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Steinbock trail: Large skating loop

Cross-country skiing Steinbockloipe

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Difficulty: mittel
Distance: 9.26 km
Ascent: 123 m
Descent: 130 m
Duration: 2.4 h
Deepest point: 1143 m
Highest point: 1266 m
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  • Höhenprofil

    The Steinbock trail is a very snow-safe trail. The trail is prepared for skating and classic technique.

    The Steinbock trail stands out as a very snow-safe trail. It is relatively centrally located and offers an impressive alpine winter landscape with trail sections in the Gemstel and Derra valleys.

    About 9 km of the entire Steinbock trail network is prepared for skating technique. The large skating loop leads from the Bödmen district to Baad and into the Derra valley. It winds in several loops over Birkenwies, Gemstelboden, and through Wiesele.

    On the Steinbock trail, there are 5 possible skating circuits as well as a training area: the Birkenwies loop (2.2 km / 43 m elevation), the Bödmen-Baad loop (7.5 km / 144 m elevation), the Derra loop (1.6 km / 51 m elevation), the Weiher loop (3.3 km / 61 m elevation), and the Wiesele loop (3.6 km / 79 m elevation).

    The intermediate to difficult loops can be individually skied or combined. The Wiesele loop features a nearly 4 km long trail section that is snow-covered.

    Trail entries are located at Birkenwies, at the Weiher parking lot, in Baad, and at the Aparthotel.

    There are numerous dining options directly next to the trail.

    Natur Erlebnis Karte, M 1:12.000; Tourenkarte Kleinwalsertal (mit Wanderführer), M 1:25.000; DAV-Wanderkarte, M 1:25.000; die jeweiligen Karten sind kostenpflichtig im Walserhaus Hirschegg erhältlich.

    Presented by: Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen
    Author: Kleinwalsertal Tourismus Produktmanagement

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    		Altitude: 1266 m 1143 m Best season:
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    EMERGENCY CALL:
    144 Alpine emergencies Vorarlberg
    112 European emergency number (works with any mobile phone/network)

  • Directions

    Trail entry: Mittelberg / Bödmen, Birkenwies – Wiesele – Gemstelboden – Baad – Derra Valley – Baad – Weiher – Birkenwies

    Waypoints

  • Public transportation:

    Starting point of the route: Walserbus line 1 – bus stops Birkenwies, Weiher, Baad

    >>> Walserbus timetable

    Approach:

    Most arrival routes from Germany converge in Ulm and continue on the A7. At the Allgäu motorway interchange, take the A980 section to the Waltenhofen junction and on the four-lane B19 via Sonthofen and Oberstdorf into the Kleinwalsertal valley. From Austria (Vorarlberg) and Switzerland, the Kleinwalsertal is reached via the Bregenzerwald (Hittisau) – Riedberg Pass – Fischen – Oberstdorf. From Tirol, the fastest route is via the A7 to Kempten and then on the B19 towards Oberstdorf. No motorway vignette is required for the journey into the valley.


    Route Planner

    Park:

    Paid parking options at the Birkenwies parking lot, Weiher parking lot, and at the Baad hiking parking lot