Gauertal AlpkulTour

THE ARTISTICALLY DESIGNED THEMED TRAIL HAS UNEXPECTED INSIGHTS IN STORE. STORIES FROM THE MONTAFON AND ALP CULTURE ARE TOLD BY SCULPTURES, QR CODES AND MONTAFON ORIGINALS.

Grüneck mountain terminal (1890 m) – Obere Latschätzalpe – Obere Sporaalpe – Lindauer Hütte – Untere Sporaalpe – Untere Latschätzalpe – Wachters Dieja – middle terminal Matschwitz

THE ALPINE CULTURE STATIONSAt 13 stations along the trail, figures created by the Montafon artist Roland Haas prompt visitors to marvel, wonder and reflect on life and work in the high alps. The trail starts at the ‘gateway’, two frames of a building in traditional timber design. Further along you come across the ‘myth tree’, a spruce turned upside down, whose roots tower into the sky, as if connecting this world with the ‘other world.’ A red arrow points to water, and another to a building literally swallowed up by a forest. The ‘stands’ invite visitors to sit down and take in the vistas of the Gauertal valley. The ‘avalanche barrier’ draws attention to the hazards of alpine regions. It is the only sculpture not made of spruce wood, but – like real-life avalanche barriers – of extremely hard, durable locust tree wood. Finally, the ‘antler tree’ exemplifies the close yet not always smooth relationship between hunters and alpine farmers.

Presented by: Montafon
Author: Hanna Burger