anz berg ▁r idge ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁the ▁Da umen ▁Group ▁with ▁its ▁branches ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁the ▁Ros sk ar ▁Group ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁the ▁Le il ach ▁Group ▁with ▁its ▁branches ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁n ortheast . ▁▁ ▁The ▁main ▁chain ▁of ▁the ▁All g äu ▁Al ps ▁is ▁not ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁mountain ▁range , ▁but ▁on ▁its ▁southern ▁and ▁south - e astern ▁per imeter . ▁It ▁follows ▁that ▁the ▁side ▁rid ges ▁branch ▁off ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁and ▁north - west ▁are ▁longer ▁than ▁those ▁branch ing ▁to ▁the ▁south ▁and ▁east . ▁The ▁valle ys ▁leading ▁from ▁the ▁north ▁to ▁the ▁main ▁chain , ▁are ▁also ▁longer ▁than ▁the ▁valle ys ▁to ▁its ▁south . ▁This ▁has ▁a ▁significant ▁impact ▁on ▁mountain ▁tour ism . ▁For ▁example , ▁it ▁is ▁quick er ▁to ▁get ▁to ▁large ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁chain ▁from ▁the ▁south ▁than ▁from ▁the ▁north , ▁especially ▁bearing ▁in ▁mind ▁that ▁several ▁valle ys ▁south ▁of ▁Ober std orf ▁and ▁near ▁Hinter stein ▁are ▁out ▁of ▁bounds ▁to ▁private ▁cars . ▁It ▁is , ▁for ▁example , ▁only ▁ 3 . 5   km ▁as ▁the ▁crow ▁f lies ▁from ▁the ▁sum mit ▁of ▁the ▁H oh es ▁L icht ▁to ▁the ▁Le ch ▁valley ▁road ▁to ▁the ▁south . ▁To ▁the ▁north , ▁however , ▁the ▁nearest ▁public ▁highway ▁is ▁ 8 . 5   km ▁away . ▁For ▁the ▁Hoch v og el