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Cross-Country Skiing
· Kleinwalsertal
Steinbock trail: Large skating loop
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Cross-country skiing SteinbockloipePhoto: Dominik Berchtold, Kleinwalsertal Tourismus eGen
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.
Author’s recommendation
There are numerous dining options directly next to the trail.
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
Track types
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EMERGENCY CALL:144 Alpine emergencies Vorarlberg
112 European emergency number (works with any mobile phone/network)
Roadbook
Trail entry: Mittelberg / Bödmen, Birkenwies - Wiesele - Gemstelboden - Baad - Derra Valley - Baad - Weiher - Birkenwies
The limping cow from the fore ground
Jagdhütte
Church of St. Martin
From the gossip of St. Martin
The religious man from the Alpenwald
Weiher Güütschle-Plätzle
The largest estate in Mittelberg: Erlenboden
A typical Walser house in Bödmen
Public transport
Public-transport-friendly
Starting point of the route: Walserbus line 1 - bus stops Birkenwies, Weiher, Baad
Directions
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.
Parking
Paid parking options at the Birkenwies parking lot, Weiher parking lot, and at the Baad hiking parking lot
Coordinates
Author’s map recommendations
Nature experience map, scale 1:12,000; hiking map Kleinwalsertal (with hiking guide), scale 1:25,000; DAV hiking map, scale 1:25,000; the respective maps are available for purchase at the Walserhaus Hirschegg.
Recommended maps for this region:
Equipment
Cross-country skiing equipment for skating technique
Localization
Derived from the technical difficulty and the stamina requirements.
User Questions