Wirtatobel Waterfall Trail – Hirschberg Summit and Chapel loop from Langen bei Bregenz
Wirtatobel Waterfall Trail – Hirschberg Summit and Chapel loop from Langen bei Bregenz
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Wirtatobel Waterfall Trail – Hirschberg Summit and Chapel loop from Langen bei Bregenz
04:02
13.2km
480m
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Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: August 20, 2026
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Start point
Bus stop
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3.26 km
Waterfall in the Bregenzerwald Forest
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4.43 km
Waterfall and Wooden Bridge in the Forest
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4.69 km
Wildtobel Waterfall
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Waterfall
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Wirtatobelbach Waterfall
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5.61 km
Wirtatobel Waterfall Trail
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Beautiful path along the creek past many small and large waterfalls. The path is easy to walk on and not demanding. It's not a steep uphill climb and there …
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8.65 km
Old Hut Hirschberg
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9.08 km
Hirschberg Summit and Chapel
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13.2 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
7.45 km
4.48 km
707 m
467 m
< 100 m
Surfaces
6.28 km
4.58 km
760 m
719 m
673 m
140 m
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Hirschberg in Langen near Bregenz
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hirschberg_(Langen_bei_Bregenz)
Then it went back via Ahornach, Geserberg, tunnels to the starting point
the paths were partly very icy but easy to walk on
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start: Wirtatobel bus stop with Andi
via Wirtatobelstraße, which is partly covered in snow and ice, with a detour to the
"Waterfalls" from Rickenbach 🙂 😮 incredibly beautiful with the ice 😍
further along the road to
"Seppele's Cross"
now follow the goods road to the right
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‼️Wirtatobel Street is closed to multi-lane vehicles (road has slipped, no problem for pedestrians and bikers)‼️
yes, then park and walk along Wirtatobel Straße
"Seppele's Cross"
Right over the goods path to the Hirschberg Alpe up to the chapel and you've almost reached the summit
"Hirschberg ✞"
It is designated as a nature reserve …
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start: 🚍 H - Wirtatobel, a short distance towards Fluh...
right of the Wirtatobel road (public service road)
with a detour to the
"Rickenbach Waterfall" 🌊
There's a rope 🪢 on the descent/ascent to hold on to; it can be slippery in wet conditions. Enjoy and then back up again - I found my way through …
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In the rustic Wirtatobel uphill on long forest roads along the Rickenbach. With 2 detours to the waterfall (access via a rope-secured path, and you can easily walk through the back of the waterfall) and to an old dam with a LostPlace character. Up to the Hirschbergalpe then on steep, rooty trails.
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It's really cool that he's even taking over the tour planning in Austria 🇦🇹.
We started through the Wirtstobel and our first highlight was the Rickenbach waterfalls.
These are worth a detour at any time 🤩
I was there with Birgit in the winter when they were completely frozen …
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