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Lower Waterfall – Bachtel Tower loop from Kempten

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Lower Waterfall – Bachtel Tower loop from Kempten

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Lower Waterfall – Bachtel Tower loop from Kempten

07:18

24.7km

680m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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629 m

Krattenweiher

Highlight • Lake

Small beautiful lake with carp and ducks

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2.25 km

Lower Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Also worth seeing, even if the upper waterfall is of course more impressive.

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2.53 km

Kemptnertobel Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Especially in summer the Chämtner Tobel is always worth a detour for 2- and 4-legged friends. Not only the Tobel provides great shade and pleasant temperatures, the Chämtnerbach also lets …

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2.90 km

Lower Tower

Highlight • Monument

The tower was built in 1880. However, the interior work with turbines was never completed, as the associated factory, for which the energy was intended, was not built.

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3.37 km

Middle of three turbine houses. The top one was where the Bäretswil wastewater treatment plant is now. Since there was no space for a factory in the Tobel, the energy had to be transmitted mechanically via wire ropes.

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5.95 km

Sandbühl Pond – Ritter Pond

Highlight • Rest Area

Beautifully situated fire pit on the way to the Anabaptist Cave and Bachtel.

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9.03 km

Anabaptists' Cave with Waterfall

Highlight • Cave

Hiding place of Anabaptists. Is now sometimes visited by Anabaptists from America! Today, the man-sized, shallow cave is often used by small groups for a campfire. The cave is covered …

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10.3 km

Hörnli

Peak

12.5 km

Bachtel Tower

Highlight • Viewpoint

Worthwhile goal - no matter what the season. There is a good restaurant upstairs and the view from the tower is breathtaking.

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24.7 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.3 km

5.13 km

4.14 km

3.36 km

713 m

Surfaces

9.54 km

7.73 km

3.30 km

2.55 km

927 m

501 m

134 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 14 July

30°C

18°C

91 %

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Lower Waterfall – Bachtel Tower loop from Kempten

Krattenweiher

Lower Waterfall

Kemptnertobel Waterfall

Lower Tower

Tobel Tower at Kemptner Tobel

Sandbühl Pond – Ritter Pond

Anabaptists' Cave with Waterfall

Bachtel Tower

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