Alternative Walk 2: Elbigenalp - Holzgau

As soon as you reach the Alpenrose bus stop in Elbigenalp you’ll find the Lechweg marked route, a curved L.

0.00 km - Start at the Alpenrose bus stop in Elbigenalp with the Hotel Alpenrose behind you. On the street opposite there will be an M-Preis supermarket and the Tourist Information Office. TURN LEFT over the bridge of the Bernhardsbach river. You will pass a large car park on your left.

0.20 km - TURN RIGHT onto a tarred dirt track. You’ll walk parallel to Bernhardsbach past meadows.

0.60 km - You will arrive at the Lech and the Lechweg. TURN RIGHT and from here keep following the very clear Lechweg signs to Holzgau.

10.30 km - You will now be on the Schigge plateau above Holzgaus. Here you can choose whether you want to go over the Holzgauer suspension bridge or through the Höhenbachtal valley and past the Simms waterfall.

If hiking across the Höhenbachtal:

KEEP RIGHT and follow the path that leads you downhill through mountain forest to the Cafe Uta. Here you will find the standard E5 route.

11.70 km - TURN LEFT at Cafe Uta and follow the well-marked hiking trail through the Höhenbachtal. After 200m, you’ll pass the Simms waterfall.

12.60 km - Above you, the Holzgauer suspension bridge stretches across the Hochenbachtal.

12.80 km - You will pass through a gate and arrive at a road with several car parks for hikers. Continue STRAIGHT AHEAD, following this road until the intersection with the main road.

13.30 km - You will now have arrived at the Bären guest house in Holzgau. When you are in front of the guest house, there will be a parking lane to the left of you and on the right a sign saying "Taxi Feuerstein Madau". If you are now staying overnight in Madau, the Feuerstein Taxi service will go from here. There is no proper bus stop, the red minibus stops in front of the parked cars on the left-hand side.

If you’re staying in Holzgau, don’t forget to check where you are spending the night!