Winter hike Elbigenalp - to the Bernhardseckhütte

Elbigenalp / Allgäuer Alpen
Difficulty ratings: difficult
Route length: 5.8 km
Duration: 2:30 h

Winter hiking to the Bernhardseck.

Tour information

  • Requirement: difficult
  • Length: 5.8 km
  • Duration: 2:30 h
  • Elevation uphill:750 hm
Highest point1,825 m

Starting point

Geierwally car park

Finishing point

Bernhardseckhütte
  • Fitness level 3 / 6
  • Technique 3 / 6

Best time of year

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Trail condition

Prepared winter road

Equipment

Good equipment is essential for your hike. The following items should definitely be in your rucksack: - Food and drink - Functional clothing for rain, wind and cold - A change of clothes - Sun protection - First aid kit - Mobile phone with a full battery (Euro emergency number 112) - Hiking map or GPS - Hiking poles Nevertheless, the following applies: light luggage is also easier to carry, so you should not weigh down your rucksack with unnecessary ballast. In addition, your hiking equipment should of course also be adapted to your particular hiking tour.

Description

Your route up to the Bernhardseck starts on the left at the Hotel Alpenrose. Pass the junction and continue steadily uphill on the perfectly groomed hiking trail. On foot, with snowshoes or touring skis, you reach the edge of the forest before the last steep section of the trail,
steep section of the trail that leads you up to the hut.

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Regiobus stop Elbigenalp Hotel Alpenrose

  • Parking

    Geierwally parking lot, fee required

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