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View of the Allgäu Valley – Lower Gaisalp Lake loop from Oberstdorf

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View of the Allgäu Valley – Lower Gaisalp Lake loop from Oberstdorf

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View of the Allgäu Valley – Lower Gaisalp Lake loop from Oberstdorf

09:36

22.3km

1,500m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 31, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 7.16 km for 899 m

After 8.58 km for 586 m

After 9.57 km for 1.69 km

After 14.2 km for 32 m

After 14.3 km for 14 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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8.83 km

Nebelhorn Ridge Hike

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Great ridge trail to the summit! Best up here and down the wide path. The view of the valley widens around every corner, just great!
Sure-footedness and a head for …

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9.11 km

View of the Allgäu Valley

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11.1 km

Geißfußsattel

Mountain Pass

12.0 km

View of the Lower Gaisalpsee

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Another panoramic view from the Upper Gaisalpsee to the Lower Gaisalpsee and over the Illertal.

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12.1 km

Upper Gaisalp Lake

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

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13.2 km

Lower Gaisalp Lake

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The idyllic Gaisalpsee invites you to thoroughly enjoy the mountain world up here before the descent into the valley begins.

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13.3 km

View of Gaisalpsee

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Good hike in Obertsdorf. Worth visiting each year

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13.3 km

View of the Gaisalpsee waterfall

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Beautiful spectacle of nature

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16.8 km

View of the Illertal Valley from Wallrafweg

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Tough climb, but afterwards relatively constant height. Above a really beautiful view of the valley. Highly recommended in spring and summer.

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22.3 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.76 km

8.31 km

2.72 km

2.31 km

217 m

Surfaces

7.83 km

5.83 km

5.28 km

1.90 km

1.24 km

250 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 7 August

27°C

8°C

24 %

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Comments

July 12, 2025,Tour von Oberstdorf zum Edmund Propst Haus und über den Gaisalpsee zurück

Today, for the first time in a long time, I hiked up the Nebelhorn. Now I remember why I haven't hiked this route in a while. It's really steep 🥴 Due to a change in the weather, I only walked as far as the Edmund Propst Haus ☹️ From there, I went straight to Lake Gaisalp 😎 Of course, I …

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September 2, 2023,Vom Edmund Probst Haus über Geissfussattel nach Oberstdorf

We set off on a very nice tour in very nice weather. We took the Nebelhornbahn up to the Edmund Probst Haus, from there we went to the Geissfussattel and continued to the upper and lower Gaisalpsee with a beautiful view of the Rubihorn. On the descent I took a rest in the Gaisalpe where the cyclists were pleasantly cool. …

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July 3, 2022,Nebelhorn - Höfatsblick - Gaisalpsattel - Gaisalpseen - Wallrafweg - Nebelhornbahn Talstation

Very nice but long hike. In particular, the many meters downhill are challenging. No rest stop after the cable car stations.

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August 15, 2025,Am Fuße des Nebelhorns ⛰ - DAV Edmund-Probst-Haus 1927 m. ü.N.N. - Geißfußsattel 1927 m. ü.N.N. - Gaisalpseen 🌊 - Rettungshelikopter Einsatz 🚁 - Gipfel ✝ des Gaisalphorns 1953 m. ü.N.N. - Wallrafweg Panoramaweg 🏞 - 🔁 Von Oberstdorf - LKR. Oberallgäu

Cheers!

To this summer mountain hike 🌞⛰ with a fantastic Alpine panorama ⛰⛰⛰ from Oberstdorf in the Oberallgäu district 🥾
And once again "bathed" in my own sweat 😜
But it was worth every moment 💪

Hope you enjoy my tour, because it was a little different in plan than it was. 🙈🤷‍♂️
But still worth every step.
😊

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November 2, 2024,Nebelhorn über Geißalpsee nach Oberstdorf

Very nice tour from the Nebelhorn down to Oberstdorf, over the Geißalpsee. First the 1a, which was a wide path, then over the 7 to the Geißalpsee and from there to the Geißalpe, then over the Wallraff path back to Oberstdorf.
It was nice, the path is sometimes steep, but there is always a rope or steps on the rock, …

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July 14, 2022,🇩🇪Vom 🚠 Höfatsblick über die Gaisalp-Seen zur Gaisalpe

The path is beautiful from the panorama! Very rocky in places, so you have to place your kicks well. There is also a lot of debris on the route; attention is required because you slide quickly. Particularly tricky places are provided with steel cables. From the lower (larger) lake - which some use for swimming - in the direction of …

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June 9, 2023,Vom Nebelhorn zu den Gaisalpseen - Gaisalpe - Wallraffweg nach Oberstdorf

We first took the Nebelhornbahn to the summit station and enjoyed the view there in the best weather 😍
Then we drove to the Höfatsblick station and there we started the hiking tour. We followed the Panoramaweg for a short distance. Then we turned right onto a narrow hiking trail and followed the signs to Gaisalpsee. It quickly becomes alpine …

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View of the Allgäu Valley – Lower Gaisalp Lake loop from Oberstdorf

Nebelhorn Ridge Hike

View of the Allgäu Valley

View of the Lower Gaisalpsee

Upper Gaisalp Lake

Lower Gaisalp Lake

View of Gaisalpsee

View of the Gaisalpsee waterfall

View of the Illertal Valley from Wallrafweg

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