Walser Omgang – Recognise your frontiers – balancing alternative

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Difficulty: mittel
Distance: 0.01 km
Ascent: 430 m
Descent: 1286 m
Duration: 0.1 h
Deepest point: 1088 m
Highest point: 2034 m
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    Cross-border hike - Germany - Austria

    This hike will allow for an unforgetably beautiful borderline experience regardless whether you choose the activating or the balancing route. In the following description you will find the balancing day hike starting in Riezlern:

    Take the cable car Kanzelwand in Riezlern. In direction out of the valley walk alongside the ridge (on the left there is Austria, on the right Germany) via Fellhorn and Schlappold to Söllereck. The ridge is not very exposed, but you should not be afraid of heights either. At Söllereck the Alpweg, the former, historic connection to Kleinwalsertal, starts. Alongside this way you will find five stations that will give you information about the topic of alpine farming. After you passed Mittelalp and Bergstüble the trails leads you back to Riezlern.

    Don't forget to bring enough water.

    Presented by: Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen
    Author:

    Kleinwalsertal

  • Difficulty: mittel
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    		Altitude: 2034 m 1088 m Best season:
    JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
    JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
    Characteristics:
    • Nice views
    • Summit tour
    • Round tour
    • With refreshment stops
    • Mountain railway ascent/descent
    Safety instructions:

    Emergency Numbers
    EMERGENCY:
    140 Alpine Emergencies Austria wide
    144 Alpine Emergencies Vorarlberg
    112 Euro-Emergencies (works with every mobile network)
        
    www.vorarlberg.travel/sicherheitstipps

    More info & links:

    You can blend in all the cabins on our   interactive map .
  • Start Riezlern
    Coordinates:
    Geogr. 47.337495 N 10.201678 E
    Destination Riezlern

    Waypoints

  • Public transportation:

    Leave the car where it is!

    The Walserbus is a convenient way to reach your starting point. Line 1 takes you to the village Riezlern. For this tour you need to get off at the bus stop “Kanzelwand”. Way back: bus line 1 from “Riezlern Post”.

    >>> Timetable Walserbus

    Approach:

    Most routes from Germany lead to Ulm before carrying on along the A7. Take the Allgäu junction over a section of the A980 to the Waltenhofen junction, then take the 4- lane B19 via Sonthofen and Oberstdorf to Kleinwalsertal. From Austria (Vorarlberg) and Switzerland you reach the Kleinwalsertal via the Bregenzerwald (Hittisau) – Riedbergpass – Fischen – Oberstdorf. From Tyrol the fastest route is over the A7 to Kempten carrying on along the B19 direction Oberstdorf. A motorway vignette is not required to reach the valley.


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    Park:

    A parking area (fee required) is located directly by the starting point.