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Educational cheese trail along the Pfänder ridge

Startpunkt in Eichenberg
Tafel 1
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Tafel 5
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Tafel 7 und 8
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Difficulty: leicht
Distance: 5.36 km
Ascent: 300 m
Descent: 200 m
Duration: 1.5 h
Deepest point: 793 m
Highest point: 1064 m
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  • Höhenprofil

    The Josef Rupp Cheese Hiking Trail runs for more than eight kilometres between meadows and forests and presents magnificent views of Lake Constance.Part of the route has been laid out as an educational trail. A total of 15 illustrated boards provide interesting facts to hikers about the history and production of cheese in Vorarlberg while pointing out unique aspects of the landscape and the efforts to preserve it. The boards also explain how farmers and alpine dairies, restaurateurs and retailers are working together

    The Josef Rupp Cheese Hiking Trail runs for more than eight kilometres between meadows and forests and presents magnificent views of Lake Constance.Part of the route has been laid out as an educational trail. A total of 15 illustrated boards provide interesting facts to hikers about the history and production of cheese in Vorarlberg while pointing out unique aspects of the landscape and the efforts to preserve it. The boards also explain how farmers and alpine dairies, restaurateurs and retailers are working together

    Presented by: Bodensee-Vorarlberg Tourismus GmbH
    Author: Bodensee-Vorarlberg Tourismus

  • Difficulty: leicht
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    Altitude: 1064 m 793 m Best season:
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    The whole family can walk this trail. Also suitable for prams, if steep passages are not a deterrent.

  • Directions

    Walking time:

    Educational cheese trail: around 90 min. walking time

    Starting the educational cheese trail:

    From the Pfänderbahn mountain station Board 4: around 20 min. walking time

    From Eichenberg village car park Board 1: around 10 min. walking time

    From Eichenberg Lutzenreute Board 15: around 5 min. walking time

    From Möggers parking lot Board 15: around 60 min. walking time

    Start Eichenberg Dorf
    Coordinates:
    Geogr. 47.534962 N 9.778573 E
    Destination Eichenberg Lutzenreute

    Waypoints

  • Public transportation:

    By bus from Lochau to Eichenberg Dorf (village) or Eichenberg Lutzenreute.

    With the Pfänderbahn cable car – walking time from the mountain station to Board 4: around 20 min.

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