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The Run Performance Compression Socks from Bauerfeind are the ideal companion on this trail runPhoto: Mika Sandberg, www.mikascamera.com
As a resident of Imberg and a keen trail runner, I usually do this route twice a week. With plenty of trails in the areas, the great thing is that you can also extend or shorten it to meet your fitness, wishes, or time constraints.
The route takes you from Imberg before following and eventually crossing the Lowenbach stream to start the climb to the Sonthofer Hof. Ascending further takes you to the lonely and peaceful back of Strausberg, where you can look up at the craggy buttresses and pine trees of the Imberger Horn. You then loop around to descend back to Imberg along the main road which provides views up the valley towards Oberstdorf, over Sonthofen, and across to the Nagelfluhkette.
Refreshment stops are available along the way, even though I'm not a frequent visitor and if you're visiting in winter, even the uppermost sections of the trail usually get enough traffic to allow you to get away with the minimum in terms of equipment, meaning that this route is pretty much one for the whole year.
Have fun!
Author’s recommendation
- Refreshment stops are available.
- Download the map in advance. You're very unlikely to get lost, but you will encounter some forestry tracks and various other offshoots.
- Sledding down from the Strausberghütte is also popular in winter, so if you still have any energy left and can be bothered to walk back up there, you might consider bringing your toboggan - or file idea away for another day : )
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
Rest stops
Alp Sonthofer HofStraußberg-Alpe
Strausberghütte
Safety information
- In winter, be mindful of folks sledding when heading down from the Strausberghütte or on the approach to the Sonthofer Hof, and keep to the edge of the path. It can be a bit icy on the steps that lead up from the river.
Tips and suggestions
- You can alter the route to extend or shorten it. You can also do it in reverse.
- If visiting in summer, you can also include the Imberger Horn. I do not recommend this in winter, however, as the north-facing side is actually quite steep and avalanches are not uncommon.
- Please take your litter home with you.
Roadbook
- From the back of the Sonne, by the bus stop, head south and up the hill for 751 m.
- Turn right onto the hiking path and then continue for a further 1.1 km to follow the river. Cross the bridge and continue up the steps until you intersect with the road.
- Turn left and continue for a further 450 m to pass the Sonthofer Hof (Alpe)
- Continue uphill for 1.4 km, passing the turning to the Naturefreundehaus Michael-Schuster-Hütte on your left.
- Turn left and continue along the trail that sweeps in a northern direction for 1.6 km until you reach Strausbergalpe.
- From the hut, continue northwest for 1.9 km.
- At the intersection by the Strausbergütte, turn left and continue downhill for 905 m.
- Turn left onto the hiking trail shortcut and continue downhill for 400 m.
- Once you intersect the road, turn left and continue for a further 1 km until you arrive back at the start point.
Straußberg-Alpe
Strausberghütte
Public transport
A bus service runs to and from Imberg.Directions
From Kempten or Oberstdorf:
- Exit the B19 at the main junction for entering Sonthofen, Bihlerdorf and Blaichach.
- Continue for 4.0 km through Sonthofen along the 308 in the direction of Bad Hindelang and then turn right signposted Imberg.
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Continue for 1.7 km until you reach the village,
From all other directions:
- Approach the roundabout near the tourist info in Oberjoch - 47°31'02.2"N 10°24'30.7"E or 47.517280, 10.408522
- From there, drive through the village and descend the winding 308 (Jochstraße) for 11 km through Bad Hindelang and then turn left to follow the signs for Imberg.
- Continue for 1.7 km until you reach the village.
Parking
Car parking is scattered within Imberg. Your options are...
1) The car park on the right just after as enter the village (it's before the chapel)
2) Parking to the left of the Firehouse
3) Parking opposite the Sonne, by the bus stop
4) Parking next to the recycling bins.
All parking is currently free.
Coordinates
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Equipment
Trail spikes are useful to have in winter months. Otherwise, you need only bring what you would normally take for a trail run.Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
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