Upper Gaisalp Lake

Upper Gaisalp Lake

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Upper Gaisalp Lake

Hiking

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Mountaineering

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This Highlight is in a protected area

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Allgäuer Hochalpen

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Location: Oberstdorf, Oberallgäu, Allgäu, Swabia, Bavaria, Germany

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August 12, 2020

Mountaineering

There is a lot less going on here than at the lower Gaisalpsee.

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Franzl wandert 🥾

August 24, 2025

Mountaineering

The Upper Gaisalpsee is located higher and therefore quieter (!) than the Lower Gaisalpsee. 😄
Today it was lovely to watch the cows bathing in the lake.

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Simone

August 24, 2022

Mountaineering

Idyllic mountain lake above the lower Gaisalpsee (which is larger)

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Nearby routes

Best routes near Upper Gaisalp Lake

4.8

(408)

1,817

hikers

#1.

Entschenkopf Summit – View of Gaisalpsee loop from Allgäu Alps

13.0km

06:40

1,160m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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4.8

(68)

283

hikers

#2.

Rubihorn Summit – Lower Gaisalp Lake loop from Oberstdorf

19.0km

09:14

1,490m

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

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4.5

(19)

107

hikers

#3.