Whitewater Schlosswand Vandans

Moderate
Rundtour
Hiking · Round trip
02:00 h duration
6,04 km Length
950 m Highest point
646 m Lowest point
304 m Ascent
304 m Descent
Condition
Difficulty
Result
Landscape

Tour description

A hike to the foot of the imposing Vandanser Steinwand and the remains of the legendary Valkastiel castle ruins.
Approach

Take the A14 to the Bludenz/Montafon exit and continue on Montafonerstraße L188 towards Schruns. Turn right towards Vandans at the signage.

Public transport

Just leave your car parked

Country buses run throughout the Montafon. The main lines run every half hour from Schruns station.

Bus stop at the start/end of the route: Vandans center / S4 (Montafonerbahn), line 621, line 623, line 641

Timetable: www.vmobil.at

Arrival by train to Montafon

From Bludenz station, the Montafonerbahn runs hourly (partly every half hour). There are also direct connections from Lindau (D) and from Bregenz.

Timetable: www.oebb.at

Parking

You can park directly at the municipality office or the parish church of Vandans.

Directions

Vandans municipal office - Sport and Fashion Wilhlmer - Fitness course I - Gemsle - Alma - Scheibenkopf - Quarry - Schlosswand (Valkastiel) Quarry - Balzerstraße - Fitness course II - Vandans municipal office

Equipment

Hiking boots with a good tread (ankle-high shoe) and hiking poles.

Tips

The revived forest playground Gemsle is especially inviting for families to linger there.

Destination

Vandans community center

Starting Point

Vandans community center

Sicherheitstipps für Wandern in Vorarlberg

EN NOTRUF:

EN 140 - Alpine Notfälle österreichweit 

EN 144 - Alpine Notfälle Vorarlberg 

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

Characteristics
Tour type Hiking, Round trip
Difficulty Moderate
Elevation profile
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