Murmelweg | Faschina

Your adventure starts here: Faschina marmot trail – for young and old explorers
A new adventure awaits you in Faschina: the marmot trail. Together you go on a journey of discovery through the alpine world of marmots – playful, active and with plenty of room to try things out. Children and adults experience the trail together, step by step, ball by ball.
The name combines two things that are the focus here: the marmot as a typical inhabitant of the Grosses Walsertal and a wooden marble. Along the way, seven stations accompany you through a day in the life of the animals. Marbles roll around in wooden tracks, puzzles need to be solved and knowledge is gained along the way.

The matching marbles are available from the marble machines at the middle station as well as at the ticket office at the Stafelalpbahn valley station.

From the top of the pass in Faschina, you can reach the starting point of the theme trail either on foot or comfortably with the Stafelalpbahn. The starting point is at the middle station of the cable car. From there, a varied hiking trail leads to the Franz-Josef-Hütte before continuing to the idyllic Stafelalpsee. The descent then follows via the goods trail down to the Stafelalpe and back to the pass summit in Faschina.

The stations – Experience marmot life with the marmot:

1. Speed – Marmot race
   Being fast can save our marmot lives! Which is the quickest way back to the burrow? Let the ball roll and try it out.
2. Home sweet home – the marmot burrow
   Welcome underground. Which tube has which function? During a short “house tour” it becomes clear why marmots are real team players.
3. It’s time to eat! – Plant station
   What’s on the menu? The ball rolls to the marmots’ favorite plants – but be careful: poisonous plants are also included and should be avoided.
4. Colorful magic – butterflies
   The fluttering beauties enrich life here in the mountains. But which caterpillar belongs to which butterfly? Your marble will find the answer in the labyrinth!
5. Tough as nails – conifers
   Life in the mountains is a challenge, especially for trees. Only the hardy conifers make it up here. But which cone belongs to which tree? Let your marble help you!
6. Animal neighbors
   As we all know, not all neighbors are nice. But which ones should our marmots really fear?
7. Alpine products
   Life on the alp often sounds more romantic than it is. The days on the alpine pasture are associated with strenuous work that yields valuable products such as cheese, milk or butter. How much milk must be used for the various products?

The Murmelweg cooperation partners:

• Damüls Faschina Tourismus
• Gemeinde Fontanella
• Seilbahnen Faschina
• Lari Fari
• Franz Josef Hütte
• Rössle Appartements
• Alpenresort Walsertal
• Verein Bergholz

Presented by: Alpenregion Bludenz Tourismus GmbH