Perfect family days

Hello kids!

This page offers you great tips for creating perfect holidays for the whole family. Let yourself be inspired for joint adventures with your parents in nature.

Kind regards, your Nordi

A family day on the Fellhorn

A hike for cheese lovers. Who knows where the holes in cheese come from? Find out on the hike from the Fellhorn via the Alpe Schlappold into the valley.

For the first stage of this excursion, simply hop on the bus from Oberstdorf into the Stillachtal valley. You can get on at various different stops and be conveniently chauffeured to the Fellhornbahn valley station. On arrival, simply switch to the Fellhornbahn to be transported up onto the mountain. The Fellhorn offers stunning views of the Allgäu mountains. Get off at the Schlappoldsee lake station. Let the kids have a bit of fun on the playground by the station before setting off on your hike – a varied descent into the valley.

The start of the hike takes you straight down to the scenically located Schlappoldsee lake. Nestled among high summits and in the midst of lush mountain meadows brimming with flowers, it is already worth taking some time out here. Incidentally, the Fellhorn is also known as Oberstdorf’s “flower mountain”. There are so many flowers it’s hard to count them all – although we’d love to see you try.

From here, it’s just a short way to the nearby Sennalpe Schlappold, Germany’s highest Alpine dairy, where you can look forward to a delicious snack.

The Alpine dairy is farmed every summer with up to 80 local dairy cows. These produce some 90,000 litres of milk during the Alpine summer, which is used to make high Alpine cheese and other cheese varieties, butter and many other dairy products. The free-range Alpine pigs, who like many other farm animals enjoy a carefree life up here, love the whey left over from the cheese-making process. There are also plenty of other exciting things to discover, especially for children.

The return route follows a well-maintained, child-friendly hiking trail down into the Stillachtal valley.

A family day by the Freibergsee lake

This day trip begins with a leisurely bus ride to the Renksteg, from where a well-maintained hiking trail leads through the idyllic forest to the Freibergsee lake. On beautiful summer days, the Freibergsee natural swimming pool invites you to cool off for a while. The spacious lakeside lawn offers plenty of space to play, relax and picnic. Alternatively, hire a rowing boat or pedalo and head out onto the lake with your family. If you look to the end of the lake, you’ll already be able to see your next destination towering above the trees in the forest: the Heini Klopfer ski flying hill.

A half-hour walk from the Freibergsee lake now takes you to the ski flying hill. Climb the jump tower and feel like a ski jumper about to leap off this enormous hill. Would you dare? Discover many exciting ski jumping stories on the adventure trail.

Next, continue down into the hamlet of Schwand. There are several places to stop for another break here before setting out for home. Having passed Schwand and continued down to the edge of the ski flying stadium, you will reach the bus stop, from where you can travel back to Oberstdorf. Not yet tired? Then you can naturally also take a leisurely stroll back along the Stillachdamm hiking trail.

Die Skiflugschanze mit Blick ins Stillachtal

A family day on the Nebelhorn

Hiking fun for all ages! Whether an adventure trail, a spectacular view or a discovery tour, the Nebelhorn has something for everyone.

Start by taking the Nebelhornbahn cable car up the mountain. Get off at the first Seealpe station, from where you can get straight onto the Uff d‘r Alp (“Alpine discovery”) nature trail. On reaching the well-maintained Alpine road, it’s no longer far until the first stop. Varied and lovingly crafted interactive stations teach both children and adults plenty of fascinating facts about nature, the mountains and, in particular, the Alpine economy around Oberstdorf. After an hour’s hike, you can enjoy some well-deserved refreshment at the Seealpe.

Heading even higher... If you go to the next station up the mountain, you’ll find a fantastic playground! There’s something for parents here too. While the children have fun on the playground, adults can sit back on deckchairs as they soak in the impressive views of 400 mountain summits or simply relax with a cup of coffee.
The main highlight awaits you at the summit station. The Nordwandsteig (north face walkway) takes you to the Nebelhorn’s summit! Who is brave enough to walk along this structure?

Next, it’s time to return to the valley. Want to learn exciting stories about ski jumping? Then head to the Oberstdorf Allgäu World Championship Ski Jumping Arena at the foot of the Nebelhorn. Visit the skiing museum, take part in an exciting guided tour and venture to the highest point of the ski jumping facilities, the jump tower. You’ll need a good head for heights to do so. For the very brave and slightly older ones among you, a skywalk high ropes course runs between the jumps.

Once back on the ground, you can end your day at the varied Flachsröste playground.

A family day in Gerstruben

Through the wild Hölltobel ravine

Good fitness is a must for this day trip. The hiking trail starts at the Mühlenbrücke bridge by the Nebelhornbahn valley station and heads towards the Trettachtal valley. Shortly after the Riefenkopf mountain restaurant, the route branches off to the left into the Hölltobel ravine. This is a special natural spectacle. The viewing platform that looks out onto one of the two large waterfalls, where the water from the Dietersbach river plunges into the depths below, is particularly impressive. Those who are not so good on their feet can turn off shortly before this and choose to ascend on the road.

Hike to Gerstruben

The farmhouses

On arriving in Gerstruben, you can take a break to relax and explore a little. The wooden houses were built up to 500 years ago and offer the perfect setting for a brief journey back in time. Take a look in through the windows. Can you see how the former residents used to live?

The museum in Gerstruben

Have you always wondered how people used to live? Then visit one of the old houses in Gerstruben. A small museum has been lovingly set up in the “Jakobe-Hüs”. This is open from 1 p.m to 4 p.m. every Thursday from May to October.

Back to the Trettachtal valley

The descent takes you along the Rautweg trail to Spielmannsau, where you’re awaited by many animals such as sheep, chickens and ponies, to name but a few. There is also a large playground. Depending how much energy you still have, you can either walk back along the Trettach to the Mühlenbrücke bridge where you started or take the more leisurely option of travelling back to Oberstdorf on the mountain climbers’ bus line.

A family day on the Söllereck

Enjoy a leisurely start to the day by taking the bus towards the Kleinwalsertal valley until you reach the Söllereckbahn valley station. Keep an eye out of the window as you go and you may even spot the highlight that awaits you later on. On arriving at the Söllereckbahn valley station, you’ll see the Allgäu Coaster on the Söllereck, an all-weather toboggan run that offers exciting downhill fun.

From here, you can either get some exercise by following the hiking trail to the Söllereckbahn mountain station or relax as you ascend on the cable car itself. To the left of the mountain station is the exciting Söllereck climbing park for children aged 6 and above, although even adults can find plenty of things to challenge them here too.

Those who take the direct route back to the valley station will pass by the amusing Söllis Kugelrennen marble run.

Next, continue along the circular hiking trail past the Hühnermoos moor to the Freibergsee lake. On arrival at the lake, follow the Edmund-Probst-Weg trail back to the Söllereckbahn valley station. Of course, you can naturally take a quick dip in the cool water first – the Freibergsee natural swimming pool awaits you!

Alternatively, you can walk from the Freibergsee lake into the Stillachtal valley and then return to Oberstdorf by bus or on foot.

A family day above the villages

Your hike starts by taking you to the famous Oberstdorf Allgäu World Championship Ski Jumping Arena. You can even take a guided tour around the arena and enjoy a view of the jump tower. This is extremely exciting and will make you feel like a ski jumper!

The well-maintained Wallrafweg trail starts behind the arena and offers both idyllic forest sections and spectacular views of Oberstdorf and its districts before ending at the Gaißalpe mountain restaurant.

The route back down to Reichenbach takes you through the Gaisalptobel ravine. Delight in the sight of waterfalls and an abundance of nature! Alternatively, take the easier route down the road and into the valley.

On hot summer days, the Moorbad swimming pool in Reichenbach is the ideal place to cool off. A bus regularly stops in Reichenbach for a relaxing and hassle-free return to Oberstdorf.

Tip: we also recommend visiting the forest playground in Reichenbach with its 26 pieces of play equipment.

A family day at the source of the Iller

Along the river

The route starts at the Dummelsmoosbrücke bridge. A wonderfully pushchair-friendly trail runs along the Trettach to the source of the Iller where three rivers converge to form the Iller, which flows to Ulm. Who knows what the three rivers are called? You’ll also find room by the river here for a little picnic or simply to play and relax.

Into tranquil Rubi

Continue along the Iller to Rubi, where the beautiful village square provides a wonderfully inviting place to relax and observe village life before continuing on your hike. After passing through the village, the route continues across lush meadows back to Oberstdorf and the Dummelsmoosbrücke bridge where you started.

Giddy up! Calling all horse lovers!

If you head left up the mountain from the Dummelsmoosbrücke bridge, you’ll find the Boxler pony farm.

A family day at the Moorweiher

Calling all nature lovers! Discover everything there is to know about the flora and fauna of the Moorweiher while also enjoying a lovely hike and some fun in the water in the Moorbad swimming pool. The route begins near the Mühlenbrücke bridge by the Nebelhornbahn cable car.

To get to the Moorweiher, you first need to complete a short ascent. It shouldn’t take long to reach the top, where you can enjoy a blissful dip in the Moorbad Oberstdorf to cool off again on sunny days. Unlike most open-air pools, the Moorbad (literally meaning “peat pool”) is free from chemicals due to the self-cleaning abilities of the natural water. The health-promoting properties of peat also positively affect your physical wellbeing.

Next, it’s time to keep heading for the Moorweiher, where you’ll find the Moorlehrpfad educational trail with plenty of information boards about plants, animals and geology. Keep your eyes peeled for the many types of animal and plant life found on and around the lake and in the forest (water lilies, frogs, fish, ducks, herons, jays, woodpeckers, squirrels and much more).