Trekking in the Biosphere Reserve Großes Walsertal
Step by Step in the Rythm with Nature
The other way to travel. Get to know the natural and cultural landscape in a decelerated way. Get into conversation with the people on the way, take a break where it pleases and get involved in something new.
"Der Große Walserweg"
On old mule tracks via alpine passes in 29 daily stages from Zermatt to Mittelberg in the Kleinwalsertal. Stage 27 and 28 lead through Großes Walsertal.
Via the Muttersberg (1,402m) - reachable by the Muttersberg cable car - and the Tiefenseesattel (1,562m) you reach Fuchswald (1,145m). Continue on to Oberpartnomalpe (1.679m) and down to Stein (1.306m) - where you can comfortably hover over the valley on the gondola lift of the cable cars. The day's destination is the municipality of Sonntag (888m).
From Sonntag walk to Buchboden and over the Oberüberlutalpe (1.585m) to the Schadonapass (1.840m) where the Biberacher Hütte (1.846m) is located.
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Book-Tip: Walserweg Vorarlberg
The official hiking and culture guide about the Walserweg
In 25 stages from Brandnertal Triesenberg to Laterns and Damüls, in the Großen and Kleinen Walsertal and on the Tannberg in the Silbertal to Galtür. A hiking and culture guide from the Vorarlberger Walservereinigung. (Author: Stefan Heim)
"Via Alpina"
A journey of discovery on 161 stages, more than a whole hiking season through eight countries: Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, France, Monaco.
The Rote Weg is a connecting route between the eight Alpine states. It crosses several times the main Alpine ridge to connect Trieste with Monaco via Bavaria and Liechtenstein. It leads through the Lechquellengebirge, past the Biberacher Hütte through the Große Walsertal.
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"Weitwanderweg 01/E4"
An interesting leg of the European long-distance trail leads from Faschina over the high scissors to the Biberacher hut. - The trail section bears the route number 601.
We recommend to choose the way over Sonntag - Buchboden - Biberacherhütte.