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Schesaplana via Mannheimer Hütte (2 days) | Brand

Breathtaking sunset with a view of the Schesaplana.
Through the Zalim valley, the trail heads uphill towards the Oberzalim hut.
Short break at the Oberzalimhütte at 1,889 m.
View back down into the Zalim valley.
The Leibersteig - surefootedness and a head for heights is a prerequisite here.
The last few metres to the day's destination.
The Mannheimer Hut at 2,679 m - high alpine base in the Rätikon.
Day waking in the Rätikon.
Over the Brandner Glacier up to the Schesaplana.
Below the Schesaplana on the Swiss-Austrian border.
Arrived at the summit of the Schesaplana.
Breathtaking view from the summit towards Lünersee.
Descent via the Totalphütte to the Lünersee.
Back at the Lünersee.
Hiking trails concept Vorarlberg

Factbox

Difficulty: schwer
Distance: 24.87 km
Ascent: 2060 m
Descent: 2053 m
Duration: 9.5 h
Deepest point: 1058 m
Highest point: 2965 m
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  • Höhenprofil

    2-day tour to the Schesaplana with overnight stay at the highest hut in Vorarlberg, the Mannheimer Hütte at 2,679 m.

    A narrow mountain path leads you from the Innertal car park past the Palüdbach stream and the Glingabrunnen fountain, a series of springs with underground inflow from the Brandner Glacier, towards the Mannheimer Hut. The hiking trail runs through the Zalimtal valley, past the Obere Brüggele Alpe via serpentines to the Oberzalim Hut. Via the Leiberweg, a climb partly blasted into the rock, you reach the Mannheimer Hut. An overnight stay at the Mannheimer Hut is recommended. The next day, the route takes you over the Brandner Glacier (tracked, marked and generally easy to walk on) to the highest peak in the Rätikon, the Schesaplana. The descent is via the hiking trail to the Totalphütte and on a well-trodden trail (be careful in spring – snowfields!) on to the Lünersee and via the Bösen Tritt to the Schattenlaganthütte. Walk back to Brand to the Innertal car park. From the Lünersee cable car mountain station, the tour can also be shortened with the Lünersee cable car and the bus line 580.

    Day tour Schesaplana: Lünersee cable car - Totalphütte - Schesaplana and back the same way!

    Presented by: Alpenregion Bludenz Tourismus GmbH
    Author: Melanie Fleisch

  • Difficulty: schwer
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    Altitude: 2965 m 1058 m Best season:
    JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
    JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
    Safety instructions:

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

    www.alpenregion-vorarlberg.com/sicherheitstipps-wandern

    Equipment:

    Festes Schuhwerk, warme Kleidung, Regen- und Sonnenschutz sowie Wanderstöcke werden empfohlen. Zusätzlich Ausrüstung für eine Übernachtung in einer Schutzhütte. Handy für den Notfall.

  • Directions

    Day 1: Innertal car park – Palüdbach/Glingabrunnen – Zalimtal – Oberzalim Hut – Leibersteig – Mannheimer Hut = approx. 5 h

    Day 2: Mannheimer Hut – Brandner Glacier – Schesaplana – Totalphütte – Lünersee cable car mountain station – Böser Tritt – Lünersee cable car valley station – possibly continue to Innertal car park or alternatively bus line 580 = approx. 4 1/2 h

    Start Parking place Palüdbahn
    Coordinates:
    Geogr. 47.096793 N 9.735531 E
    Destination valley station Lünerseebahn

    Waypoints

  • Public transportation:

    Bus line 580, stop “Brand Mountain Lodge” or “Lünerseebahn”.

    Timetable enquiry online at www.vmobil.at

    Approach:

    Route Planner

    Park:

    Parking place Innertal, Brand