Montafon_Sommer_2021_EN

montafon.at

A summer

full of

personal

moments

04

GRÜASS DI IM MUNTAFU

(Welcome to the Montafon)

11

HIKE TO ALPE GUES

23

ERLEBNISBERG GOLM

29

FOREST BATHING IN GARGELLEN

37

MUTTJÖCHLE: E-BIKE & HIKE TOUR

47

VIA FERRATAS IN THE MONTAFON

57

GLACIER HIKE

63

SUSTAINABILITY IN THE MONTAFON

69

THE MONTAFON HOUSE

80

PREVIEW OF WINTER 2021/22

82

THE HEARTBEAT OF THE MONTAFON

84

PANORAMIC MAP

87

MY MONTAFON MAGAZINE

The mountain summer in the

Montafon will enchant you in

its own very special way. While

forest bathing in Gargellen, for

instance, where you can bear witness to

the power of nature with all your senses

and feel the incredible tranqui llity that

the Gargellen mountain forest exudes.

The hike to the picturesque Alpe Gues

represents an especially intense experience

of the Montafon mountains. Even

though the way there is quite long, it’s

totally worth it – you’ll see. On the (e-)

bike & hike tour to the summit of the

Muttjöchle pleasure mountain, you’ll

experience the beauty of the Montafon

from different perspectives – on foot and

by bike. The Gargellner Köpfe via ferrata

is a real find for those in search of peak

happiness. After a challenging climb,

you’ll be rewarded with a breathtaking

panoramic view of the surrounding

mountains. Or witness at first hand the

fascination of everlasting ice on the glacier

hike in the Silvretta. It’s entirely up to

you. All that matters is the here and now

– making the most of your personal moments

in the Montafon.

GRÜASS DI IM MUNTAFU (Welcome to the Montafon)

GRÜASS DI

IM MUNTAFU


Alpe Spora

4 5

„Alpabtrieb“

September 2021

When the pastures on the alpine

pasture have been fully grazed in

September and the temperatures

gradually drop, it is time for both

people and animals to make

their way down. The splendidly

decorated cattle return to the

valley, where they are gratefully

received by the farmers.

Dates at

montafon.at/alpabtrieb

MOUNTAIN CULTURE

AN ALPINE VALLEY FULL OF TRADITIONS

Whether consciously or subconsciously, you

will certainly encounter a few special features

in the Montafon during your time here.

Perhaps it will be the Montafon Sura Kees,

which is served at breakfast. Perhaps you’ll

see women in the Montafon traditional attire

in front of church one Sunday. Hike along the

meadows where you might see the local stone

sheep, a unique breed of the Montafon.

■

■

■

■

■

■

■

■

With its elaborate decorations, each

Montafon table is absolutely unique

The historic costume of the Montafon’s

residents has its origins in the Baroque

period

In June, the entire valley celebrates the

longest day of the year with impressive

solstice bonfires

The alpine meadow landscapes in the

Montafon are virtually unique to the Alps

Committed breeders ensure the continued

existence of the rare Montafon

Steinschaf (stone sheep)

During the summer, 12 alpine dairy farms

produce the traditional Montafon Sura Kees

cheese with love and care

The torch burning is an ancient spring

custom dating back to pre-Christian times

The Montafon dialect represents a special

form within the Austrian vernacular


Muttjöchle

HIKING

DEEPLY RELAXED AND HIGHLY ACTIVE

You can’t hike anywhere near as much as you’d like to in the

Montafon valley: to the loveliest meadows of flowers and

herbs, on old smugglers' trails, on the trail of the chamois, to

alpine pastures and shelter chalets, along ridges and to summits.

1,220 kilometres of signposted hiking trails allow you

to explore the mountain ranges of Verwall, Silvretta and Rätikon.

Whether it’s with a guide or on your own, sporty or leisurely,

on exposed inclines or with children in pushchairs –

you’re sure to find your ideal route in the Montafon.

■

■

■

■

■

1,220 kilometres of hiking trails

Over 40 idyllic hut nestled in the Alps

280 hiking tours at touren.montafon.at

from easy to difficult

19 exceptional theme trails

20 cableways with just one card

CLIMBING

WHERE NO TWO ROCKS ARE ALIKE

You can do it inside or outside, on low walls or high peaks, on rock

or on ice, on long ridges or on vertical walls – climbing is a sport

with virtually unlimited facets! It’s a good thing that the Montafon

mountain guides are on the go seven days a week to take you

safely up and down the climbing gardens, via ferratas and climbing

mountains.

■

■

■

■

■

24 via ferratas – from easy to challenging

8 rock climbing parks for taking in that first fresh breath of

mountain air

Tour up Piz Buin (Vorarlberg’s highest mountain)

Impressive glacier tours in the Silvretta

Climbing tours on the Rätikon’s most legendary routes

Hochjoch

Röbischlucht

6 7

(E-)MOUNTAIN BIKING

DISCOVERING THE MOST DESIRABLE ALPINE SPOTS

The problem: Dad looks to give it his all on the pedals, mum prefers

relaxed coasting. Yet they still want to explore the Montafon

together on mountain bikes. The solution is the “electric mountain

bike” with its various speed settings, available for hire from

a range of sporting goods stores. Guided tours will take you along

the loveliest routes to the highest viewing points; it’s up to you

whether you choose to use the electric motor or not.

■

■

■

■

■

Around 260 kilometres of signposted mountain bike routes

3 e-bike rental stations and 27 charging stations

Several cableways transport your bike to your alpine destination

Bike-friendly accommodation throughout the valley

70 selected bike tours at touren.montafon.at

Wildried, Silbertal

OTHER

SUMMER ACTIVITIES

40 signposted running trails

(touren.montafon.at)

1 historic mine

(Bartholomäberg)

5 open-air pools

1 leisure park

(Aktivpark Montafon)

7 tennis courts

2 golf courses

BergePLUS

BASIC

PREMIUM

MONTAFON

In addition to the daily BergePLUS (BASIC) guest programme

from May to October, you can get to know the Montafon from its

most enjoyable side with the Premium Tours (PREMIUM).

STUTTGART

270 km

2h 50 min

GERMANY

MUNICH

246 km

2h 30 min

Each BergePLUS PREMIUM guest can look forward to an allround

carefree package. Depending on the tour, we’ll take care

of renting you the right equipment, the necessary cable car tickets

and a shared lunch with your guides.

ZURICH

152 km

1h 45 min

BREGENZ

BLUDENZ

INNSBRUCK

130 km

1h 30 min

INFORMATION

AND BOOKING:

T. +43 50 6686 // montafon.at/bergeplus

SWITZERLAND

ITALY


MY MONTAFON

CABLEWAYS

LÜNERSEEBAHN

KRISTBERGBAHN

FELDKIRCH

ST. ANTON am ARLBERG

Whether you opt for a

relaxing walk around the

“turquoise-blue pearl

of the Alps” or a challenging

summit tour – the

hiking region in the

Rätikon offers both casual

hikers and more active

climbers plenty of variety.

BRANDNERTAL

VANDANS

LÜNERSEEBAHN

BLUDENZ

ST. ANTON

im M.

GARGELLEN

BARTHOLOMÄBERG

SCHRUNS -

TSCHAGGUNS

SILBERTAL

Kristberg

Montafon

ST. GALLENKIRCH

Kristberg

Montafon

The Kristberg pleasure

mountain has

exciting offers

for families, such as

the Silberpfad (Silver

Trail) or the Silver

World of Play.

GASCHURN

PARTENEN

SILVRETTASEE

ERLEBNISBERG GOLM

SILVRETTA MONTAFON

GARGELLEN CABLEWAYS

Attractions such as the

Waldseilpark (Forest

Rope Park), Flying Fox,

Alpine Coaster and

the Waldrutschenpark

(Forest Slide Park) add

variety to the planning of

leisure activities.

ADDITIONAL CABLEWAYS

IN THE REGION

Bergbahnen Brandnertal

Muttersbergbahn

Sonnenkopfbahn

Schnifisberg cableway

Sonntag-Stein cable car

Diverse hiking routes

at over 1,400 metres

above sea level draw

visitors to the historic

border area around the

Madrisa mountain.

SILVRETTA-BIELERHÖHE

The Tafamuntbahn

carries you comfortably

during the summer

months to the Verwall

mountains and the

European Conservation

Area Wiegensee

– a uniquehigh

moor landscape.

Alongside numerous

hiking and climbing

options, the new

Abenteuerberg Hochjoch

and Alpenwelt Nova

adventure areas

in particular

are a real hit.

LEISURE PASS

Cableways Outdoor pools Bus & Rail

SUMMER LEISURE PASS

Make the most of the mountains in the Montafon, Brandnertal,

Klostertal, Walgau and Großes Walsertal – the Summer Leisure Pass

makes it possible. You can enjoy unlimited use of a total of 20 cableways

during operating hours for an attractive all-inclusive price. Museums,

outdoor pools and public transportation within the region

are included in this card, as well as the toll for the Silvretta-Hochalpenstraße

in your private car, on a motorcycle or bus. This makes it

the perfect ticket for all hikers, bikers, rock climbers, nature lovers and

sun worshipers.

You can find the latest information at montafon-brandnertal-card.at

WEIL’S UM DIE

REGION GEHT.

Die Landschaft, die Werte, die Täler, der Fleiß, die Vereine, die Wirtschaft, die

Gemeinden – vieles verbindet die Menschen im Süden Vorarlbergs Mit.Einander.

Auch Ihre eigene Regionalbank gehört dazu. Seit über 125 Jahren und in Zukunft.

raiba-bludenz-montafon.at

Raiffeisenbank Bludenz-Montafon eGen, BLZ 37468, Swift-Nr.: RVVGAT2B468, Firmenbuch-Nr.: 59048K, Firmenbuchgericht: Landesgericht Feldkirch, GISA-Nr.: 27511367, UID-Nr.: ATU36698409. Hauptbankstelle

Schruns, Kirchplatz 3, 6780 Schruns; Hauptbankstelle Bludenz, Werdenbergerstraße 9, 6700 Bludenz. Gestaltung: Raiffeisenlandesbank Vorarlberg, PR und Werbung. Stand: September 2020.

10 11

01

BIZARRE

SHAPES

AND RARE

BIRDS

GUIDED HIKE TO ALPE GUES

European Conservation

Area Verwall

HIKE TO ALPE GUES

BIZARRE

SHAPES

AND

RARE

BIRDS

WILDLIFE BIOLOGIST MONIKA DÖNZ-BREUSS

TAKES HIKERS TO ALPE GUES

ONCE A WEEK

12 13

The climate around the tree line is

often very harsh. Most of the larches

and arolla pines therefore grow into

impressive, slanted and crookedly

shaped trees with several treetops.

Monika Dönz-Breuss

Wildlife biologist

Monika Dönz-Breuss is extremely familiar with Alpe

Gues. After all, she basically lives right around the

corner from it in Silbertal. She has been offering

guided hikes for years now. “I want to pass on my

knowledge to my fellow humans. It is of utmost importance to

me to inspire both the visitors and the locals for our beautiful region

and its fascinating fauna. And that works best on the ground.

When we’re there, I explain why it’s important to preserve and provide

refuges for nature and its inhabitants,” says the nature guide.

Once a week, she takes a small group of people with her to Alpe

Gues – a tour that provides fascinating insights into the local landscape

and alpine economy. The way there is quite long, but is totally

worth it: five hours of walking time lie ahead of the hikers.

They need a good basic level of fitness, surefootedness and hiking

boots that support the ankles. When it comes to bringing young

children and dogs along, there are definitely better options. F

HIKE TO ALPE GUES

FORMER ALPINE DAIRY FARM

The participants can enjoy a vast panorama

at their feet en route. The hike

leads them past two small mountain

lakes and repeatedly offers picturesque

scenes that not only get the heart of every

hobby photographer beating faster.

It is at its most beautiful in autumn when

the colours become more intense and the

contrasts more defined.

The destination of this hike is a former alpine

dairy farm. Up until the 1950s, butter

and the typical Montafon Sura Kees

were produced here. Nowadays, around

110 cows and their calves spend the summer

here – including those of Monika and

her family. “The Montafon would look

totally different without the alpine economy.

It would be characterised by large

forest landscapes. Some of today’s specific

habitat types wouldn’t even exist,”

says Monika.

14 15

BIZARRE SHAPES

Another phenomena is strikingly obvious

on this tour: Some of the trees

look bizarre ... why is that? “The climate

around the tree line is often very harsh.

Most of the larches and arolla pines

therefore grow into impressive, slanted

and crookedly shaped trees with several

treetops,” Monika reports. By the way:

large populations of these tree species

were cleared in many places in the Middle

Ages. The upper section of the Silbertal

is one of the few exceptions. F

HIKE TO ALPE GUES

Verwall

Area: 120 km 2

Elevation: 1,160–2,912 m a.s.l.

A PORTRAIT OF THE EUROPEAN CONSERVATION AREA VERWALL

The Verwall is the largest European conservation or “Natura 2000” area in

Vorarlberg. It encompasses 120 square kilometres – which makes it bigger

than most of Austria’s national parks. An inhospitable climate, grass landscapes

and a rocky terrain make up a harsh habitat for specialists: the alpine

snow grouse has no trouble dealing with the winter, as you can already

guess by the name. The dwarf willow, “the smallest tree in the world”, only

emerges a few centimetres from the soil. The isolation and tranquillity of

this area provide a refuge for endangered species of bird such as golden eagles,

peregrine falcons and eagle owls, as well as other wild animals. Vorarlberg’s

largest still contiguous forest of larch and arolla pine is situated in the

upper Silbertal valley. The moor landscapes, for example the ones around

the Gretsch and Fresch pastures are another special feature. This is where

you can find the rare large cranberry.

At 1,160 metres above sea level, the Gieslatobel is the lowest point of the

Verwall and the Pflunspitze (2,912 metres) the highest. “A hike though

the Verwall helps sharpen one’s awareness for the importance of an intact

natural and cultural landscape,” Monika says. A “non-deterioration”

rule applies to the European Conservation Area. That means: “The habitats

and populations of a species such as that of the snow grouse must

be preserved in the European Conservation Area. Every visitor can contribute

to this rule by not leaving the paths, only riding their bike on

marked routes and putting their dog on a leash.”

16 17

HEIGHTENED PERCEPTION

If the hikers are lucky enough to see a rare

animal such as a golden eagle or a snow

grouse, that’s great. But it’s not the most

important thing, Monika says: “Either

way, we can experience the habitat of the

wild animals, get to know their needs and

particularities and are thus a little more

sensitised for our next hike.” The feedback

from the visitors encourages her: “I

keep hearing the regular guests say that

they can now see the Montafon with different

eyes. They are finally noticing the

little peculiarities by the wayside, which

they walked past many times before.” P

Alpine snow grouse

(Lagopus muta)

The camouflage of the alpine

snow grouse is perfectly adapted

to the climate: white in the

winter and grey-brown

speckles in the summer.

HIKE TO ALPE GUES

18 19

START

Grasjoch Bahn

Bergstation

1.976 m

Alpguesalpe

Fredakopf

2.256 m

Scheimersch

2.420 m

Geisterspitz

2.480 m

Unterer

Alpguessee

Oberer

Alpguessee

Unterer Alpguessee

2,045 m a.s.l.

HIKE TO ALPE GUES

Dwarf willow

(Salix herbacea)

A dwarf willow usually grows to a

maximum height of ten centimetres,

mostly it’s even less than that. It is

therefore considered to be the smallest

tree in the world.

20 21

every Friday

probably from 02.07. to 01.10.2021

HIKE TO ALPE GUES

GRASJOCH BAHN VALLEY STATION

ST. GALLENKIRCH

BASIC

INFORMATION

Route: Grasjoch Bahn summit station – Wormser Höhenweg

– Lake Alpe Gues – Alpe Gues – Grasjoch Bahn

summit station

Duration: approx. 6 hours (walking time: approx. 5 hours)

Ascent and descent: approx. 708 vm

Dining and refreshment option: Grasjoch Chalet

Registration: by 8:00 pm on the day before

Price: 20% discount with the Montafon Guest Card (be

sure to bring your Montafon Guest Card). Free of charge

for guests of BergePLUS partner establishments (Montafon

guest card with a BergePLUS label).

Info: The hike takes place in cooperation with the

nature conservation association Verwall-Klostertaler

Bergwälder.

INFORMATION

AND BOOKING:


SILVRETTA-HOCHALPENSTRASSE

Real mountains. Real experiences.

22 23

02

COME

FOR THE

EXPERIENCE

ERLEBNISBERG GOLM

Vandans

ERLEBNISBERG GOLM

24 25

Erlebnisberg Golm

654 m a.s.l. (Vandans)–

2,124 m a.s.l. (Golmer Joch)

COME

FOR THE

EXPERIENCE

GOLMI

IN THE SUMMER, THE ERLEBNISBERG GOLM

PRIMARILY DEFINES ITSELF THROUGH IT’S

WIDE ARRAY OF RECREATION AND EXCURSION

OPTIONS. EACH AND EVERY EXPERIENCE

AWAITING YOU HERE WILL BE PORTRAYED

ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES.

MATSCHWITZ

GRÜNECK

LATSCHAU

VANDANS

ERLEBNISBERG GOLM

FROM GRÜNECK TO MATSCHWITZ

GOLMI’S

FORSCHUNGSPFAD

Golmi and Golmine are getting some support: From summer 2021, the cute

marmots will accompany you on the 3.5 kilometre-long Golmi’s Exploration Trail together

with the ibexes Bocki and Rocki . After a short ascent on the Golmerbahn, numerous

new attractions await the young researchers.

The 21 stations of the themed trail on turning, pushing, pulling and pressing were reviewed

in terms of their content and reconstructed. Amongst other things, the enlarged

fountains are even more fun and the balancing course was complemented by a

bouncy milk churn course. Before enjoying the spectacular ball track as the ultimate

ending, you can take a souvenir photo at a photo point with Golmi and

his friends. The contents of the individual stations are designed for children

6 years of age and older but also provide interesting

knowledge about the flora and fauna for groups of

youths or school classes.

GOLMINE

FROM MATSCHWITZ TO LATSCHAU

WALD-

RUTSCHENPARK-GOLM

The largest of its kind in Europe

Seven different slides and a 3 km-long hiking trail take you from Matschwitz to

Latschau. The forest slides with a diameter of 80 cm shorten your trip into the valley and

are a whole lot of downhill fun. The stainless steel slides are enclosed, so that you can still

plan to a visit to Waldrutschenpark-Golm even in light rain or in the event of an uncertain

weather forecast. The slides vary in length from 30 to 62 m and have a total

combined length of 380 m. That makes the park Europe’s largest

forest slide park.

26 27

ALPINE-

COASTER-GOLM

Fasten your seatbelt and you’re set to go on the all-weather toboggan run at up

to 40 km/h from Latschau to Vandans over more than 2,600 metres. On the way,

44 exciting jumps, a spectacular 360° circle and 15 wild 180° hairpin bends provide

plenty of variety. The drivers can determine the speed on the roughly 8-minute ride themselves.

The Alpine-Coaster-Golm rail-bound toboggans are equipped with centrifugal brakes.

The toboggans are automatically braked if speeds greater than 40 km/h are achieved.

Moreover, all the toboggans are equipped with optimised seat shells and

two safety belts.

Children 3 years and older may ride along, those 8 years and older that

are at least 1.40 metres tall may ride along unaccompanied and

those 14 years and older can even bring someone along

with them.

FROM LATSCHAU TO VANDANS

LATSCHAU

WALD-

SEILPARK-GOLM

Vorarlberg’s largest climbing garden

Put your skills to the test or make your first “attempts” in the trees on one of a total of

eleven courses – up to 16 m above the ground. But never fear, you’re always on the safe

side thanks to the climbing equipment provided to you on site. Wearing a helmet and safety

harness, you will go through the safety training and practice course before heading off on

a journey of discovery in the climbing park. No special prior knowledge is required

for a visit to Waldseilpark-Golm. The courses are laid out for children, young

people and adults in three degrees of difficulty.

ROCKI

ERLEBNISBERG GOLM

BOCKI

LATSCHAU

FLYING-

FOX-GOLM

The ultimate flight over the reservoir

With the Flying-Fox-Golm, you “fly” – equipped with a safety harness and suspension device

– over the Latschau reservoir attached to a 565 m-long steel cable. From the starting

platform at Waldseilpark-Golm to the landing platform at Alpine-Coaster-Golm, you’ll traverse

an elevation difference of 47.5 metres with the steel cable slide. And all this

at an incline of approx. 8.4 degrees! Speeds of up to 70 km/h make this enormous

Flying-Fox-Golm an absolute adrenaline kick. For safety reasons,

you must weigh at least 25 kg to use the Flying-Fox-Golm.

The weight limit is 110 kg.

GAUERTAL

ALPKULTOUR

Where nature and culture blend

What makes this hike a unique experience is not only the breathtaking view of the imposing

mountain scenery of the Rätikon, but also the wooden sculptures designed by local artist

Roland Haas. At a total of 13 locations, works of art provide exciting insights into the lives

of the shepherds and the centuries-old Montafon Maisäß and alpine pasture tradition. This

themed trail, awarded the Austrian hiking seal of quality, is approx. 13 kilometres long

and is suitable for the whole family, despite the walking time of four to

five hours. Dining and refreshment options:

Berghof Golm, Lindauer Chalet, Gauertalhaus or

Gasthaus Matschwitz

GRÜNECK | MATSCHWITZ | LATSCHAU

Did you know that Golm

Silvretta Lünersee Tourismus

GmbH was named the

first climate-neutral cable

car in Austria in 2018? The

company is constantly lowering

its CO 2

emissions and

compensates for the remaining

emissions through the

active support of high-quality,

certified climate protection

projects.

Continue reading on page 63

More information on the Golm family paradise in the Montafon

28 29

03

THE FOREST

AS A SOURCE

OF POWER

GUIDED HIKES: FOREST BATHING

Gargellen


THE FOREST

AS A SOURCE

OF POWER

BY ANNA, 31, BERGEPLUS GUEST

30 31

A

group of people, a mystical forest and a trained

nature guide. Gerlinde Manz-Christ accompanies

those in search of some calm while forest

bathing in Gargellen. Her goal is to convey

the healing properties of nature and provide the participants

with a technique to calm themselves down in

stressful everyday situations and have an easier time facing

challenges.

FOREST BATHING WITHOUT A BATHING COSTUME

Managing a stressful job, a family and a career, not forgetting

to also tend to your friends and relatives and at

the same time taking perfect care of your diet and figure.

Many people will be familiar with these and other similar

issues. I also have this everyday hassle and decided to

do something about it. What? A tour for forest bathing in

Gargellen. Why? Because nature recharges my batteries

and I can unwind there.

In the morning, I’ll be meeting up with several likeminded

people and our tour guide Gerlinde Manz-Christ

at the Bergbahnen Gargellen valley station. We soon find

out that forest bathing has nothing to do with bathing or

swimming in the traditional sense, but rather with immersing

yourself in the forest atmosphere and experiencing

it with all of your senses. That forest bathing happens

at a much slower pace than hiking and that we’re now allowed

to revert to our childhood for a few hours, displaying

a curious and open mind. After that, we form a circle,

switch off our mobile phones and let go. F


A WORRY STONE

I WON’T BE NEEDING ANYMORE

The tour starts at the Suggadinbach stream. At the entrance

to the Gargellen mountain forest, everybody

can choose a stone and pass all their worries and

dark thoughts on to it. We then place the stone on the

ground at the edge of the forest, leaving all our worries

outside and then very formally enter the forest through

an actual gateway.

here and now. And I can feel myself relaxing. After that,

we walk through the Vergaldner Forest barefoot, cross

an icy stream and end up in a small clearing. Here, we

are left to do whatever we want. I just sit there and enjoy

the moment like a child.

Gerlinde tells us about the forest ecosystem, flowers

and medicinal herbs, and lets us know that we’ve just

set foot in the plants’ and animals’ living room. She

makes us feel awestruck and treat the surroundings

with due respect.

And now we finally start the actual forest bathing. Various

awareness and perception exercises help us experience

the forest with all of our five senses. I can really

feel how I’m being grounded. How I’m arriving in the

32 33

Gargellen

1,423 m a.s.l.

Nature gives you peace,

strength, serenity

and new perspectives.

Gerlinde Manz-Christ

Nature’s diplomat

A MENTAL PICTURE TO

BETTER MANAGE STRESSFUL SITUATIONS

Gerlinde has two major concerns on this tour. On the

one hand, she wants to familiarise us with nature. And

on the other, she wants to provide us all with a tool to

stay calm in stressful situations. It definitely worked for

me. The view of the forest became deeply ingrained in

my brain, with all its colours, the rays of sunshine and its

shapes. I will think of it in future when I’m in a rage. I’ll

take a deep breath, envision the picture of the forest and

then calm down.

Finally, we all craft something from the things around us

as a way to thank the forest. Then we purposefully exit

the forest. We arrive at the valley station 15 minutes later.

We say our goodbyes to Gerlinde and I let her know

right away that I already feel like a whole new person after

the past five hours. F


Gerlinde Manz-Christ (60) is a trained hiking and nature guide as

well as a certified health adviser. She can also look back on a life filled

with experiences. She shares with us what forest bathing has to do

with Japan, what her grandfather taught her and what makes her

new book so special.

34 35

QUESTIONS FOR

GERLINDE MANZ-CHRIST

A KNOWLEDGEABLE WOMAN

WITH AN INCREDIBLE WEALTH OF EXPERIENCE.

WHY IS EVERONE TALKING ABOUT FOREST

BATHING THESE DAYS AND WHAT DOES IT

REALLY MEAN?

Forest bathing entails immersing yourself in the atmosphere

of the forest and perceiving it with all of

your five senses. I was lucky enough to have come into

contact with it in Japan in the 1980s. Forest bathing

is used there for medicinal purposes. It helps you relax,

unwind and recharge your batteries. We are currently

living in very stressful times, and many people

yearn for more tranquillity and a slower pace of life.

WHAT DOES YOUR GRANDFATHER

HAVE TO DO WITH FOREST BATHING?

“ARRIVE. BREATHE. AND REDISCOVER YOUR-

SELF BY PRACTISING ONENESS WITH NA-

TURE”– THIS IS THE TITLE OF YOUR NEW

BOOK. WHAT IS IT ABOUT?

It is about the way nature helps you simplify your life.

Not only at work, but also in your private life. I explain

how it’s possible to draw serenity, strength and

equanimity from nature itself. Personal stories, very

specific tips and 36 pictures of nature help the reader

envision a forest bath. And thus arrive in the here and

now, and breathe.

Thank you very much, Gerlinde!

As a child, I spent every spare minute at my grandparents’

house in Schruns. My grandfather taught me

to be mindful when interacting with nature. He showed

me the treasures of the forest and played with me here.

This is exactly what I try to pass on to my participants:

tapping into a child-like presence in the forest, being

open and enthusiastic in its purest meaning.


every Thursday


BASIC

TICKET HALL, BERGBAHNEN GARGELLEN VALLEY STATION

INFORMATION

Route: Bergbahnen Gargellen valley station – Suggadinbach – Bachmann and Bradabella

hotels – Gargellen window path – along the Juliusruhe – Vergaldner Forest –

Vergalden – long barn – Gargellen tourist information

Duration: approx. 5 hours (walking time: approx. 2.5 hours)


Dining and refreshment options: none on this tour

Registration: by 8.00 pm on the day before

Price: 20% discount with the Montafon Guest Card (be sure to bring your Montafon

Guest Card). Free of charge for guests of BergePLUS partner establishments

(Montafon guest card with a BergePLUS label)

INFORMATION

AND BOOKING:


VERGALDNER WÄLDLE, GARGELLEN


36 37

04

CONQUER

THE SUMMIT

WITH AN

E-BIKE AND

HIKING BOOTS

GUIDED E-BIKE AND HIKE TOUR

Muttjöchle, Verwall

E-BIKE & HIKE TOUR UP THE MUTTJÖCHLE

CONQUER

THE SUMMIT

WITH AN E-BIKE

AND HIKING BOOTS

BY LINA, 29, BERGEPLUS GUEST

38 39

Muttjöchle

2,074 m a.s.l.

A

copper kettle, complete silence

and impressive views

of the mountains. All this

and much more is what the

e-mountain bike & hike tour up the

Muttjöchle has to offer. Sports enthusiasts

reach their destination at 2,074 metres

above sea level on the e-bike and on

foot and return with many impressions

and a proper dose of pride. F


CONQUER THE MUTTJÖCHLE WITH BIKE GUIDE MARKUS

1,500 vertical metres to overcome. The destination is at 2,074 metres

above sea level. How is that supposed to work? This becomes possible

in the Montafon on an e-mountain bike & hike tour. What makes it so

special? First, you ride up many vertical metres on your e-bike, thus accomplishing

a fair amount of the overall distance. Then you go on an easy hike

to reach the destination. On this tour, it’s the Muttjöchle in the Silbertal.

But let’s start at the beginning. My group and I meet up with bike

guide Markus Fessler-Jenny at 9.30 am at the Aktivpark Montafon in

Schruns-Tschagguns. Those who don’t own an e-bike, like me, can rent

one from the local sports retailers. Then we all introduce ourselves and

complete some brief technical training on the e-bike. I learn how to handle

the bike properly, how to correctly set off uphill and whatever else I

need to pay attention to.

And then we’re off. We ride to the Silbertal together. Markus tells us

about the mining that used to take place here centuries ago. And how

it influenced the culture and language of the Montafon. From there, we

continue towards the Wasserstubental. Suddenly something in me shifts

and I sense I’m not the only one. Everything quiets down inside and

around us. The valley opens up along the river and the only thing I can

hear is nature. The deceleration sets in and I calm down.

SILBERTAL

The route leads to the Lower and the Upper Wasserstubenalpe. This

is where alpine dairyman Hans invites us in for a short break to have a

drink. On the way back, we’ll stop by for a decent snack. F

SCHRUNS

START

Aktivpark Montafon

Tschagguns

40 41

SATTELKOPF

1.841 m

BERGRESTAURANT

SONNENKOPF

MUTTJÖCHLE

2.074 m

OBERE

WASSERSTUBENALPE

Wildried

Hochmoor

HOCHJOCH

2.520 m


A SUMMIT CROSS

WITH A 360-DEGREE VIEW

Then we head on to the Sonnenkopf Bahn

summit station where we park our e-bikes.

This is where the hiking part of the tour begins.

We hike all the way up to the summit of

the Muttjöchle on foot. It takes about an hour.

Beautifully hilly, going up and down, and only

the last part leading up to the summit cross is

really steep. But we are sufficiently rewarded.

The view is simply stunning. The phenomenal

all-round view features the mountains of

the Rätikon, Verwall and Silvretta as well as

the Lechtal Alps. I feel both gigantic and miniscule

up here. Gigantic because I made it all

the way up here and miniscule because of the

massive mountain landscape surrounding me.

42 43

COPPER KETTLE AND

MONTAFON SURA KEES

After a nice break, we head back to our starting

point. Markus shows us how to go downhill

correctly on our e-bikes. After such good

coaching, I gladly ride back to the Upper Wasserstubenalpe.

Hans is already waiting with a

wonderful snack. Montafon Sura Kees, which

is made here on the alpine pasture, bacon,

slices of bread with butter, fresh milk and buttermilk.

And even hard liquor is offered to finish

with. Before we leave, we all get to catch

a glimpse of the copper kettle in which the

famous Sura Kees is produced. I am blown

away, not only by the taste of the cheese, but

also by the kindness of the alpine dairyman

and of course also by my own achievements

so far.

Perfectly fortified and happy, we start the

descent. The path leads us back out into the

valley and to our starting point. Markus is an

authentic guide who guided us safely along

the way and has extensive knowledge of the

history, flora and fauna, and the surroundings.

My conclusion: I’m extremely proud of

and very happy with myself. Because I’ve just

completed a seven-hour tour, travelled a total

of 44 kilometres and conquered 1,500 vertical

metres. I enjoyed the most incredible views,

found complete peace in myself and fuelled

my lungs with so much fresh air for the first

time in ages. P


4 QUESTIONS FOR

HANS SCHULER

HOW IS LIFE UP BY

THE ALPINE PASTURES

It is a life in and with nature. Life here is

wonderful. We live in quite a confined space

and there is no television, just a radio. The

alpine pasture is located some distance

away in a beautiful valley basin. But it is

close enough to the Sonnenkopf for many

mountain bikers and hikers to pass by. We

go with time here and not against it. And we

pass that on to the cows. Because there are

times when they don’t even come close to a

barn for five weeks. They are even milked on

the pasture. And are only fed with grass and

hay. I’m convinced that it’s possible to taste

this tranquillity and this natural approach

to things in the milk and the Sura Kees.

WHAT IS SO SPECIAL

ABOUT THE WASSERSTUBENALPE?

The Lower and the Upper Wasserstubenalpe

belong together, but only the upper one is

farmed. Namely from the middle of June

until the middle of September. The Wasserstubenalpe

is a typical Montafon alpine pasture

that specialises in the art of producing

“Sura Kees”. We are located at 1,734 metres

above sea level in the Silbertal and cultivate

approximately 120 acres of pasture. We

have dairy cows, breeding cows, calves, cattle

and alpine pigs. Last summer, we produced

3,500 kilos of Montafon Sura Kees

and 1,400 kilos of Montafon alpine butter

from 35,000 litres of milk. And managed to

sell all of it by the end of September.

HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT

PRODUCING SURA KEES?

Well, Sura Kees is a low-fat cheese that is

slightly sour but mild. It is very healthy and

can be used in multiple ways. Making it is

an easy process. After milking the cow, the

milk is separated into cream and skimmed

milk in a centrifuge. The skimmed milk is

refrigerated and then heated to 28 degrees

Celsius in a copper kettle and soured with

a bacterial culture. Twelve hours later, the

cheese curd is cut and another two hours

later it is extracted from the kettle and put

into moulds. Within the next twelve hours,

it has to be salted and then it’s already

ready to be bought and consumed.

HOW DO YOU SPEND YOUR TIME

DURING THE WINTER MONTHS

Most people are curious about that (laughs).

That’s when I work as a snow groomer

driver on the Golm. I enjoy the snow and

look forward to the next summer on the alpine

pasture.

Thank you very much, Hans!

Warm, authentic and strong as a bear. That’s how the alpine dairyman

Hans (Johannes) Schuler is often described. What is life like as

an alpine dairyman, what is so special about the Wasserstubenalpe,

how is Sura Kees produced and what does he spend his time doing in

the winter? He was happy to answer all of these questions.

44 45

E-BIKE & HIKE TOUR

UP THE MUTTJÖCHLE

BASIC

every Saturday


AKTIVPARK MONTAFON, SCHRUNS-TSCHAGGUNS

INFORMATION

Route: Aktivpark Montafon – Kristbergbahn Silbertal

valley station – Gasthaus Fellimännle – Lower Wasserstubenalpe

– Upper Wasserstubenalpe – Sonnenkopf

Bahn summit station – hike up to the Muttjöchle summit

– same way back

Duration: approx. 7 hrs (cycling time: approx. 4 hrs,

walking time: approx. 2 hrs)

Ascent and descent: approx. 1,500 vm

Dining and refreshment options: Hasahüsli, Alpengasthaus

Fellimännle, Upper Wasserstubenalpe


Price: 20% discount with the Montafon Guest Card (be sure

to bring your Montafon Guest Card). Free of charge for guests

of BergePLUS partner establishments (Montafon guest

card with a BergePLUS label).

INFORMATION

AND BOOKING:


LÜNERSEE


PR

46 47

Premium 8/35/83/17

05

WELL

SECURED

MOUNTAIN

ADVENTURES


Verwall–Rätikon–Silvretta


WELL SECURED

MOUNTAIN ADVENTURES

BergePLUS 82/25/100/9

PREMIUM BASIS

Those looking for via ferratas

have come to the right place:

the Montafon. Beginners and

advanced climbers will be

thrilled to find the perfect terrain here.

They can choose from 24 via ferratas and

all kinds of different mountain ranges. In

the Rätikon, Verwall and Silvretta, variety

is guaranteed and ranges from waterfalls

to the dark Gauablickhöhle cave

to the dam at the Silvretta reservoir. The

types of rock vary between bedrock and

shiny white limestone cliffs. Our tip: An

experienced guide makes the via ferrata

experience even more personal and safe.

FASCINATION

Hansjörg Kasper is one of the local experts.

He was personally involved in the

construction of six via ferratas. So he

knows the medium-difficulty loop tour

(C/D) up the Gargellner Köpfe like the

back of his hand. “Apart from the fun

of moving, it fascinates me to always be

able to try out something new,” the nationally

certified mountain and skiing

Premium guide 8/35/83/17

tells us. The starting point is at the

Bergbahnen Gargellen. The tour takes

three hours including the ascent and descent,

the climbing itself only lasts about

1.5 hours.

48 49

TWO TRAILS, ONE DESTINATION

Right at the start of the tour, you really

need some stamina: “‘Give your all’ is the

motto for the first 30 to 40 metres. But

it’s definitely worth it,” says Hansjörg.

The climbers enjoy the vast view into

the valley and of the Rätikon and Verwall

mountains. The path leads across

slanted columns of rock to a fork. Here,

you can choose between two options:

the easier C-version leads off to the left

and the more advanced D-version to the

right. The latter includes the crossing of

two rope bridges. A moment that guarantees

a rush of adrenalin.

Both routes include a ridge leading to the

summit – and a beautiful view of Gargellen’s

local mountain Madrisa, the Silvretta

massif and the Swiss mountains.

This adventure takes you up to lofty

heights of 2,482 metres above sea level.

For comparison purposes: the Schafberghüsli

at the summit station is located

360 vertical metres lower.

BEING OUT AND ABOUT IN SMALL

GROUPS IS MUCH SAFER

“Always be careful with the iron footholds,

but also the natural footholds,”

Hansjörg instructs the participants of

the tour up the Gargellner Köpfe. Either

way, everybody is perfectly secured at all

times. It is also important to him for everybody

to know how best to handle the

via ferrata set. The expert is particularly

attentive to beginners at climbing. He always

carries an additional rope with him

for this purpose: “I use it to add some

more support on potentially difficult

stretches.” The participants of the tour

are limited to a maximum of six people.

“It is definitely recommended to be free

of vertigo and have a good basic level of

fitness,” he emphasises. Then there will

be no limits to the fun on the via ferrata,

which is located just a few kilometres

from Switzerland. P

Via ferrata

Gargellner Köpfe

Degree of difficulty C and D

(mostly B/C)

ledge

sind B/C crossing

short ridge

hier Programm. Aber Vorsicht, B die Seilbrücken sind jeweils nur einzeln

B

B steep

wall 2 rope bridges

zu begehen! A/B Die leichtere Route D

Schmugglerwand

steep

B/C

B

ist auch für Einsteiger geeignet, die

(smugglers‘ wall)

wall

schwierigere Variante verlangt

B/C

very steep

ledge

B/C

schon etwas Erfahrung, etwas mehr

crossing

B

clamps VAUDE Klettersteig Gargellner Köpfe

Kraft und auf den BSeilbrücken eine Portion Unerschrockenheit.

Gargellen

Beide at 2,310m

B

A/B steep

Routen verlangen wall jedoch Klettersteigerfahrung.

B

er VAUDE Klettersteig Gargellner Köpfe ist ein landschaftlich sehr schöner Steig,

Ascent from the Bergbahnen

er auf einen richtigen Gipfel mit lohnendem Aus- und Rundblick führt. unmarked

Gargellen summit station

emergency exit

ogischer Verlauf, beste Sicherungen und fest gespannte Dreiseilbrücken

ind hier Programm. Aber Vorsicht, die Seilbrücken sind jeweils nur einzeln

u begehen! Die leichtere Route ist auch für Einsteiger geeignet, die

chwierigere Variante verlangt schon etwas Erfahrung, etwas mehr

raft und auf den Seilbrücken eine Portion Unerschrockenheit.

nt

eide Routen verlangen jedoch Klettersteigerfahrung.

unmarked

Degree of difficulty

emergency exit

B

A

A/B

distance marker

at 2,310m

C

C

B

Grat Grat

A

Alignment

A/B

mostly A/BB

Degree 45 B min. of difficulty1,5 Ascent h

unmarkierter NE

B

erere

Notausstieg

Variante mit A Seilbrücken

A

CB/C

luftige Querung

B Degree of difficulty Ascent

B

mit Climbing Bügeln time

mostly B 45 min.

B/C

GmbH, Jänner 2021

steep

B/C

falt und nach schwerere Variante D mit Seilbrücken

kurzer wall

Grat

Für Fehler, Auslassungen

B

aben wird nicht gehaftet.

B

steile

ww.grafikzloebl.at

Wand mostly 2 B/C

Seilbrücken Degree 45 min. of difficulty

B/C D

Schmugglerwand 2 Ascent h

B/C

B

sehr steil

© Montafon Tourismus GmbH, Jänner 2021

B/C

Mit größtmöglicher Sorgfalt und Absatz nach

B/C ledge D

B

bestem Wissen erstellt. Für Fehler, Auslassungen Querung

B/C

oder unvollständige Angaben wird nicht gehaftet.

B

Grafische Umsetzung: www.grafikzloebl.at

mostly B/C 45 min.

A/B

Zustieg von Bergstation

Bergbahnen Gargellen

C

C

Einstiegstafel

2.310 m

B/C


distance marker

TOPOGRAPHY

rom the Bergbahnen

unmarked

n summit Gargellner station Köpfe via ferrata clamps emergency exit

distance marker

at 2,310m

C

C

C

steile

Wand

C

C

Bügel

B

B

Ascent

Climbing time

unmarkierter

Notausstieg

B

steep

wall

ridge

A/B

B

A

2 rope Hmbridges

B

clamps

crossing

B

B/C

ridge

B

B/C

A

D

B

A/B

Descent Vertical metres Distance Body height Securing

Grat

A/B

A

Ausgangspunkt: Bergstation Bergbahnen Gargellen

B/C

Hm

A

A Grat

exposed crossing

A/B

with clamps

150 cm B/C

B

m

B

short ridge

A

Gargellner Köpfe 2.482 m

Schmugglerwand

150 (smugglers‘ cm wall)

and up

very steep

A/B

Kristallwandm

Abstieg südseitig

steile

zur Bergstation

45 Climbing min. time 220 Descent m Wand

Vertical 520 mmetres Distance very Body good height

Bergbahnen

Securing

B/C

and up

Gargellen

Grat

Hm


1,5 h 45 min. 220 m 520 m 150 cm

Avery good

and up

m

45 Climbing min. time 220 Descent m Vertical 520 mmetres Distance very Body good height Securing

2 h

Hm

45 min. 220 m 520 m 150 cm very good

and up

m

A

B/C

G

Ascent from the Bergbahnen

Gargellen summit station

unmarked

emergency exit

Easy to difficult

version without

rope bridges


C

mostly B

Ascent

45 min.

Climbing time

1,5 h


Hm


and up

m

Difficult to

very difficult

version with

rope bridges

Alignment


D

mostly B/C

Ascent

45 min.

Climbing time

2 h


Hm


and up

m

50 51

argellner Köpfe 2.482 m

A

ridge

A

Kristallwand

steep

wall

A

ridge

A/B

B

B/C

South-facing

descent to the

Bergbahnen

Gargellen

summit

ridge

station

A

Crossing

rope bridges ensures

pure thrills.

Hansjörg Kasper

Montafon Mountain Guide

EXCERPT

FROM THE

VIA FERRATA

BROCHURE

FOR 2021

VIA FERRATA

GARGELLNER KÖPFE

every Friday


A

EASY

SKILLS: Surefootedness and a head for heights

are recommended

BERGBAHNEN GARGELLEN VALLEY STATION

B

C

D

E

MODERATELY

DIFFICULT

DIFFICULT

VERY

DIFFICULT

EXTREMELY

DIFFICULT

SKILLS: Surefootedness and a head for heights, good physical

fitness, some strength and endurance in the arms and legs

SKILLS: Surefootedness and a head for heights, good physical

fitness, strength and endurance in the arms and legs

SKILLS: Sufficient strength in the arms and legs due to possible longer

vertical or overhanging stretches and smaller climbing sections

SKILLS: A lot of strength in the hands (fingers), arms and legs,

increased level of physical fitness, mobility

INFORMATION

Duration: 4 to 6 hrs. (walking time: depending on choice

of route as well as start and destination points)

Vertical metres: 450 vm

Registration: by 4.00 pm on Wednesday

Price: €100.00 per person (valid for 4 or more p.)

INFORMATION

AND BOOKING:

montafoner-bergfuehrer.at

AS DIFFERENT AS THE THREE MONTAFON

MOUNTAIN RANGES MAY BE, THERE’S EVEN MORE

VARIETY IN THE VIA FERRATA OPTIONS

NEW

FROM SUMMER

2021

“VIA FERRATAS

IN THE MONTAFON”

FROM SUMMER 2021

The comprehensive

via ferrata brochure is

available from all

Montafon tourist

information offices.

RÄTIKON

Latschau (B) – from 130 cm*

Partnunblick (B) – from 130 cm*

Röbischlucht (B/C) – from 140 cm*

Kellenegg (C) – from 140 cm*

Gauablickhöhle (C)

Gargellner Köpfe (C) – from 150 cm*

Rongg (C) – from 150 cm*

Saulakopf (C/D)

Drusenfluh (C/D)

Sulzfluh (C/D)

Gargellner Köpfe (D) – from 150 cm*

Partnunblick (D/E) – from 150 cm*

Lünersee (E)

*MINIMUM HEIGHT

(recommended by Montafon mountain guides)

52 53

VERWALL

Kälbersee (A–D) – from 130 cm*

Rifa (A/B–C) –from 140 cm*

St. Anton i. M. (C) – from 150 cm*

Hochjoch (C)

BLUDENZ

Fallbach (C/D)

Fallbach

C/D

*MINIMUM HEIGHT


St. Anton i. M.

C

Kellenegg

C

SCHRUNS

Saulakopf

Lünersee

E

C/D

Latschau

B

Hochjoch

Kälbersee

C

A-D

C/D

Drusenfluh

C/D

Sulzfluh | Gauablickhöhle

C

ST. GALLENKIRCH

Partnunblick

B

D/E

Rifa

A/B–C

C

Rongg | Röbischlucht

B/C

Burg

A/B

Gargellner Köpfe

C

D

Madrisella

C/D

PARTENEN

Little Ballun

B

Ballunspitze

C/D

Gorfenspitze

A

SILVRETTA

Gorfenspitze (A) – from 120 cm*

Silvrettasee B

Kleinlitzner B/C

Burg (A/B) – from 140 cm*

Silvrettasee (B) – from 140 cm*

Little Ballun (B) – from 130 cm*

Kleinlitzner (B/C)

Madrisella (C/D)

Ballunspitze (C/D)

*MINIMUM HEIGHT



Madrisella

54 55

Hochjoch

Röbischlucht

St. Anton im Montafon

For more information, visit montafon.at/klettern

56 57

06

FASCINATION

ETERNAL ICE

GUIDED GLACIER HIKE

Silvretta-Bielerhöhe

GLACIER HIKE

PREMIUM

FASCINATION

ETERNAL ICE

Premium 8/35/83/17

A GUIDED HIKE IN THE BLUE SILVRETTA THAT IS AVAILABLE

TO (ALMOST) ALL MOUNTAIN RIGHT AROUND ENTHUSIASTS:

THE VERMUNT GLACIER, THE PARTICIPANTS TAKE

THEIR FIRST STEPS ON SHIMMERING BLUE GLACIAL ICE.

58 59

START

BIELERHÖHE

Vermunt glacier

2,750 m a.s.l.

WIESBADENER

HÜTTE 2.443 m

VERMUNT-

KOPF 2.851 m

PIZ BUIN

3.312 m

A

small group of mountaineers

is en route at the foot of

Vorarlberg’s highest mountain,

Piz Buin. Jonny Marinac,

who works mainly as a mountain and ski

guide, calls this tour an “informative glacier

hike with a mountain guide”. Last

summer, it was booked out very quickly.

It is not necessary to have glacier or alpine

experience or a head for heights,

you only need to be fit enough to walk

for six to seven hours. F

GLACIER HIKE

GLACIAL ADVENTURE

The tour impresses with an intense

natural experience, leads you past rugged

rocks and turquoise-blue lakes, and

starts on the Silvretta-Bielerhöhe. After

around three hours, you reach the

Vermunt glacier. The hikers familiarise

themselves with the crampons and

ice axe under expert guidance and then

venture out into the jagged landscape.

ALL ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING

Climate change has also left its mark in

the Silvretta – a development that the

mountain guides are constantly confronted

with and openly address on

the tours: “Many glaciers are becoming

steeper or are disappearing altogether.

For example, we have to walk much further

to the glacier than we did ten years

ago. Alpine hazards such as rockfalls or

ice debris have also increased. This often

presents a big challenge for us. This

topic cannot be ignored, and we talk

about it a lot with our guests during the

tour,” says Jonny.

On the way back, the group stops for a

lunch break at the Wiesbadener Chalet

to top up on energy. From there, it’s only

another two hours back to the Bielerhöhe.

An impressive day comes to an end. P

60 61

GLACIER HIKE

BASIC

every Thursday


SILVRETTA-BIELERHÖHE BUS STOP

INFORMATION

Route: Silvretta Bielerhöhe reservoir – Wiesbadener Chalet

– Vermunt glacier – same way back

Duration: approx. 8 hours (walking time: approx. 6.5 h)


Dining and refreshment options: Wiesbadener Chalet,

Gasthaus Piz Buin, Silvrettahaus


Price: 20% discount with the Montafon Guest Card (be sure

to bring your Montafon Guest Card). Free of charge for guests

of BergePLUS partner establishments (Montafon guest

card with a BergePLUS label).

INFORMATION

AND BOOKING:


GLACIER HIKE

DID YOU

KNOW?

COMPARISON:

1.5 football

fields long

In some places, the ice of the

Ochsentaler glacier is still up to

150 metres thick.

1:1

Did you know that glacier fleas live on

the perennial ice? When the glacier is

still covered with snow in the early

summer, it is possible to see these

two millimetre-long

creatures with the

naked eye.

CURRENTLY, THERE ARE STILL 14 GLACIERS IN VORARLBERG, 12 OF WHICH

CAN BE FOUND IN THE SILVRETTA

01. Rauhkopf glacier

02. Tiroler glacier

03. Vermunt glacier

04. Ochsentaler glacier

05. Schneeglocken glacier

06. Klostertaler glacier

07. Schattenspitz glacier

08. Glötter glacier

09. Litzner glacier

10. Verhupf glacier

11. Kromer glacier

12. Schweizer glacier

13. Eistobel (Rätikon)

14. Brandner glacier

(Rätikon)

62 63

07

THE

MONTAFON

ON THE

RIGHT TRACK

SUSTAINABILITY

Montafon



THE MONTAFON

ON THE RIGHT TRACK

Everyone around the world is talking

about environmental protection, including

in the Montafon. But where is the valley already

making these pioneering changes?

And what courageous and unconventional

ideas have already been implemented in favour

of the environment? On the following

pages, we present some examples with a

signalling effect.

64 65

A place in the sun

CLIMATE PARTNER

The Hüttenkopfbahn, which commenced operations on the Golm in December

2012, was a world first. Because the construction of the new six-seater chair

lift was the first time that a photovoltaic power plant had been integrated

into the station design and the chair station. “The power plant provides us

with 60,000 kWh of electricity per year,” says Markus Burtscher, CEO of the

Golm Silvretta Lünersee Tourismus, “which is about a third of the traction

current we need each winter season.” Also, a software tool records all energy

consumption in the ski area – from the lifts and the artificial snow blower

to the snow groomers and the restaurants – and highlights the amounts of

water, electricity and fuel required. “This energy monitoring system helps us

spot excessive consumption in particular areas, so that can take action,” explains

Burtscher. Golm Silvretta Lünersee Tourismus is also a member of the

Carbon Neutrality Alliance 2025 and thus emphasises careful handling of the

environment and resources.

The white splendour

SNOW MANAGEMENT

Mother Nature is usually reliable, but not always – that’s why artificial snow

blowers have become indispensable for the ski resorts. They can cover 44

kilometres of pistes on the Golm with 100 percent artificial snow. How much

water is needed for snow production depends on the natural snow. In winter,

an average of 180,000 m 3 of water are used to produce approximately

400,000 m 3 of artificial snow – which is free of additives. When the ice starts

to melt, the water seeps through the ground and is thus fed back into the

natural water cycle – so it doesn’t go to waste. But the ski resort has a clever

and sustainable solution: the slopes have been equipped with a drainage

system. The melt water is fed back into the drive water system and supplied

to the Lünersee plant, in order to produce green electricity. “The conscious

and sensitive handling of nature is of utmost importance to us. The natural

cycle is closed by the drainage system,” explains Gernot Burtscher from Golm

Silvretta Lünersee Tourismus. F


Nature’s warmth:

The “almost” climate-neutral heater

DISTRICT HEATING

The biomass heating plant “Nature’s warmth in the Montafon” in Schruns

provides environmentally compatible energy for our valley. Up to 270 buildings

are connected to the grid, including various tourism businesses. New

projects in the hotel industry rely almost exclusively on nature’s warmth,

says CEO Georg Stampfer. When it comes to heating renovations, the almost

CO 2

-neutral heating system is first choice. “Because the warmth – which is

made up of Montafon wood to a large extent – is fed comes directly into the

house. Maintaining the heating room and the equipment is no longer necessary

and you no longer have to worry about the oil running out.” In the biomass

plant, the latest environmental technology filters fine dust particles

so efficiently that the quality of the air has noticeably improved. If nothing

else, the cultivation of the local protection forest is very important in order

to safeguard its function for the future. Public biomass heating stations also

provide clean energy in Bartholomäberg and in Gaschurn.

The future on track

MOBILITY

Judging by the opinions of the mayors, hosts and cableways in the valley, the

terminus of the Montafonerbahn will soon arrive in Gaschurn. All large ski

areas from the Golm to the Versettla Bahn, important summer attractions as

well as settlements should be accessible by rail in future without the need

for transfers. The feasibility study commissioned by Stand Montafon and the

province of Vorarlberg generally sees the railway extension in a positive light

and provided valuable insights into the route, operational concept and investment

costs. The first major milestone to a comprehensive mobility solution

has been reached.

The Montafonerbahn is already continuously improving the range of services

for its passengers. A half-hourly service brought about a substantial increase

in the quality of the train connection between Bludenz and Schruns. The Montafonerbahn

travels 300,000 kilometres per year.

66 67

Regionality that tastes good

REGIONAL PRODUCTS

The “bewusstmontafon” (Consciously Montafon) association has set itself

the objective of promoting the cooperation of farmers, restaurants and merchants

throughout the valley. The logo guarantees the use of regional ingredients.

By means of the product certification, the initiative ensures there is

a piece of the Montafon in every product. So everyone can support the local

producers and regional “Lädili” (shops). Bulk purchasers have a particular

role to play in this regard. For the Silvretta Montafon, for example, it has

always been important to nurture a fair partnership with the local farmers.

“Both the regionality and the traceability of the food used are becoming increasingly

important for us and our guests,” says Kurt Woltsche. The longtime

chef de cuisine of the Nova Stoba mountain restaurant sources the majority

of his products from local establishments: meat and meat products,

milk products, as well as special kinds of honey and herbs. Where possible,

he hunts for his own game. Woltsche greatly appreciates the power of innovation

of the Montafon establishments, which are adapting to the wants and

needs of consumers and creating new products.


The most eco-friendly drink

MONTAFON SPRING WATER

On a trip to the Montafon, PET bottles are very welcome to stay at home. Because

refillable drinking bottles and water jugs are still the best packaging

for beverages: in the Montafon, excellent quality spring water is delivered to

your house straight from the mountain – without wasting resources and producing

transport emissions, resulting in a much better life cycle assessment

overall. The energy expended on production, transport, refrigeration and disposal

is 1,000 times higher for bottled mineral water than it is for water from

a Montafon kitchen tap.

The Montafon is blessed with water. Having succeeded in drawing energy

from it, it has also become a blessing for the region. It propelled all kinds

of mills as early as the Middle Ages. At the end of the 19th century, the first

hydropower plant was built, which transformed flow energy into sustainable

electrical current. This development fundamentally changed the lives of the

Montafon people. Several stations along the Aquaweg in Tschagguns show

how abundant in water this region is, how pure the drinking water is and how

diversely this giver of life from the mountains is used here. P

68 69

08

BEAUTY

THAT CATCHES

THE EYE

MONTAFON MOUNTAIN CULTURE: MANGA HÜSLI

Vandans

THE MONTAFON HOUSE

THE MONTAFON HOUSE

BEAUTY

THAT CATCHES

THE EYE

THOSE HIKING FROM VANDANS TO THE RELLSTAL WILL

NOT BE ABLE TO OVERLOOK THIS GEM ON THE WAYSIDE.

HELGA AND REINER COFALKA TURNED THIS ANCIENT

MONTAFON HOUSE INTO A JEWEL.

70 71

Oh Lord,

Now you have been pleased to bless †

the house of your servant,

that it may continue forever in your sight;

For you, Lord, have blessed it,

and it will be blessed forever.

Lettering on the façade

David’s prayer, 1 Chronicle 17:27

Manga Hüsli

Built around 1700

The carefully restored “Manga

Hüsli” in Vandans wonderfully

bears testimony to a

traditional Montafon house

– a composite construction of stone and

wood that developed centuries ago from

the Rhaeto-Romanic house and the

Walserhaus. Those who know the characteristics

of these exceptional buildings

with their striking light-dark contrasts

and roof shapes adapted to the

alpine conditions will find and recognise

them everywhere in the valley. Just like

the “Manga Hüsli”, which so obviously

calls out to everyone in sight: “Luag mi

a!” (“Look at me!”). Pitch-black wood

competes with the white limestone entry

area. Host Reiner Cofalka runs his

hand over the interwoven beams. “The

wood was brushed and treated with citrus

based oils. The whole area smelled of

it afterwards,” Reiner explains. A fresco

of the Virgin Mary flanked by angels

hangs above the front door and cobalt

blue keystones adorn the brightly shining

masonry. Nobody really knows for sure

where the name “Manga Hüsli” comes

from. Maybe it derives from the last name

“Mangeng”. It is much more obvious what

the carved Saviour flanked by the Virgin

Mary and Mary Magdalene on the façade

is all about. “When the farmers moved up

to the alpine pastures with their livestock,

they stopped here to pray,” says Helga Cofalka.

A prayer for a blessing is also visible

under the gables over the entrance and on

the back of the house. F

THE MONTAFON HOUSE

NÄBATKAMMER

(SIDE CHAMBER)

STOBA

(SITTING ROOM)

KOCHI

(KITCHEN)

VORHUS

(PARLOUR)

SCHOPF (SHED)

A TILED STOVE AS THE CENTREPIECE

Twenty-five years ago, Helga and Reiner Cofalka purchased

this gem of a house in an auction and immediately

saw the hidden beauty in the very wretched looking

building: “It struck us like a bolt of lightning when we

saw it.” The restoration work took five years. With a great

deal of care, the couple restored the original splendour of

the farmhouse dating back to the Baroque period. In order

to be able to preserve the existing structure, they did

some research in ethnographic museums, sought the advice

of experts and scoured the entire alpine region for

original fittings, hand-forged nails and solid wood doors.

Reiner, who has since retired from his job as an art director,

restored the ornaments on the façade himself. Those

entering the house over the well-trodden doorstep will

immediately notice the tiny kitchen window in the parlour.

“That’s where the housewife could check on anyone

entering while she was at the stove,” Reiner explains.

The “Vorhus” (parlour) leads directly to the sitting room

and the centrepiece of the house: the light-coloured tiled

oven covered in tiny rust-red spots. The couple found

someone to faithfully recreate it with its characteristic

tiles, which are typical of the valley. It was once the only

source of heat for the whole house.

72 73

More information: The Montafon house and its barn

HISTORY IN EVERY DETAIL

Beside the oven with its comfortable little bench, your

gaze is immediately drawn to the carved wall cabinet

and the panelled ceiling. Both originate from the former

Vandans Frühmesserhaus, which was demolished in the

1960s. The painting adorning the ceiling of the sitting

room had for years been lying in the attic of a farmer

they made friends with. “When he heard we were restoring

the Manga Hüsli, he gave it to us. And we found the

name ‘Maria Viktoria Mangengin’ written on it. It was

as if it was destined to end up in our house,” Reiner says.

At the other end of the tiled oven you enter the “Gada”

(side chamber) which was originally the adults’ bedroom

and today is the dining room, which again leads to the

kitchen.

When you’re cooking on the old additional stove, you

can peer through the window into the parlour and see

a steep staircase leading upstairs. Instead of the chimney

room, you’ll find a spacious living area under the

roof and adjoining bedrooms. A door leads to the former

shed. What used to be a storage space for tools and

equipment is now a modern bathroom. The old firewall

with its exposed bricks and a former barn door are a reminder

of the once rough character of this part of the

building. Back in the sitting room, you can sit comfortably

on former church benches around the Montafon table

and enjoy the view of the village and the valley. “The

rural idyll virtually comes in through the window here,”

Reiner enthuses. F

NÄBATKAMMER

(SIDE CHAMBER)

KOCHI

(KITCHEN)

STOBA

(SITTING ROOM)

VORHUS

(PARLOUR)

SCHOPF (SHED)

THE MONTAFON HOUSE

NÄBATKAMMER

(SIDE CHAMBER)

KOCHI

(KITCHEN)

STOBA

(SITTING ROOM)

VORHUS

(PARLOUR)

SCHOPF (SHED)

74 75

FEATURES

OF A MONTAFON HOUSE

Alpine hall-cum-kitchen house

Montafon houses are usually made up of two adjoining farmyards:

the house and the barn are built right beside each

other. In avalanche zones, the house is protected by the barn

that stands right behind the farmyard. The Flurküchenhaus

(houses that have a hall and kitchen in one room) is the

dominant layout. The sitting room (“Stoba”) and the adults’

bedroom (“Gada”) or the side chamber (“Näbatkammer”)

are grouped around the kitchen (“Kochi”) which is usually

separated from the parlour (“Vorhus”). The “Kemmigschooß”

(chimney room) is located right above the hall-cum-kitchen

and the “Stoba- and Hinterkammer” (back rooms) are situated

above the sitting room.

Light-dark contrast

The walls of the entry area, the kitchen and the chimney room

are built from natural stone, plastered and whitewashed with

lime milk. Stone walls were said to be more permanent, fireproof

and resilient. They offer protection against avalanches,

falling rocks and mudslides. The exterior walls of the sitting

room, the side chamber and the rooms above are boarded

with wooden beams, mostly made from local spruces, in a

block construction and panelled on the inside. The sheds,

which are usually built on the weather side, are clad with

vertical boards.

(purlin

spacing

approx.

1.20m)

(roof pitch approx. 25 degrees)

(roof underlay)

(rafters)

The “snow roof“

For the purpose of thermal insulation, the snow remains on the

slightly inclined gabled roofs (20 to 25 degree angle), which

protrude beyond the house except on the side where the shed is

located. Rough wooden planks prevent the snow from slipping

and heavy battens with integrated flat rocks serve as a snow

rake to prevent roof avalanches.

THE MONTAFON HOUSE

76 77

THE MONTAFON HOUSE

Neither of us feels like

owners of this

house, but rather

like curators of a beautiful

overall work of art.

Reiner Cofalka

Owner of the Manga Hüsli

78 79

Illwerke Centre Montafon

TOUR TIP

Kalkofen

Wildbachverbauung

Building culture trail in Vandans

Many Montafon buildings represent a piece of contemporary

history. Traditional ways of building merge here with present-day

lifestyles. Above all, the regional building culture reflects

different economic approaches to tourism, the energy

economy and farming. The Vandans Baukulturweg shows how

the use of natural resources, the cultural landscape and the

people’s lifestyle have an impact on architecture.

Manga Hüsli

DETAILS

Distance 6.1 km | Duration 1 hr 40 mins | Ascent 101 cm | Descent 101 vm

Alte und neue

Pfarrkirche

Die Krauthobelfabrik

Die Golmerbahn

Becken Rodund

(Illwerke)

Illwerke

Zentrum Montafon

Vandans

660 m a.s.l.

More information on the Baukulturweg in Vandans:

PREVIEW OF WINTER 2021/22

IN ANTICIPATION OF

WINTER

2021

22

EXPLORING NATURE IN WINTER

Being out and about in the snow and the quietness

of nature has a special charm. On winter hikes,

you can explore the winter landscapes of the Rätikon,

Verwall and Silvretta over 290 kilometres of

prepared winter hiking trails. Particularly beautiful

routes in Bartholomäberg, the sunny balcony of the Montafon,

lead to panoramic locations.

AT THE FOOT OF

THE 3,000 METRE PEAKS

The fresh snow crunches under the snowshoes

and, above all, there’s the breathtaking panoramic

view of the 3,000 metre peaks of the Silvretta:

On the Silvretta-Bielerhöhe, the snowshoe

hikers’ experience of the tranquillity and

the crystal-clear mountain air is unparalleled.

CROSS-BORDER LOOP TOUR

On the ski tour around the impressive Madrisa, you’ll experience the beauty of

the Gargellen’s local mountain from a completely different side. Together with

a Montafon mountain guide you will cross the border to Switzerland twice.

Special highlight: the ride on the Rhaetian railway.

80 81

THROUGH THE NIGHT ON TWO RUNNERS

An atmospheric adventure with floodlighting awaits all night-time tobogganers

in the Montafon. On the longest illuminated night toboggan run in Vorarlberg,

you zoom from Maisäßdorf Garfrescha down into the valley on two runners. The 3

km-long natural toboggan run on the Golm offers tobogganing fun for the whole

family with an incline of up to 13%.

FROM SPORTY TO FAMILY-FRIENDLY

Get to know the diversity of the Montafon ski areas. As

if straight out of a picture-book, one mountain peak follows

the next and the grooves in the freshly prepared

pistes are waiting for the first turns of the day at an

elevation of 1,400 to 2,400 metres in guaranteed snow.

A whopping 298 kilometres of pistes provide incomparable

variety.

THE HEARTBEAT OF THE MONTAFON

3,312 m

PIZ BUIN

Vorarlberg’s highest

mountain

THE HEARTBEAT O

1,220 km

OF MARKED

HIKING TRAILS

GESCHICHTSTRÄCHTIG | PIONIERHAFT | BÄUERLICH | TÜCHTIG | EIGENWILLIG

16,394

INHABITANTS

(As at January

2020)

Golmer Joch

3

MOUNTAIN

CHAINS

Verwall, Silvretta,

Rätikon


> 2

million

OVERNIGHT

STAYS

2018/19

>5

CABLEWAYS

Golm, Silvretta Montafon, Gargellner

Bergbahnen, Kristbergbahn,

Silvretta-Bielerhöhe, Brandnertal

and others in the region

39 km

LENGTH OF

VALLEY

from Bludenz

to Silvretta-

Bielerhöhe


11

TOURISM TOWNS

St. Anton i. M., Vandans,

Bartholomäberg, Silbertal,

Schruns-Tschagguns,

Gargellen, St. Gallenkirch-Gortipohl,

Gaschurn-Partenen

Core brand values

Montafon

hardworking

steeped in history

Montafon

Resonanzen

Music festival

GESCHICHTSTRÄCHTIG | TÜCHTIG | EIGENWILLIG | BÄUERLICH | PIONIERHAFT

Melodious sounds from different genres

– performed in special locations – will be

presented by the Montafon Resonanzen

from 05.08. until 11.09.2021. You can listen

to music from a large variety of different

styles. The palette ranges from brass,

organ and chamber music to jazz and

crossover all the way to alpine folk music.

montafoner-resonanzen.at

T

GES

82 83

551.87 km²

TOTAL AREA

(140 km² of forest)

24

VIA FERRATAS

298 km

KILOMETRES

OF PISTES

F THE MONTAFON



TOP

EVENTS

Montafon World Cup,

M 3 Montafon Mountainbike Marathon,

Montafon Arlberg Marathon,

Montafon Resonanzen,

Montafon Legends Festival,

Silvretta Classic Rallye Montafon,

Montafon Totale Trail, Septimo

260 km

Bike, mountain bike

and electric mountain

bike routes


MONTAFON BERGKULTUR:

Sura Kees, bonfire,

organ landscape, Montafon table,

solstice, Montafon Steinschaf

(stone sheep), brown cows, alpine

meadow landscape,

pasture drive, Montafon dialect,

traditional Montafon costume


130

SKI TOURING

TIPS

Interactive map

for the winter

unconventional

pioneering

rural

Montafon theatre hike

On the Run


A border experience between Austria and Switzerland

The interactive play takes you on a thought-provoking journey to the past. On the hike

from Gargellen towards the Sarotlajoch, guided by Friedrich Juen, you’ll sense the fate

of those people who had to experience the horrors of the Second World War first hand,

at different performance venues between Austria and Switzerland with the “teatro

caprile”. The emotional density and the analysis of the historical subject matter in

the heart of the Rätikon mountains generates vivid images that will draw you in.

montafon.at/theaterwanderung

ahn

Ballunspitze

2671 m

Lobspitze 2605 m

Gasthaus

Zeinisjoch

asserstubenalpe

Kopssee

Neue Heilbronner

Hütte 2320 m

Versalspitze

2769 m

Wiegensee

Ganifer

pitze 2605 m

jöchle 2074 m

staurant

nenkopf

840 m

Knappastoba

Silberpfad

Lobschild

2445 m

Gretscher See

Gretschalpe

Sagenwanderweg

Panoramagasthof

Kristberg

Kristberg

1442 m

OSTERTAL

aDalaas

Oberzalimkopf Windeckerspitz

2340 m 2331 m

Kristberg

er Mannheimer Montafon

Hütte

er 2679 m

satobel

PANORAMIC MAP

Zeinisjoch

1842 m

Vallüla

Wiesbadener Hütte

2813 m

Bielerhöhe

2443 m

PAZNAUNTAL 2032 m Silvrettasee

Galtür

Restaurant

Berggasthof Hotel Piz Buin Silvrettasee

Silvretta-Haus

Madlenerhaus

Fellimännle

2209 m

Muttjöchle 2074 m

Berggasthaus

Hasahüsli

Waldschule

Alpstöbli

Alpengasthaus

Fellimännle

Kristbergbahn

SILBERTAL

889 m

Fundlkopf

2401 m

Silvretta-Hochalpenstraße

PARTENEN

1051 m

Tafamuntbahn

Alp Guess

Hochjoch 2520 m

Kristberg

Knappastoba

Kopssee

1809 m

Panoramagasthof

Kristberg

Palüdbahn

Sagenwanderweg

Litz

KRISTBERG

Silvretta-Skisafari

Innerkapellalpe

Hohes Rad 2934 m

Maderer 2769 m

Schwarzsee

Seetalhüsli

Erlebnisweg Litzbach

Kristberg

1443 m

Tunnel

Herzsee

Bielerhöhe

Tunnel

Vermuntsee

Hochalpila 2443 m

Zusteigstelle ,,Stelzer“

BRAND Bahnen Sommerbetrieb

1037 GENIESSERBERG

m

Taleu

KRISTBERG

arpfienz

Bahnen nur Winterbetrieb 1746 m

Alpe Furkla

kristberg.at

Wanderwege leicht

atursprünge-Weg Loischkopf

1860 m

Wanderwege mittel

Burtschasattel

Alpe Rona

1680 m KEY

Schesatobel

Restaurant

Frööd

Fuchsbau

Alvier

Loischkopfbahn

Dorfbahn

Fun & Action

Kabinenbahn

Gondelbahn

Sesselbahn

Buslinie

BÜRSERBERG

890m Tschengla

Bahnhof Train station 1200 m

Wanderbus

Rufana Alp

Parkplatz

Cabin railway

Cable car

Chair lift

Bus line

Hiking bus

Einhornbahn II

Panoramabahn

Restaurant

Tourismusinformation Unicorn

Kälbersee

Piz Buin 3312 m

SILVRETTA-

BIELERHÖHE

Scheimersch

2420 m

Fredakopf 2252 m

Almhütte Fellimännle

Grasjoch

1975 m

Hochalpila Bahn

Versettla Bahn

GASCHURN

979 m

Kreuzjoch

2395 m Zamangspitze

2386 m

Wormser Hütte

2305 m

Sennigrat Bahn

Seebligasee Abenteuerberg Hochjoch

Kapellalpe

Kristbergbahn

Naturkräftepfad

Zusteigstelle ,,Schöni“

Tuklar

2318 m Tödi

Glattjoch

Amatschonjoch 2000 m

Oberzalim Innerpalüdalpe

Hütte 1889 m

s Gasthaus Mühle

Pflanzenwelten-Weg

76 m

Obere Brüggelealpe

Untere

Gulma Innerberg Alpe Parpfienz

Brüggelealpe Melkboden 1800 m

Legende

Palüdhütte Natursprünge-Weg

Tierwelten-Weg

hattenlagant

Niggenkopf

Tuklar

Burtschasattel

tte

Alpilakopf Schillerkopf Stüble

2318 m Tödi

1680 m

2156 m 2006 m

Mondspitze

ttenlagant

1967 Parpfienz m

Legende Kristberg

1390 m

Montafon

SILBERTAL

890 m

Restaurant

Frööd

Gasthaus Mühle

SILVRETTA-BIELERHÖHE

silvretta-bielerhoehe.at

Fuchsbau Innerberg

Tübinger Hütte

2191 m

Saarbrücker Hütte

2538 m

Garneratal

PARTENEN

1051 m

Sennigrat 2300 m

Kapell

Kapell Bahn

Litz

Vermuntbahn

Ganeu

Hochjoch 2520 m

Hochalpila 2443 m

Alpilakopf

2156 m

Tunnel

Tunnel

Alte Talstation

Versettla

GORTIPOHL

910 m

Grasjochhütte

Zamangalpe

Kapellrestaurant

1862 m

Gasthaus Kropfen

Bahnen Sommerbetrieb

Themenweg Vier Barga

Lammhütta

Kropfen

Madrisella

2466 m

Versettlaspitze 2372 m

Burg 2247 m

Nova Stoba 2000 m

Gantakopf

1958 m

SILVRETTA MONTAFON

NOVA Garfrescha

GRASJOCHBrunellawirt

Skitunnel

Garfrescha Bahn

SILVRETTA MONTAFON

HOCHJOCH

FIS

Rennstrecke

Bahnen nur Winterbetrieb

Alpe Furkla

Wanderwege leicht

Loischkopf

1860 m

Wanderwege mittel

Alpe Rona

Fun & Action

Kabinenbahn

Gondelbahn

Sesselbahn

Loischkopfbahn

Buslinie

Bahnhof

Wanderbus

Rufana Alp

Parkplatz

Car park

Tourism office

Tourismusinformation Restaurant

Unicorn

MUSEUM

Museum

Viewing mine

Schaubergwerk

Restaurant/chalet

Restaurant/Schutzhütte

Kiosk

Kiosk

Schillerkopf

2006 m

Einhornbahn II

Aussichtspunkt

Kinderspielplatz

Mondspitze

1967 m

SILVRETTA MONTAFON

silvretta-montafon.at

Tschengla

1200 m

Alpe Zwielicht Nova

Fredakopf 2252 m

Zamang Bahn

Ill

SCHRUNS

Kabinenbahn 690 m

Heimspitze

2685 m Valiseraspitze

2716 m Madrisa 2770 m

Alpenhotel

Garfrescha

Vermiel

ST. GALLENKIRCH

878 m

KAPELL

Ill


Weltcup Strecke

Versettla Bahn

Schatzsuche Zamangspitze

Garfrescha

2386 m

Kreuzjoch

2395 m

Wormser Hütte

Legende

Sennigrat 2300 m

Rehsee Stöbli


Wanderwege leicht

Wanderwege mittel

Fun & Action

Gondelbahn

Sesselbahn

Buslinie

Bahnhof

Wanderbus

Parkplatz

Tourismusinformation

Museum

Schaubergwerk


Kiosk

Viewing point

Aussichtspunkt

Kinderspielplatz

Europatreppe

Themenweg

Waldrutschenpark

Alpine-Coaster

Waldseilpark

Flying-Fox

Vergaldental NEU

Gamsjöchli

Ofenwinkel

Alte Talstation

GASCHURN

979 m

Valisera

Grasjoch Bahn

VERSETTLA

Schlappiner Joch

2202 m

Casa Nova

Lammhütta

Valzifenztal

Schanzenzentrum

BARTHOLOMÄBERG

1087 m

Fritzensee

Hotel Bergerhof

Alpilakopf 2030 m

Gandasee

Obwaldhütte

GORTIPOHL

910 m

Grasjoch Hütte

GA

Suggad

Silvretta M

Gasthaus Kropfen

Children’s playground

Europatreppe

Themed trail

Waldrutschenpark (Forest Slide Park)

Alpine-Coaster

Kapellrestaurant

Kropfen

Urmonti

Bitschw

W

B

TSCHAGGUN

685 m

Hochjoch Bahn

Nov

Ganta

195

Rodelhüsli

B

Iton

84 85

Rätschenfluh 2703 m

Gargellner Köpfe 2482 m

Gafierjoch

2415 m

St. Antönier Joch

2379 m

Schafbergsee

Schafbergbahn

GARGELLEN

1423 m

Alpe Alpila

Gweil

Gauertalhaus

deckerspitz

2331 m Fundlkopf Tuklar

2401 m

Alpilakopf Schillerkopf

er Hütte

2318 m Tödi 2156 m 2006 m

Mondspitze

Gauertal Matschwitz

Glattjoch

1967 m

1520 m

Amatschonjoch Legende

Gampadels 2000 m

lim Innerpalüdalpe

Haus Matschwitz

889 m

Grabs


Pflanzenwelten-Weg Berggasthof

Grabs

gelealpe


Gulma Alpe Parpfienz

Melkboden

Alpe Furkla

1800 Hotel m Montabella

Ganeu

Latschau Wanderwege leicht

Palüdhütte Natursprünge-Weg 1000 m Loischkopf

Tierwelten-Weg

Holzschopf 1860 m

Niggenkopf

Wanderwege mittel

Gasthof Sulzfluh Burtschasattel

Alpe Rona

eil rkopf Stüble

irtschaft

1680 m

6 m

itschweil

Landschisott

Mondspitze

Fun & Action

1967 m

Parpfienz

Restaurant

1390 m

Kabinenbahn

Frööd

in

Dorfbahn

S

skopf 2089 m

Gargellner Fensterweg

Rasafei

Alpe Furkla

Alpe Rona

Wannaköpf

2031 m

Schafberg Hüsli

2130 m

Kessl Hütte

Mittagsspitze

2168 m

Panoramabahn

Taleu

1746 m

Monteneu

1883 m

Täli

Tilisuna Hütte

GARGELLEN

2206 m

Tilisunaalpe

Tobelsee

Schesatobel

Golmi‘s Forschungspfad

GOLM

Berghof Golm

Golmerbahn

Gondelbahn

Sesselbahn

Fuchsbau

Buslinie

Bahnhof

Loischkopfbahn

Wanderbus

Rufana Alp

Parkplatz

Sulzfluh

2818 m

Drei Türme 2830 m Drusenfluh

2827 m

Lindauer Hütte

1744 m

Sporaalpe

Golmerjoch 2124m

AlpkulTour

Latschätzalpe

Grüneck

1890 m

Liftstüble

Einhornbahn II

VANDANS

654 m

Restaurant

Tourismusinformation Alpengasthaus Unicorn Rellseck

1483 m

Museum

LÜNERSEE

Außergolm

Zaluandaalpe

Platzis

Tschengla

Ill1200 ST. m ANTON

im Montafon

651 m

Rellstal

Totalphütte

2385 m

Saulakopf

2517m

Alpe Lün

Heinrich Hueter-

Hütte 1766 m

Legende

Rellsbach

Schesaplana

2965 m

Amatschonjoch


Hütte 1889 m

Douglass

Pflanzenwelten-Weg

Hütte 1976 m

Obere Brüggelealpe

Untere

Gulma

Brüggelealpe Melkboden 1800 m

Lünerseebahn

Zimba

2643 m

Alpengasthaus

Rellstal 1490 m

Brandner

Gletscher

Schattenlagant

Museum L188

LORÜNS

Schaubergwerk

583 m

Alfenz

Oberzalimkopf Windeckerspitz

2340 m 2331 m

Mannheimer Hütte

2679 m

Schattenlagant

Hütte


Palüdbahn

BRAND

1037 m


Wanderwege leicht

Wanderwege mittel

Fun & Action

Kabinenbahn

Gondelbahn

Sesselbahn

Buslinie

Bahnhof

Wanderbus

Parkplatz

Tourismusinformation

61


Kiosk

Aussichtspunkt

Kinderspielplatz

Europatreppe

Alvier

S16

Dorfbahn

BÜRSERBERG

890m

BÜRS

570m

BLUDENZ

588 m

Fundlkopf

2401 m

Glattjoch

2000 m

Palüdhütte

Tierwelten-Weg

Niggenkopf

Stüble

59

Alpe Parpfienz

Panoramabahn

Parpfienz

1390 m

Taleu

1746 m

Schesatobel

Muttersbergbahn

Tuklar

2318 m Tödi

Natursprünge-Weg

Burtschasattel

1680 m

Restaurant

Frööd

Fuchsbau

BRANDNERTAL

Alpilakopf

2156 m

Loischkopf

1860 m

Loischkopfbahn

Rufana Alp

58

Laz

MUTTERSBERG

Schille

2006

Einhornbahn II

Alpenga

Mutters

1979 m

BÜRSERBERG

Tschengla 890m

1200 m

Schaubergwerk

Alpe Latons


Kiosk

Aussichtspunkt

Themenweg

Waldrutschenpark

Alpine-Coaster

Waldseilpark

hütte

5 m

sthof

berg

kopf

Restaurant

Unicorn

A14

Schesaplana

Windeckerspitz Paragleit Start- & Landeplatz

2965 m Oberzalimkopf

2331 m Fundlkopf

2340 m

Tuklar Elser Alp

Brandner

2401 m

Mannheimer Hütte Bikepark

23181590 m mTödi

Gletscher

park

2679 m

Hoher Fraßen

Glattjoch

Amatschonjoch

Mountaincart/Funsportgeräte

1979 m

2000 m


Fraßen

Hütte 1889 m

Douglass Hütte

Tennis

Pflanzenwelten-Weg

Hütte 1976 m

Obere Brüggelealpe

Untere

Golf

Gulma Alpe Parpfienz

Lüner

59

BÜRS

570m

BLUDENZ

588 m

GARGELLEN

gargellen.at

Muttersbergbahn

Kinderspielplatz

ERLEBNISBERG GOLM

Europatreppe golm.at

58

Themenweg

Waldrutschenpark

Alpine-Coaster

Laz

A14

Alpengasthof

Muttersberg

1979 m

Hoher Fraßen

1979 m

Fraßen

Hütte

Waldseilpark (Forest Rope Park)

Waldseilpark

Flying fox

Flying-Fox

Climbing

Klettern

LÜNERSEE

luenersee.at

Paragliding: takeoff and landing site

Mountain cart/recreation equipment

Alpilakopf

2156 m

Flying-Fox

Klettern

Paragleit Start- & Landeplatz

Bikepark

Mountaincart/Funsportgeräte

Tennis

Golf

Tennis

Golf

Open air pool

Freibad

Ski jump centre

Schanzenzentrum

Schillerkopf

2006 m

Aktivpark Mondspitze

1967 m

BRANDNERTAL

brandnertal.at

Legende

Summer cableway operations


Winter cableway operations


Hiking trails, easy

Wanderwege leicht

Hiking trails, moderate

Wanderwege mittel

Fun and action

Fun & Action

Kabinenbahn

Gondelbahn

Sesselbahn

MUTTERSBERG

muttersberg.at

MY MONTAFON MAGAZINE

Mein Montafon Bergerlebnisse Gastgeber Service Magazin

MY

MONTAFON

MAGAZINE

You’re probably asking yourself

right now what to expect from

the “My Montafon magazine”. No

need to worry. We are not going to

inundate you with numbers, dates and facts.

On the contrary. We’d like to offer you a personal

insight into our lives here in the Montafon

with a wide variety of articles (only available

in German language). We’ll take you

with us on our favourite tours, inform you

about exciting projects and tell you the stories

that the Montafon has in store for you.

Real and authentic.

86 87

SPORTING

ADVENTURES

An unforgettable event on

Vorarlberg’s highest mountain

PIZ BUIN ASCENT

WE WISH YOU

A LOT OF FUN

MONTAFON | SPORTING ADVENTURES | DECELERATING ACTIVITIES | HARDWORKING MOMENTS | MONTAFON | CULINARY SPECIALITIES READING! | SPORTING ADVENTU

DECELERATING ACTIVITIES | CULINARY SPECIALITIES | MONTAFON | SPORTING ADVENTURES | TRADITIONAL HAPPENINGS | HARDWORKING MOMENTS | DEC

Author: Franziska

“My first climbing attempts on the ice”

Author: Karin

“Snowboard World(cup) in a crystal ball“

Authors: Christiane and Moritz

Author: Katrin

“Walter, the solstice bonfire man“

“You can’t learn how to make Sura Kees, you have to experience it“

Author: Daniela

Author: Andreas

“Summit ascent in the Rätikon“

Author: Victoria

“The Montafon is ‘alive‘ “

Author: Michael

“Advent in the Montafon“

“Legend hiking trail from Kristberg to Silbertal“

Author: Annika

“Mushroom hike on the Kristberg in the Montafon”

More articles on montafon.at/de/Magazin

LEGAL NOTICE

Montafon Tourismus GmbH: 6780 Schruns, Vorarlberg, Austria, T. +43 50 6686, info@montafon.at, montafon.at Design/editorial/text/content: Montafon Tourism GmbH

Printing: Lustenau Druckerei, Austria – Printed climate-neutrally in Vorarlberg Photo credits: Montafon Tourismus GmbH – Stefan Kothner, Andreas Haller, Mathias Fend, Philipp Schilcher,

Patrick Säly, Daniel Zangerl, Dietmar Denger, Packyourthingsandtravel, WOM-Medien, Philipp Steurer, Alexander Kaiser; Erlebnisberg Golm; Montafonerbahn Aktiengesellschaft GmbH;

Bernhard Huber; Montafoner Museen – Walter Kegele, Christoph Schöch; Vorarlberger Landesbibliothek, Land Vorarlberg, Haas Friedl (2001): Das Montafonerhaus und sein Stall,

In Heimatschutzverein Montafon (Hrsg.), Montafoner Schriftenreihe 3; p. 21, p. 28, p. 31, p. 47, p. 75; Bludenz: Schuricht

Grüaß Di

im Muntafu!


Allow us to introduce ourselves briefly:

Those of us who live in the Montafon are generally

straightforward and appreciative of every single guest.

We are true to ourselves and live out our convictions.

That’s what real closeness is. That’s what defines personal

relationships in the Montafon. A symbolic sign of this is

the informal yet respectful form of address (DU), which is

keenly adopted by many people.

Montafon_Sommer_2021_EN

Create successful ePaper yourself

Delete template?

Save as template?