Furkla high altitude hiking trail | Bürserberg

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.

Approach

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Public transport

Bus line 580, stop "Dorfbahn"

Timetable information online at www.vmobil.at

Parking

Dorfbahn cable car valley station, Brand

Directions

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

Safety instructions

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

Equipment

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

Tips

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

Destination

Panoramic cable car mountain station, Bürserberg

Starting Point

Panoramic cable car mountain station, Bürserberg

Sicherheitstipps für Winterwandern in Vorarlberg

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.