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Vorsäß I We hike over a hilltop past the alpine hut Vorsäß I, 955 m, into the high valley, which is shady for a considerable part of the day in winter. © Herbert MayrPhoto: Herbert Mayr, Rother Bergverlag
The highlight of the Rindalpen above the frosty Allgäu high valley
In winter, nature lovers can enjoy the cozy aura of the Aubachtal valley in the midst of the varied foothills of the mountains without the inconvenience of toll traffic. Up to the end of the valley, you will only occasionally be overtaken by a few cross-country skiers on the trail that runs alongside the little alpine road. Up to the Scheidwang Pass, you will only come across the odd sporty ski tourer. Some of them may have wondered whether comfortable hiking boots and snowshoes are not preferable to the more restrictive plastic footwear and the boards strapped to the rucksack because of the long valley hike.
The pass divides the mountain waters. While the Aubach rushes through one of the most beautiful high valleys in the Allgäu towards the Iller and therefore feeds the Danube, the Leckenbach supports the Bregenzer Ach and is therefore part of the river system of the Rhine, which flows through Lake Constance.
Change of scene. The Rindalphorn looks out into the foothills of the Alps with its horizontally layered northern flank marked by the permanent winter shadow. Unconquerable for snowshoe hikers, at least on this forbidding side. The far less steep southern side, on the other hand, promises the most exhilarating powder fun over a pleasantly sloping giant roof. Our undisputed highlight of the Rindalpen, as the Nagelfluhkette is also known, has two summits of roughly equal height. While the rocky main summit on the exposed last section of the ridge to the cross requires you to take off your beloved giant boots, the preferable ponderous elephant's back of the western twin allows you to enjoy making tracks.
We start at the bus stop in Gunzesried-Säge on the initially clearly ascending, usually cleared alpine road towards Aubachtal. We hike over a hilltop past the Vorsäß I alpine hut, 955 m, into the high valley, which is shaded for a considerable part of the day in winter. On the right, we are accompanied by the richly rugged main range of the Immenstädter Nagelfluhberge. After changing sides of the stream, the steep flanks of the Stuiben push close to the Vorsäß II hut.After Vorsäß III, 970 m, there is a short climb through a patch of forest. To the next stage destination, Vordere Aualp, 1040 m, under the Buralpkopf, you can recharge your batteries for a while. Now you can already see the Siplingerkopf with its furrowed rock face. This adventurous erosion backdrop of the Spießwände, with its perpendicular rock slabs against the usual Nagelfluh layer sequence, looks as if angry giants had tried to cut the entire Siplinger into as many slices as possible.Above the Hintere Aualp, the Rote
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