From Buching to Schwangauer Tegelberg

Hiking friends with sufficient condition, who have a great mountain tour in the Allgäu on their holiday in Füssen, should consider the hike from Buching through the nature reserve Ammergebirge to the Schwangauer Tegelberg. Varied landscape impressions, fantastic panoramas and rustic mountain huts on the roadside make the tour a real pleasure.

The mountain tour described here, which leads from Buching over the Buchenberg Alm, the Mühlberger Älpele and the revolving hut up to the Tegelberg, is a real treat for experienced hiking friends. The day tour requires a bit of condition and safety, but also offers unique landscape impressions and unforgettable views over the vast pre-Alpine country with its castles, mountains and lakes. On the way, rustic mountain huts invite you to enjoy breadtimes or warm Allgäuer treats. Starting point of the tour is the valley station of the Buchenbergbahn in Buching, which extends from Füssen via the B17 Towards Schwangau. Parking is available at the valley station. It also offers from Füssen with the bus line 73 to Buching, then after the tour you can return from Tegelberg directly to Füssen.

Start at the valley station of the Buchenberg Railway, from which the so-called Kulturweg leads up to Buchenberg Alm. In places, the path runs quite steeply uphill in narrow serpentines, so that in this first section of the tour the condition is already tested. After about an hour, the hikers reach the 1140 meters of Buchenberg Alm, which daily from 9 up to 18 The clock is open and from its sun terrace offers a magnificent view of the surrounding royal castles, mountains and lakes. Homemade cakes and a typical Allgäuer cuisine provide here for palate pleasures and strengthen the hikers for the further course of the mountain tour.

This now leads them relatively comfortably from the Buchenberg Alm to the Mühlberger Älpele. For the most part it goes through beautiful forests, or along the forest edge and only occasionally short slopes. The unmanaged Mühlberger Alm is suitable for a small rest before a quite demanding descent to the revolving hut. Narrow paths lead here partly steep in serpentines down the mountain, so that safety and attention are required. After about three hours of total hiking time, the revolving hut is reached, which pampers its guests daily, except on Mondays, with delicious bread times and warm Allgäu delicacies.

Accompanied by ubiquitous fantastic views of the wide Allgäu, the tour finally leads up the Schwangauer Tegelberg. In between, the hikers have the opportunity to stop at the Rohrkopfhütte before they fight their way up to the Tegelberg mountain station with a last effort. Here, on 1720 Altitude meters, are the Tegelberghaus and a panoramic inn. Down into the valley, the trippers then drive comfortably in the gondola of the Tegelbergbahn. From the valley station, the bus either returns to Buching or directly to Füssen.

If you want to, this delightful mountain tour can also be used for a summit climb of the 1707 Extend meter-high rectangular ovens. This requires a trip to the Mühlberger Älpele, which requires two additional hours back and forth. The mountain tour of Buching through the Ammergebirge on the Tegelberg definitely guarantees an all-round successful holiday with many unforgettable impressions.