Furkla high altitude hiking trail | Bürserberg

Moderate

closed

Refreshments

Panoramic

There and back

Groomed snow surface

Winter hiking

The Furkla high-altitude hiking trail offers a magnificent view of the Rätikon mountains with the Schesaplana and the Zimba. The 10 kilometres take you leisurely uphill and downhill to Furkla Alpe and back again from there.

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03:00 h duration

10,2 km Length

1676 m Highest point

1610 m Lowest point

131 m Ascent

104 m Descent

Condition

Difficulty

Result

Landscape

Tour description

From the mountain station of the Panorama cable car, the winter hiking trail leads gently uphill to the Parpfienzsattel. From there with a slight downward slope and slight upward slope via the high trail to the Furkla Alpe. Return via the same path.

Bus line 580, stop "Dorfbahn"

Timetable information online at www.vmobil.at

Dorfbahn cable car valley station, Brand

Dorfbahn valley station, Brand - ascent with the Dorf- and Panoramabahn cable car - Panoramabahn mountain station, Bürserberg - Parpfienzsattel - Furkla high-altitude trail - Furkla Alpe - optional Garsellijoch - same route back

EMERGENCY CALL
140 Alpine emergencies Austria-wide
144 Alpine emergencies Vorarlberg
112 Euro-emergency call (works with any mobile phone/network)

www.alpenregion-vorarlberg.com/sicherheitstipps-winter

Due to weather conditions, the winter hiking trails may not be freshly groomed every day. Changes may occur depending on snow and weather conditions. These are constantly updated and can be found under these links:

www.brandnertal.at/schneebericht

www.vorarlberg.at/lawine

Sturdy shoes, warm clothing and walking sticks are recommended. Cell phone in case of emergency.

Additional 20-minute walk from the Furkla Alpe to the Garsellijoch viewpoint - fabulous views of the surrounding mountains.

Panoramic cable car mountain station, Bürserberg

NOTRUF:

140 - Alpine Notfälle österreichweit

144 - Alpine Notfälle Vorarlberg

112 - Euro-Notruf (funktioniert mit jedem Handy/Netz)

Wetterbedingt kann es vorkommen, dass die Wanderwege nicht täglich frisch gespurt werden. Je nach Schnee- und Wetterverhältnissen kann es zu Änderungen kommen.

Characteristics

Tour type Winter hiking

Difficulty Moderate

Elevation profile

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