Söllereckbahn - Fellhorn Gipfel via the ridge

A magnificent route that largely follows the Austrian-German border. The use of buses and cable cars limits significant elevation gains. This ridge trail offers superb views of Austria and the mountain ranges around Oberstdorf, including the Nebelhorn.

This walk is part of a multi-day hike: The Fellhorn summit loop from the Söllereckbahn

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  • Walking
    Activity: Walking
  • ↔
    Distance: 6.11 km
  • ◔
    Average duration: 3h 50 
  • ▲
    Difficulty: Difficult

  • ⚐
    Back to start: No
  • ↗
    Ascent: + 741 m
  • ↘
    Descent: - 130 m

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    Highest point: 2,022 m
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    Lowest point: 1,356 m

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Description of the walk

From Oberstdorf bus station, take bus line 1 towards Baad and get off at the Söllereckbahn stop (gondola lift).
Take a single ticket to Söllereck with the Allgäu-Walser-Card.
The starting point for this hike is at the Söllereckbahn mountain station (Söllereckbahn Bergstation).

(S) From the top station, head towards the Berghaus am Söller.

(1) Head south-east and take a fairly steep path through the woods until you reach a fork signposted "Fellhorn 2h30".

(2) Turn right and join a track.

(3) Turn left and follow this pleasant track to Gasthof Sölleralp.

(4) Just before the inn, turn right. Begin the climb towards the Austrian-German border ridge on open terrain.

(5) Turn left to follow the pleasant ridge trail separating Germany from Austria to Schlappolteck.

(6) Continue along this border path, which is narrow in places and has a few steep sections, to the summit of Fellhorn.

(7) From the summit, quickly reach the cable car station (E).

Waypoints

  1. S : km 0 - alt. 1,356 m - Söllereckbahn mountain station
  2. 1 : km 0.09 - alt. 1,376 m - Berghaus am Söller
  3. 2 : km 0.55 - alt. 1,419 m - Fork in the road
  4. 3 : km 0.74 - alt. 1,448 m - T-junction
  5. 4 : km 2.09 - alt. 1,530 m - Sölleralp
  6. 5 : km 2.97 - alt. 1,726 m - Unnamed pass
  7. 6 : km 3.82 - alt. 1,909 m - Schlappolteck (1927 m)
  8. 7 : km 5.75 - alt. 2,022 m - Fellhorn Gipfel (2038 m)
  9. E : km 6.11 - alt. 1,958 m - Fellhornbahn summit station

Notes

Hike completed by the author on 10 September 2023

The Allgäu-Walser-Card offered by accommodation providers in Oberstdorf entitles you to numerous benefits.
1. Free bus transport
2. Free access to many cable cars in the region, including in Austria in the Walser area. (Kleinwalsertal)

Oberstdorf Bus stop, line 1 - Söllereckbahn stop (free bus)
Söllereckbahn mountain ascent (free with the Allgäu-Walser-Card)

Good walking shoes.

Worth a visit

Oberstdorf.
Kornau.
Söllereck.
The Fellhorn.
The Schlappolteck.

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