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Umgang Egg

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Difficulty:	leicht
Distance:	10.49 km
Ascent:	378 m
Descent:	378 m
Duration:	4 h
Deepest point:	523 m
Highest point:	749 m
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Egg is an island. Not in the conventional sense – however, the village centre is only accessible via bridges. The Bregenzerach and the Schmittenbach flow through the village and, outside of the village, the Subersach flows into the Bregenzerach. Not to mention several small streams. They are all spanned by bridges. Above the biggest village in theBregenzerwald – with regard to both surface area and number of inhabitants – a gallows mound serves as a reminder of the high justice or blood court of earlier times. To get there, you have to pass through Großdorf which, according to many Großdorf inhabitants, is the main part of the double village. Egg is the village most characterised by stonehouses in the region, which is in sharp contrast to “wooden” Großdorf.

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Visit the Egg museum in the former primary school. It was established in 1904 and is the oldest valley-area museum in Vorarlberg.

Presented by: Umgang Bregenzerwald
Author: Bregenzerwald Tourismus GmbH

Difficulty:	leicht
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Safety instructions:

Once upon a time, it was the steam engineof the narrow-gauge Bregenzerwald railwaywhich puffed its way through the Achtalto Bregenz. These days, it is cyclists andhikers which puff their way along the10-kilometre footpath and cycle path fromEgg to Doren.

Equipment:

We recommend hiking boots with a treaded sole, since some of the walk off the beaten track of the village roads is on hiking paths.

More info & links:

www.bregenzerwald.at/umgang-bregenzerwald

Directions

At the village square in front of the village hall, you take the hiking path (board 23.01) towards “Hof”. At the Raiffeisenbank, you turn off to the right and follow the road until you reach the part of the village called “Mühle” (board 23.5). There, a path takes you to the right to the Impulszentrum. Back from this detour, in “Mühle” a white-red-white marked path takes you up to the “Hof” plot of land. Once you arrive at the plateau, keep to the left and circumvent the cluster of houses in a clockwise direction. You then return to “Mühle” via a flat path. At signpost 23.81, you turn off to the left and follow the “Großdorf Rieseweg” signposting. In “Hub”, you leave the hiking path and turn off to the right. Soon afterwards, you cross the main street and continue straight ahead. After a short stretch through a small wood (gravel path), you arrive at the “Rain” plot of land. At board 23.15, turn off to the right towards “Egg Ortsmitte”. At the road safety mirror just before the B road, turn off to the left onto a narrow country lane. You will come to a roundabout, where you cross the B road. Along the “KDW” (Kaufhaus der Wälder), a path takes you down to the part of the village called “Pfister”, where you keep to the left. Once you have passed the social and school centre, you reach the Bregenzerach.Keep to the right of the hiking path along the river to return to the centre of Egg. For the second part of the circular walk, you walk up to the church, cross the Bregenzerach and, from signpost 23.4, walk towards “Kaltenbrunnen”. At board 23.34, this path takes you to a narrow forest path (white-red-white marking). After walking for about 30 minutes, you reach the “Elias Brügel” memorial. From here, you take the asphalt road back to Egg, keeping to the left.

Start	Village square Egg Coordinates: Geogr. 47.431428 N 9.897279 E
Destination	Village square Egg

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Parking at the town hall or at the Impulszentrum Bregenzerwald.

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