Best trails near Balkenkar

The Jubiläumsweg is an 18 km long, well-known high-altitude trail in the Allgäu Alps. he path is secured with ropes in places and surefootedness is definitely required. The starting point is the hiking car park "Auf der Höh" and the end point is the Prinz-Luitpold-Haus, where there are places to stay overnight and to stop for refreshments. There are no places to stop for refreshments on the path itself, so you should make sure you have enough provisions. Highlights of the hike: - Imposing...

Demanding loop trail in the Allgaeu High Alps, Bavaria. This short but challenging hike leads through one of the easternmost corners of the Allgaeu High Alps nature reserve. Two two-thousanders are crossed and you hike through the "Kalten Winkel" in the German-Austrian border area. A head for heights, sure-footedness and a good level of fitness are absolutely necessary for this round. Highlights of the hike: - Balken (2175 m) - Kreuzspitze (2367 m) - Prince Luitpold House - Waterfall "Cascade"

A wonderful alpine to leisurely hike is imminent. Not only can all the high-ranking peaks of the Allgäu Alps such as Schneck and Höfats be admired, but you can also encounter two of the other Via Alpina routes. Follow the course of the purple path to the Schönberghütte and shortly before Oberstdorf you meet the yellow path. The overview list of all segments of the Red Trail can be found here: https://www.alltrails.com/lists/via-alpina-red-trail

This trail is the 49th stage of the Via Alpina, a long-distance hiking route through eight Alpine countries that begins in Weißenbach am Lech and ends at the Prinz-Luitpold-Haus. This route is part of the new Via Alpina trail, which was revised in April 2024 and now consists of 116 stages. The trail leaves the Lech Valley and leads up into the heart of the Allgäu Alps, once again crossing the border between Austria and Germany. The route winds through the picturesque Weißenbach Valley and...

Along stage with a distinct alpine character offering wonderful vantage points lies ahead. From Tannheim, follow the course of the Älpelebach stream to the Älpele pasture. The trail takes you over the Geißhorn peak, which offers great views, and southwards around the Rauhhorn peak to the picturesque Schrecksee lake. Then continue over the Lahnerscharte gap and the Jubiläumsweg trail before arriving at the Bockkarscharte gap, and then walk down to the Prinz-Luitpold-Haus lodge. The overview...

From the Prinz-Luitpold-Haus lodge, follow the Heilbronner Weg route until reaching the Schönberg hut. From here, walk uphill to the flowery Laufbacher Eck peak. Via Alpina follows the trail offering great views northwards to the Edmund-Probst-Haus lodge. From there, Oberstdorf can be reached either with the Nebelhorn cable car or by foot. The overview list of all stages of the Purple Trail can be found here: https://www.alltrails.com/lists/via-alpina-purple-trail

This stage is dominated by the Lechtal valley in Tyrol, the last great wild river landscape in Europe, a Natura 2000 site and a future nature park. Leave the vast gravel banks of the River Lech behind and follow the course of the Schwarzwassertal valley through picturesque flood-plain woods, to the door of the Allgäu mountain world, where the Hochvogel sits in majestic splendour above all the other peaks. The overview list of all segments of the Red Trail can be found here:...