View of Rote Flüh and Gimpel – Gimpelhaus loop from Nesselwängle

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View of Rote Flüh and Gimpel – Gimpelhaus loop from Nesselwängle

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View of Rote Flüh and Gimpel – Gimpelhaus loop from Nesselwängle

05:17

9.33km

940m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. 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: September 23, 2026

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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 221 m

After 5.42 km for 306 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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965 m

Ascent to the Gimpelhaus hut

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Nice trail, not difficult. Partly steep and many switchbacks. Again and again the forest clears and reveals views of Nesselwängle up to the Krinnenspitze

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3.23 km

The Gimpel and the Rote Flüh are also affectionately known as 'Tannheimer Dolomiten' with their nearly vertical slopes and extensive Karfeldern. If you wander up the dramatic slopes to the summit, you'll be impressed by the scenery.

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4.01 km

Judenscharte (Juden Col)

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Here you have almost reached the summit of the Rote Flüh.

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4.24 km

Gimpel Normal Route Entry

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Entry to the normal route on the Gimpel. Helmet is recommended (stink blow from other hikers and chamois), the path has easy climbs (II-III) and at the top over an exposed ridge.

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5.43 km

Chamois Observation Point

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Most mountain hikers have probably encountered them before, as they are primarily active during the day and scan the surrounding area for danger from good vantage points. However, they can also be found in the middle of the forest.

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5.44 km

Zwerchenwand (East)

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To the east of the Gimpelvorbau is a broad, stretched-out south face, the Zwerchenwand, separated from the Gimpel's southeastern promontory by a striking gorge.

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6.51 km

View of the Tannheimer Hut

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The Tannheimer Hütte is absolutely recommendable.

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6.52 km

Gimpelhaus

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The Gimpelhaus is a great place for hikers to explore the area around the Rote Flüh and the Gimpel. But above all, the large mountain hut is the base for …

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9.33 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.21 km

1.29 km

665 m

104 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.77 km

2.45 km

1.45 km

316 m

102 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

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Thursday 8 October

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Comments

July 29, 2023,Rote Flüh🥾⛰️( 600 Tour )🫡 🥳

Since the weather is currently not making mountain planning easy, you occasionally have to soak up a bit of rain 🙃

You almost need a degree to know the weather forecast 🙃 But if you check it early and keep an eye on it during the tour, worse situations can often be avoided. You should always check possible descent possibilities …

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July 24, 2024,Nesselwängle-Gimpel

Rain, fog and a chamois made me turn back😅😥

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September 11, 2023,300. Tour bei Kaiserwetter 🌞🏔🤩 Gimpel 2176m & Rote Flüh 2111m 🇦🇹

The starting point was the Schmitte/Gimpelhaus car park, the parking fee is 5 euros per day.
It took me a good hour to climb to the Gimpelhaus, then another 1.5 hours to the summit, so a total of 2.5 hours.

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October 20, 2024,Rote Flüh ( 2.108m) 🇦🇹 auf Tuchfühlung mit den Gemsen 🤩

...once again in the Tannheimer Valley 🇦🇹 and in fantastic autumn weather the Rote Flüh with its great backdrop.
This time some chamois were actually just a few meters away; we had never been so close to these mostly skittish animals and 🤩... we had taken a break just below the summit, but off the route.

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August 8, 2026,Genuss-Tour🤩 Rote Flüh 2108m im Tannheimer Tal

and the best thing was the crowning finale.

> the cooling off in Haldensee, the beach section at Haller is top-maintained and right next door in the restaurant/cafe "Platz´l am See" you can let the day end culinarily.

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March 9, 2025,Frühlingstour mit Grödeln❄️☀️.. auf die Rote Flüh (2.108m)...

...back in the Tannheimer Valley in fantastic weather.. Start/finish was the west car park in Nesselwängle 🅿️ Ticket 5€ (no card payments possible / accepts the amount - coins only - no refunds); even here we were almost alone / only 3 cars next to us 🤩... and as a result, apart from a few climbers, we hardly met anyone …

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June 18, 2024,Rote Flüh (2.108 m) 🚶🏼‍♀️🚶

Fantastic tour today to the Rote Flüh, which has been on my list for ages, but somehow I never got around to it. Parking in Nesselwängle for a mere 8.00 euros. 😬 It's a wonderful walk through the forest up to the Gimpel-Haus and then through the alpine landscape under the Tannheimer climbing mountains up to the Rote Flüh. From …

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August 29, 2024,BT Gimpelhaus Tannheimer Hütte Rote Flüh 29.08.2024

Originally I wanted to take the train via Pfronten to Reutte and then take the bus to Nesselwängle.
By chance I looked at the connections again the evening before - oh dear: on this Thursday of all days there are NO trains between Pfronten and Reutte/Garmisch because too many railway staff are sick!!
So I drove by car, with the …

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