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: October 15, 2025

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Allgäuer Hochalpen

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Start point

Train Station

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4.73 km

View of the Rubihorn

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A hike alone to the lake is worthwhile, because you can take a nice break at the hut by the lake or take a swimming break there in summer.

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5.55 km

Waterfall in Allgäu

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mega waterfalls, you can hear them rippling from afar, just great :)

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5.79 km

Gaisalpbach Waterfall at Lower Gaisalpsee

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Breathtakingly beautiful waterfall from the lower Gaisalpsee

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5.89 km

Lower Gaisalp Lake

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Fantastically located very cold mountain lake in an idyllic location that is not difficult to reach

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6.27 km

Descent from Rubihorn to the lower Gaisalpsee

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For this section of the path you should be sure-footed and free from vertigo in the summit area. A few short, wire-rope insured passages are easy to manage.

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7.57 km

Rubihorn Summit

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Wonderful, not too difficult mountain hike, with the Gaistobel fantastic right from the start, the first alpine sections from the Gaisalpe, but everything is easy to do up to the …

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7.57 km

Rubihorn Summit

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Very beautiful panoramic mountain with a view of the Illertal and the Allgäu Alps.
Ideally, you get up early, especially in the season, as it gets quite crowded up here. …

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12.9 km

Gaisalpbach Cascades

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The path along the Gaisalpbach stream through the Gaisalptobel ravine is constantly accompanied by rushing water. It's beautiful and wonderfully shady in summer.

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16.2 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.35 km

5.96 km

2.03 km

1.41 km

459 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.57 km

4.82 km

3.48 km

1.00 km

185 m

125 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Highest point (1,880 m)

Lowest point (770 m)

Weather

Thursday 1 January

-2°C

-9°C

64 %

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