Bear Trail – Vaterlandsweg Trail loop from Bad Hindelang

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Bear Trail – Vaterlandsweg Trail loop from Bad Hindelang

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Bear Trail – Vaterlandsweg Trail loop from Bad Hindelang

03:42

12.6km

290m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 7, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Allgäuer Hochalpen

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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550 m

Zipfelsbach Waterfall

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A huge raging waterfall. Here the Zipfelbach rushes 300 meters into the depths over several falls. Here you can hike with the whole family in about two hours along the …

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1.39 km

Bear Trail

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Nice hiking trail with enough benches to rest

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3.97 km

Vaterlandsweg Trail

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Höhenweg from Bad Oberdorf in the direction of Hinterstein. Beautifully laid out and suitable for prams.

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8.10 km

Ostrach River

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Very great wide hiking trail.

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8.84 km

Ostrach River

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Fantastically clear water, especially in summer!!

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10.2 km

Covered wooden bridge over the Ostrach River

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beautiful old wooden bridge, ideal as a photo opportunity

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12.1 km

Ostrach River in the Allgäu High Alps

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I am very much in love with this section.

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12.4 km

Meadows near Hinterstein

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12.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.13 km

3.63 km

1.33 km

1.00 km

503 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.50 km

3.90 km

1.94 km

1.05 km

613 m

446 m

169 m

Elevation

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Highest point (980 m)

Lowest point (800 m)

Weather

Wednesday 4 November

11°C

-1°C

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Comments

September 30, 2021,🇩🇪Bärenweg – Zipfelsbachwasserfälle Runde von Bad Hindelang

According to Adidas Runtastic it is 17.8 km !!!
Great hike, and the waterfall is really gigantic !!! 👍

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February 14, 2025,Vaterlandsweg – Bärenweg Runde von Bad Hindelang

Today we walked through fresh snow from Hindelang to Hinterstein. The path led past two spectacular waterfalls. The very bizarre and absolutely worth seeing carriage museum was on the way back. All kinds of old carriages are on display in the richly decorated wooden huts.

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June 14, 2023,Rondwandeling naar Hinterstein vanuit Bad Oberdorf

Brilliant trip on a beautiful spring day. The route leads via the Vaterlandsweg and the Bärenpfad past the Zipfelsbach Wasserfall to Hinterstein and back along the Ostrach. A somewhat flatter route, very suitable to spare the joints for a day.

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September 18, 2024,Von Hindelang über den Vaterlandsweg und Bärenweg nach Hiterstein

I was actually supposed to go on the Steinbock tour. But it had to be cancelled because of the fresh snow. I did this hike as an alternative. A very nice, easy hike, past the impressive Zipfelsbach waterfall

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January 23, 2022,Bad Hindelamg nach Hinterstein und über Bad Oberndorf zurück

In the Bad Hindelang winter hiking map, only the way to Hinterstein is marked, since the Börenweg and the subsequent "Warning danger zone" path are not prepared in winter! You then have to decide on the spot where you can run safely! We had already walked both paths and the snow wasn't too deep, so both are possible. But again …

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