Schwarzwasserbach Waterfall – Gottesacker Scharte loop from Kleinwalsertal

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Schwarzwasserbach Waterfall – Gottesacker Scharte loop from Kleinwalsertal

Hard

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Schwarzwasserbach Waterfall – Gottesacker Scharte loop from Kleinwalsertal

02:39

15.1km

900m

Running

Hard run. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 30, 2026

Tips

Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 1.68 km for 1.40 km

Discouraged: • December 1-April 30 (otherwise open)

After 10.2 km for 513 m

Discouraged: • December-May (otherwise open)

After 10.9 km for 778 m

Closed: • December 1-May 15 (otherwise open)

After 11.7 km for 356 m

Discouraged: • December-May (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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761 m

Schwarzwasserbach Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Very impressive waterfall with several cascades and about ten meters high.

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1.01 km

Heuberg Cross-Country Ski Trails

Highlight • Trail

In winter there are beautiful cross-country ski trails here and the view to the west is a delight.

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3.05 km

Europaschutzgebiet Ifen

Nature Reserve

3.38 km

Prehistoric fireplace

Archaeological Site

5.77 km

Gottesackeralpe

Ruins

6.61 km

The 1,967 m high Gottesackerscharte ridge is a small pass between the Torkopfscharte ridge and the Gottesacker plateau.

While taking a break, you can enjoy a beautiful view over the impressive Gottesacker plateau and the Hoher Ifen mountain.

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9.81 km

Hölloch Cave Entrance

Highlight • Cave

The Hölloch is the 77 m deep entrance shaft into a 12,900 m long karst cave. It is not developed for tourism. From above, you can look a few meters …

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14.2 km

Natural Bridge Over the Schwarzwasserbach

Highlight • Natural Monument

A ladder leads down to the natural bridge that leads over the Schwarzwasserbach. At times the Schwarzwasserbach is completely dry, so you can explore the stream bed in this area on foot.

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14.9 km

Historic Cheese Kettle of Alpe Melköde

Highlight • Monument

Dairy boiler from 1914 with a capacity of 600 liters of milk. From this, 55 kilograms of mountain cheese and six kilograms of alpine butter were obtained. The boiler was used in this way until the 1950s.

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