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The scenic trail - from Lake Wiegensee to Verbellaalpe and through Ganifer Valley to Partenen

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  • Lake Wiegensee
    Lake Wiegensee
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Summit station Tafamunt cable car- Lake Wiegensee - Verbellaalpe - Ganifer Valley - Partenen
moderate
Distance 12.8 km
4:30 h
459 m
962 m
1,939 m
1,032 m
The Lake Wiegensee lies in a protected moorland landscape and is a product of the postglacial period. The view of the Silvretta mountains on the other side of the lake is overwhelming. The Kops reservoir with its curved dam wall is a successful combination of nature and technology.

Author’s recommendation

Lass Deine Seele baumeln bei einer Einkehr auf der Verbellaalpe.

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Author
Roland Fritsch 
Update: February 28, 2023
Quality route according to "Österreichisches Wandergütesiegel"
Difficulty
moderate
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
1,939 m
Lowest point
1,032 m
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Track types

Asphalt 22.07%Dirt road 9.88%Path 68.03%
Asphalt
2.8 km
Dirt road
1.3 km
Path
8.7 km
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Safety information

Emergency phone numbers in Austria:

140 Alpine Emergencies throughout Austria as a whole

144 Alpine  Emergencies Vorarlberg

112 Euro  Emergency calls (works with every mobile/provider) 

www.vorarlberg.travel/en/safety-tips-on-the-mountain

Tips and hints

Here you can find a whort video on the Lake Wiegensee:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n7NUtvW9pLg&feature=youtu.be

Start

Valley station Tafamunt cable car, Partenen (1,534 m)
Coordinates:
DD
46.975506, 10.060853
DMS
46°58'31.8"N 10°03'39.1"E
UTM
32T 580688 5202988
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Destination

Valley station Tafamunt cable car, Partenen

Turn-by-turn directions

The moderate hike starts at the summit station of the Tafamunt cable car. The first ascent is taken by the cable car. The first stop is directly at the summit station, the Tafamunt Stöbli. From there you can continue uphill on your own, first through the forest. After leaving the forest, the view of the Silvretta peaks and the Silvretta High Alpine Road is thrilling. In order to enjoy the panorama better, observation benches invite you to do so. With a little luck you can observe chamois on the slopes below the Versalspitze, which you can see from the path. Soon afterwards you will reach the enchanting Lake Wiegensee, which is wonderfully embedded in the high moor landscape. Through the beautiful high moor landscape, the hiking trail gradually leads in a northerly direction into the wide landscape of the Verwall. Above the Verbella Valley, it gently rises and falls to the Verbellaalpe (open only from the end of June to the beginning of September). You start the descent a little after the Verbellaalpe and hike downhill like a serpentine through the Ganifer Valley. You will reach the Inner and Ausserganifer. Continue straight ahead uphill via Frons back to Partenen.

Note


all notes on protected areas

Public transport

Public-transport-friendly

Just leave your car.

The Montafonerbahn shuttle buses run throughout the Montafon. The main lines depart hourly from Schruns station.

 

From Schruns station you can take bus 85 to Partenen. The exit point is: "Bergbahnen". Return also with the bus line 85 to Schruns station.

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Arrival by train

The Montafonerbahn runs every hour from Bludenz station (sometimes every half hour). There are also direct connections from Lindau (D) and Bregenz.

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Getting there

Coming from Bludenz take the motorway exit Bludenz/Montafon and follow the L188 to Montafon.

Parking

Parking at the Tafamunt cable car valley station

Coordinates

DD
46.975506, 10.060853
DMS
46°58'31.8"N 10°03'39.1"E
UTM
32T 580688 5202988
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

Equipment

good, high boots with a good profile, sufficient food and drinks, hiking sticks recommended

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Rating

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Kim Hillenbrand
October 12, 2022 · Community
Abenteuerlicher Weg, der sehr viel Spaß macht! Abwechslungsreiche Landschaft mit tollen Ausblicken auf den Kopssee, das Moor und umliegende Berge. Im Herbst ein Traum!
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When did you do this route? October 12, 2022
Karl-Heinz Schmitz 
September 07, 2022 · Community
When did you do this route? September 07, 2022
Sigrid Michelfelder
August 18, 2022 · Community
Immer wieder toll
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Difficulty
moderate
Distance
12.8 km
Duration
4:30 h
Ascent
459 m
Descent
962 m
Highest point
1,939 m
Lowest point
1,032 m
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