Border experiences between Füssen and Pfronten

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From the station we walk towards the city centre until we reach the roundabout. There we turn right into Luitpoldstraße and shortly afterwards we are in the old town through a small passage. Via Jesuitengasse and Reichenstraße we reach Magnusplatz. We climb up the path to the castle and take a look at the inner courtyard of the castle. Behind the castle we reach the Baumgarten. We cross the garden. On a bridge we cross the Alatseestraße. Shortly afterwards, the Kobelsteig begins. Follow the upper of the two variants. The path leads slightly undulating above the Faulenbachtal through the forest. At the end, it joins the Hahnenkopfweg. The wide gravel path gives way to a narrow path here. Occasionally we can catch glimpses of the high mountains nearby between the trees. We continue to follow the signs to the Alatsee and meet the tarred road shortly before the lake. At the hotel, several benches and a water treading pool invite us to take a short break. Now follow the circular path along the south and west shore of the lake. We meet a gravelled road and climb it in several hairpin bends to the Salober-Alm. Halfway up, we can take a shortcut via the Josef-Steig. Up here we have reached the Austrian border for the first time. A border stone marks the course. On the Tyrolean side, we follow a wooden signpost across the cow pasture up to the ridge. The trail crosses the border again and continues to climb to the Zirmgrat. We are rewarded for our efforts with magnificent views down into the Vilstal valley, the high mountain world and the Bavarian Alpine foothills. We reach the Zwölfer- and the Einerkopf and change land several times. After a short descent, we reach the road to Falkenstein and walk up it to the castle hotel. The castle ruins are located a little above. From the viewing platform we can get an overview of Pfronten with its many districts. After a rest at the ruins, we walk back to the hotel. Those who wish can find out more about the Falkenstein and Ludwig II's plans in the small museum room. We follow the signs to Pfronten-Steinach steeply down to the Mariengrotte and further down into the Vilstal. At the next fork, turn towards the Manzenstüble, climb again to the Schloßangeralp and descend to Pfronten via the rooty Manzengrat path through the forest. Shortly above the Manzenstüble, we leave this path to the north and reach Pronten-Ried via Meilingen and our destination, the railway station there.