Allgäu
- Traverse 'Along the Crest'
Hike the most beautiful trail of the Allgäu
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Allgäu
- Traverse 'Along the Crest'
60 km of linked trails join the principal summits
of the 'Allgäu' Alps. This tour will take six
days and is a truely unique experience! More than
a century ago the mountain sections 'Allgäu-Kempten',
'Allgäu-Immen-stadt' and 'Heilbronn' created
a unique trail that follows the main ridge of the
'Allgäu'. The mountain huts are conveniently
located along the way so one never has to descend
all the way to the valley bottom. This enables us
to be immersed in the wild beauty and the awesome
appearance of the 'Allgäu' Alps. The lowest
point along the route is at 1.522 meters, it is
between the 'Mindelheimer' hut and the 'Schrofen'
pass, the highest point is the summit of the "Hohes
Licht" at 2.651 m. All the huts on this mountain
route are operated during the summer and will provide
excellent meals, drinks and cosy accommodation.
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Trip Description:
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 Trip
Descriptio: |
| Services: |
• Mountain
guide
• 5x half pension
• 1x bus transfer
• 1x cable car
• 1x 'Bergschau' exhibition |
| Duration
of the tour: |
6 days, Sunday
to Friday |
| Participants: |
6 - 12 people |
| Meeting
point: |
10:00 a.m. at
the OASE AlpinCenter. |
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Region:
Alps of the 'Allgäu' area (Germany, Austria)
Daily routine:
Day 1:
Meeting point is at 10:00 a.m. at the OASE AlpinCenter.
We begin with a bus trip to the little 'Walser'
valley on the German-Austrian border. From Mittelberg
(1.215 m) our ascent starts fairly level, but it
soon becomes steeper and leads through the 'Wilden'
valley to the 'Kemptner' Col (2.108 m). The last
few meters are downhill and 10 minutes later we
reach our destination, the 'Mindelheimer' hut (2.013
m). Our hosts Centa and Jochen will delight us with
specialities of the 'Allgäu'. Hiking time approx.
4 hours, ascent 900 m, descent 100 m. Option:
From the 'Kemptner' Col the ascent of the 'Kemptner
Köpfle' peak (2.191 m) is possible, hiking
time approx. 1 hour, ascent 100 m, descent 100 m.
Day 2:
From the 'Mindelheimer' hut a path leads us downhill
through sunny meadows to the Speicher hut (1.522
m), the lowest altitude of this week. At the 'Haldenwanger'
creek we turn east and reach, ascending gently,
the 'Schrofen' pass (1.688 m). The trail leads us,
ascent and descent, to the upper 'Biber' hut and through
the wild 'Mutzentobel' to the 'Rappen Lake' hut
our days' destination (2.092 m). From there we can
either climb the 'Hoch-Rappenkopf' (2.425 m) in
1½ hours or, if you prefer, you can relax
and enjoy the afternoon at the nearby 'Rappen Lake'.
Hiking time approx. 6 hours, ascent 550 m, descent 500
m.
Day 3:
From the 'Rappen Lake' hut we make our way along
the well known 'Heilbronner' panorama trail passing
the 'Steinschartenkopf" (2.615 m) and the 'Bockkarkopf'
(2.609 m) along the way to the 'Kemptener' hut (1.846
m). This exciting trail leads us through the narrow
split of the 'Heilbronner Gate' and over the airy
ladder bridge to the 'Wilden Mann' peak. Some passages
along the way are secured with steel cables for
extra security. From there we soon reach the 'Sock
valley' Col. We stay on the main ridge and traverse
the 'Bockkarkopf" peak (2.609 m) on a cleverly
laid out trail and reach the 'Bockkar' Col (2.504
m). Our route leads us further over the 'Schwarze
Milz', the only glacier of the 'Allgäu', and
the 'Mädelejoch' peak (1.973 m) to the 'Kemptner'
hut. Along the way we have the chance to ascend
the 'Hohes Licht' peak (2.651 m) or the 'Mädelegabel'
peak (2.645 m) if you wish. Hiking time approx.
7 hours, ascent 700 m, descent 850 m.
Day 4:
Today we have a very early start in order to complete
the longest journey of the week. The trail takes
us up to the 'Schäfer' Col and onto the 'Fürschießer'
saddle (2.207 m). Through the 'Märzle' the
trail leads over the 'Kreuzeck' peak (2.376 m) to
the 'Rauheck' peak (2.384 m). After the descent
to the 'Eis' Lake (1.827 m) we surely have earned
a break. Only late in the year this little lake
is free of ice. Although the route along the 'Wildenfeld'
hut to the 'Himmeleck' (2.007 m) is strenious, most
of the journey is now done. It only takes 1½
hours to descend via the 'Schönberg' hut (1.688
m) to the 'Prinz-Luitpold-House' (1.847 m), our
today's destination. Hiking time approx. 9 hours,
ascent 1.250 m, descent 1.150 m.
Day 5:
Without our rucksacks we are going to ascend to
the summit of the 'Hochvogel' (2.592 m). Along the
way we will find some easy climbing above the 'Balken'
Col and the 'Winkel' peak. The view here is fantastic
and encourages us to linger on the summit. Early
afternoon we will be back at the hut and spend another
night at the 'Prinz-Luitpold-House' (1.847 m). Hiking
time approx. 5 hours, ascent 850 m, descent 850 m.
Day 6:
From the 'Prinz-Luitpold-House' the descent is gentle
to the west around the 'Wiedemer Kopf' peak to a
little stream. After a short uphill we reach a rescue
base at 1.920 meters. Via steep switchbacks the
trail leads to the 'Laufbacher Eck' (2.178 m), a
saddle with an awesome panoramic view. From here
we continue at a comfortable pace at an average
altitude around 2.000 meters along the 'Schochen'
peak and the 'Grosse Seekopf' peak to the 'Nebelhorn'
summit station (1.920 m). Descent by cable car.
Arriving at Oberstdorf (813 m) we finally visit
the 'Bergschau' exhibition. At approx. 3:00 p.m
we will be back at the office. Hiking time approx.
5 hours, ascent 550 m, descent 500 m. |
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Dates
2012 |
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| 01.07. - 06.07. |
| 08.07. - 13.07. |
| 22.07. - 27.07. |
| 05.08. - 10.08. |
| 19.08. - 24.08. |
| 02.09. - 07.09. |
| 09.09. - 14.09. |
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