Alpine Freedom

The trail leads from the mountain station of the Imbergbahn cable car first down to the Lanzenbach and back up über the Stieg Alps to close below the central Nagelfluhkette. Staying at medium altitude, the trail crosses the slope and leads to the Hörmoos-Alpe. From there it goes via the Häderichmoos and the south side of Glutschwendereck and Fluh back to the top station of the Imbergbahn.

While hiking along the narrow paths or enjoying a snack in one of the numerous alpine huts and mountain inns, you can experience life in the mountains, far from the hustle and bustle, but with a great deal of enjoyment.

Nature experience site: Sycamore maple garden between Oberstiegalpe and Schneeloch-Alpe (1)

A typical alpine pasture includes at least one old sycamore maple. Behind the Oberstiegalpe, however, the path leads into a veritable garden of these venerable, often bizarrely shaped character trees. Many particularly beautiful and old specimens have been preserved here, including the imposing so-called „hollow tree“. It has a circumference of 6.5 m, making it the second strongest maple in Germany, and is probably about 350 years old.

Früne and old.

In the past, sycamores provided important shade for grazing cattle and the leaves were also used as bedding. Today they provide a park-like, varied landscape and are also a valuable habitat for rare lichens, mosses and ferns, some of which only grow on sycamores – a single tree as a whole habitat!

Überhaupt seems to be this part of the nature park for Bäume particularly worth living, because here is an amazing collection of old and particularly mächtiger Bäume. You should also not miss the giant white fir, which also measures 6.5 m in circumference, between Mittlerer Stiegalpe and Oberstiegalpe. 

Kräuter-Alp in the Hörmoos area (2)

It's hard to believe, but on the Hörmoos the path leads straight past a colourful herb garden. Michel Schneider demonstrates that many plants can still thrive at 1,300 m above sea level if you know them well and know what they need to grow. Most of the plants grown there go directly to the highest distillery in the Allgäu, right next door. The range of fine spirits and regional products directly from the Hörmoos is correspondingly diverse!

The distillery is the highest in the Allgäu, right next door.

The Alpine Adventure Trail (3)

Anfahrt

Variant 1: Take the B19 towards Oberstdorf, at Immenstadt take the exit to Oberstaufen. Through Immenstadt, follow the signs to Oberstaufen. Leave the B308 in the direction of Hittisau/Krumbach (turn left). Drive through Weiß and finally turn left at Höfen to Steibis.

Variant 2: Leave the Rheintal motorway at Dornbirn Nord. Follow the B200 to Müselbach. Now drive either via Lingenau and Hittisau or via Langenegg towards Oberstaufen. At Höfen, turn right in the direction of Steibis.

Parken

Parking area of the Imbergbahn

Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel

Take the train to the station in Oberstaufen. Continue with line 95 to the Imbergbahn.

https://www.mona-allgaeu.de/fahrplanauskunft

Alpine, long tour. 

Sturdy shoes are recommended.