A private Hiking Buddies gathering

Six winter days.
One very good year.

We’re taking over a house in the Allgäu Alps for hikes, shared dinners, fireside evenings and a New Year’s Eve worth remembering.

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27 December 2026 — 2 January 2027 · Johannishof, Nesselwang

When
27 Dec — 2 JanSix nights, with an extension possible
Where
Allgäu AlpsJohannishof, 1 km from Nesselwang
Who
20–28 buddiesFriends, familiar faces and plus-ones
How
Shared & self-cateredWe cook, plan and celebrate together
The invitation

More house party than packaged holiday.

The mountain days matter. But the real reason we’re going is the people around the table afterwards.

This is a community-organised trip, not a guided tour and not an open event. We’ll make breakfast in slippers, choose our own adventures, regroup for dinner and probably stay up later than planned.

Some days will be ambitious, some deliberately lazy. Join a hike, ski for the day, wander into town, or guard the coffee pot. Good mood is mandatory; matching pace is optional.

Hiking Buddies celebrating around a fire in the snow
Evidence from last year: we do eventually stop hiking.
A loose itinerary

Pick your pace. Meet back at the house.

We’ll read the weather, snow and collective energy each morning. Plans stay flexible; the essentials do not.

Morning ↗

Boots on, choose an adventure

Winter hikes, local summits, ski areas, a slow village walk—or another coffee while everyone debates the forecast.

Afternoon ☼

Snow, sauna energy, second lunch

Tobogganing, the indoor pool, a hut stop or getting home early enough to claim the best shower.

Evening ✦

One kitchen, a lot of opinions

Group cooking, long tables, games and the sort of stories that improve each time they are told.

Our base

Johannishof, Schneidbach

A traditional group house tucked between fields and the first folds of the Alps. It gives us space to spread out, cook together and come home muddy.

~4 per roomShared rooms across the house
1 km to townShops and restaurants nearby
3 km to liftsAlpspitzbahn in Nesselwang
Königscard ↗Regional perks included
Visit the house website ↗
Johannishof in Schneidbach on a snowy winter day
Possible adventures

A few ways the days might unfold.

These are ideas, not a fixed itinerary. We’ll choose together based on snow, weather and who fancies what.

01Local hike

Nesselwang Alpspitz

A satisfying loop from town to the local summit: close enough to be an obvious first option, with big views when the weather behaves.

10.7 km~700 m upFrom Nesselwang
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02Full mountain day

Edelsberg & friends

A longer outing into the hills behind the house. The precise route depends on winter conditions and the group.

16–17 km~985 m upConditions permitting
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03Ski day

Choose our slopes

Stay local at Alpspitzbahnen or make a day of Pfronten or Tannheimer Tal. Beginners and experienced skiers need not choose the same hill.

3 km local9–15 km for moreRentals nearby
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04Social pace

Sled, stroll, soak

A gentler combination of winter trails, night tobogganing and the warm indoor pool. Possibly the most intelligent plan after New Year’s Eve.

FlexiblePool includedGood mood required
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Routes shown here are possibilities only. Winter changes difficulty: organisers will check current conditions before proposing any group outing.

Last time

Yes, this is roughly the idea.

A glimpse of NYE 2025/26: sunny ridges, shared meals, questionable fire management and very good company.

Hiking Buddies group in the mountainsOn the trail Hiking Buddies sharing food around the long tablesAround the table New Year's celebration around a fireAt midnight-ish
We travel as a group and enjoy each other’s company.

That line turns up often in our Hiking Buddies events. It is the plan here, too.

For invited buddies

Dates, rooms, cost and who’s coming.

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