The Beslerrunde

The besler round is an approx. 7,6 Kilometer long mountain hike on an alpine premium hiking trail that leads to the 1679 Metre-high Besler leads, which is located on the southern side of the Riedberg Pass near Obermaiselstein. Experienced hiking friends with healthy condition, the Beslerrunde offers dreamlike natural impressions and a beautiful summit view.

For Füssen holidaymakers who have already completed the most attractive hiking tours around the city on the Lech and are looking for something special, the approx. 7,6 Kilometer long Beslerrunde certainly very interesting. This is an alpine premium hiking trail in the high mountains awarded by the German Hike Institute, which leads to the 1679 Meter high Besler at Obermaiselstein leads. Passing picturesque mountain forests, alpine pastures and huge rock walls of ratt limestone, it goes to the summit plateau, littered with ribs and furrows, from which offers unique views of the surrounding landscape. As a certified alpine premium hiking trail, the tour is also aimed at alpine casual hikers. Nevertheless, a healthy condition, some safety and a mountain hiking equipment are highly recommended. Of course, you should always keep an eye on the weather forecast when hiking into the mountains. The starting point of the tour is the car park “Wannenkopfhütte” on the Riedberg Passstraße. Drive on Best from Füssen towards Oberstdorf and turn right in Fischen towards Grasgehren to get to the starting point. For the hike, just under four hours are planned. 

The alpine premium hiking trail on the Besler is of course well signposted, so you can not get lost here. First, it passes the Herzberg Alpine, which was managed during the mountain summer, via a recently created path towards Schwarzenberg. On this section it is worth taking a closer look at one of the countless stones along the route. Many of them are littered with small fossils and were on a shallow seabed millions of years ago. Only through the unfolding of the Alps did they reach the mountain world. From Schwarzenberg you hike on the Königsweg further uphill to the Upper Gund Alps and there it goes comfortably on a well The path was built around the mountain and finally to its summit. Vertigo-free hikers who are on some thrills have the opportunity to follow a secured climbing path from the Gund Alps, which leads directly along the huge limestone walls to the highest point. 

On the summit plateau, you can expect wide crevices in the rock, the so-called ratts, and razor-sharp ridges (carts), which were formed by rains over the course of several million years. The view from up here of the surrounding picture book landscape is magnificent and unforgettable. The way back leads steeply down to the Schönberg Alps, which is perfect for a stop. Within a cozy hut atmosphere, Allgäuer delicacies can be enjoyed here, which taste twice as good after the quite strenuous tour. With a little luck, you can also see chamoises at the Alps in summer, which then regularly show up here. The Herzberg Alpine Finally, relax back to the starting point.

The Beslerrunde really thrills with very special impressions within a fascinating mountain world. If you are in the mood for an extraordinary undertaking on a foot holiday, you should get to know this alpine premium hiking trail. An unforgettable day in the mountains with great holiday impressions is definitely guaranteed.