Geißfuß, Mountain summit in Bavaria, Germany

Geißfuß is a mountain summit in the Allgäu Alps featuring steep slopes and natural pathways through the alpine landscape. The terrain around it shows typical high mountain characteristics with exposed rock faces and vegetation that changes with elevation.

This summit sits in the heart of the Allgäu Alps, a region that has drawn mountaineers and hikers for generations. The nearby Edmund-Probst-Haus is an established mountain refuge that has provided shelter for alpinists across many decades.

The name Geißfuß means "goat's foot", but records from 1628 and 1646 call the slope Gensfuß or Genßfuoß, an old spelling of Gänsfuß ("goose foot"). The wide grass fields on both sides of the south-southwest ridge looked like a goose's webbed foot from Oberstdorf. The nearby Gaisalpe and Gaisalphorn later pulled the name toward "Geiß" (goat), recorded as Gaiß Fuß in 1819.

The hike follows a moderate trail that requires sure-footedness and basic mountain experience to safely navigate. Nearby facilities offer places to rest and refuel before or after your trek up the slopes.

The name Geißfuß suggests a goat's foot, but records from 1628 call it Genßfuß, an old spelling of Gänsfuß (goose foot), after the southwestern flank's shape as seen from Oberstdorf. The slope was later linked to nearby Gaisalpe and Gaisalphorn, and by 1819 the name had shifted to Gaiß Fuß.