Discovering the Allgäu - The Stuibenfall

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Hello Steemians

In todays post of my discovery tour across the Allgäu I'll show you one of the region's many attraction, the Stuibenfall. With a drop height of 25 m, the Stuibenfall is the largest waterfall in the district of Oberstdorf. Its water falls over a terrain step towards the end of the Oytal valley, which can be accessed from the village of Oberstdorf.

At the end of the Oytal a steep slope leads up on a gravel road towards a view point at 1300 m. From there the natural spectacle can be enjoyed from almost immediate proximity.

The impact of the raging water masses after 25 m of free fall produces so much spray that I had to constantly wipe the lens of my camera. The cooling effect was highly welcome though since I had climbed all the way up with an old 3-gear bike (at some point I had stopped to count all the E-Bikers who had overtaken me with ease during my climb).

Here a few impressions for you to enjoy:

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Towards the end of the Oytal valley.

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Up it goes.

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The view back down the valley. Hidden behind the mountain slope to the left lies Oberstdorf.

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Approaching the steaming Stuibenfall. The constant spray gave the waterfall its name Stuibenfall (sputtering waterfall).

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A welcome cool down.

Thanks for watching and stay tuned for the next post of this Discovery Series!

Shaka


All photos recorded by myself with an iPhone 6S. All rights reserved.