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Lingenau | Through the Subersach gorge

Blick auf Lingenau

Photo: Tanja Steurer - Lingenau Tourismus

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Difficulty: leicht
Distance: 7.63 km
Ascent: 265 m
Descent: 265 m
Duration: 2.8 h
Deepest point: 538 m
Highest point: 734 m
Condition:

  • Höhenprofil

    Tour from Lingenau to the Gschwendtobel, where a wooden bridge, the "Gschwendtobel bridge" crosses the Subersach river.

    The tour starts in Lingenau with a descent to the Gschwendtobel. On the “Gschwendtobelbridge”, which was planned by Alois Negrelli, you cross the Subersach. Following the ascent, you reach Großdorf, from where you hike back down into the gorge to the Drahtsteg. This is a wire bridge, which was in former times the only connections between Lingenau and Egg.

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    Presented by: Bregenzerwald
    Author: Elisabeth Schneider

  • Difficulty: leicht
    Condition:

    		Altitude: 734 m 538 m Best season:
    JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN
    JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
    Safety instructions:

    Safety instructions EMERGENCY CALL:
    140 Alpine emergency Austria
    144 Alpine emergency Vorarlberg
    112 Euro-emergency call

    www.vorarlberg.travel/sicherheitstipps
    Equipment:
    • Sturdy, well-soled shoes
    • Raincoat
    • Food and drink
    • Sun screen and sun glasses
    • Current local weather information

  • Directions

    The first descent is to the Gschwendtobel, where a wooden bridge planned in the 1830s by Alois Negrelli crosses the Subersach. Following the ascent, you reach Großdorf, from where you hike back down into the gorge. This time, you cross a wire bridge which was the only connection between Lingenau and Egg until the19th century.

    Start Lingenau center of village
    Coordinates:
    Geogr. 47.450264 N 9.920202 E
    Destination Lingenau center of village

    Waypoints

  • Public transportation:

    www.vmobil.at

    Approach:

    From Germany: Motorway Lindau – Pfänder Tunnel – exit Dornbirn Nord (toll sticker required) – Bregenzerwald – Alberschwende – Lingenau;

    OR Motorway Kempten – Immenstadt – Oberstaufen – Ach – Riefensberg – Krumbach – Lingenau

    From Switzerland: Motorway St. Gallen – St. Margrethen/Au – Lustenau – Dornbirn – Bregenzerwald – Alberschwende – Lingenau


    Route Planner

    Park:

    Village center Lingenau