Hikes in Thüringerberg

In the southwestern corner of the Bregenzerwald mountains More precisely, on this excellent panoramic high-altitude hike, you can enrich your mountain diary with four peaks, although the Laternser Kreuz is admittedly closely connected to the Hochgerach main summit.

Thüringen Lutz - Gstinsweg - Walserweg - Sankt Gerold - Provost Church St. Gerold - Plansott Alp - Hölltobel - Thüringerberg - Parish Church of St. Andreas - Blumenegg Castle Ruins

Highest peak of the WalserkammThe Tälispitze is the only summit over 2000 meters in the Walserkamm range, which runs between the Laternser valley and the Große Walsertal. This chain of peaks, built from very steep, notoriously avalanche-prone flysch slopes and interrupted by numerous wild ravines, extends from the Muttkopf near Düns to the Furkajoch.

Start in Schnifis "Fallensee" to the Montjola ponds (with a detour to the Montjola waterfall) back Thüringer Berg Bagant - turnoff Tobelweg - turnoff Kapuschweg to the lake - Schnifis Fallensee

On old paths through the outer Große Walsertal The historic Walserweg, along which one repeatedly finds explanations about the culture and history of the valley, is a village connection created by the valley farmers before the era of road construction.

22.12.2020 - (08:00 - 12:00 at snow from Alpila-Alpe) Some short sections without trail marking (cross-country).

From Thüringen downstream along the Lutz (past the recycling center and Wucher Helicopter) via the hiking trail (forest road) to the junction over the ruins of Blumenegg to Thüringerberg and up there. After the church/village center of Thüringerberg, the asphalt road (trail marking yellow-white Tschöppa, Gassneralpe), past mountain meadows and isolated farms uphill. In the forest, on the forest road (Tschöppaweg) higher, up to the fork at about 1450 at a wooden hut. Keep right towards Gassneralpe until after 100m (hunter's stand) a path branches off upwards to the left which leads us to the Rottobel. At the very back in the Rottobel, the small stream is crossed, leading us to the access road to the Gassneralpe which lies 100 meters higher. Descent to St. Gerold and over the interesting Gstinsweg again down through the Rottobel to the Lutz, where the forest road, past the dam/power plant, leads out to Thüringen. It is also recommended to do this tour in reverse, i.e. via Gstinsweg, St. Gerold, Gassneralpe up and over Thüringerberg, ruins of Blumenegg back down. Warning: The path between Rottobel and Tschöppaweg should not be used when wet or snowy due to risk of falling.

Lutz - Sankt Gerold - Provost Church St. Gerold - Monastery Garden - Chapel of Grace - Thüringerberg - Meiern - Blumenegg Ruin

This is a long stage through the valley marking the transition from to the Rhine valley. The route leads down from the Grosses Walsertal through the Walgau, passing through villages such as Schnifis and Satteins, through mostly residental areas. The destination is Feldkirch (458m) the most western city of Austria and an important logistical hub before crossing the border into Liechtenstein.

In the towns, hamlets, and scattered settlements of the Great Walser Valley, traces of the first settlers can still be found today. The memory of the immigrants from the Swiss Valais is particularly cherished here. Information signs along the historic Walser Trail provide interesting facts.> This section of the Walser Trail begins in the center of Thüringerberg01 at the Biosphere Park office. We have to walk a good kilometer along the sidewalk out of town and down the main road into the valley until the Walser Trail marker points to a hiking trail down to the right, leading to the “Im Loch” parcel. Following the trail markers northward, we come to the Rottobel Stairs and cross the torrent’s gorge via the steep steel staircase. The trail continues along a narrow forest path until it meets a quiet residential street. Follow this road to the “Sportplatz” location. At the St. Gerold sports field, we turn left and descend a narrow trail into the Hölltobel. Passing a small waterfall and crossing an iron bridge, we traverse the rocky ravine. Until 1878, the stream powered a sawmill and a gristmill for the provostry. Then the road to St. Gerold was built, cheap flour found its way into the valley, and the mill fell silent and fell into disrepair. The old name for the Hölltobel was Klostertobel or Mühletobel. Through a shady mixed forest, we reach the St. Gerold Provostry02, which serves as the spiritual, cultural, and social center of the biosphere reserve. The monastery church and the monastery garden are worth seeing.We leave St. Gerold downhill on a wide path. Soon our path narrows, reaches a stream, and runs for a while along a contour line through meadows until the white-red-white marker points sharply to the right onto the Wal­serweg toward Blons. The narrow trail through woods and meadows crosses several more small ravines before descending steeply into the Rüffitobel03. On the other side of a bridge, the trail climbs gently again. The trail remains narrow and shaded, mostly through the woods, and leads steadily uphill to Blon 04. After a particularly steep section and crossing a steep meadow slope, keep to the left and continue hiking uphill along the edge of the woods until you reach the small village of Blons.Here, pass the village shop and follow an inconspicuous path downhill to a few houses, where you keep left. You should pay particularly close attention to the white-red-white trail markers here, as the path is not always clearly visible. Crossing meadows, passing through the forest, and crossing small ravines again, the trail winds up and down until it reaches a small paved road. We follow this road to the left, passing the few houses of Untervalentschina. The Walserweg continues well past the sports field toward Garsella05. Here you reach the Lutzbach for the first time, which you cross via a car bridge. On the orographic left bank of the river, the trail is initially flat, then ascends—first on a wide path, later following the “Walserweg and Wiesenweg” sign, which turns sharply to the left-center onto a narrow trail leading to the sports field. From here, we hike along a small paved road over the stone bridge and, after a final ascent, reach the village of Sonntag06.