Hiking, Skiing, Recreation - in the overwhelming beauty at Oberstdorf
Facts and figures on Oberstdorf
- Oberstdorf is situated high up in the Allgäu Alps
- The Iller river valley (in which Oberstdorf is located) leads up into seven Alpine valleys
- Covering a total of 220 square kilometres, Oberstdorf is Bavaria's second largest community in terms of area
- 75 percent of Oberstorf consists of landscape reserves and nature conservation areas
- The car-free area at the core of the community is 227,500 square metres in size
- Oberstdorf is located in one of the sunniest areas in Bavaria
- No less than 600 public benches await use around the community
- The Nebelhorn summit offers panoramic views of over 400 mountain peaks
- Oberstdorf is considered to be the largest mountaineering and skiing area on the northern side of the Alps.
... more about Oberstdorf
- Oberstdorf is situated high up in the Allgäu Alps
- The Iller river valley (in which Oberstdorf is located) leads up into seven Alpine valleys
- Covering a total of 220 square kilometres, Oberstdorf is Bavaria's second largest community in terms of area
- 75 percent of Oberstorf consists of landscape reserves and nature conservation areas
- The car-free area at the core of the community is 227,500 square metres in size
- Oberstdorf is located in one of the sunniest areas in Bavaria
- No less than 600 public benches await use around the community
- The Nebelhorn summit offers panoramic views of over 400 mountain peaks
- Oberstdorf is considered to be the largest mountaineering and skiing area on the northern side of the Alps.
... more about Oberstdorf
Leisure facilities in and near the youth hostel
- Large gymnasium/playroom with two ping pong tables, table football, two billiard tables and disco
- Sun terrace for relaxation
- 'Kinderland' playroom for our youngest guests, complete with toys, slide and baby changing table; playground with sand toys
- Broad selection of board games
- Outdoor facilities: Kickabout area, ping pong table, volleyball court, badminton court, indiaca beach court, climbing wall with four upward routes, boules and skittle alley, nearby keep-fit trail
- Obstacle course (the main focus of our educational activity programme)
- Flying fox (120 metre long zip line)
Flying fox (120 metre long zip line)
Cattle returning from their Alpine pastures
Hiking in Allgäu's mountains and valleys
Paragliding from 'Adlerhorst'
Nearby attractions
- Vitaltherme indoor pool with wave machine, ice stadium, show cheese dairy, local history museum, weather station, two cinemas, pubs, discos.
- Lakeside lido and boats for hire at Freibergsee
- Heini Klopfer ski jump, Schattenberg ski jumps
- Breitachklamm gorge, Sturmannshöhle cave, countless hiking opportunities in Allgäu's mountains and valleys, mountain cableways to the Söllereck, Nebelhorn, Fellhorn, Kanzelwand, Walmendingerhorn und Ifen peaks .
- Music Summer concerts in July/August; special events every second weekend in winter; regular international sports events, such as the Four Hills Tournament, the FIS World Ski Flying Championships, the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships and figure skating; excursions to the castles of King Ludwig II and Lake Constance; late summer procession of garland-wreathed cattle returning from their Alpine pastures
- Varied sports such as swimming, minigolf, bowling, rock climbing, mountain biking, paragliding, canyoning, kayaking, rafting, riding, tennis, inline skating, trekking, skiing, cross-country skiing, snowboarding, tobogganing, skibobbing, backcountry skiing, snowshoe hiking
- Programme of outdoor activities: The youth hostel stages special group programmes at the obstacle course on its grounds, and also provides a complete range of mountain and winter sports activities in collaboration with professional climbing schools and outdoor event organisers. The courses offered include climbing, rafting, canyoning, paragliding, canoeing, Canadian canoeing and snowshoeing as well as freeriding (complete with avalanche safety training).
Hiking unlimited
Feel like reaching for your hiking poles? Qualified mountain guides stand at the ready to lead you to famous vantage points or along hidden trails high up in the mountains, while hikes through the lower reaches beckon the less ambitious – you name it, Oberstdorf's got it.
Mountain biking
Oberstdorf is an eldorado for cyclists and mountain biking freaks. Whether novice or experienced biker, you're sure to have a good time on the many trails that lead up and down the stunning mountains around Oberstdorf.
Feel like reaching for your hiking poles? Qualified mountain guides stand at the ready to lead you to famous vantage points or along hidden trails high up in the mountains, while hikes through the lower reaches beckon the less ambitious – you name it, Oberstdorf's got it.
Mountain biking
Oberstdorf is an eldorado for cyclists and mountain biking freaks. Whether novice or experienced biker, you're sure to have a good time on the many trails that lead up and down the stunning mountains around Oberstdorf.
Hiking unlimited
Mountainbiker meets Almöhie
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