, ▁located ▁in ▁Bav aria ▁in ▁Germany ▁and ▁Ty rol ▁and ▁Vor ar l berg ▁in ▁Austria . ▁The ▁range ▁lies ▁directly ▁east ▁of ▁Lake ▁Const ance . ▁ ▁Character ▁▁ ▁The ▁mountain ▁range ▁is ▁character ised ▁by ▁an ▁unusual ▁variety ▁of ▁rock ▁form ations ▁and ▁consequ ently ▁a ▁rich ▁t apest ry ▁of ▁land sc apes , ▁in ▁particular , ▁the ▁ste ep ▁" gr ass ▁mountains " ▁( Gr as ber ge ) ▁of ▁the ▁All g äu ▁Al ps ▁with ▁grad ients ▁of ▁up ▁to ▁ 7 0 ° . ▁Its ▁fl ora ▁is ▁amongst ▁the ▁most ▁varied ▁in ▁the ▁whole ▁Al pine ▁region ▁and ▁its ▁access ibility ▁by ▁lif ts ▁and ▁paths ▁is ▁out standing . ▁The ▁mountain ▁paths ▁( H ö hen weg e ) ▁running ▁from ▁h ut ▁to ▁h ut ▁are ▁well ▁known ▁and ▁h ik ers ▁can ▁spend ▁seven ▁to ▁ten ▁days ▁walking ▁in ▁the ▁mountains ▁without ▁desc ending ▁to ▁inhab ited ▁valle ys . ▁Thanks ▁to ▁its ▁location ▁on ▁the ▁northern ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁Al ps , ▁the ▁region ▁has ▁relatively ▁high ▁precip itation ▁and ▁is ▁the ▁ra ini est ▁in ▁Germany . ▁In ▁winter ▁the ▁All g äu ▁Al ps ▁– ▁at ▁least ▁in ▁the ▁higher ▁regions ▁– ▁are ▁compar atively ▁snow y . ▁Even ▁a ▁small ▁gla cier ▁and ▁several ▁permanent ▁snow fields ▁surv ive . ▁ ▁The ▁All g äu ▁Al ps ▁and ▁the ▁All g äu ▁region ▁are ▁not ▁identical . ▁The ▁All g äu ▁is ▁a ▁landscape ▁that ,