Local Hikes

Hiking is a sport for everybody.

Oberstaufen offers 300 km of well maintained trails, starting from “Easy” to “Challenging” standards.

Offering fabulous views, through fields of untouched nature and fauna, with possibilities on every track to stop –off  and enjoy refreshments and local produce in one of the many Bavarian alpine huts along the way.

Here are some suggestions for tours around our local mountain ranges - The Imberg and Hochgrat(1833m). 

• A round trip around the Imberg summit
  Easy walking /approx.  150 min.
  Starting from the Festival Hall in Steibis village, walking towards Imberg Alpe up to the summit. The views are fantastic. The alpine footpath then takes you back past Waltners Alpe, where they make their own cheese, then returning to Steibis village.
• A round trip: Oberstiegalpe – Unterlauchalpe:
  Easy walking/ approx. 90 min.
  Starting point is the Hochgratbahn-Cable –Car- Station. From here you head towards the turn off Unterstiegalpe. Then on to Unterstieg –Melk  and later past Mittelstiegalpe. Then take a left along a small footpath towards Oberstiegalpe.
  Then it’s back home past the Schilpere Kapelle (Chapel) downwards, in the direction of Unterlauchalpe, bringing you back to the starting point.
• Hiking around the Imberg
  Intermediate / approx. 180 min
  Starting point is the Imberg –Bergstation ( mountain cable- car-station).From here you walk towards Oberen Bergmoos Alpe then on to Remmeleck Alpe. Downwards in the direction of Lanzenbach through the Giebelwald forest. From this point you walk along the road taking you back to your starting point.
• Hiking through Bärenloch
  Easy walking /approx. 120 min.
  Starting from the Imberg-Bergstation (mountain cable -car –station) following the alpine path to Hohenegg Alpe.Back down towards Bärenloch, through the Langholzwald forest, along the Riegel- Weg to Steibis village.

Tip: Buses leave and return on a regular basis taking you from Oberstaufen centre to Steibis village and back.