Border experiences between Füssen and Pfronten

From the station, we walk towards the old town to the roundabout. There we turn right into Luitpoldstraße and shortly afterward enter the old town through a small passage. Via Jesuitengasse and Reichenstraße, we reach Magnusplatz. We ascend the path to the castle and take a look into the castle's courtyard. Behind the castle, we enter the Baumgarten. We cross it. On a bridge, we cross Alatsee street. Shortly after, the Kobelsteig begins. We follow the upper of the two variants. The path leads slightly undulating above the Faulenbach valley through the forest. At the end, it merges into Hahnenkopfweg. Here, the wide gravel path gives way to a narrow trail. Occasionally, we catch glimpses of the nearby high mountains between the trees. We continue to follow the signs to Alatsee and shortly before the lake encounter a paved path. At the hotel, several benches and a water treading basin invite us for a short rest. Now, we follow the lake circuit path along the south and west shores. We reach a gravelled service road and ascend via several hairpin bends to the Salober Alm. Halfway up, we can shorten the way via Josef-Steig. Up here we reach the Austrian border for the first time. A border stone marks the route. On the Tyrolean side, we follow a wooden signpost over the cattle pasture up to the ridge. The path crosses the border again and continues ascending to Zirmgrat. For the effort, we are rewarded with magnificent deep views into the Vils valley, the high mountain world, and the Bavarian Alpine foothills. We reach the Zwölferkopf and the Einerkopf and cross the border several more times. After a short descent, we reach the service road to Falkenstein and walk up to the castle hotel. Slightly above is the castle ruin. From the viewing platform, we can get an overview of Pfronten with its many districts. After the break at the ruin, we walk back to the hotel. Anyone interested can get more information about Falkenstein and the plans of Ludwig II in the small museum room. We follow the signposts steeply downhill to Pfronten-Steinach towards the Mariengrotto and further down into the Vils valley. At a following junction, we turn towards Manzenstüble, ascend again to Schloßangeralp, and descend via the rooty Manzengrat path through the forest to Pfronten. Shortly above Manzenstüble, we leave this path to the north and reach Pronten-Ried via Meilingen and our destination, the local station.