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Two hikers at Lake Formarin

Lechweg Path, Steeg/Surroundings – Füssen

Long-distance hiking tour: by foot from the source to the falls

6 Days / 5 Nights
Walking
Two hikers at Lake Formarin

The cross-border Lechweg-Path offers a whole 125 kilometres of pure hiking enjoyment. The sparkling Lech has its source at around 1,973 metres near the Formarinsee lake in Lech am Arlberg. On this tour, the route takes you to the Allgäu, specifically to the Lech Falls in Bavaria. Over six days, you will experience an unforgettable active adventure in the wonderful natural landscape between Austria and Germany and dive even further into your well-deserved short hiking holiday with every step. A soothing experience for body and soul. 

You travel directly to Steeg/the surrounding area and experience an unforgettable adventure right at the beginning of this hiking holiday: crossing the longest pedestrian suspension bridge in Europe. Full of adrenaline, you continue to Elbigenalp and from there to Stanzach, an idyllic village surrounded by the impressive mountain scenery. The next day's stage leads to Höfen/Umgebung and the following day through the Pflacher Au to Pflach. The last day of hiking leads you across the state border into Bavaria, where the castles of Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein can already be seen from a distance. Arriving at the impressive Lech Falls, you conclude your long-distance hiking tour on the Lechweg-Path.

  • Crossing Austria's longest footbridge: 200 metres long and suspended 110 metres above the Höhenbach Gorge – spectacular and definitely not for the faint-hearted. From Holzgau to Elbigenalp, there is no way around the breathtaking suspension rope bridge.
  • Legendary waterfall: Numerous legends and myths surround the Doser waterfall. No wonder, because it is only active from 23 April to 11 November every year. The rest of the time there is no waterfall to be found here.
  • Even more active time: If you still haven't had enough after each day's stage, you can do an "extra lap" on the Lech loops. These hiking routes are designed as half-day or full-day tours and serve as a supplement to the Lechweg-Path.

This long-distance hiking holiday on the Lechweg-Path always leads along well-maintained hiking paths, in sections also on forest and gravel paths. With a good basic level of fitness and some surefootedness, this active tour will be an enjoyable holiday experience in nature between Austria and Germany. If you want to shorten a longer stage, this is possible at any time by bus with the included guest cards.

Our hiking tip: Enjoy your hiking holiday along the Lechweg-Path together with your four-legged friend, as the routes are wonderfully suitable for hiking with a dog.

Itinerary at a glance

Hike through Vorarlberg to the Lech Falls in Allgäu, along the way fascinated by the mystical Doser Waterfall. The walk over Austria's longest footbridge creates thrills, the view into the Höhenbach gorge is spectacular.

Leisurely on the Jochweg-path always along the Lech riverside until you reach the beautiful village of Holzgau, which is characterised by its colourful painted houses. There a very special highlight awaits with the crossing of one of Europe’s longest and most spectacular pedestrian suspension bridges. You proceed across blooming meadows and forest paths to Elbigenalp, the geographic centre of the Lechtal-valley and heartland of the traditional wood craft.

Hotel example: Traditionsgasthof Stern

A picturesque nature reserve leads you to Häselgehr, where we highly recommend you visit the lovely parish church with its opulent interior before continuing with the route uphill to the Doser-waterfall. There are many legends and stories around this mysterious nature phenomenon. Via an high-altitude path with fabulous views onto the ‚wild river‘ you reach Stanzach, a tranquil village situated amidst an amazing mountain world.

Hotel example: Föhrenhof

Today the river Lech presents itself once more from its wildest side: you hike across a rugged river landscape, past the Lechzopf to Forchach, where another suspension bridge taunts brave hikers to cross over. Across the Johannesbrücke-bridge and through the Moosberg-nature reserve you hike to Weissenbach, cross the river Rotlech and via gentle riverside paths reach the quiet little village of Höfen.

Hotel example: Die Lilie

Via the panorama path to a beautiful viewpoint. Past the glistening Lake Frauensee you proceed into the ‚Pflacher Au‘. Here you can enjoy an impressive panoramic view onto the wetlands near the river from the so-called ‚Bird Tower‘, a 20-meter high wooden construction. A little later you leave the river Lech and walk through meadows and forests uphill across the border all the way to Bavaria. Soon you can already make out the palaces Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein in front of you in the distance! The impressive Lechfall-waterfall finally marks the end of the Lechweg-path.

Hotel example: Hirsch

Day
06
Departure or extension

Itinerary at a glance

Hike through Vorarlberg to the Lech Falls in Allgäu, along the way fascinated by the mystical Doser Waterfall. The walk over Austria's longest footbridge creates thrills, the view into the Höhenbach gorge is spectacular.

Leisurely on the Jochweg-path always along the Lech riverside until you reach the beautiful village of Holzgau, which is characterised by its colourful painted houses. There a very special highlight awaits with the crossing of one of Europe’s longest and most spectacular pedestrian suspension bridges. You proceed across blooming meadows and forest paths to Elbigenalp, the geographic centre of the Lechtal-valley and heartland of the traditional wood craft.

Hotel example: Traditionsgasthof Stern

A picturesque nature reserve leads you to Häselgehr, where we highly recommend you visit the lovely parish church with its opulent interior before continuing with the route uphill to the Doser-waterfall. There are many legends and stories around this mysterious nature phenomenon. Via an high-altitude path with fabulous views onto the ‚wild river‘ you reach Stanzach, a tranquil village situated amidst an amazing mountain world.

Hotel example: Föhrenhof

Today the river Lech presents itself once more from its wildest side: you hike across a rugged river landscape, past the Lechzopf to Forchach, where another suspension bridge taunts brave hikers to cross over. Across the Johannesbrücke-bridge and through the Moosberg-nature reserve you hike to Weissenbach, cross the river Rotlech and via gentle riverside paths reach the quiet little village of Höfen.

Hotel example: Die Lilie

Via the panorama path to a beautiful viewpoint. Past the glistening Lake Frauensee you proceed into the ‚Pflacher Au‘. Here you can enjoy an impressive panoramic view onto the wetlands near the river from the so-called ‚Bird Tower‘, a 20-meter high wooden construction. A little later you leave the river Lech and walk through meadows and forests uphill across the border all the way to Bavaria. Soon you can already make out the palaces Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein in front of you in the distance! The impressive Lechfall-waterfall finally marks the end of the Lechweg-path.

Hotel example: Hirsch

Day
06
Departure or extension

Route information

Walking

You walk on easy, well-maintained hiking paths, forest paths and partially also on forest- and gravel roads. For all daily tours a good basic fitness level is required. You always have the option to comfortably cut longer tours short by taking the bus any time. In some parts of the tours some surefootedness is necessary, if required the spectacular suspension bridges can be easily bypassed.

Prices & Dates

Category: beautiful 3***-hotels and inns

Prices per person in EUR

Services & Information

Further details about this tour

Included

  • Accomodation as already mentioned
  • Breakfast
  • Luggage transfer
  • 4 guest cards for all other hiking days of the holiday (reduced entrances, free bus rides etc.)
  • 1 original „Lechweg-cheese“, provided by the organic dairy Sojer in Steeg

  • Carefully elaborated route description
  • Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English, French)
  • App for Navigation and GPS-data
  • Service hotline

Optional extras

  • Return transfer by minibus to Steeg, costs EUR 79 per person, EUR 29 per dog (only SAT/SUN), reservation is necessary, to be paid for in advance.

Arrival / Parking / Departure

  • By train to St. Anton am Arlberg, short bus ride to Lech am Arlberg and then by bus to Steeg.
  • Innsbruck or Munich airport.
  • Car parking: limited number of hotel parking spaces available free of charge, no reservation possible. Public covered car park near the hotel, cost approx. EUR 10 per day.
  • Return journey from Füssen by bus to Steeg in approx. 2 hours (1x change).

Things to note

  • Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
  • Travel by public transport to shorten the daily hikes, optional
  • Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!

Join us in achieving greater sustainability by choosing our digital route book, rather than the printed version. As a small thank you we will give you a discount of €20 per room.

Services & Information

Further details about this tour

Included

  • Accomodation as already mentioned
  • Breakfast
  • Luggage transfer
  • 4 guest cards for all other hiking days of the holiday (reduced entrances, free bus rides etc.)
  • 1 original „Lechweg-cheese“, provided by the organic dairy Sojer in Steeg
  • Carefully elaborated route description
  • Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English, French)
  • App for Navigation and GPS-data
  • Service hotline

Optional extras

  • Return transfer by minibus to Steeg, costs EUR 79 per person, EUR 29 per dog (only SAT/SUN), reservation is necessary, to be paid for in advance.

Arrival / Parking / Departure

  • By train to St. Anton am Arlberg, short bus ride to Lech am Arlberg and then by bus to Steeg.
  • Innsbruck or Munich airport.
  • Car parking: limited number of hotel parking spaces available free of charge, no reservation possible. Public covered car park near the hotel, cost approx. EUR 10 per day.
  • Return journey from Füssen by bus to Steeg in approx. 2 hours (1x change).

Things to note

  • Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
  • Travel by public transport to shorten the daily hikes, optional
  • Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!

Join us in achieving greater sustainability by choosing our digital route book, rather than the printed version. As a small thank you we will give you a discount of €20 per room.

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