fauna of the Allgäu Alps, how the mountains were formed and the links between people and nature. One of the four Bergschau centres is located in the old town hall in Oberstdorf and offers basic information about geology, nature and culture in the Allgäu Alps. You’ll also find fascinating insights into nature, the history of the glaciers, the cohabitation of plants and animals and how people make a living in the mountains. Experienced staff members will happily help you with any questions or if you want any additional information. In addition to the Bergschau visitor centres with their permanent natural history exhibitions, in summer, you can visit eleven outdoor Bergschau information points and hike on five Bergschau trails.

An unmistakeable fusion between tradition-steeped cultural heritage and tourist attraction in the Dietersbachtal valley.

Gerstruben can be regarded as Oberstdorf’s history book of mountain farming. The former Alpine village and agricultural gem today has five houses that are between 400 and 500 years old, a traditional “Sennküche” restaurant, the old saw mill and a chapel. Until the end of the 19th century, the historic mountain settlement was still home to several farming families. With its sun-browned timber buildings and surrounding mountain landscape, it today provides a truly unique setting. The buildings have been lovingly restored and preserved for posterity in an exemplary manner.

The Jakobe-Haus, a farmhouse preserved almost completely in its original form, is open to visitors from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. every Thursday between May and October. The picturesque little rooms and chambers are truly enchanting.

One valley on, at the foot of a breathtaking
mountain backdrop, the small village of Einödsbach marks the edge of the Stillachtal valley.

The Einödsbach mountain inn is Germany’s southernmost permanently inhabited building. The former village was originally made up of three houses and a chapel, built in the tightest of spaces and surrounded by the impressive massif of the Allgäu’s main ridge.

Today, only the inn is permanently inhabited. Records of there being a settlement here date back to 1613. It’s also worth taking a brief detour to the chapel of Saint Catherine, which can be reached by following the road up from Birgsau. To the east, a hiking trail runs through the Bacherloch gorge up to the Waltenberger Haus. To the south, the route leads into the Rappenalptal valley.