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Summit route Saulakopf East face

View from Saulakopf to Lünersee
View from Golm to Saulakopf (left)
Blick über das Saulajoch.

Photo: Bernhard Ender

At Saulajoch
Signpost at Saulajoch with Saulakopf in the background
Summit cross Saulakopf
View from Saulakopf toward Drusenstock
View from Saulakopf to Zimba
View from Saulakopf into the Rellstal valley - in the background Bartholomäberg
View from Saulakopf to Lünersee - On the right the Schesaplana, the highest mountain in the Rätikon range
Ascent to Saulakopf partially secured with ropes
Path to Saulakopf - same path back to Saulajoch
Route from Saulajoch to Saulakopf
The path from Saulajoch to Saulakopf is well marked
View from the path to the Lünersee

Factbox

Difficulty: schwer
Distance: 9.55 km
Ascent: 889 m
Descent: 889 m
Duration: 4.9 h
Deepest point: 1895 m
Highest point: 2515 m
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  • Höhenprofil

    Lünerseebahn / Douglass Hut mountain station - Saulajoch - Saulakopf - Rellstal - Gipsköpfl - Lünerkrinne - Lünerseebahn / Douglass Hut mountain station

    Scenic peak. The Saulajoch path is partly secured with wire cables (alpine route), sure-footedness and freedom from dizziness required

    Presented by: Montafon
    Author: Andreas Marent

  • Difficulty: schwer
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    		Altitude: 2515 m 1895 m Best season:
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  • Directions

    The starting point for this dreamlike panoramic route is the Lünerseebahn / Douglass Hut mountain station. Keep left, the path leads over the terrace of the Douglass Hut and crosses the dam. At the end of the dam, the path branches off. Walk a little downhill and follow the narrow path along the bottom of the Schafgafall. The narrow path initially is level and shortly after gains elevation. You will then reach the saddle. You see a hollow to the east; at it, keep left. From the saddle, it goes steeply uphill with some challenging rock passages to the peak of Saulakopf. The descent initially follows the same route. However, then keep left towards Heinrich Hueter Hut. Shortly after, turn towards Gipsköpfl or Lünerkrinne. From Lünerkrinne, turn away from Montafon and shortly after reach the Lünersee, as well as the mountain station and the Douglass Hut.

    Waypoints

  • Public transportation:

    Just leave your car parked

    The Montafonerbahn regional buses operate throughout Montafon. The main lines run on an hourly basis from Schruns station.

    From Schruns station, you can reach Bludenz by Montafonerbahn. From Bludenz station, take bus line 81 through Brandnertal to Lünerseebahn. The stop is: “Lünerseebahn”.

    For the return journey

    Bus line 81 takes you back from Lünerseebahn to Bludenz station. The Montafonerbahn takes you back to Schruns station.

    Bus schedules mbs

    Arrival by train

    The Montafonerbahn runs hourly (partly every half hour) from Bludenz station. There are also direct connections from Lindau (D) and Bregenz.

    Train schedule mbs

    Approach:

    Coming from Schruns, take the Bludenz/Montafon highway exit and follow the expressway to Bludenz Mitte. At McDonald’s, turn left and continue straight on the road to Bürs. In Bürs, follow the road to Bürserberg and then continue via Brand and Schattenlagant to the valley station of the Lünerseebahn. www.maps.google.com


    Route Planner

    Park:

    Parking spaces are located at the valley station of the Lünerseebahn in Brand/Schattenlagant. (Brandnertal)