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Maps and trails
The 10 most beautiful hiking trails in Tannheim
Hiking Trail
· Vilsalpsee
Hike around Lake Vilsalpsee
recommended route
Difficulty
T1
easy
3.7 km
0:55 h
10 m
10 m
Starting Sunday, May 24, 2026, the circular hiking trail around Lake Vilsalpsee will be open again!!
A hike in the beautiful Vilsalpsee Nature Reserve.
Long Distance Hiking
· Allgäu Alps
(3D) Vilsalpsee mountains: over the Kühgund chain and the Rauhhorn ridge and Schochenspitze to Tannheim
recommended route
Difficulty
T5
difficult
33.5 km
15:35 h
2,611 m
3,063 m
The Vilsalpsee mountains are a subgroup of the Allgäu Alps, located between the Tannheimer mountains in the northeast and the Daumen group in the southwest, not as high as the Hochallgäuer Alps on the Central main ridge, but no less attractive and quite challenging, as this tour impressively demonstrates.
Hiking Trail
· Allgäu
3-day hut route in the Allgäu
recommended route
Difficulty
T3
difficult
30 km
12:20 h
1,871 m
1,789 m
The three-day hut route in the Allgäu passes several waterfalls, a total of four picturesque mountain lakes, and beautiful views of the Allgäu Alps. Overnight stays are at two staffed alpine club huts. There are also beautiful spots for sunrises along the route.
More impressions:
Day 1 on Instagram
Day 2 on Instagram
Day 3 on Instagram
Hiking Trail
· Tannheim Valley
Tannheim - From Neunerköpfle to Sulzspitze
recommended route
Difficulty
T2
moderate
10 km
3:40 h
525 m
525 m
This is a high mountain route, classified as an easier mountain hike (T1+T2). Here you can enjoy a wide view of the Tannheim valley and the surrounding mountains and watch the paragliders in flight.
Hiking Trail
· Tannheim Valley
From Lake Vilsalpsee to the Landsberg Hut
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Difficulty
moderate
9.5 km
3:55 h
644 m
644 m
The hike across the three mountain lakes to the Landsberger Hut is quite demanding physically. However, the beautiful scenery makes the effort well worth it.
Hiking Trail
· Tannheim Valley
Vom Neunerköpfle zur Sulzspitze
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Difficulty
moderate
8.8 km
3:15 h
418 m
418 m
Auf dem gut ausgebauten Höhenweg vom Neunerköpfle auf die 2084 m hohe Sulzspitze erwarten euch eindrucksvolle Ausblicke auf das Tannheimer Tal und das größte Gipfelbuch der Welt.
Long Distance Hiking
· Allgäuer Hochalpen
(3D) Allgäu Alps: From Tannheim over the Vilsalpsee mountains and the Allgäu main ridge into the Trettach valley
recommended route
Difficulty
T3
difficult
38.7 km
15:45 h
2,471 m
2,630 m
Hiking along the Allgäu main ridge for days without touching a road. That is the charm of this tour. But also the diversity of the landscape, the rock, the peaks. The enjoyment is completed by the huts with regional cuisine.
Long Distance Hiking
· Allgäu Alps
(3-4D) Allgäu Alps: From Oberstdorf to Tannheim
recommended route
Difficulty
T3
difficult
41.8 km
17:00 h
2,689 m
2,416 m
Great mountain tour, not too difficult, with wonderful panoramic highlights (Allgäu Alps!). From Laufbacher Eck, a view of the crime scene "Himmelhorn" (Volume 9 of the Allgäu crime novels by Volker Klüpfel and Michael Kobr).
Hiking Trail
· Allgäu
Gaishorn crossing 3.6.2020
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
13.6 km
5:50 h
1,360 m
1,360 m
Parking lot on the Höh Hinterstein-Willersalpe-Zirleseck-Gaishorn-Vordere Schafwanne-Willersalpe-Parking lot on the Höh Hinterstein.
Hiking Trail
· Tannheim Valley
Hiking from Neunerköpfle to Sulzspitze and back!
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
10.1 km
3:41 h
451 m
451 m
A pleasant hike from Neunerköpfle to Sulzspitze (2084 m) and back.
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