Circular route over Prodel and Denneberg

The sunny circular route starts at the parking lot of the Hochgrat cable car. A few meters on the narrow road towards Ehrenschwanger valley, then a path leads left over the bridge of the "Weißach". Here begins the south-facing ascent up to the Prodelalpe (1,220 m). Once at the top, you'll enjoy a first magnificent mountain view in all directions. When crossing the ridge, these panoramic views continue: directly opposite towers the striking Hochgrat at 1,834 meters high, with the other peaks of the well-known Nagelfluh chain on the left and right. If there is little snow, follow the narrow path that partly runs on the ridge but mostly slightly south-facing. With heavy snow, you have to "break" your own way. Behind lies the mighty Säntis massif of eastern Switzerland; to the right are the peaks of the Nagelfluh chain, and to the left, your view frequently falls on Oberstaufen and across the Konstanz valley. Without too much elevation difference, you soon reach the second peak, the Denneberg (1,427 m). Shortly after the summit, we leave the ridge southwards down to the Upper Klamm Alpe. From early December to the end of April, we walk outside the closed wildlife protection area over the Laubgund Alpe down into the Ehrenschwanger valley and along the Weißach back to the parking lot of the Hochgrat cable car. (During the opening times of the wildlife protection area from May to November, the round can be shortened via the Unterdenneberg Alpe, Holzschlag Alpe, and Lower Schwarzenberg Alpe.)