Buchenegger Waterfalls – Hündlekopf Summit loop from Steibis

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Buchenegger Waterfalls – Hündlekopf Summit loop from Steibis

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Buchenegger Waterfalls – Hündlekopf Summit loop from Steibis

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14.3km

480m

Mountaineering

Moderate mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Nagelfluhkette

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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3.01 km

Buchenegger Waterfalls

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The fall of the powerful masses of water over the two stages at the Buchenegg waterfalls is an impressive natural experience. The waterfalls are located in one of Germany's last …

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3.06 km

Steep trail to the Buchenegger Waterfalls

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Should one have seen when one is near Oberstaufen, sturdy footwear makes things easier 😉

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6.15 km

Hündlekopf Summit

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The Hündlekopf, at 1,111 meters, is the ridge of the Hündle mountain and one of the most popular viewing summits around Oberstaufen. It is easy to hike up. If you …

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6.89 km

Crocus fields in Naturpark Nagelfluhkette

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Wonderful flower meadow up here

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8.32 km

Mountain Pass

11.7 km

Weissach River

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Beautiful creek course of the Weißach. This leads to the Buchenegger waterfalls, which I can also highly recommend.

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11.7 km

Tarzan Bridge over the Weißach

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In 1952, the shepherd Anton Schratt built a simple bridge over the Weißach at this point for the first time in order to shorten the way to school for his …

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12.1 km

View of Spitzlerberg, Nagelfluhkette, and Imberg

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From the bench you have a magnificent view of the Nagelfluhkette with Hochhäderich, Falken, Eineguntkopf, Hohenfluhalpkopf, framed by Imberg on the right and Spitzlerberg on the left.

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14.3 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.60 km

2.48 km

887 m

545 m

500 m

340 m

Surfaces

9.83 km

2.62 km

1.74 km

100 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,100 m)

Lowest point (790 m)

Weather

Saturday 10 October

9°C

4°C

26 %

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Max wind speed: 17.0 km/h

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Comments

April 7, 2024,Hündle und Buchenegger Wasserfälle zur Krokusblüte

Because tours above 1300m are still not recommended due to the weight of snow, we treated ourselves to the Hündlebahn today.
Positive: Free parking. Negative: According to newspaper reports, there is a kind of mass migration from the mountain station to the crocus meadows.
We then went back into the valley and walked along it for a few kilometers. To …

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