Winter Hiking & Snowshoe Tour "Palüd - Niggenkopf" | Brand

Moderate

closed

Refreshments

Forest

Panoramic

Cable car ascent/descent

There and back

Snowshoes

A combination of winter and snowshoe hike from Palüd up to Niggenkopf.

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01:30 h duration

2,94 km Length

1667 m Highest point

1590 m Lowest point

148 m Ascent

148 m Descent

Condition

Difficulty

Result

Landscape

Tour description

This tour starts at the mountain station of the Palüdbahn in Brand. From here, the first section of the trail leads up to the Palüdhütte via a narrow, prepared winter hiking trail. From there you have the option of continuing on snowshoes through the forest in the direction of Niggenkopf / Niggenkopf Terrasse. The last stretch to the Niggenkopf Terrasse is again on a prepared path. The way back is the same. The descent is by the Palüdbahn cable car.

Bus line 580, stop "Palüdbahn"

Timetable request online at www.vmobil.at

Palüd cable car, Brand

Palüdbahn valley station - ascent with Palüdbahn - Palüdbahn mountain station - winter hiking trail - Palüdhütte - snowshoe trail - Niggenkopf terrace - same way 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 or snowshoe trails may have to be closed due to avalanche danger. Changes may occur depending on snow and weather conditions. These are constantly updated and can be accessed via these links:

www.brandnertal.at/schneebericht

www.vorarlberg.at/lawine

Sturdy shoes and snowshoes, warm clothing, sun protection, hiking poles and an avalanche transceiver are recommended. Mobile phone in case of emergency.

Palüd cable car mountain station, Brand

NOTRUF:

140 - Alpine Notfälle österreichweit

144 - Alpine Notfälle Vorarlberg

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

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

Characteristics

Tour type Snowshoes

Difficulty Moderate

Elevation profile

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