After your individual arrival in Reutte, you will meet your mountain guide and the other families in the group in the early afternoon. Together you will continue to Lech am Arlberg, where you will spend the first three nights in a comfortable family hotel. The group will get to know each other at a relaxed dinner – a perfect start before the first big day of hiking the following day.

Take the hiking bus to Lake Formarin, one of Austria's most beautiful mountain lakes – emerald green against the rugged backdrop of the Rote Wand mountain, definitely a photo stop. From there, hike to the Freiburger Hütte mountain hut and continue across alpine pastures and along the Formarinbach stream to Zug. It's right here that something extraordinary happens: several icy-cold spring-fed streams converge to form the young Lech River – you are literally standing at the very birthplace of the river you will be following all week.

Today's hike is the most promising of the week, offering a chance to test your fitness. From the Hochtannberg Pass, the trail leads over the Gemstel Pass to the Widderstein Hut, situated directly below the striking Großer Widderstein – a peak that makes an impressive sight even from afar. Magnificent views of the Allgäu and Lechtal Alps accompany you along the entire route, before you return to the Hochtannberg Pass via a historic Walser trail.

The morning starts off peacefully: a shorter loop around the idyllic Spullersee lake with a swimming stop, then it's down to Zug. After lunch, you'll return to Reutte and check into your second hotel for the remaining three nights. In the afternoon, the highlight awaits that teenagers are guaranteed not to miss: Ehrenberg Castle with the Highline179, one of Europe's most spectacular suspension bridges, stretched high above the valley between two castle ruins. Those who prefer a more relaxed pace can spend the afternoon at their leisure and unwind by the hotel pool.

Today the scenery changes: Between Weißenbach and Pflach, your route leads you right through the expansive Lech meadows – gravel banks, riparian forests, and side channels of the river, as wild and untouched as you'll rarely find in Europe anymore. After the alpine high-altitude trails of the last few days, this is a completely new nature experience, where you'll be walking on gravel instead of hiking paths. The group tour ends in the early afternoon. Those who haven't had enough can add a short extra hike; everyone else is free to spend the afternoon as they wish.

For the grand finale, you cross the border into Bavaria. From the Alpsee – one of the most beautiful bathing lakes in the region – you hike past the Schwansee to the Lechfall near Füssen, where the river forces its way through a narrow rock step with full force, once again displaying its full power. To round off the day, there will be time for a stroll through the historic old town of Füssen or a refreshing swim in the Alpsee lake before you return together to Reutte.

After breakfast, your week of hiking together comes to an end – leaving you with a week full of mountain moments, kilometers along wild rivers, and a Highline179 story that will be told for a long time to come. Individual departure from Reutte.