The “Grenzgänger-Weg” extends over 80 km and six stages along the border ridge between Bavaria and Tyrol, through the Allgäu High Alps and the Tannheimer Tal to the Oberstdorf mountains and back to the Ostrachtal near Hinterstein.
The route runs mostly through the Allgäu High Alps and Vilsalpsee nature reserves and covers over 6,000 meters of altitude on challenging paths with scree fields, ridges and steep flanks. The hike offers highlights such as the circumnavigation of the Hochvogel, the Schrecksee and some of the highest waterfalls in Germany.
Overnight accommodation is available in mountain huts such as the Landsberger Hütte and the Prinz-Luitpold-Haus or in the small valley villages of Schattwald, Hinterhornbach and Hinterstein.
The trail is a joint project funded by the Interreg program and is supported by local tourism associations.
