From Silvretta​-​Bielerhöhe to Wiesbadener Hut

The snowshoe routes are located in open terrain. Therefore, hiking is at your own risk. The ascent with the Vermuntbahn and tunnel bus is already a special experience. At Bielerhöhe, visitors are treated to a fantastic view of the magnificent mountain world with the highest mountain in Vorarlberg, the Piz Buin (3,312 m) and the associated Ochsental glacier. The path leads you along the Silvretta Lake to its summit. From here, an ascent begins towards the Wiesbadener Hut. Once there, you deserve a break. After a refreshment, you return the same way to the Berggasthof Piz Buin where you started.

Drive on the A14 to the Bludenz/Montafon exit and continue on Montafonerstraße L188 to Partenen.

Just leave your car behind

The regional buses operate throughout Montafon. The main lines run every half hour from Schruns station.

Bus stop at the start/finish of the route: Partenen Bergbahnen / Line 85

With the Vermuntbahn and the tunnel bus you continue and reach the Silvretta-Bielerhöhe with the Silvretta Lake.

Timetable: www.vmobil.at

Arrival by train to Montafon

From Bludenz station, the Montafon railway runs hourly (partly every half hour). There are also direct connections from Lindau (D) or from Bregenz.

Timetable: www.oebb.at

Partenen Vermuntbahn

The snowshoe route starts at the turning area of the tunnel bus (at the Berggasthof Piz Buin). From here, you head over the distinctive dam of the Silvretta Lake. After the end of the dam, you are in open terrain and are responsible yourself for assessing the avalanche danger (avalanche emergency equipment!). After the tunnel, you walk along the right side of the Silvretta Lake. In front of you lies the highest mountain in Vorarlberg, the Piz Buin, with a height of 3,312 m. Now follow the path to the summit of the elongated lake. Here you turn into the Ochsental and walk directly towards the Piz Buin, the Ochsental glacier, and, of course, the Wiesbadener Hut. The way back is the same path.

Note:

All routes leading to or over the Wiesbadener Hut can no longer be crossed over the Silvretta Lake as in the past during the winter season. Due to the commissioning of the new pumped-storage power plant in 2019, the Silvretta Lake can no longer form a load-bearing ice cover. For ski tourers, a relatively safe winter ascent leads via the Bieltal and the Bieltaljoch to the Wiesbadener Hut. Under safe conditions, it can be decided on site whether the start across the west shore (dam, tunnel) or the east shore (dam crest) is passable.

EMERGENCY CALL:

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www.vorarlberg.travel/sicherheitstipps

Avalanche emergency equipment! Please read and check the avalanche bulletin before every tour in open terrain!

http://www.vorarlberg.at/vorarlberg/sicherheit_inneres/sicherheit/landeswarnzentrale/weitereinformationen/lawinenwarndienst/ziel.htm

Activity map

Weather-appropriate clothing

Sturdy footwear with good tread sole

Enough to drink, a snack depending on need

Avalanche emergency kit: transceiver, shovel, probe

Wiesbadener Hut open from mid-February to mid-May. Link Wiesbadener Hut

Plan enough time for the return journey and inform yourself about the departure times of the tunnel bus and the last valley ride of the Vermuntbahn.

Berggasthof Piz Buin, Silvretta-Bielerhöhe

Berggasthof Piz Buin, Silvretta-Bielerhöhe