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From Silvretta-Bielerhöhe to Wiesbadener Hut

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snowshoe hiking
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Snowshoe hiking in Montafon
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Mountain inn Piz Buin
Parking lot at Silvrettasee
Snowshoe hiking Bielerhöhe
Snowshoe hiking Bielerhöhe
Snowshoe hiking Bielerhöhe
Snowshoe hiking Bielerhöhe

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Difficulty: schwer
Distance: 11.12 km
Ascent: 484 m
Descent: 484 m
Duration: 4.4 h
Deepest point: 2032 m
Highest point: 2446 m
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  • Höhenprofil

    WARNING: On the way to the Wiesbadener Hut (from Silvretta Lake dam - barrier) you are outside the secured area. Alpine experience and special knowledge are required from here!

    A beautiful snowshoe route along the Silvretta Lake. The destination is the beautiful Wiesbadener Hut at the foot of the mighty Piz Buin and the impressive Ochsental glacier.

    The snowshoe routes are located in open terrain. Therefore, hiking is at your own risk. The ascent with the Vermuntbahn and tunnel bus is already a special experience. At Bielerhöhe, visitors are treated to a fantastic view of the magnificent mountain world with the highest mountain in Vorarlberg, the Piz Buin (3,312 m) and the associated Ochsental glacier. The path leads you along the Silvretta Lake to its summit. From here, an ascent begins towards the Wiesbadener Hut. Once there, you deserve a break. After a refreshment, you return the same way to the Berggasthof Piz Buin where you started.

    Wiesbadener Hut open from mid-February to mid-May. Link Wiesbadener Hut Plan enough time for the return journey and inform yourself about the departure times of the tunnel bus and the last valley ride of the Vermuntbahn.

    Presented by: Montafon
    Author: Andreas Marent

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    		Altitude: 2446 m 2032 m Best season:
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  • Directions

    The snowshoe route starts at the turning area of the tunnel bus (at the Berggasthof Piz Buin). From here, you head over the distinctive dam of the Silvretta Lake. After the end of the dam, you are in open terrain and are responsible yourself for assessing the avalanche danger (avalanche emergency equipment!). After the tunnel, you walk along the right side of the Silvretta Lake. In front of you lies the highest mountain in Vorarlberg, the Piz Buin, with a height of 3,312 m. Now follow the path to the summit of the elongated lake. Here you turn into the Ochsental and walk directly towards the Piz Buin, the Ochsental glacier, and, of course, the Wiesbadener Hut. The way back is the same path.

    Note:

    All routes leading to or over the Wiesbadener Hut can no longer be crossed over the Silvretta Lake as in the past during the winter season. Due to the commissioning of the new pumped-storage power plant in 2019, the Silvretta Lake can no longer form a load-bearing ice cover. For ski tourers, a relatively safe winter ascent leads via the Bieltal and the Bieltaljoch to the Wiesbadener Hut. Under safe conditions, it can be decided on site whether the start across the west shore (dam, tunnel) or the east shore (dam crest) is passable.

    Waypoints

  • Public transportation:

    Just leave your car behind

    The regional buses operate throughout Montafon. The main lines run every half hour from Schruns station.

    Bus stop at the start/finish of the route: Partenen Bergbahnen / Line 85

    With the Vermuntbahn and the tunnel bus you continue and reach the Silvretta-Bielerhöhe with the Silvretta Lake.

    Timetable: www.vmobil.at

    Arrival by train to Montafon

    From Bludenz station, the Montafon railway runs hourly (partly every half hour). There are also direct connections from Lindau (D) or from Bregenz.

    Timetable: www.oebb.at

    Approach:

    Drive on the A14 to the Bludenz/Montafon exit and continue on Montafonerstraße L188 to Partenen.


    Route Planner

    Park:

    Partenen Vermuntbahn