A beautiful and relatively easy mountain hike is the 16,9 km long tour from Vils to the 2000 Metre high Brentenjoch, which belongs to the Tannheim mountains. The hike leads along flowering alpine meadows over paved paths and beaten paths into the fascinating Tyrolean mountain world. Along the way, you can expect a dreamlike landscape impressions, regional hut charms and, as a highlight, an unforgettable summit view.
The mountain tour “From Vils to Brentenjoch” manages without strenuous ranting, but still requires safety of footsteps and in the last section vertigo freedom. One should choose for this tour decent ankle-encircling hiking shoes with a good profile; Walking sticks are also recommended and ensure safety. The starting point of the hike is the parking lot of the cozy Vilser Alm in the Tyrolean municipality of Vils. Those who arrive with their own car first drive over the motorway A7 Or the federal roads B16 and B17 by feet. From there you follow the A7 Direction Reutte and, after crossing the Austrian border, take the first departure to Vils. At the end of Vils, the path towards the Vilser Hütte is signposted. Parking is sufficiently available here. Those who travel by public transport arrive from the Füssener Bahnhof with the OVG line 74 about half an hour to Vils. Here you get off at the stop Stadtgasse and follow the main road in the direction of Pfronten until you reach the branch that leads up to the Vilser Hütte. All in all, one should look for these 16, 9 km hike at least 7 Schedule hours.
First of all, this scenic mountain hike on a driveway up to the Vilser Alm. You follow the course of the picturesque Kühbach and pass the large Vilser quarry, which offers climbing friends some great routes. The Vilser Alm is located at a height of 1226 Meters and spoils their guests with all kinds of Allgäuer and Tyrolean treats, which can be enjoyed here on a magnificent sun terrace. The children, meanwhile, have the opportunity to let off steam on an adjacent playground with a slide, a climbing scaffold, swings and a sandbox. In addition, the goats and guinea pigs of the alm are always happy about petting units. If the weather is not so good, make yourself comfortable in the cozy inn with heated tiled stove, while the little ones have fun in the games room on the first floor. Freshly strengthened and rested, the hiking tour continues along the driveway, through the ford and over the Kühbach. Along the way, there are constantly magnificent views over alpine meadows blooming in spring and summer and on the magnificent mountains of the area. The path then winds in serpentines through a forest further up the mountain. Once you have left the forest behind you, you come to a beautiful alpine meadow, where on the right a climb leads up to the Vilser Joch. This is also indicated by a signpost. At the Vilser Joch the path forks and one follows the right turn, which leads between Latschenkiefern to the summit of the Brentenjoch. The last section of the hike up to the summit requires safety of footsteps and vertigo. A section of the route By the way, leads via the geopath Pfronten-Vils. Here are information boards on the roadside, which convey interesting facts about the geology of the area.
The Brentenjoch is a 2000 Meter-high summit, which belongs to the Tannheim mountains and is connected to the secondary summit Roßberg via a north-east ridge. West of the Brentenjoch is the 1985 Agge stone meter high; In between runs the German-Austrian border. From the Brentenjoch you have an unforgettable and breathtaking view over the Vilstal, the Alpine Valley and the numerous mountains in the area. After you have sufficiently enjoyed this dream look, it goes back on the same path. Incidentally, during this beautiful mountain hike you should keep your eyes open to Gämsen, who run over you here again and again. Hiking friends with a lot of condition have the opportunity to hike on the way back from the Vilser Joch to the Sebenalpe and on the Tannheimer Höhenweg to the Bad Kissinger Hütte. This is a popular Meeting point of hikers and alpinists who pamper them with delicious regional treats. The descent then takes place via the Reichenbachklamm to the border crossing Pfronten and then you hike via the Schönbichl back to Vils. But this tour variant really requires a lot of endurance. Most hikers should simply walk on the same route as the way back to Vils, to the starting point of the tour.
The mountain hike from Vils to the Brentenjoch offers dreamlike nature impressions and a fantastic summit view. On the way you pass a rustic hut, walk over picturesque alpine meadows and, if you are lucky, even encounter chamois. If there is enough condition, this hiking tour is also excellent for families with older children. It makes it possible to get to know the fascinating mountains of Tyrol and spend an unforgettable holiday.
