Hiking Trail

Gauertaler AlpkulTour – the main route

Gauertaler AlpkulRoute
Das Eingangstor

Photo: Ines Agostinelli & Roland Haas

Käseharfe AlpkulTour
Der Geweihbaum

Photo: Christina Wachter - Ines Agostinelli & Roland Haas

Memorial stone above the mountain station Grüneck
on the way to the lower Sporaalpe
Maisäße on Plazadels
Der erste Hinweis
Lindauer Hut
Latschätzalpe
View of the Drei Türme in the Rätikon
Three Towers with Sporaalpe
Alpine garden
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Lindauer Hut
Der Garderobenständer

Photo: Christina Wachter - Ines Agostinelli & Roland Haas

small chapel on Matschwitz
Der Wächter

Photo: Ines Agostinelli & Roland Haas

Hiking village Schruns-Tschagguns
Geweihbaum

Photo: Andreas Haller

Alpe Latschätz
Sculptures along the route - AlpkulTour, www.alpkulTour.com
A visit to the alpine garden near the Lindauer hut, which has existed since 1907, is well worth it.

Factbox

Difficulty: mittel
Distance: 12.64 km
Ascent: 500 m
Descent: 878 m
Duration: 5 h
Deepest point: 1340 m
Highest point: 1929 m
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  • Höhenprofil

    A themed hike from the Grüneck mountain station with many interesting stops to the Golmerbahn middle station Matschwitz. Along the way, you pass various alpine pastures and remarkable huts.

    An artistically staged theme trail with 13 locations has been created offering unusual insights. At these locations, you will encounter unexpected objects designed by the Montafon artist Roland Haas. These sculptures invite you to marvel, wonder, and reflect on ways of life and work and simultaneously tell stories from Montafon and about alpine culture. QR codes and “Muntafuner Originals” assist you. (Scan QR codes and load the map to your phone)

    Sculptures on the trail:

    • 01 The entrance gate
    • 02 Alpine myths “The Myth Tree”
    • 03 Water & Alpine pasture “The first clue”
    • 04 Shepherd life “The Guardian”
    • 05 Alpine pasture & Tourism
    • 06 Forest efforts “The second clue”
    • 07 Maisäß life “The Tribune”
    • 08 Maisäß change “The Coat Rack”
    • 09 Natural hazards “The Avalanche Goat Tree”
    • 10 Alpine history “The Battle at Spora”
    • 11 Alpinism
    • 12 Life and work at Stofel “The Cheese Harp”
    • 13 Alpine pasture & Hunting “The Antler Tree”

    At the Lindauer Hütte is the only alpine garden (3,000 m² of native flora and plant communities) in Vorarlberg.

    Presented by: Montafon
    Author: Andreas Marent

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  • Directions

    With the Golmerbahn you already conquer the first altitude meters from Latschau to the Grüneck mountain station at 1,890 meters above sea level. You can take the first break at the Berghof Golm. From there it goes briefly uphill. At the fork (by the memorial stone), follow the path to the Latschätzalpe. The hike initially leads slightly up and down. The duration is about 1 hour. At the Latschätzalpe you have another opportunity to take a break. Here, besides butter and mountain cheese, the traditional Montafoner “Sura Kees” is produced. In this area, you can observe marmots. From the Sennalpe, you hike on a slightly ascending but short section first slightly uphill, then it goes with slight ups and downs on the last section to the Lindauer Hütte. The Lindauer Hütte is located at the foot of the famous Drei Türme, the so-called landmark in Montafon and distinctive mountain peak in the Rätikon. The alpine club hut is located at the summit point of the Rätikon high trail north and south. You can enjoy regional delicacies. After a refreshment, it is worth visiting the botanical alpine garden right next door. On 3,000 m² you can explore native flora and plant communities in Vorarlberg (entrance is free). The alpine garden shows a diverse alpine flora. Then the descent begins. Through forests and lush mountain meadows you reach the Untere Sporaalpe. Shortly after you reach the Untere Latschätzalpe. Shortly thereafter, it goes in switchbacks through the Ronawald in 1.5 hours uphill into the Wachters Dieja area. The name Dieja is the Rhaeto-Romance term for Maisäß and still refers to the first settlers of Montafon. Shortly after, you reach “Plazadels”, which is also a popular photo spot. From Plazadels (about 40 min) the path leads slightly downhill through light forest sections to the Maisäß landscape at Matschwitz. The last stretch to the Golmerbahn middle station goes slightly uphill again. With the Golmerbahn you return to Latschau.

    Waypoints

  • Public transportation:

    Just leave your car parked

    The Montafonerbahn land buses operate throughout the Montafon. The main lines run every half hour from Schruns station.

    Bus stop at the start/finish of the route: Latschau Golmerbahn / Line 601

    Timetable: www.vmobil.at

    Arrival by train to Montafon

    From Bludenz station the Montafonerbahn runs hourly (sometimes half-hourly). There are also direct connections from Lindau (D) and from Bregenz.

    Timetable: www.oebb.at

    Approach:

    Take the A14 to the Bludenz/Montafon exit and continue on the Montafonerstraße L188 to Tschagguns. Via Tschagguns you reach the higher situated Latschau.


    Route Planner

    Park:

    Parking spaces are located directly at the Golmerbahn in Latschau.