Hiking suggestions

Over designed footpaths, to quaint mountain cottages, the Oberstdorf mountains invite you to a hiking holiday in order to experience the "highlights of nature" in quiet and without crowding.

Footpaths (walkable both in summer and in winter)

Trettachtal (valley)
Mühlenbrücke – Oybelehalle – Kühberg – Oybachmündung – over the Trettach river by using the bridge to the Cafe Jägerstand – on the western side following the Trettach River
back to Mühlenbrücke.
Altitude: 814–860 m
Roundtrip: 3.8 km

Moorweiher (pond)
Mühlenbrücke – going up the mountain (easy walk) towards Moorbad – walking the nature
trail to the “Moorweiher” – then different possibilities back to Oberstdorf.
Altitude: 814–896 m
Roundtrip: 2.8 km

Gebrgoibe (golf course)
Mühlenbrücke – following the Trettach (little river) until Oybachmündung – Gruben –
Zwingbrücke (3.6 km) – back to the golf course – Moorweiher – Krappberg and then through the meadow – trails back to Oberstdorf.
Altitude: 814–896 m
Roundtrip: 8 km

South plain
Oberstdorf Haus – Sebastian- Kneipp-Weg – Freibergstraße –
Meyersoygasse – pass under the western bypass – over Ziegel- bachbrücke – Karatsbichl – Freibergstraße – back to Oberstdorf.
Altitude: 814 m
Roundtrip: 3.5 km

Tiefenbach / Weidach
Marktplatz (market) – Weststraße – Schlechtenbrücke – Reute – Tiefenbach/Weidach –
back to Oberstdorf.
Altitude: 814–860 m
Roundtrip: 6.5 km

Waldesruh / Bergkristall
Marktplatz (market) – Weststraße – Schlechtenbrücke – over Stillach river – left to
Hotel-Restaurant “Waldesruh” – pass on to Cafe-Restaurant “Bergkristall”. Then walk the
Probst-Weg (Höllwiesenweg) until Freibergsee (lake) – Gasthaus “Seeblick” – descent to
Renksteg and walk back to Oberstdorf.
Altitude: 814–1,100 m
Roundtrip: 10 km

Roundtrip Rubi
Mühlenbrücke – ice skating rink – after the junction to the right following the trail through the woods – Dummelsmoosbrücke – Illerursprung – Rubi (4 km) – going back through the meadows – Dummelsmoosbrücke.
Altitude: 786–814 m
Roundtrip: 7 km

Roundtrip South plain
Marktplatz (market) – Weststraße – Schlechtenbrücke – following Stillach river until
“Oberer Renksteg” – following the road towards Spielmannsau – turning left into direction
Loretto (chapels) – following the meadow – trails Mühlenbrücke – back to Marktplatz.
Altitude: 814 m
Roundtrip: 7 km

Hiking trails

Trettachtal trail to Spielmannsau (valley)
Mühlenbrücke – Jägerstand – Oybachmündung – Gruben – Zwingbrücke – Gottenried – Pechholz – Spielmannsau (walking trail Gottenried – Spielmannsau can not be used in winter) – back either following the Trettach river.
Altitude: 1,003 m
Roundtrip: 15 km

Oytal (valley)
Mühlenbrücke – Kühberg – Oytalhaus (5.5 km) – back to Oberstdorf either likewise or after 20 minutes left into
walking trail (Dr. Hohenadl- Weg) towards Oybachmündung.
Altitude: 1,009 m
Roundtrip: 11 km

Gerstruben (very old village)
Mühlenbrücke – Gruben – Dietersberg – left on the road towards Gerstruben.

Way back:
a) same way back
b) Hölltobel
(only for experienced hikers and in summer)
c) Rautweg (only in summer)

Altitude: 1,154 m
Roundtrip: 11 km

Birgsau / Einödsbach
Oberstdorf Haus – Prinzenstraße – Renksteg – skiflying hill – Fellhornbahn – Anatsstein – Birgsau (10.5 km) – Einödsbach likewise back to Oberstdorf.
Altitude: 1,114 m
Round trip: 25 km

Freibergsee / Schwand
Oberstdorf Haus – Prinzen- straße – Rensteg – up to Freibergsee (lake) – walking around the Freibergsee –skiflying hill – Schwand – on the road back to the skiflying hill – Renksteg – Prinzenstraße – Oberstdorf Haus.
Altitude: 930 m
Roundtrip: 11 km

Schönblick / Hochleite
Take the bus to the Söllereckbahn – going up with the cable lift – walk towards Hochleite – Freibergsee – walking partly around the lake – Renksteg – back to the Oberstdorf Haus.
Altitude: 1,345 m
Roundtrip: 7 km