Bärenkopf, Mountain summit in Vorarlberg, Austria

Bärenkopf is a 2,083 m mountain in the Allgäu Alps, rising in the Kleinwalsertal above the villages of Mittelberg and Baad. The Bärgunttal bounds it on the west and the Gemsteltal on the east, and its ridge continues southwest over the Kleiner Widderstein and the Karlstor to the Großen Widderstein.

The Bärenkopf lies above the Kleinwalsertal near Mittelberg and Baad, a valley that belongs to Vorarlberg but is reached over German territory. Its southwest ridge continues over the Kleiner Widderstein and the Karlstor to the Großer Widderstein, so the summit is climbed as part of that chain. The usual route leaves Baad, follows a forest road over the Breitach bridge into the Bärgunttal to the Innere Widdersteinalpe, then gains the south ridge on path traces through partly steep ground in about two and a half hours.

The Bärenkopf rises between the Bärgunttal to the west and the Gemsteltal to the east, above the Kleinwalsertal villages of Mittelberg and Baad. Its ridge continues southwest over the Kleiner Widderstein and the Karlstor to the Großer Widderstein, a chain of named summits that walkers on the south ridge can follow on the map.

The ascent starts in Baad and follows a forest road over the Breitach bridge into the Bärgunttal valley to the Innere Widdersteinalpe, taking about 2½ hours. From the alp, the route continues along the south ridge on faint path traces through partly steep terrain to the summit.

The Bärenkopf's south-west ridge continues over the Kleiner Widderstein and the Karlstor to the Großen Widderstein, so the summit is a waypoint on a longer ridge line rather than an isolated peak. The Kleiner Widderstein lies about 0.9 km away.