Via the Walmendinger Alps to Heuberg
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/ Walmendingerhornbahn bei SonnenaufgangPhoto: Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen, Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen -
/ Sonnenaufgang WalmendingerhornPhoto: Blair Stevenson, Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen -
/ Heuberggrat bei SonnenaufgangPhoto: Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen, Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen -
/ Weg vom Walmendingerhorn zur Walmendinger AlpePhoto: Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen, Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen -
/ Ifen bei SonnenaufgangPhoto: Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen, Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen -
/ Walmendingerhorn von der Walmendinger Alpe ausPhoto: Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen, Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen -
/ WalmendingeralpePhoto: Blair Stevenson, Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen -
/ WalmendingeralpePhoto: Blair Stevenson, Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen
From the popular excursion mountain, it is only a few steps to the romantic valley between the mountain stations of the two mountains. Easy hike with some altitude in the descent.
easy
4.3 km
1:28 h
0 m
562 m
This tour is full of romantic moments: When the first rays of sunshine flash over the Heuberggrat. When the mighty plateau of the High Ifen suddenly comes into view. The Walmendinger Alpe, which is idyllically surrounded by the mountain stream ... Optimal is the tour, if the mountain lift ticket in the guest card is included in the accommodation price - so you can leave out the descent from Heuberg or alternatively to Schwarzwassertal and instead take a seat in the Heuberg chairlift.
Author’s recommendation
Do not miss the sunrise ascent to Walmendingerhorn and experience the sunrise all alone between Horn and Heuberg ridge
Author
Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen
Updated: February 12, 2019
Difficulty
easy
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
1937 m
Lowest point
1375 m
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Rest Stop
Obere WalmendingeralpeSafety information
Emergency NumbersEMERGENCY:
140 Alpine Emergencies Austria wide
144 Alpine Emergencies Vorarlberg
112 Euro-Emergencies (works with every mobile network)
www.vorarlberg.travel/sicherheitstipps
Equipment
Sturdy shoes and hiking poles for steep sections recommended. When necessary, rainproof clothing and head covering.Start
Mittelberg (1936 m)
Coordinates:
Geographic
47.325712, 10.128257
UTM
32T 585253 5241977
Destination
Hirschegg
Turn-by-turn directions
Take it slow and hop on the cable car Walmendingerhornbahn for ascent. After the cattle gate below the mountain station, a path turns left towards Walmendinger Alpe and Heuberg ridge. In the hollow below the summit slope you walk about 30 minutes down to the Upper Walmendinger Alpe. The path is varied and natural, shorter rocky passages are well feasible with a little surefootedness. At the hut Walmendinger Alpe (open in mid-summer) you enter the forest and walk further downhill. At the homestead of the Lower Walmendinger Alpe we follow the path towards Heuberg. Alternatively, you can follow the driveway to Schwarzwassertal. The flat forest path tells us that we are getting closer to the Heuberg. Arriving at the broad forest road, we follow the signs to the mountain station Heubergbahn and take the chairlift down to Hirschegg.
Public transport
Public transport friendly
Leave the car where it is!The Walserbus is a convenient way to reach your starting point. Line 5 takes you to the district Au. For this tour you need to get off at the bus stop "Ifen". Way back: bus line 1 from "Walserschanz".
Getting there
Most routes from Germany lead to Ulm before carrying on along the A7. Take the Allgäu junction over a section of the A980 to the Waltenhofen junction, then take the 4- lane B19 via Sonthofen and Oberstdorf to Kleinwalsertal. From Austria (Vorarlberg) and Switzerland you reach the Kleinwalsertal via the Bregenzerwald (Hittisau) – Riedbergpass – Fischen – Oberstdorf. From Tyrol the fastest route is over the A7 to Kempten carrying on along the B19 direction Oberstdorf. A motorway vignette is not required to reach the valley.Parking
A parking area (fee required) is located directly by the starting point.Arrival by train, car, foot or bike
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