Hündle to the Buchenegger Waterfalls

A sun-drenched alpine ridge with views over the hills of the Allgäu glowing yellow in autumn and a densely wooded gorge where the roaring Weißach river plunges down the valley await you on your hike over the Hündlekopf to the Buchenegger waterfalls.

From the valley station of the Hündlebahn, you ascend across open meadows between scattered patches of forest. The view extends far into the Konstanzer Valley, through which delicate wisps of mist drift. The ringing of cowbells can no longer be heard at this time of year. On your way to the Sennalpe Oberhündle, you will enjoy the captivating tranquility that this route has to offer. After a short rest with the sun-warmed wood of the hut wall at your back, you will head up to the Hündlekopf. The lightly sugared peaks of the Nagelfluh chain and the steel-blue Großer Alpsee are clearly visible from here.

The postcard-perfect views accompany you until you turn into a narrow valley not far from the Turaalpe. With every step, it becomes cooler and dimmer, the rushing louder. Surrounded by one of the region's last primeval forests, you reach the approximately eighteen-meter-deep plunge pools that the Weißach has scoured into the Nagelfluh rock over millennia at the Buchenegger waterfalls. Fine spray settles on your skin.

Refreshed, you climb out of the valley. The path leads back to the starting point of your hike across meadows and light forests on the slopes of the Hündle. You can easily reach the valley station of the Hündlebahn by bus from Oberstaufen.