Tour description
The path is a unique raised bog landscape with dwarf pine bog forests, the extremely rare blanket bog, and the centerpiece, the Wiegensee. From the mountain station of the Tafamuntbahn, it goes sunny with a magnificent view of the peaks of the Silvretta up to the Wiegensee and through the wide Verbellatal, forests, and over the Ganifer back to Partenen.
The Wiegensee is located in a protected raised bog landscape and is a product of the post-glacial period. The view of the opposite Silvretta mountains is overwhelming. The Kops reservoir with its curved dam wall is a successful connection between nature and technology.
Due to the high altitude, quite high precipitation, and a water-retentive subsoil, a very diverse moor landscape has developed on the “Wiege” at the foot of the Versalspitze. Amid peat moss-rich dwarf pine bog forests, one of the few blanket bogs in Austria can be found here. This type of bog only forms under particularly wet conditions and is extremely rare in Central Europe. The centerpiece of the area is undoubtedly the Wiegensee. Idyllically embedded in a trough or “cradle” running from east to west, the Wiegensee is one of the oldest reservoirs in the Montafon. However, the lake was not dammed by humans but rather by so-called floating mats, which are located at the edges of the lake. These are plant layers that grow from the shore over the water, and at first glance, are not distinguishable from solid shore. When weight is applied, the apparent ground gives way and begins to oscillate. Damage to this extremely fragile plant layer would be fatal to the survival of this unique natural jewel.
