Hochgrat Cable Car – Horbach Waterfall loop from Oberstaufen

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Hochgrat Cable Car – Horbach Waterfall loop from Oberstaufen

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Hochgrat Cable Car – Horbach Waterfall loop from Oberstaufen

01:38

10.8km

770m

Running

Hard run. 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 19, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Nagelfluhkette

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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84 m

Hochgrat Cable Car

Highlight • Structure

A very convenient way to get to the top in a quick way. Completely free with the Oberstaufen card.

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446 m

Stream Crossing in Naturpark Nagelfluhkette

Highlight • River

In the middle of summer, a welcome refreshment after a successful Hochgrat summit happiness

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1.18 km

Lower Lauchalpe

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Good snack
But there is also coffee and cake

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3.60 km

Horbach Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

A great waterfall. In the middle of the undergrowth it pours over the rock. Nice to look at.

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5.23 km

Staufner Haus (DAV hut on the Hochgrat)

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Staufner Haus is located on the Hochgrat near Oberstaufen/Steibis at 1,634 meters and thus about 80 meters below the mountain station of the Hochgratbahn. The hut belongs to the Oberstaufen/Lindenberg section of the German Alpine Club (DAV). Info: staufner-haus.de

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8.07 km

Hochgrat Alm

Highlight • Mountain Hut

Here is a beautiful landscape

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10.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

8.54 km

1.48 km

688 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.99 km

3.39 km

245 m

113 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,640 m)

Lowest point (870 m)

Weather

Tuesday 15 September

22°C

11°C

91 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 16.0 km/h

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Comments

October 24, 2024,Hochgrat – auf der Suche nach Sonne ☀️

Sun & visibility was great!

But nothing is right with the data, complete Garmin failure 🤷‍♀️🧘🏼‍♀️.

12 kilometers & 1000 meters of elevation.

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November 9, 2023,Hochgrat 🏔️❣️

Train closed, huts closed – the best time on the Hochgrat is the “fifth season”: the overhaul of the train 😜.

My car felt quite lonely in the parking lot all by itself and I enjoyed the peace and quiet on the way. To my great joy, I even had the summit to myself. The view was magnificent, even Lake …

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October 15, 2023,Hochgrat - some shades of snow ❄️😉

It was snowy again, stormy as usual and so cold that the stove refused to work for us. The summit coffee was downstairs 😂... it tasted really great.☕️

The change in the weather and the "high alpine" 😉 conditions on the Hochgrat were probably too much for the Garmin ❄️🌬️ - it simply refused to work at times. This is …

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