Gerenspitze, 1.871 m | St. Gerold

Moderate
Bergtour
06:30 h duration
17,0 km Length
1902 m Highest point
906 m Lowest point
1003 m Ascent
1003 m Descent
Condition
Difficulty
Result
Landscape

Tour description

Beautiful hike via the Plansott Alpe to the Gerenspitze and back via the Gaßner Alpe with fabulous views of the Großes Walsertal biosphere reserve.
Description

From St. Gerold, the first part of the tour leads along the road up to the Plankenberg. From there, follow the road for a while until a footpath branches off to the Plansott Alpe. At the Plansott Alpe, the trail now leads over Schäfis up to the 1,871 m high Gerenspitze. The trail leads back along the Walser ridge for a while before descending to the Gaßner Alpe. From the Gaßner Alpe, you return to St. Gerold via the Gaßnerberg.

Approach

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Public transport

Bus line 570, bus stop "St. Gerold Gemeindeamt"

Timetable enquiry online at www.vmobil.at

Parking

Public parking lot in St. Gerold

Directions

St. Gerold - Plankenberg - Plansott Alpe - Schäfis - Gerenspitze, 1,871 m - Walserkamm - Gaßner Alpe - Gaßnerberg - St. Gerold

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-wandern

Equipment

Ankle-high hiking boots with treaded soles, sun and rain protection, snack, filled water bottle and first aid equipment, possibly hiking poles. Mobile phone for emergencies.

Sicherheitstipps für Wandern in Vorarlberg

EN NOTRUF:

EN 140 - Alpine Notfälle österreichweit 

EN 144 - Alpine Notfälle Vorarlberg 

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

Characteristics
Tour type Bergtour
Difficulty Moderate
Elevation profile
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