The Kessel Hike

One of the greatest mountain hikes in the Allgäu around Füssen is the so-called boiler hike, which offers grandiose landscape impressions and views of the picturesque pre-Alpine countryside. The hike leads through the Ammergebirge nature reserve and requires only a bit of condition, so families with older children can easily complete the tour.

The boiler hike between 1300 and 1750 Altitude meters leads through the nature reserve Ammergebirge, offers diverse beautiful landscape impressions as well as unforgettable views of green alpine meadows and impressive mountains. The tour bears its name because it runs partly along the edge of a wide rock cauldron created by nature during the development of the Alps. Start and destination point of approx. 5,7 The kilometer-long hike, for which about three and a half hours are planned, is on 1300 High altitude Kenzenhütte. This can best be reached from the valley town of Halblech by Kenzenbus. The car can be parked in the car park Halblech; From there the bus leaves 08:00, 09:00, 10:00, 11:00, 13:30 and 17:00 clock to the hut, also on weekends 07:00 Clock. The hiking friends should wear solid mountain shoes for the boiler hike and take enough provisions with them.

At the dreamlike Kenzenhütte located in the nature reserve Kenzen, the hikers follow the course of the European long-distance hiking trail. E4 in an eastern direction. The entire tour is very well signposted and leads over alpine mountain trails, which can be done without much effort. From the beginning, the hikers can enjoy fantastic views of the green Alps and the imposing Allgäu mountains. They are blowing a soothing high-altitude air around their ears as they walk through a postcard idylle and discover rare flowers and plants blooming colorfully along the way. By the way, the hike is particularly great during the alpine rose bloom in early summer. With a little luck you can also see stone eagle and chamois during the tour. At every turn, there are wonderful impressions that It is worthwhile to be captured in photos.

On the Bäckenalmsattel the hiking friends march right over the boiler wall and on the edge of the boiler up to the 1745 Meter high Scheinbergjöchl, the highest point of this tour. Here the view of the Alpine foreland with all its attractions is of course particularly great. The tour continues to the Lösertaljoch and on the right over idyllic mountain meadows and through a mountain forest slowly back towards Kenzenhütte. The former royal hunting house that 1300 Located in altitude meters, is suitable after the mountain hike of course for a comfortable stop. Within a rustic ambience, the hiking friends are spoiled with homemade cakes, Bavarian breadtimes and warm Allgäu delicacies such as Kässpatzen or Schupfnudeln. Back to the valley it goes from the Kenzenhütte by bus 10:30, 14:00, 16:00 or 17:30 Clock.

By the way, the Kenzenhütte is also the starting point for many other charming mountain hikes, for example a high-alpine tour to the 2092 Metre high plate, one of the most impressive mountains of the Ammergebirge. The boiler hike presented here, which is suitable for everyone with some condition, is in any case a very good opportunity to get to know the fascinating Allgäu mountain world in all its beauty and experience an unforgettable holiday while hiking. The diverse great landscape impressions and the grandiose panoramas make the boiler hike one of the absolute hiking highlights in the Allgäu. Do not miss this tour during your stay in Füssen.