Buchenegger Waterfalls – Hündlekopf Summit loop from Hinterstaufen

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Buchenegger Waterfalls – Hündlekopf Summit loop from Hinterstaufen

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Buchenegger Waterfalls – Hündlekopf Summit loop from Hinterstaufen

05:19

15.9km

740m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: July 29, 2026

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Naturpark Nagelfluhkette

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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3.19 km

Crocus fields in Naturpark Nagelfluhkette

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Wonderful flower meadow up here

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4.62 km

Mountain Pass

7.97 km

Weissach River

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Beautiful creek course of the Weißach. This leads to the Buchenegger waterfalls, which I can also highly recommend.

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8.00 km

Tarzan Bridge over the Weißach

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In 1952, the shepherd Anton Schratt built a simple bridge over the Weißach at this point for the first time in order to shorten the way to school for his …

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8.39 km

View of Spitzlerberg, Nagelfluhkette, and Imberg

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From the bench you have a magnificent view of the Nagelfluhkette with Hochhäderich, Falken, Eineguntkopf, Hohenfluhalpkopf, framed by Imberg on the right and Spitzlerberg on the left.

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9.32 km

View of the Weißach Valley

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From here you have a fantastic view into the Weißachtal valley. The Weißach river rises west of Immenstadt, flows in its upper course through the Ehrenschwanger Tal valley, turns towards …

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10.1 km

Buchenegger Waterfalls

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The fall of the powerful masses of water over the two stages at the Buchenegg waterfalls is an impressive natural experience. The waterfalls are located in one of Germany's last …

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10.1 km

Steep trail to the Buchenegger Waterfalls

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Should one have seen when one is near Oberstaufen, sturdy footwear makes things easier 😉

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13.2 km

Hündlekopf Summit

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The Hündlekopf, at 1,111 meters, is the ridge of the Hündle mountain and one of the most popular viewing summits around Oberstaufen. It is easy to hike up. If you …

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15.9 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.47 km

3.19 km

1.94 km

937 m

292 m

Surfaces

9.09 km

4.97 km

1.53 km

208 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Monday 14 September

21°C

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Comments

April 7, 2024,Hündle und Buchenegger Wasserfälle zur Krokusblüte

Because tours above 1300m are still not recommended due to the weight of snow, we treated ourselves to the Hündlebahn today.
Positive: Free parking. Negative: According to newspaper reports, there is a kind of mass migration from the mountain station to the crocus meadows.
We then went back into the valley and walked along it for a few kilometers. To …

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June 14, 2025,Oberstaufen: Wildes Wasser

Right from the start, the cows were already flattened in the pasture from the heat. But we still managed the loop 😉 If you start late, you're bound to sweat 😰. The scenery was truly beautiful, and the waterfall with the three brave cliff divers was fantastic 👍

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