View of the Hoher Ifen – View of Hoher Ifen loop from Mittelberg

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View of the Hoher Ifen – View of Hoher Ifen loop from Mittelberg

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View of the Hoher Ifen – View of Hoher Ifen loop from Mittelberg

05:48

14.7km

770m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 12.6 km for 727 m

Discouraged: • December 1-April 30 (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.78 km

View of the Ifen

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beautiful view of the Ifen

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3.77 km

Schwarzwasserbach Moorland

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Bumpy road but the flora and fauna make up for it.

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4.33 km

View of the Hoher Ifen

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On the way to the Schwarzwasserhütte you should keep looking towards Ifen. In between you get a magnificent view.

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4.88 km

View of the Hoher Ifen

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Beautiful view of the south side of the Ifen

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5.37 km

Wildflower Meadow with Views of the Schwarzwasser Valley

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Great hut with very good dishes and friendly service. We would love to come back!

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6.43 km

Ochsenhofer Scharte

Mountain Pass

9.76 km

View of Walmendinger Horn

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Great view of the alpine landscape and the surrounding mountains

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11.3 km

View of Ifen and the Mountain Station

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Magnificent view of the Ifen and the mountain station

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11.4 km

View of Hoher Ifen

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Almost everywhere on this narrow path there is a view of the Hoher Ifen, with the Auenhütte below

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14.7 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.47 km

6.39 km

460 m

285 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

6.50 km

3.52 km

2.24 km

1.73 km

657 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,850 m)

Lowest point (1,240 m)

Weather

Monday 2 November

1°C

-3°C

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Comments

August 7, 2022,Kleinwalsertal: Umrundung Walmendinger Horn

Great tour!
Actually we wanted to go over the Oschsenhofer heads. However, looking at the ascent made me queasy. We then preferred to walk down the slope.
We parked at the Ifen Bahn.

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August 8, 2023,WalmendingerHorn/Schwarzwasserhütte/Wäldele

Arrival by bus to Mittelberg, 10 minutes to the Walmendinger-Horn-Bahn.
Mainly downhill from the top, quite challenging from the ridge down to the Schwarzwasserhütte!
From the hut moderately to slightly downhill to the Ifenbahn valley station, from there take the 5-seater bus back to Riezlern, for example.

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September 20, 2023,Vom Walmendingerhorn zur Auenhütte

A great tour in great weather.
A mountain hike couldn't be more beautiful.

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July 11, 2024,Walmendinger Horn über Schwarzwasserhütte bis Auenhütte

Family Tour next...

Today from the Walmendinger Horn mountain station 🚠 over the Ochsenhofer Scharte 🥾 to the Schwarzwasserhütte... after a refreshment 🍰🍛🍻🥤 we continued over the Melköde and the Schwarzwassertal 🏞 to the Auenhütte....from there by bus back to Oberstdorf.

Recording today without the cable car ride 😅

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July 4, 2024,Wanderung Walmedinger Horn über Schwarzwasserhütte zur Auenhütte

A great hike past fields of alpine roses, flower meadows, cows, waterfalls and mountain streams with great views

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August 7, 2024,Walmendingerhorn - Obere Lüchle Alp - Schwarzwasserhütte - Alpe Melköde - Auenhütte - Ifenhütte

Rain was forecast at around 1 p.m. So we planned☝️ to set off an hour earlier today to get to the Ifen before the rain.

Ha ha. Someone must have not finished eating yesterday. In any case, we were soaking wet at 11☔. And that was only 15 minutes before the Schwarzwasserhütte.

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September 3, 2024,Wanderung über die Ochsenhofer Scharte ins Schwarzwassertal

Liebe Kasimir-Gäste,

es gibt einfach zu wenige Dienstage im Jahr... so viele Wanderungen stehen noch auf meiner Wunschliste, aber es gibt nur noch wenige Dienstag Nachmittage bis zum Ende der Wandersaison. Also entschieden wir uns heute für die Wanderung über die Ochsenhofer Scharte. Habe ich diese Wanderung stets als einfache Genusstour empfunden, so wurde mir heute so richtig bewußt, dass …

September 5, 2022,vom Walmendingerhorn zum Schwarzwassertal

Travel comfortably with the Walmendinger Hornbahn from Mittelberg to 1,946 m. This is where the beautiful mountain trail begins. First downhill on gravel with a view to the left of the Widderstein and grassy mountains. A great panorama.

Then you go over fairly large steps (almost like in the Himalayas) up to the Ochsenhofer Scharte. A lot of hustle and …

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