From Warth to the southernmost point in Germany

Ausblick von der Widdersteinhütte auf den Kalbelesee und die umliegenden Berge Juppenspitze, Mohnenfluh, Braunarl und Hochberg

From Warth, the route takes you along scenic trails to the southernmost point in Germany - either around the Haldenwanger Eck or up and back down to Warth!

Von Warth dem Lechweg entlang nach Lechleiten

Verdiente Einkehr auf der Widdersteinhütte

Von der Widdersteinhütte vorbei am Widderstein zum Hochtannbergpass

Weggabelung unter dem großen Widderstein

Details

Level

Hard

Distance

26,66 km

Duration

05:50 h

Uphill

1351 m

Downhill

1346 m

Max. Altitude

2180 m

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Map & Elevation Profile

Arrival

Warth has the zip code 6767

Arrival by car

From Munich:

A95 - Oberau - Ettal - Linderhof - Ammerwald border - Plansee - Reutte - Ebigenalp - Warth - Schröcken

(Variant 2: from Oberau in the direction of Garmisch-Partenkirchen - Lermoos - Bichelbach - Heiterwang - Reutte - Elbigenalp - Warth - Schröcken)

From Stuttgart:

A8 to the Ulm/Eichingen junction - A7 to the Füssen junction - Pflach - Reutte - Weißenbach - Elbigenalp - Warth - Schröcken

(Variant 2: from Memmingen on the A 96 towards Wangen im Allgäu - border crossing Lindau/Hörbranz - (the A 14 between the state border at Hörbranz and the Hohenems junction is toll-free) A14 Lauterach - Bregenzerwald - Alberschwende - Andelsbuch - Mellau - Au-Schoppernau - Schröcken - Warth)

From Basel/Zurich:

A1 - St. Margarethen - A 13 - Au/CH - Lustenau - Dornbirn - Bödele - Bezau - Schröcken - Warth

From Geneva/Bern:

Berne - Zurich - St. Margarethen - A 13 - Au/CH - Lustenau - Dornbirn - Bödele - Bezau - Schröcken - Warth

From Turin/Milan:

Como - Lugano - Chur - N13 - Au/CH - Lustenau - Dornbirn...

Public Transport

Arrival by train

Dornbirn main station:

approx. 60 km from Warth

Bregenz main station:

approx. 70 km from Warth

Reutte main station:

approx. 56 km from Warth

Only accessible in summer!

Langen am Arlberg train station:

approx. 25 km from Warth

St. Anton am Arlberg train station:

approx. 30 km from Warth

Arrival by bus

Bus connections

Parking

Municipality of Warth fire station parking lot

Parking lot Lechweg

Steffisalp parking lot

Parking lot municipality Warth

Path Conditions

The tour starts at the village square in Warth. It goes under the Warther Hof onto the hiking trail (Lechweg). You cross the Krumbach and follow the Lechweg to Lechleiten. Once in Lechleiten, leave the Lechweg at house number 6 and walk left towards Mansguntenalpe along a path steeply uphill to the Schrofenpass. The route continues along the hiking trail to the Mindelheimerhütte and then towards the Geißhorn. Watch out for summit luck: if you still have enough energy, you should definitely take the short ascent (an additional 245 m ascent) to the Geißhorn (you can return the same way). Continue over the Koblat Pass and then round the Haldenwanger Eck. Watch out for summit luck: from here you also have the option of taking the summit of the Haldenwanger Eck with you (additional 50 m ascent). From the summit, take the same path back to the route, continue to the Obere Hirschgehrenalpe, up to the Gemstelpass and on to the Widdersteinhütte. Follow the path above the hut under the Widderstein and past the Hochalpsee lake down to the Hotel Adler. Behind the Hotel Adler, the "Alte Salzstraße" hiking trail leads past the Jägeralpe to Wolfegg and over the Hämmabach...