Waldabfahrt at Balderschwang – Hochschelpen/Riedberger Horn
Intermediate · 675 m long with 148 m of vertical, averaging 12° and 19° at its steepest, facing W.
19°steepest 50 m
12°average pitch
675 mlength
148 mvertical
1487 mtop elevation
Wfaces
Snow and sun
Waldabfahrt is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.
How to get to Waldabfahrt
Lifts that reach the top: Hochschelpenbahn (skiing novice terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 20 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Schelpenbahn
- Ski Familienabfahrt (easy)
- Ski unnamed easy trail (easy)
- Ski Wellenabfahrt (easy)
- Ski Sommwiesabfahrt (easy)
- Ride Hochschelpenbahn
- Ski Waldabfahrt (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Sommwiesabfahrt, unnamed easy trail. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Hochschelpenbahn (2 min), Gschwendlift II (8 min), Höflealplift (8 min).
See Waldabfahrt on the 3D mapAll runs at Balderschwang – Hochschelpen/Riedberger HornMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.