travel for all Disabled-friendly

Barrierefreie Elemente beim FuggerAktivPark

Disabled access as a mark of quality and convenience at three altitude levels. Holidays for all people and all needs. With transport facilities, accommodation and leisure activities that are accessible and suitable for the disabled. In the healing air of Oberstdorf, even allergy-sufferers can breathe easily and enjoy their holiday. Oberstdorf breaks down barriers.

Disabled-friendly “travel for all”

Germany has introduced a nationwide certification system for areas that offer “disabled access as a mark of quality and convenience” – and Oberstdorf has earned its official stamp of approval.

The necessary information for visitors is collated by qualified investigators and evaluated using clear quality criteria. These were developed through several years of cooperation and coordination with the relevant associations and stakeholders in the tourist industry, and are updated on an ongoing basis.

For further information and a list of certified companies as well as leisure services in Oberstdorf, please visit:

www.oberstdorf.de/gesundheit/barrierefrei/

A map of hiking trails at three altitude levels suitable for visitors with reduced mobility

Disabled-friendly routes in Oberstdorf

The map describes the ground conditions, ascents and hazardous areas for each route and categorises them based on their suitability for folding and electric wheelchairs.

When on holiday, this makes it quick and easy for you to find routes that allow you to explore and enjoy Oberstdorf’s unique mountain world in a wheelchair. Whether along a wild mountain stream, through idyllic forests or in a wild and romantic valley – large parts of Oberstdorf’s trail network are fully accessible for wheelchair users, for example the bike trail into the Trettachtal valley, the circular trail to Rubi and the hiking trail via Kühberg into the Oytal valley.

The map can be purchased from the Oberstdorf Tourist Information Offices. An adventure at lofty heights One particularly impressive excursion is a visit to the ski flying hill, which offers you unique views of the Stillachtal valley, the Freibergsee lake and the Oberstdorf mountain world.

Disabled facilities

Toilets

• Oberstdorf railway station
• Bahnhofplatz 3 (north entrance)
• Breitachklamm ravine, Tiefenbach district (lower entrance building)
• Fellhornbahn cable car – middle station
• Nebelhornbahn cable car – valley, station, Höfatsblick mountain station and summit station
• Nordic Zentrum (Cross-Country Stadium) Oberstdorf / Allgäu
• Oberstdorf Haus
• P2 by the entrance to the village
• Söllereck valley and mountain station
• Alpenrose tourist centre, Tiefenbach
• Oberstdorf World Championship Ski Jumping Arena

A Euro-key can be borrowed or purchased from the café in the Oberstdorf Haus or the Oberstdorf Tourist
Information Offices for a €25.00 fee or deposit.

Car parks

• Bahnhofplatz
• Am Mühlacker (opposite the Nebelhornbahn cable car)
• On Sachsenweg
• By the Protestant church, Freiherr-von-Brutscher-Straße
• P2 by the entrance to the village
• Town hall car park

Disabled-friendly advice from Tourismus Oberstdorf

The Tourist Information Office in the Oberstdorf Haus now not only has a portable loop system but also a fully accessible advice counter. The portable loop system, which principally improves the advice services for people with a hearing aid, is positioned between the visitor and the adviser.

The system picks up the sound of people’s voices using a built-in or external microphone and transmits appropriate inductive signals to the integrated loop. These signals are received by hearing aids (set to position “T” or “MT”). This minimises ambient noise and improves the quality of the advisory services.

Anyone wanting to use this system will find a fully equipped help desk at the back of the Tourist Information Office in the Oberstdorf Haus as well as at the Tourist Information Office at the railway station. Both counters are labelled with a clear pictogram.

Visitors who use a wheelchair can now be served at eye level by Tourist Information Office employees at the disabled-friendly counter in the Oberstdorf Haus. This counter is freely accessible for wheelchairs and makes it easier to provide advice. It is also labelled with a clear pictogram.