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Gehren ridge

This difficult hike leads past two lakes and across the Gehrengrat ridge.
Tour-Quickfacts
Tour-Quickfacts
Difficulty
difficult
Distance
11,3 km
Duration
04:00h
Ascent
521m
Descent
521m

Details

Difficulty difficult
Stamina
      
Experience
      
Landscape
      
Highest point 2425 m
Lowest point 1835 m
Best time of year
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Jul Aug Sep Okt Nov Dez

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Gehren ridge
Safety information

This alpine high-altitude trail is only recommended for experienced hikers. You must be sure-footed and free from vertigo!

EMERGENCY CALL:

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112 Eruo emergency call (works with any mobile phone/network)

www.vorarlberg.travel/sicherheitstipps

Turn-by-turn directions

Take the hiking bus to Spullersee Lake from the hike starting point at the post office (please observe the toll fee). Get off at the last stop and follow the supply road around the lake. After a few turns, a hiking path branches off to the right here. Follow the path uphill until you reach the (1) Schützhütte hut.Continue uphill across mountain pastures. The path continues, with a number of hair pins, up the (2) Gehrengrat ridge (2,439 m). Descend on the other side on a very steep path with hairpins through tough terrain to the (3) Geology hike ”Sea of Stones”.Follow the trail going straight ahead without significant changes in altitude through the Karst region to the (4) Freiburger hut (1,918 m). After resting and taking a bite to eat, take the supply road around the lake to the bus stop. Experienced hikers can take the track above the eastern shore going slightly downhill back to the bus stop.

Public transport

By train to Langen am Arlberg station or St. Anton am Arlberg. From there, buses (No. 750+760) run regularly to Lech Zürs am Arlberg.

Getting there

From Germany: Take the A96 motorway to Bregenz from there on the A14 motorway to Bludenz, continue on the S16 to the Lech Zürs am Arlberg exit. Follow the B197 up to Alpe Rauz, turn left here onto the B198 through Flexengalerie and over the Flexenpass to Lech Zürs am Arlberg.

From Switzerland: Via the A13 motorway and the Feldkirch, Hohenems or Lustenau border crossing on the A14 motorway to Bludenz. Continue on the S16 until exit Lech Zürs am Arlberg. Follow the B197 up to Alpe Rauz, turn left here onto the B198 through Flexengalerie and over the Flexenpass to Lech Zürs am Arlberg.

From Austria: Via the Inntalautobahn A12 and then via the S16 to the exit St. Anton am Arlberg (Arlberg Pass). Follow the B197 first through St. Anton, then through St. Christoph and over the Arlbergpass to Alpe Rauz. Turn right here onto the B198, drive through Flexengalerie and over the Flexenpass to Lech Zürs am Arlberg.

Parking

You can either park your vehicle directly at your host or park it in the underground garage in Anger. The underground car park is located directly in the centre of town opposite Raiffeisenbank Lech. Opening hours 07:00 - 20:00 o' clock.

Equipment

Good footwear (ankle high, profile sole), rain protection, Lech Card and bus timetable.

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