Winter hiking trail "Spielhahnweg" | Wald am Arlberg

Description

This winter hiking trail starts at the mountain station of the Sonnenkopf cable car and leads along the ski slope crossing the drag lift with a subsequent slight ascent to a flat high plateau. Continue in a westerly direction, partly along the northern edge of the terrain, to the western end point of the tour. Very sunny and extremely quiet area with numerous resting benches and wonderful views of the Lechtal Alps as well as the Walgau, the Klostertal and up to the Arlberg.

Approach

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Public transport

Bus line 720, stop "Sonnenkopfbahn"

Timetable information online at www.vmobil.at

Parking

Sonnenkopf cable car valley station, Wald am Arlberg

Directions

Sonnenkopf cable car valley station - ascent with the Sonnenkopf cable car - Sonnenkopf cable car mountain station - Spielhahn path - "Spielhahnplätzle" viewpoint - same route back.

Safety instructions

EMERGENCY CALL

140 Alpine emergencies Austria-wide
144 Alpine emergencies Vorarlberg
112 Euro-emergency call (works with any mobile phone/network)

www.alpenregion-vorarlberg.com/sicherheitstipps-winter

Due to weather conditions, the winter hiking trails may not be freshly groomed every day. Changes may occur depending on snow and weather conditions. These are constantly updated and can be found under these links:

www.vorarlberg-alpenregion.at/de/klostertal/winterbericht-klostertal.html

www.vorarlberg.at/lawine

Equipment

Sturdy shoes, warm clothing and walking sticks are recommended. Cell phone in case of emergency.

Tips

All winter hiking trails are equipped with cosy and wind-protected winter benches.

Destination

Sonnenkopf cable car mountain station, Wald am Arlberg

Starting Point

Sonnenkopf cable car mountain station, Wald am Arlberg

Sicherheitstipps für Winterwandern in Vorarlberg

NOTRUF:

140 - Alpine Notfälle österreichweit 

144 - Alpine Notfälle Vorarlberg 

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

Wetterbedingt kann es vorkommen, dass die Wanderwege nicht täglich frisch gespurt werden. Je nach Schnee- und Wetterverhältnissen kann es zu Änderungen kommen.