Bezau – Baumgarten Panorama Trail

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Difficulty: mittel
Distance: 0 km
Ascent: 200 m
Descent: 200 m
Duration: 0 h
Deepest point: 1572 m
Highest point: 1711 m
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  • Höhenprofil

    RIDE UP THE MOUNTAIN ON THE NEW AERIAL TRAM TO ENJOY GLORIOUS PANORAMIC VIEWS: OVER THE GENTLE SLOPES OF THE ALPINE FOOTHILLS AS FAR AS LAKE CONSTANCE TO THE NORTH; AND AWE-INSPIRING MOUNTAIN SCENERY TO THE SOUTH.

    Baumgarten mountain terminal – Hintere Niedere – branch-off towards Vordere Niederealpe – Niedere chapel – Baumgarten mountain terminal

    ALPE NIEDERE MOUNTAIN CHAPEL, ANDELSBUCHSome years ago, the family who warden Alpe Niedere and the tiny wayside inn had the chapel re-built. They had promised to build this chapel if their second child was born healthy. However, their daughter was 20 by the time they got around to keeping their vow. The design by the Vorarlberg architects Cukrowicz Nachbauer was the winner of an architectural competition. Happily, the architects landed not only the job but also a special prize: three loaves of cheese from the farmers’ own alpine dairy farm. Made from local timber, the simple construction blends harmoniously into the surrounding landscape. From a light gap made of glass, you can make out the time of the day and the season from inside the chapel. Its only adornment is a blue glass crucifix recessed into the altar piece. In 2009, the chapel won the builder’s award of the Austrian central association of architects, in 2011 the Vorarlberg timber construction award.

    Presented by: Vorarlberg Tourismus GmbH
    Author: Vorarlberg Tourismus

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    		Altitude: 1711 m 1572 m Best season:
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    Characteristics:
    • Nice views
    • Tour route
    • With refreshment stops
    • Mountain railway ascent/descent
    Safety instructions:

    EMERGENCY NUMBERS:
    140 alpine emergencies Austria
    144 alpine emergencies Vorarlberg
    112 Euro emergency call (if there is no reception at the site of the emergency, first switch off your mobile phone, and when switching it on again, immediately dial 112 or press the SOS button instead of entering the PIN code).
    www.vorarlberg.travel/safety

  • Directions

    The new Bezau cable car goes up to the Baumgarten mountain terminal at 1640 m. From the terrace of the panorama restaurant you can enjoy fantastic 360 degree views of the Vorarlberg mountain scenery, the Swiss Alps and even as far as Lake Constance. A hard-surfaced trail leads first to Niedere Höhe, then on to Vordere Niederalpe and Niedere mountain inn. The detour to the simple wooden mountain chapel at Alpe Niedere is rewarding. Paragliders taking off from Niedere and Vordere Niedere towards Bezau and Andelsbuch offer a spectacular sight. A leisurely trail runs back to the Baumgarten mountain terminal.

    Start mountain terminal of the Bezau cable car
    Coordinates:
    Geogr. 47.39912 N 9.9376900000002 E
    Destination mountain terminal of the Bezau cable car

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    terminal of the Bezau cable car