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Fairy Tale & Legend Trail | Bürs

Start of the Fairytale and Legend Trail in Bürs

Photo: Dr. Günter Tschol

Coloured dwarfs show the way

Photo: Dr. Günter Tschol

The Frog Prince - a fairy tale told along the way

Photo: Dr. Günter Tschol

Hiking trails concept Vorarlberg

Photo: Vorarlberg Tourismus GmbH

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Difficulty: leicht
Distance: 2.92 km
Ascent: 75 m
Descent: 75 m
Duration: 1 h
Deepest point: 561 m
Highest point: 632 m
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    A beautiful adventure trail in Bürs on which local legends and fairy tales are told.

    The circular trail can be completed in about one hour. Along the way, there are rest areas with benches for a snack and a rest. Several stations provide entertainment, telling well-known fairy tales, legends from the region and interesting facts about nature:

    • “The honey bees”
    • “The legend of the Peterstein”
    • “The Frog King”
    • “The Legend of the Rosenegg Castle”
    • “The legend of Schesaplana”.

    The panels were artistically staged by the children of the kindergarten, the primary school and the middle school in Bürs. Funny wooden men accompany them as signposts along the way. A fairytale delight for young and old!

    The trail starts at the municipal office in Bürs past the church in the direction of Schaßweg. First follow the Schaßweg for a short distance before the path branches off in the direction of Rosenegg Castle. From there the trail leads through the forest and via Hinterburgweg back to the starting point.

    The Fairy Tale and Legend Trail can be walked in summer as well as in winter when there is a corresponding lack of snow.

    Presented by: Alpenregion Bludenz Tourismus GmbH
    Author: Melanie Fleisch

  • Difficulty: leicht
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    		Altitude: 632 m 561 m Best season:
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    Safety instructions:

    EMERGENCY CALL
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    144 Alpine emergencies Vorarlberg
    112 Euro-emergency call (works with any mobile phone/network)

    www.alpenregion-vorarlberg.com/sicherheitstipps-wandern

    Equipment:

    Strong footwear, warm clothing, rain and sun protection and hiking poles are recommended. Cell phone for emergencies.

  • Directions

    Municipal office – St. Martin’s Church – Obergasse – Schaßweg – turn right – forest road to Schaßwiesen (small wooden hut on the right) – turn left towards the biotope – forest road towards Rosenegg Castle – before the entrance gate, turn right along the path to the feeding stand – Hinterburgweg – Werkstraße – municipal office

    Alternative way back: At the biotope turn left onto the paved forest road towards the valley – Schaßweg – Obergasse – municipal office

    Start Village Center, Bürs
    Coordinates:
    Geogr. 47.149895 N 9.802313 E
    Destination Village center, Bürs

    Waypoints

  • Public transportation:

    Bus line 580 or city bus line 504, stop “Bürs Ortsmitte”.

    Timetable enquiry online at www.vmobil.at

    Approach:

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    Park:

    Public parking lot, Bürs