Winter Hiking | Winter Hiking

Alberschwende | From the peak to the valley

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Difficulty:	mittel
Distance:	11.48 km
Ascent:	463 m
Descent:	463 m
Duration:	4.3 h
Deepest point:	730 m
Highest point:	1183 m
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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 routeThe 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/foodBrüggele mountain inn, Alpenrose inn (Kaltenbrunnen)

Presented by: Bregenzerwald
Author: Elisabeth Schneider

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Safety instructions:

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

Equipment:

– waterproof footwear
– warm outerwear

More info & links:

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

Directions

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 Coordinates: Geogr. 47.450767 N 9.837958 E
Destination	Valley station of the Brüggelekopf chair lift

Waypoints

Public transportation:

www.vmobil.at

Approach:

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

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Park:

Parking at the base terminal of the Brüggelekopf chair lift

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