Winter Activities | Winter Hiking

Alberschwende | From the peak to the valley

Winterwanderweg in Dresslen nach Müselbach

Photo: Karin Hillebrand, Gemeinde Alberschwende

Factbox

Schwierigkeit:mittel
Strecke:11,5 km
Aufstieg:463 m
Abstieg:463 m
Dauer:04:15 h
Tiefster Punkt:730 m
Höchster Punkt:1183 m
Kondition:

Erlebnis:

Landschaft:

  • Scenic valley hike from the Brüggelekopf down to Alberschwende.

    Take the chair lift up to the Brüggelekopf. From Brüggelekopf mountain station (1,160 m), a partially paved, partially well-trodden winter path takes you down to Kaltenbrunnen (906 m). Here, the path turns north-wards into a forest and then winds its way across sunny slpes through the Tannen and Lanzen plots of land back to Alberschwende (722 m).

    Culture on the route
    The Lorena pass is an old crossing into the Bregenzerwald. Between the Middle Ages and the mid-19th century, this was the most popular connection with the Rhine Valley. The scenic sunny slope of Kaltenbrunnen was used as a mountain pasture back in the Middle Ages, and has been permanently inhabited by several families since the 18th century if not earlier.

    A drink/food
    Brüggele mountain inn, Alpenrose inn (Kaltenbrunnen)

    Bregenzerwald

    Präsentiert von: Bregenzerwald, Autor: Elisabeth Schneider
    letzte Änderung: 14.03.2022

  • Schwierigkeit:mittel
    Kondition:

    Erlebnis:

    Landschaft:

    		Höhenlage: 1183 m 730 m Beste Jahreszeit:
    JANFEBMRZAPRMAIJUN
    JULAUGSEPOKTNOVDEZ
    Eigenschaften:
    • Scenic
    • Summit route
    • Circular route
    • Refreshment stops available
    • Family-friendly
    • Way cleared
    Sicherheitshinweise:

    Safety instructions
    EMERGENCY CALL:
    140 Alpine emergency Austria
    144 Alpine emergency Vorarlberg
    112 Euro-emergency call
    www.vorarlberg.travel/sicherheitstipps

    Ausrüstung:

    – waterproof footwear
    – warm outerwear

    Weitere Infos & Links:

    Opening times of Brüggelekopf chair lift
    T. + 43 5579 4323 or 4233
    www.alberschwende.at

  • Wegbeschreibung

    Take the chair lift up to the Brüggelekopf. From Brüggelekopf mountain station (1,160 m), a partially paved, partially well-trodden winter path takes you down to Kaltenbrunnen (906 m). Here, the path turns north-wards into a forest and then winds its way across sunny slpes through the Tannen and Lanzen plots of land back to Alberschwende (722 m).

    Start Valley station of the Brüggelekopf chair lift
    Koordinaten:
    Geogr. 47.450767 N 9.837958 E
    Ziel Valley station of the Brüggelekopf chair lift

    Wegpunkte

  • Öffentliche Verkehrsmittel:

    www.vmobil.at

    Anfahrt:

    from Germany: 
    Motorway Lindau – Pfänder Tunnel – Exit Dornbirn Nord  – Bregenzerwald – Alberschwende; 
    or Motorway Kempten – Immenstadt – Oberstaufen – Ach – Riefensberg – Krumbach – Hittisau

    from Switzerland: Motorway St. Gallen – St. Margrethen/Au – Lustenau – Dornbirn – Bregenzerwald – Alberschwende

     

    The use of Austrian motorways and expressways is subject to a charge. Ther are various types of toll sticker:
    “corridor” toll (border of Germany to the Hohenems exit, close to the Swiss border), 10-day, 2-month and yearly stickers.
    Information: www.asfinag.at

     


    Anfahrtsplaner

    Parken:

    Parking at the base terminal of the Brüggelekopf chair lift