No​.​ 13: Rifabecken round ​(​classic & skating​)​

Starting Point
Rifa Climbing Garden parking lot, Gaschurn-Partenen

Directions
The trailhead for the Rifa Basin Loop is located at the Rifa Climbing Garden parking lot, in front of the Tschambreu Tunnel. From there, you’ll reach the Rifa retention basin and follow the cross-country ski trail along the dam around the basin. The loop then closes and leads back to the starting point at the Rifa Climbing Garden parking lot.

End Point
Rifa Climbing Garden Parking Lot, Gaschurn-Partenen

Please note: Depending on snow and weather conditions, the cross-country ski trail route and starting point may change on short notice.

The recommended starting point is the Rifa Climbing Garden parking lot in front of the Tschambreu Tunnel.

By public transportation:
The Montafon regional bus and the Montafonerbahn provide convenient and flexible travel throughout the valley. Trains and buses run regularly between the towns, every half hour or every hour, depending on the route. You can find suitable connections in the cleVVVer mobil schedule app. Bus stop for the start and end of the tour: Rifa.

By car:
Take the A14 to the Bludenz/Montafon exit. Then follow the Montafonerstraße L188 through the Montafon valley to Gaschurn-Partenen. Turn right before the Tschambreu Tunnel. Free parking is available at the Rifa Climbing Garden.

You’ll find restrooms at the Rifa Climbing Garden, and there are additional places to stop for refreshments in the surrounding areas of Gaschurn and Partenen.

You can use the cross-country ski trails in the Montafon for free. The Rifabecken Loop is lit until 10:00 p.m. Partial lighting allows you to use the trail until 12:30 a.m.

If you don’t have your own equipment, there are various places in the Montafon where you can rent winter sports gear.

The cross-country trails are groomed by the respective municipalities or mountain railways, depending on weather and snow conditions. Sufficient, settled snow cover is required for machine grooming. The current trail status is continuously updated by the responsible staff on site.

Along the cross-country ski trail, information panels provide details about the energy industry and the Illwerke vkw power plants in the Montafon.

The Rifabecken Loop is part of the larger Trantrauas Loop and can be connected to other cross-country trails in the valley.

NOTRUF:

140 - Alpine Notfälle österreichweit 

144 - Alpine Notfälle Vorarlberg 

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

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