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Buchenberg circuit in Buching

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View from Buchenberg
Photo: Irmengard Burkart, Gemeinde Halblech

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Romantic, varied path along the stream and through the forest with a viewpoint at the Buchenbergalm

moderate

Distance 4.3 km

2:00 h

340 m

339 m

1,143 m

804 m

What a panorama! On this varied half-day route, you have the castle park with its meadows, hills, and lakes completely in view. In just under an hour, you go up to the high plateau with a fantastic view of the pre-Alpine landscape and the Alpine chain. Paragliders like to float into this area, and you can watch them take off here. On the high plateau called "Ebene," the route can be extended with the high-altitude circular path, which leads through mountain forests, alpine pastures, and moorlands. If you want, you can take the chairlift up right away.

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The small, family-friendly mountain circular hike with a place to stop at Buchenberg can be started from the valley with just under an hour of ascent or shortened with the chairlift.

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Wiebke Flaßhoff

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Difficulty

T2 moderate

Overall difficulty

moderate

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

Experience

Landscape

Highest point

1,143 m

Lowest point

804 m

Track types

Asphalt

636 m

Dirt road

947 m

Forested/wild trail

33 m

Path

2.3 km

Road

358 m

Unknown

4 m

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Safety information

Castle park tips for your route:

Provisions: Bring enough water to drink. A snack tastes especially good on the way.

Weather check: Best to check various services and ask locals familiar with the mountains, because it can quickly rain or thunderstorm in the mountains.

Companionship: You should not undertake a longer route alone, even if it appears easy and harmless. Always leave your route destination at your accommodation.

Ascent: Ascend slowly but steadily to protect your body. Running untrained in the mountains risks injury or mountain rescue deployment. Avoid hiking on unknown mountain paths at night.

Emergency: Be a helper in accidents! Get help at the next alpine hut or notify the mountain rescue service.

Distress signal: Give six signals per minute by waving, calling, or flashing, then pause for one minute.

Tips and suggestions

Place to stop:

Buchenberg Alm, in the valley around the valley station there are several cafés and restaurants

Overnight accommodations:

Hotel Bannwaldsee

Hotel Alpenblick Berghof

Roadbook

From the parking lot of the Buchenbergbahn, walk 390 meters north along the sidewalk by the federal road.

At the visitor information, turn right into Bergstraße. Follow the small street about 450 meters uphill. Then turn right into Bachweg. Follow the path between the meadows for about 400 meters, then turn left onto the forest path and cross the stream. Follow the wild romantic path along the stream through the forest. After most of the hiking trail, you come out of the forest and can enjoy beautiful views. Then it is not far to the Buchenbergalm.

The return to the valley goes via the Kulturenweg. From the Buchenbergalm, walk a short distance down the gravel path to the playground. Turn right onto the forest path there. Follow this path back to the valley station of the Buchenbergbahn.

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Buchenbergbahn
Wild Maria
Trilogieplatz Trilogie-Rundgang Halblech
Adamerhof Alletsee
Bachweg
Bergstation Buchenbergbahn
Buchenbergalm mountain hut

Public transport

Public-transport-friendly

Bus line 73 Füssen-Steingaden

Chairlift stop

Allgäumobil in the castle park – free rides with bus and train

With the guest card/KönigsCard, you get your free pass for unlimited rides on bus and train. Just hop on, ride along, and discover our beautiful castle park with its countless excursion destinations and sights. More info at www.allgaeu-mobil.de.

Directions

Access to Halblech via B 17

Parking

Valley station Buchenbergbahn, Füssener Straße 19, 87642 Halblech

Coordinates

47.614402, 10.805461

DMS

47°36'51.8"N 10°48'19.7"E

UTM

32T 635677 5275023

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Equipment

Equipment: With good - broken-in - hiking shoes, you are safe and blister-free. Layering is key for clothing: a short and a long shirt (cotton dries poorly, so better wool or special sportswear), zipper pants, pullover, jacket and rain cape. Also pack change of clothes, head covering, sunglasses, sunscreen, first aid kit, and flashlight in the backpack.

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Difficulty

T2 moderate

Overall difficulty

moderate

Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.

Distance

4.3 km

Duration

2:00 h

Ascent

340 m

Descent

339 m

Highest point

1,143 m

Lowest point

804 m

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