Winter hiking trail to Galtür

Approach

Drive on the A14 to the Bludenz/Montafon exit and continue on the Montafonerstraße L188 to Partenen.

Public transport

Just leave your car parked

The regional buses operate throughout Montafon. The main lines run every half hour from Schruns station.

Bus stop at the start/finish of the route: Partenen Bergbahnen / Line 650

Continue with the Vermuntbahn and tunnel bus and you reach Silvretta-Bielerhöhe with the Silvretta lake.

Timetable: www.vmobil.at

Travel by train to Montafon

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

Timetable: www.oebb.at

Parking

Parking is available at the valley station of the Vermuntbahn in Partenen.

Directions

This moderate path runs parallel to the cross-country ski trail down to Wirl/Galtür. At the pass height, you cross the border to Tyrol and hike through the Kleinvermunt valley to Wirl/Galtür. For the descent to Wirl/Galtür, you need about 2 hours. For the return trip on the same path, you should allow significantly more time.

Equipment

Weather-appropriate clothing

Sturdy footwear with good tread sole

Enough to drink, a snack as needed

Tips

Important note:

Last valley ride with the tunnel bus at 4:00 p.m. from the Piz Buin mountain inn on the Silvretta-Bielerhöhe. I recommend allowing enough time for the hike.

Destination

Silvretta-Bielerhöhe, Piz Buin mountain inn

Starting Point

Silvretta-Bielerhöhe, Piz Buin mountain inn

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.