Sorgschrofen is a mountain in the

Allgäu Alps The Allgäu Alps (german: Allgäuer Alpen) are a mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps, located in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg in Germany and Tyrol and Vorarlberg in Austria. The range lies directly east of Lake Constance. Character ...

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. A lower summit of Sorgschrofen is the Zinken. There is a

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on both Sorgschrofen and Zinken.

Quadripoint

The summit is the only land link

Jungholz Jungholz () is a village in the district of Reutte in the Austrian state of Tyrol that is accessible only via Germany. The lack of a road connection to anywhere else in Austria led to Jungholz being included in the German customs area until Austr ...

has to the rest of

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. A rare occurrence found on the summit is that four borders (two German and two Austrian) meet in a

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(West, Bavaria, Germany) *

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(East, Bavaria, Germany) * Jungholz (North,

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, Austria) *

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(South, Tyrol, Austria)

History

The border between this section of Bavaria and Tyrol was defined by the border treaty of 1844, which was complemented in 1850: "Grenzberichtigungsvertrag vom 30. Jänner 1844, mit dem Ergänzungsvertrag vom 16. Dezember 1850". The treaty declares that the borders meet at border marker 110, which is carved into a stone on the summit of the mountain.

Ascent

Sorgschrofen is a popular hiking mountain. A hiker can climb the mountain in two different ways: directly to the peak from Jungholz or from

Unterjoch Unterjoch is a small village in the municipality of Bad Hindelang in the German district of Oberallgäu, Bavaria. It has a total population of 350 people. The village is located at the foot of the mountain Sorgschrofen, which is a quadripoint bet ...

and over Zinken, which is located southwest of the main summit and also on the border.

From Jungholz

From Jungholz one can either take a ski lift to cut corners or hike up a path to Älpele Hut. From there one needs to follow the steep slope until reaching the area beneath the peak. Here one must climb up the rocky surface to the peak.

From Unterjoch

Starting from the parking lot in Unterjoch, one walks past the church and goes east to Zehrerhöfe on a road, where the paving abruptly stops. A dirt path at a right angle leads to the main path to the peak. From there, the main path leads up the slope. It becomes much steeper, and some places are secured by steel wire. At one point one must squeeze through a crevice. After reaching Zinken, one must cross a ridge to get to the main summit. The path over the ridge is reserved for experienced hikers who are absolutely sure-footed, because although the path is partially secured, it is often very exposed. The trail can be icy until late spring. Before that, a climb—even for experts—is not recommended.

References

External links

Hikr.org
(in German): Many different tour guides and routes. {{wide image, Panorama Sorgschrofen.jpg, 1000px, alt=Panorama of Sorgschrofen's surroundings, Panorama from the summit of Sorgschrofen. To the right is Zinken. Allgäu Alps Mountains of Bavaria Mountains of the Alps Mountains of Tyrol (state) Quadripoints and higher Austria–Germany border