View of the Hoher Ifen – View of Walmendinger Horn loop from Mittelberg
View of the Hoher Ifen – View of Walmendinger Horn loop from Mittelberg
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View of the Hoher Ifen – View of Walmendinger Horn loop from Mittelberg
05:47
14.6km
770m
Hiking
Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: July 16, 2026
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Temporary access restrictions
Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.
After 12.5 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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2.89 km
Melköde Alp
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3.77 km
Schwarzwasserbach Moorland
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4.33 km
View of the Hoher Ifen
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4.88 km
View of the Hoher Ifen
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5.37 km
Wildflower Meadow with Views of the Schwarzwasser Valley
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6.43 km
Ochsenhofer Scharte
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9.73 km
View of Walmendinger Horn
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11.3 km
View of Hoher Ifen
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14.6 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
7.42 km
6.45 km
449 m
223 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
6.53 km
3.55 km
2.20 km
1.71 km
576 m
< 100 m
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Elevation
Highest point (1,850 m)
Lowest point (1,240 m)
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Sunday 19 July
21°C
6°C
48 %
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Comments
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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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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A mountain hike couldn't be more beautiful.
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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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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 …
Nice tour in wonderful weather 😊👍
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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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