The venerable old Hochgratbahn with its post yellow cabins brought us up to the so-called Nagelfluhkette today. The first destination of this great tour was the Hochgrat, the highest mountain in the western Allgäu at 1,834 meters, but the steep ascent is rewarded with a magnificent view of the main Alpine… Leer más

These are amazing pictures, a direct hit in the weather. And the drinks were certainly O.K. ;-)

Oh how I would love to be there now ... Thanks for the virtual take away

Excellent! The mountains have you again! 🤗 Have fun on vacation!

Incidentally, I would have loved to see pictures of the Alpseecoaster. 😆

Great weather and location 👍That’s an idea = benches next to the summit cross😄

You have taken very nice pictures again - one wishes to go straight there🥰😉👍

👍🏻 ohhh cool, I wanted to do that in June too, but the high grade was a bit too far away from our hotel. Very nice and how was the feeling "on the edge"?

Thanks very much. ;-)

@Enjoy: It's still a half hour drive away from the Hochgrat.

@Marcus: The feeling is already tearing. But it's not as dangerous as on some other steep slopes ... at least that's what I think.

Did a nice tour in my West Allgäu hometown. The Hochgrat is more or less the local mountain of Wangen im Allgäu, my hometown. From there you have wonderful views of the Hochgrat and the Nagelfluhkette. In my youth, I often climbed the Nagelfluhkette and the surrounding mountains. Beautiful photos. I… Leer más

@Franz: You grew up in a wonderful area, the Allgäu is simply fantastic. But as you have already seen, my home, the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, also has its own wonderful charm.