Rubihorn Summit – Lower Gaisalp Lake loop from Oberstdorf

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Rubihorn Summit – Lower Gaisalp Lake loop from Oberstdorf

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Rubihorn Summit – Lower Gaisalp Lake loop from Oberstdorf

09:14

19.0km

1,490m

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: August 14, 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 4.13 km for 4.32 km

After 10.8 km for 999 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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6.11 km

View of Oberstdorf

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On the way to the Gaisalpsee lakes, you get a constant great view of the Allgäuer Hochalpen – an absolute recommendation. However, the paths around the lakes are well visited.

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6.78 km

The hike to the Rubihorn is well signposted and marked, but requires surefootedness and a head for heights, especially from Gaisalpsee, where the trail becomes increasingly steep and exposed in places. Some sections are secured with wire ropes.

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8.14 km

View of the Lower Gaisalpsee

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The Lower Gaisalpsee is a high mountain lake at an altitude of 1,508 meters in the Allgäu Alps, northeast below the Rubihorn. The three and a half hectare lake drains …

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8.48 km

View of the Rubihorn summit cross from the Unterer Gaisalpsee

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The effort was worth it. There is a peaceful silence up here, an ideal place to rest and enjoy. From here you can continue up to the Rubi summit 🏔

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8.53 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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8.61 km

View of Gaisalpsee

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Good hike in Obertsdorf. Worth visiting each year

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9.57 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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9.67 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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10.6 km

Geißfußsattel

Mountain Pass

19.0 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.92 km

5.37 km

2.11 km

1.32 km

217 m

Surfaces

6.68 km

4.39 km

1.54 km

1.26 km

687 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

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Comments

August 26, 2021,Von Nebelhorn über den Gaisalpsee und das Rubihorn zur Seealpe

The last 2km are of course cheated ... But now I can say that the Nebelhornbahn floats down to the valley at about 18km / h.

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June 28, 2025,Drei Hörner für mich: Rubihorn - Gaißalphorn - Nebelhorn

I'm speechless with happiness... But I'll tell you a little bit 😅. This was my dream tour for this vacation, the one that was closed two years ago due to snow.
A tough climb up the Rubihorn, and from there it was just a ridge walk. From one peak (there were five) to the next. Ridge walk is putting it …

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June 18, 2023,Nebelhorn von Oberstdorf über Geisalphorn-Grat

Today a trip with my grandpa ☺️. I walked up from the valley as it should be, but I treated my grandpa at 92 to the cable car ride for €47.50 up/down 😉. Ascent from Oberstdorf via Geisalphorn over the ridge. After I had already done the ridge in snow in winter, which is really an alpine challenge, I wanted …

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July 31, 2023,Nebelhornrunde

The tour should not be underestimated, time is very short. Especially from the Rubihorn via the Gaisalphorn, some climbing passages in the T3. I would skip the lower lake next time... very crowded and no stop ;-)

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