A truly extraordinary tour awaits hiking enthusiasts on the 11,3 kilometer-long Alpspitz circuit, which offers numerous highlights. On the family-friendly hike on the Alpspitz you can look forward to wonderful landscape impressions, great views over the Allgäu to the Zugspitze and numerous culinary delicacies in cozy huts. You also hike past a castle ruin that is worth seeing and the Höllschlucht forest ropes course, which promises lots of fun for young and old.
The Alpspitz is a 1575 meter high mountain on the northeastern edge of the Allgäu Alps, which attracts numerous nature lovers, those seeking relaxation and active athletes all year round. There is a lot on offer for the whole family at the Alpspitz: Here you will find varied routes for mountain biking, you can take off on unforgettable hang-gliding and paragliding flights over the Allgäuer Königswinkel or soar high above the valley on the “Gondeling” and enjoy a delicious 4 course meal or a hearty white sausage breakfast. Hiking enthusiasts will find plenty of the best trails for every level around the Alpspitz, which run through a magical mountain landscape and offer magnificent views over the Allgäu and all the way to the Zugspitze. A play paradise awaits the children at the Alpspitz with a large adventure playground, a petting zoo, a knight's castle and other leisure activities.
In the cold winter months, the Alpspitz delights with a family ski area that leaves nothing to be desired thanks to a variety of slopes and cross-country trails as well as a modern fun park. The mountain is served by the Alpspitzbahn Nesselwang, which comfortably chauffeurs its guests up to a height of 1500 meters in just a few minutes. Your physical well-being is also well taken care of at the Alpspitz, as there are several cozy alpine huts and huts that welcome their guests with Bavarian warmth and pamper them with delicious regional delicacies. The starting and finishing point of the hiking tour on the Alpspitz is the valley station of the Alpspitzbahn near Nesselwang. You can quickly get there from Füssen via the A 7 motorway and the B309 federal highway. You also have the option of taking the 71 bus from the Füssen train station, or the 56 bus from Hopfen am See to Nesselwang. Rail travelers take the train directly to Nesselwang.
The Alpspitz circuit is moderately demanding and you should plan at least four and a half hours for it. The climb to the Alpspitz tests your fitness somewhat, after which the tour is a pure pleasure hike. Absolutely inexperienced hikers or families with small children can of course save themselves the climb and let the Alpspitzbahn take them to a height of 1500 meters to the mountain station. If you want to complete the entire tour on foot, you can first hike up the mountain from the parking lot at the valley station on the so-called waterfall path. As you hike through a fascinating mountain landscape along picturesque alpine meadows and a wildly romantic stream, you are always presented with wonderful views over the vast foothills of the Alps with its magnificent mountains.
After about 30 minutes of hiking you reach the lovingly furnished Kronenhütte, which is located at an altitude of 1120 meters and serves its guests tasty Allgäu specialties. If the weather is good, you can sit on a wonderful sun terrace and enjoy the view of the mountains while the little ones have fun in an adjacent playground. After about another 30 minutes you finally reach the mountain station of the Alpspitzbahn at about 1500 meters altitude. There is a modern and luxurious Alpine Lodge here where you can be pampered with wellness treatments or fortify yourself with culinary delicacies. The panoramic terrace here offers a dream view over the Allgäuer and Tyrolean mountains all the way to the Zugspitze. As the well-signposted hiking tour continues, you will also pass the Kappeler Alp, a 1952 XQPH7QX1952 errichte hut that is famous for its homemade Allgäu Allgäuer specialties and the rustic little Hündleskopfhütte.
There are plenty of opportunities to take a break and enjoy delicious hut dishes on the Alpspitz tour.
The next highlight along the hiking route is the ruins of Nesselburg Castle, which is located at a height of 1038 meters on the cone of a spur of the Alpspitz. The end of the 13. The hilltop castle, which was built in the 19th century, served as a home for Augsburg bailiffs and carers for a long time in the Middle Ages before it was closed at the end of the 16. Was destroyed in a fire at the turn of the century. Today there are even larger remains of walls, graves and traces of the castle's terrain. After visiting the castle ruins, you continue hiking to the Höllschlucht forest ropes course in Kappel, where adults and children can swing from tree to tree with excellent safety and master numerous climbing stations. An archery course also provides lots of fun in between scrambling. You then return to the valley station of the Alpspitzbahn via the Kappeler Höhenweg, where another fantastic view of the beautiful landscape awaits you.
The Alpspitz circuit is really a hiking highlight that you shouldn't miss on a Allgäu holiday. Lots of beautiful impressions and experiences await the whole family on this hiking tour.
