Snow shoe ‘Hörner tour’ Snow shoe weekend with hut romanticism
Snow shoe ‘Hörner tour’
You can either hibernate through the long winter, spend it on a palm treed island or you
enjoy it where it is the most magical - in the mountains. Snow shoes enable the non-skier to
intensively experience the fascinating winter world. Thanks to the modern designs the snowshoes
are light and can be handled without any difficulty. Already after a short time you will
enjoy crossing the famous ‘Oberallgäuer Hörner” chain, accompanied by an experienced
mountain guide.
The choice of the route depends on the snow conditions and can be changed accordingly.
Trip Description:
Trip Description:
Services:
• Mountain guide
• 1x half pension
• 2x bus transfer
• 1x ski bob
• equipment
Duration
of the tour:
2 days, Saturday to Sunday
Participants:
6 - 12 people
Meeting
point:
Our meeting point is at 10:00 a.m. at the OASE AlpinCenter.
Region:
Alps of the ‘Allgäu’ area (Germany)
Daily routine:
1. Day:
Our meeting point is at 10:00 a.m. at the OASE AlpinCenter. Together we travel by taxi over
the ‘Riedberg’ pass (1.420 m) to ‘Grasgehren’ (1.447 m). Already after the first hiking
attempts in the fairly level ‘Bolgenmoos’ we get used to the snow shoes and start our tour
towards the ‘Riedberger Horn’ peak. After a gentle 2 hours ascent we reach the summit
(1.787 m). We descend after a well earned summit break, where we have an awesome view
of the ‘Allgäu’ mountains far into Switzerland. The trail down is steep at the top and levels out
somewhat via the plateau of the idyllic ‘Bolgen’ valley to the ‘Berghaus Schwaben’ hut (1.520
m). Hiking time approx. 4 hours, ascent 400 m, descent 300 m.
If conditions permit it is possible to ascend the ‘Großen Ochsenkopf’ peak (1.662 m) in the
afternoon. Hiking time approx. 1,5 hours, ascent 150 m, descent 150 m.
2. Day:
Today we hike via the famous ‘Oberallgäuer Hörner’ trail to the village of ‘Ofterschwang’.
After a short descent of 100 meters we reach the ‘Ochsen’ saddle. From here we descend
via the ‘Ober-Alp’ down the ‘Oster’ valley. Passing the ‘Rangiswanger Alpe’ we ascend to the
‘Rangiswanger Horn’ peak (1.616 m). A gentle trail leads us to the ‘Sigiswager Horn’ peak
(1.527 m) and continues to the ‘Ofterschwanger Horn’ peak (1.406 m). From there it is
downhill all the way and soon we reach ‘Ofterschwang’ with its ski resort. Here is the
possibility of having a break at the ‘Weltcup’ hut. Descent with a mini bobsled. Return journey
by bus to ‘Oberstdorf’, arriving there at about 4:30 p.m. Hiking time approx. 5 hours, ascent 500 m, descent 1.200 m.
