Best short trails in Nagelfluhkette Nature Park
The Nagelfluhkette Nature Park is the first nature park to be located on both Bavarian and Austrian territory; it is named after the Nagelfluhkette mountain range. This consists of many round stones of different sizes that have been pressed together to form a conglomerate - or Nagelfluh. This mountain world of the Nagelfluhkette is beautifully contrasted by the four large valleys that follow its course in a west-east direction. The animals and plants have also adapted to the diverse landscape. You can find capercaillie and black grouse, golden eagles and white-backed woodpeckers, as well as purple gentian, stone carnation and silver firs. Alongside the Allgäu High Alps nature reserve and the Lechtal Alps, this nature park is one of the "hot spots of biodiversity" - in other words, it is home to an exceptionally large number of special species that are threatened at the same time. The protection of nature is therefore a top priority in the nature park in order to preserve these unique biocoenoses.
Visitors can discover the landscape on their own, or find out more on guided tours or in the nature park centre in the Alpseehaus. Regional cuisine can also be discovered in the numerous LandZunge inns.
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- 4.8 (34)·Moderate·4.3 km·Est. 1.5–2 hrPopular high-altitude hike in the Nagelfluhkette Nature Park, Austria. The Hochgratbahn takes you to the Hochgrat, where the easy panoramic tour begins. Beautiful views with a view as far as Lake Constance are almost guaranteed here. At the Hochgrat summit cross, it is a good idea to have a small picnic and enjoy the surroundings. At the starting point there is a paid parking lot and a bus connection to Oberstaufen. The use of the Hochgratbahn is also subject to a fee (see tips). There is a...
- 4.6 (17)·Moderate·1.4 km·Est. 0.5–1 hrWonderful hike in the Nagelfluhkette Nature Park, Bavaria. The hike leads from Buchenegg Straße, which leaves the village of Buchenegg to the south, to the roaring Buchenegger waterfall. At the starting point there is a toilet and a water connection. The mighty layers of rock that accompany the hike along the way can only be overcome at two narrow points. With tremendous force and a loud roar, the water falls down the rocks twice from 10 meters - wonderfully clear and foaming! It is possible...
- 4.4 (6)·Easy·2.4 km·Est. 0.5–1 hrA scenic walk in the Allgäu Alps near Ofterschwang. From the Weltcup-Express mountain station, the route takes you leisurely around the Ofterschwanger Horn with magnificent views of the Allgäu Alps and the Nagelfluh mountain range. The idyllic route offers plenty of opportunities to rest and enjoy the tranquillity and nature. --- Mountain railway ascent/descent
- 5.0 (9)·Moderate·2.6 km·Est. 0.5–1 hrFamily-friendly circular tour in the Nagefluhkette Nature Park from Lingenau. This official Vorarlberg Tourism route leads around the Lingeau spring tufa - a unique natural phenomenon where you can experience how water turns to stone in real time. The metre-high structures of spring tufa rock, which can be viewed from a platform, are formed here from very calcareous water and grow by up to 20 mm per year. ---- Accessible by bus and train
Visitor info
The AlpSeeHaus Nature Park Centre is open daily from April to October from 10 am to 6 pm and from November to March daily from 10 am to 4 pm. (closed on 24, 25 December and 1 January)
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