Top 18 Mountain Passes around Ludesch

Transition from the Walgau to the large Walsertal valley. Waypoint between Hoher Fraßen (Rapenschrofenweg) to the west, Breithorn and Els Alpe to the east.

Very nice viewpoint, great panorama.

From here you can walk to the top of the moon (45 min.)

You definitely won't be lacking in places to take a break on your hike. Since summer 2022 there has been a new alpine hut directly on the Tiefenseesattel https://clusterrush.io

The alp was reopened in 2022 and now invites you to take a relaxing break.

Passo Faschina 1486 m The Faschinajoch is a mountain pass in the Alps (Eastern Alps, Northern Limestone Alps) at 1486 m above sea level. It connects the valley of the Bregenzer Ach (Bregenzer Wald) near Damüls with the valley of the Lutz (Großes Walsertal) near Faschina. The well-developed Faschina Straße (formerly Bundesstraße 193, now L 193) leads over the pass. The eastern part of the route is very popular with motorcyclists. The Faschinajoch got its name from 'Fassia', which means 'a strip of meadow'. It was first mentioned in a document as 'Vaschin' in 1482. At that time, most of the pastures on the crossing were already in use; It is reported from later years that there was a house at the top of the pass, which was constantly occupied not only in summer but also in winter. A small chapel dedicated to Holy Mother Anna was also attached to this house. Text/Source: Wikipedia https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faschinajoch

Tiefensee-Klesi Alp (Municipality of Eschen, Gamprin, Ruggell) Alp east of the Hoher Frassen on the slope northeast of the Klesigrat in the Marultal (Grosses Walsertal), municipality of Nüziders (Vorarlberg), approx. 1300 - 1950 m above sea level, total area 176.2 hectares, of which 81.9 hectares are forest and 59 hectares are productive Pasture area. Tiefensee-Klesi is owned by a Liechtenstein cooperative (14 members in 2007); According to the statutes, only farmers living in Eschen, Gamprin or Ruggell can acquire the 34 grazing rights. The alp, first mentioned in documents around 1640, includes the Unteralp Tiefensee (shepherd's hut with stable, 1457 m above sea level, hunting hut) and the Oberalp Klesi (alpine building with stable, 1765 m above sea level). After the Eschner families Strub and Marxer acquired grazing rights in 1821, a large number of grazing rights on Tiefensee-Klesi were repeatedly owned by farmers from the Liechtenstein lowlands. In 1890, “the Alpelin ob Tiefensee” belonged to Josef Büchel (Ruggell), Lorenz Kind (Bendern) and Josef Batliner (Eschen). In 1907 (28 grazing rights) and 1913 (six grazing rights), the alp became the property of today's cooperative, which was only legally founded in 1981. Until around 1940 Kuhalp, since then Galtalp. Since 1997, the maximum limit has been set at 45 livestock units. In 2007, 69 Ash and Ruggell cattle were summered on Tiefensee-Klesi. The Alpine hunting grounds are leased out. The wood stock is the property of the municipality of Nüziders, but the alp has the right to purchase wood for its own use. Text / Source: Historical Lexicon - Author: Johann Oehry https://historical-lexikon.li/Tiefensee-Klesi

Key historical data When did the Alp become Liechtenstein property? Summary from the Eintracht magazine. According to tradition, the Alpe belonged to Unterländer as early as 1826. After that, buying and selling took place. What is certain is that a document was drawn up on November 15, 1867 and signed by the land burden replacement and state regulatory commission and the cooperative's representatives. However, a few years later the Alprechte were sold. At the turn of the century, the lack of alpine pasture opportunities in the Lower Countries became more and more acute. Seven farmers (Lorenz Kind, Johann Hasler and Wilhelm Altenöder von Bendern; Josef Büchel and Fridolin Marxer von Ruggell; Franz Josef Batliner and Jakob Batliner von Eschen) bought Alpe Tiefensee in 1907. Since then, the Alp has been continuously owned by the Alpine Cooperative. Today the alpine cooperative has 16 members Text / Source: Basic paper on the situation in the Liechtenstein Alps https://www.llv.li/files/au/beilage-2-bericht-der-arbeitsgruppe-basisnpapier-auslan.pdf