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Hittisau | water hiking trail

Die Engenlochschlucht in Hittisau

Photo: Alex Kaiser

Engenlochschlucht Hittisau

Photo: Alex Kaiser

In der Engenlochschlucht

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Wandern in der Engenlochschlucht in Hittisau

Photo: Alex Kaiser

Der Wasserwanderweg in der Engenlochschlucht

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Kommabrücke Hittisau

Photo: Johannes Fink

Engenlochschlucht Wasserwanderweg Hittisau

Photo: Veronika Piazza - Hittisau Tourismus

Verschiedene Stationen entlang des Wasserwanderweg

Photo: Nadine Lerho

Wasserwanderweg Hittisau

Photo: Nadine Lerho

Engenlochschlucht Hittisau

Photo: Alex Kaiser

Durch Öffnen der Schleuse kann man das Kraftwerk in Betrieb setzen

Photo: Elisabeth Sohm

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Photo: Helmut Scheffknecht - Hittisau Tourismus

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Photo: Helmut Scheffknecht - Hittisau Tourismus

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Photo: Helmut Scheffknecht - Hittisau Tourismus

Factbox

Difficulty: leicht
Distance: 7.23 km
Ascent: 80 m
Descent: 80 m
Duration: 2.3 h
Deepest point: 740 m
Highest point: 833 m
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  • Höhenprofil

    It’s pleasantly cool on this hiking trail. It leads for the most part along the water and through a light-flooded forest.

    The around 300-year-old Kommabrücke, the oldest covered wooden bridge in Vorarlberg, is one of the special sights to see along the way. Hikers walk along the Bolgenach river and reach the Engenlochschlucht gorge with its overhanging rock formations. The trail crosses the Ließenbach bridge to the water-powered Bartenstein sawmill. Panels provide insights into the various aspects and uses of water – from Grander revitalised water in the swimming pool to spring water along the path to small puddles with amphibians and the remains of a huge ice-age lake.

    Tip: The hike is particularly charming in the rain but may then be slippery in places.

    Presented by: Bregenzerwald,

  • Difficulty: leicht
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    		Altitude: 833 m 740 m Best season:
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    Safety instructions:

    EMERGENCY CALL:

    140 Alpine emergency Austria
    144 Alpine emergency Vorarlberg
    112 Euro-emergency call

    www.vorarlberg.travel/sicherheitstipps
    Equipment:

     

    • Sturdy, well-soled shoes
    • Raincoat
    • Food and drink
    • Sun screen and sun glasses
    • Current local weather information

  • Directions

    This path takes you to the Kommabrücke which, at about 300 years old, is the oldest covered wooden bridge in the state. You hike along the Bolgenach as far as the Engenlochschlucht with its overhanging cliff formations. Via the Ließenbachbrücke, you reach the water-operated sawmill Bartenstein in Reute.

    Start Hittisau Dorfbrunnen
    Coordinates:
    Geogr. 47.457724 N 9.959513 E
    Destination Hittisau Dorfbrunnen

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