Fellimännle summit trail

On the A14 take the Bludenz/Montafon highway exit and follow the L188 into Montafon. After you have crossed the railway line, turn left at the next junction. Now follow the road to the roundabout. From here follow the signs to Silbertal until the parking lot opposite the Kristbergbahn.

Just leave your car standing

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

Bus stop at the start/finish of the route: Silbertal Kristbergbahn / line 680

Timetable: www.vmobil.at

Arrival by train to Montafon

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

Timetable: www.oebb.at

A parking lot is located at the valley station of the Kristbergbahn in Silbertal (paid)

Kristbergbahn mountain station - Kneipp facility Siebenbrünnele - Wildried - Lobsteg - Gretschersee - Fellimännle summit - Upper Gaflunaalpe - Lower Gaflunaalpe - return by hiking bus

The first altitude meters are covered by the Kristbergbahn. The hike starts at the mountain station of the Kristbergbahn and leads along the wide hiking trail downstream through the Kneipp facility Siebenbrünnele to the raised bog Wildried. With slight uphill and downhill you can easily warm up until you reach your pace. From Wildried it goes down to Lobsteg. There you cross the Burtschabach and on the other side of the valley you hike uphill. Keep direction Gretschalpe and the Fellimännle summit. The signpost shows 1 1/4 hours to Gretschalpe. From Gretschalpe you reach Gretschersee after another 30 minutes. You continue hiking on the path towards Gaflunaalpe. It goes further uphill. After another 30 minutes you reach the junction where it branches off to the summit. It is worth climbing the summit. The return is via the same way to the junction. The descent begins and you reach the Upper Gaflunaalpe, which invites to a stop. The traditional "Sura Kees" is a special delicacy produced in the high summer months on the alpine pastures in Montafon. After a refreshment you continue hiking downhill to the Lower Gaflunaalpe. It goes a little further downstream towards Silbertal. At the beginning of the forest area you reach the stop for the Silbertal hiking bus, which takes you back to the town center of Silbertal.

good, ankle-high mountain shoes with a good tread, take sufficient food and drinks, hiking poles are recommended

Silbertal hiking bus:

The Silbertal hiking bus runs from mid-June to mid-September every Tuesday & Friday from the Silbertal fire station to the Lower Gaflunaalpe. A prior registration by 5 p.m. on the previous day at the Silbertal tourism office, tel. +43 50 6686 230, is absolutely necessary. The hiking bus is not included in the Montafon-Brandnertal Card multi-day summer or season ticket.

More information can be found at

Hiking bus stop near the Lower Gaflunaalpe

Silbertal, Kristbergbahn mountain station

EN NOTRUF:

EN 140 - Alpine Notfälle österreichweit 

EN 144 - Alpine Notfälle Vorarlberg 

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