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Stream at the spring tufa – Hidden Lourdes Grotto loop from Lingenau

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Stream at the spring tufa – Hidden Lourdes Grotto loop from Lingenau

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Stream at the spring tufa – Hidden Lourdes Grotto loop from Lingenau

01:01

3.09km

120m

Hiking

Hard hike. Great for any fitness level. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 22, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 1.43 km for 214 m

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Start point

Bus stop

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52 m

Hiking car park Quelltuff Nature Trail

Highlight • Parking

Well-located hiking parking lot for hikes to the nearby tuff spring.

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367 m

Artfully designed garden on the trail to Quelltuff Lingenau

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Lovingly designed garden on the hiking trail to the Lingenau tuff spring. 🥰

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964 m

Wooden Walkways at Quelltuff Lingenau

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful wooden walkways through the Lingenau spring tuff. Caution: slippery when wet.

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1.24 km

Stream at the spring tufa

Highlight • Natural Monument

A particularly beautiful natural monument is the tufa slope in Lingenau. It is one of the most magnificent travertine formations in Europe north of the Alps and thus one of the most outstanding geological features in Vorarlberg.

Here, spring water plunges over a roughly 40-meter-high escarpment, approximately 30 meters wide, into the Subersach Gorge. The conglomerate outcrop, visible in some places, is partially covered by several meters of travertine and spring tufa. On the overhangs, mushroom-shaped layers of deposits have developed into stalactite-like canopies. At the base of the rock face, the water collects in several travertine pools. Beneath the waterfall, the calcareous water encrustes the slope down to the Subersach River. Plant and animal remains are covered and encrusted by the lime. After the organic matter dissolves, an exact imprint (fossils) remains. The resulting porous, sponge-like rock is called travertine, the denser form being travertine.

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1.27 km