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Sorgschrofen
Sorgschrofen and Zinken
Highest point
Elevation	1,634.9 m (5,364 ft)
Prominence	577 m (1,893 ft)
Coordinates	47°33′21″N 10°27′15″E
Geography
Sorgschrofen Bavaria, Germany
Parent range	Allgäu Alps

Sorgschrofen is a 1,635 m (5,364 ft) tall Mountain in the Allgäu Alps of Bavaria, Germany. A lower summit of Sorgschrofen is the 1613 m (5,292 ft) tall Zinken. There is a summit cross on both Sorgschrofen and Zinken.

Quadripoint

The summit is the only landlink Jungholz has to the rest of Austria. A rare occurrence found on the summit is that four borders (two German and two Austrian) meet in a quadripoint:

• Bad Hindelang (West, Bavaria, Germany)
• Pfronten (East, Bavaria, Germany)
• Jungholz (North, Tirol, Austria)
• Schattwald (South, Tirol, Austria)

History

The border between this section of Bavaria and Tirol was defined by the border treaty of 1844, which was complemented in 1850; "Grenzberichtigungsvertrag vom 30. Jänner 1844, mit dem Ergänzungsvertrag vom 16. Dezember 1850". The treaty declares, that the borders meet at border marker 110, which is carved into a stone on the summit of the mountain.

Climbing

Sorgschrofen is a popular hiking mountain. A hiker can climb the mountain in two different ways: Directly to the summit from Jungholz or from Unterjoch and over Zinken, which is located 265 m (869 ft) south-west of the summit and also on the border.

Jungholz

From Jungholz you can either take a ski lift to cut corners or hike up a path to Älpele Hut, and from there you can climb to the summit.

Unterjoch

Starting from the parking lot in Unterjoch, you walk past the church and go through the Tannheimer Valley east to Zehrerhöfe on a paved road. From there, you follow a path up the slope. It becomes much steeper, and some places are secured by steel wire. At one point you'll have to squeeze through a crevice. After you reach Zinken, you need to cross a ridge to get to the main summit. The path over the ridge is reserved for experienced hikers who are absolutely sure-footed, because although the path is partially secured, it is often very exposed. The trail can be icy until late spring. Before that, a climb - even for experts - is not recommended.

External links

Hikr.org (in German): Many different tour guides and routes.

Panorama from the summit of Sorgschrofen. To the right is Zinken.