Bike & Hike via ferrata Madrisella from Alp Nova

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Mountaineering · Klettersteig

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04:50 h duration

6,95 km Length

2463 m Highest point

1736 m Lowest point

805 m Ascent

613 m Descent

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Result

Landscape

Tour description

Experience the Madrisella via ferrata, which takes you from the picturesque Alp Nova amid the Montafon mountain world on an exciting route. An ideal route for already more experienced via ferrata fans.

You can reach Alp Nova, the starting point of your route, comfortably by mountain bike. On site, you can safely park it at the Bike & Hike rack.

From here, a well-marked hiking trail leads through the Nova Valley up to the start of the Madrisella via ferrata. The route offers via ferrata enthusiasts everything the heart desires: exciting sections, airy ridge passages, and breathtaking panoramas. With a difficulty of C/D, the via ferrata is ideal for experienced via ferrata climbers who seek a challenging but not overwhelming route.

During the ascent, you have a fantastic view of the surrounding mountain world, including the peaks of the Silvretta and Rätikon groups. After the exit, the summit of Madrisella (2,466 m) invites you to a well-deserved break where you can fully enjoy the view.

The descent goes over the Matschuner Joch back to Alp Nova.

Bike from Gaschurn to Alp Nova - there you can park your bike at the Bike & Hike rack.

Bike and Hike parking lot Alp Nova (only during the alpine season)

From Alp Nova, you go through the Nova Valley. After about an hour at Lake Seressee, you can already see the signpost to the Madrisella via ferrata on the rock. Best put on your climbing harness and helmet now to avoid danger from falling rocks at the entry. Now turn left and follow the cairns up the approximately 15 to 20 minute climb to the entry.

As a warm-up, there is immediately an almost vertical wall where stability and arm strength are required. After a short break, you climb the next wall until a highlight of the via ferrata appears – a resting bench in the middle of the rock where you can comfortably catch your breath and enjoy the view. Use this break well because after a short descent follows the most demanding part – the 150 meter vertical. With several meters of space under your feet, you climb up this wall. Follow the short ridge and head into the last wall of the via ferrata. After the last strenuous part, there is a traversing path and the last meters almost vertical up to the exit. After about 2.5 to 3 hours, the Madrisella via ferrata is completed.

Already at the exit, you are rewarded with a beautiful view. But after another five minutes’ walk, you reach the summit of the 2,466 meter high Madrisella peak and enjoy a magnificent panoramic view. Additionally, you get a proud look down on the course of the via ferrata. Now follows the descent over the Matschuner Joch down and through the Nova Valley back to Alp Nova.

Complete climbing equipment (harness including via ferrata set, helmet and gloves) as well as proper footwear (sturdy ankle-high hiking boots with good tread) are absolutely necessary.

You should always carry a backpack with provisions, sun or rain protection, and a first aid kit.

Start your route well prepared with complete via ferrata equipment and enjoy Montafon hospitality at Alp Nova after your return.

Alp Nova

EN NOTRUF:

EN 140 - Alpine Notfälle österreichweit

EN 144 - Alpine Notfälle Vorarlberg

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

Characteristics

Tour type Mountaineering, Klettersteig

Difficulty Difficult

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