Hotel Gasthof Post
- Rooms
- Restaurant
- Wi-Fi
Hotel and inn with a restaurant in the centre of Elbigenalp (Dorf 41b), about 650 m from the trail.
Lechweg · Stage 4 of 7
Holzgau to Elbigenalp
Stage 4 of the Lechweg covers 13.9 km from Holzgau to Elbigenalp, with 581 m of ascent and 653 m of descent. The highest point is 1,299 m. Allow about 6 hours of walking, plus breaks.
13.9 kmdistance
581 mascent
653 mdescent
~6 hwalking time
harddifficulty
1,299 mhighest point
≈ 2.5 L
≈ 1,470 kcal
Distance, climb and elevation come from the Outest route data. Difficulty and time are estimates from distance and climb; your pace will vary with heat, pack weight and photo stops.
Where to stay
Elbigenalp
Gasthof Zur Geierwally
- Rooms
- Restaurant
Inn with rooms and a restaurant in the centre of Elbigenalp (Dorf 40), next to the Geierwally open-air stage; about 700 m from the trail.
Hotel Stern
- Rooms
- Restaurant
- Wi-Fi
Hotel with half board at the north end of Elbigenalp (Dorf 7), about 800 m from the trail.
Checked online in October 2026. Places marked "listed on a map only" appear on OpenStreetMap but could not be confirmed on their own website or an official tourism list. Hotels in Lech and Warth open only for the summer (from about mid-June) and winter seasons; in the Lechtal, Reutte and Füssen most places are open from spring to autumn. Book ahead for July and August.
Help and services on this stage
Emergency: call 112 (in Austria also 144 ambulance, 140 mountain rescue). Emergency & health guide
Nearest hospital
- Reutte District Hospital · Reutte · 24/7 emergency
+4356726010 · Map
Health centres
- Elbigenalp doctor and dispensary · Elbigenalp · opening hours only
+4356346222 · Map
On or near the trail
- Pharmacies: Elbigenalp
- Shops: Elbigenalp
- Bus stops: Elbigenalp
Pharmacies, ATMs, shops and stops: © OpenStreetMap contributors. Hospitals and health centres checked online.
Walk Holzgau to Elbigenalp with Outest
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