Stage start
Elbigenalp
Town
OpenStreetMap lists at least 23 places to stay within about 600 m (read 26 September 2026). TrailSplits has not checked which are open.
Elbigenalp to Häselgehr
Lechweg · Stage 7
5.1kmStage distance
48mMapped ascent
7Stage number
Best season: Mid-June to early October; the lower valley from mid-May. The official site gives mid or late June to early or mid October for the whole trail; before that, snow can lie between the Formarinsee and Warth. In 2026 the whole trail opened on 18 June, and bus 707 to the start ran from 18 June to 4 October. From mid-May the spring variant walks the lower valley from Steeg to Füssen. The 2027 dates are not published yet. Before you go
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Flat (<5%)
Green: Elbigenalp to Häselgehr. Grey: full trail. Elevation follows this mapped track.
Elbigenalp to Häselgehr
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Where this stage starts and ends
Facts read from the guide's sources and OpenStreetMap on 26 September 2026. A page can change after we read it, so confirm with your accommodation before you rely on a date or a bed.
Stage end · overnight
Häselgehr
Town
OpenStreetMap lists at least 7 places to stay within about 600 m (read 26 September 2026). TrailSplits has not checked which are open.
Walking time for this leg
- Elbigenalp to Häselgehr: about 1 h 35 at the official pace. Our estimate for this stage is 1 h 09. scaled from official section 7, 6.6 km in 2 h lechweg.com, read 26 September 2026
Make it your trip
Book your beds ahead
Every night is in a village: guest houses, hotels and a few campsites (wild camping is not allowed). July and August are busy in every village, and some villages have few beds, so book ahead. A luggage service carries bags between villages.
Formarinsee to Füssen
The whole Lechweg in the official classic 7 days, from the source of the Lech to the Lechfall.
Plan this journeyFormarinsee to Füssen, relaxed
The official relaxed variant in 8 days, with shorter days in the valley.
Plan this journeySteeg to Füssen
The lower valley in 5 days, walkable from mid-May when snow still lies higher up.
Plan this journeyWeather this week
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Weather by month
Typical weather on this stage, around 1,006–1,041 m. Select a month to see why it is rated as it is.
| Month | ||||||||||||
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| Weather | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Mixed | Mixed |
| Day / night | 4°/-4° | 5°/-4° | 8°/-1° | 12°/2° | 17°/7° | 20°/10° | 21°/11° | 21°/12° | 17°/8° | 14°/6° | 9°/1° | 5°/-2° |
| Rain, mm | 78 | 72 | 89 | 78 | 130 | 144 | 155 | 148 | 109 | 88 | 82 | 87 |
| Snow at high point | Possible | Possible | Possible | Frost | – | – | – | – | – | – | Possible | Possible |
| Daylight | 8 h 52 | 10 h 15 | 11 h 49 | 13 h 34 | 15 h 03 | 15 h 55 | 15 h 36 | 14 h 19 | 12 h 39 | 10 h 58 | 9 h 23 | 8 h 30 |
Source: TerraClimate 1991–2020 monthly averages. Averages for the area at each point’s elevation (4 km grid, corrected for height). Not a forecast or a report of current trail conditions. Snow at the high point is estimated with a simple snowpack model from these temperatures and precipitation, not observed; steep islands and high summits can hold more snow than it shows. Daylight is for the 15th of each month. Hut, transport and park seasons are separate: check them for your dates.
Before you go
Prepare for the Lechweg
Arrange your stays, food and travel first, then check conditions again near departure.
Book the villages early
July and August are high season in every village, and the lodgings in Lech and Warth open only for the summer. Forchach, Weißenbach, Wängle and Pflach have few beds: book those nights first, or take the bus to the next village.
Lechweg: hostsLuggage from village to village
The Lechweg shuttle carries bags from one night's village to the next, delivered by 18:00: in 2026 €13 a bag for each day's move when booked two days ahead, up to 20 kg; early and late in the season the price is on request.
Lechweg: luggage transportThe Holzgau bridge and two steep sections
Sections 5 (Holzgau to Bach) and 14 (Wängle to Pflach) are demanding footpaths. The Holzgau suspension bridge is 200 m long and over 100 m high; the original way up the Höhenbachtal avoids it. No section needs climbing or fixed ropes.
Lechweg: section 5Weather and help
Do not start a section when thunderstorms are forecast; the buses along the valley can shorten a day. Mountain rescue in Austria is 140; the European emergency number is 112.
Lechweg: hiking adviceGetting there
Connect your journey
Travel around Elbigenalp to Häselgehr.
Google Maps journey searches, not confirmed services. A mountain endpoint may need a booked transfer or an additional walk.
To the Formarinsee by bus 707
Bus 707 runs from Lech to the Formarinsee in summer, about 30 minutes: in 2026 from 18 June to 4 October, eight a day from 08:18, €26 for the day including the toll road. Private cars may use the toll road only before 08:00 or after 16:30 going up, and before 09:00 or after 15:30 coming down, and not at all on Wednesdays.
Gemeinde Lech: local busAlong the Lechtal by bus 110
Bus 110 runs the length of the valley from Reutte through Stanzach, Elbigenalp, Holzgau and Steeg to Warth, and in summer on to Lech. Any village is a place to start, finish or skip a section.
Lechweg: bus connectionsReutte and Füssen by train
Füssen has trains to Munich via Buchloe; Reutte is on the line from Kempten to Garmisch. From Füssen back to Lech takes about 3 hours by bus with a change at Reutte; the last useful bus leaves Füssen about 14:00.
Lechweg: getting thereTake your trip with you
Offline maps
Prepare each section while you have a connection; the valley has phone signal in the villages.
Keep your route and maps on your phone for places without a signal. For multi-day trips, prepare them in the installed TrailSplits app.
- Open this trail in the app. Install TrailSplits, then open this trail there. On iPhone, downloads in a browser may not be available in the installed app.
- Choose your route or stages. Choose Prepare offline above. Wait for the route and maps to finish downloading.
- Try it before leaving coverage. Switch offline, close and reopen the app, then use My Hikes to start navigation. Repeat for every part you will need.
Saving a bookmark is not a map download. Storage can be cleared by your device; keep a backup map for remote trips.
Route & sources
About this map
lechweg.com gives about 125 km in 15 sections, from the Formarinsee in Vorarlberg to the Lechfall in Füssen, and signs the trail in both directions; downstream is the usual way and about 1,000 m less climbing. The line here is the Lechweg relation on OpenStreetMap (planet of 21 September 2026), 124.4 km, cut at the section-end villages. Where a village centre sits away from the official section end, a section here is a little longer or shorter and its neighbour makes up the difference; the official times are shown only where the lengths agree.
Official guidance and mapped-source comparison checked 26 September 2026. Map data is a route reference, not confirmation of today's path, weather or accommodation availability.
Lechweg: the official siteMap data © OpenStreetMap contributors · Source relation