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Bezirk Bludenz

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Hike to water spots in the Biosphere Reserve Großes Walsertal

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Austria

Bezirk Bludenz

Sonntag

Hike to water spots in the Biosphere Reserve Großes Walsertal

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Hike to water spots in the Biosphere Reserve Großes Walsertal

02:54

7.99km

230m

Hiking

This circular hike near Buchboden takes you to special water features in the Großes Walsertal Biosphere Reserve. Starting from the beautiful Church of the Birth of Mary, you follow a farm track down to the turquoise Lutz River. After crossing it on a bridge, you reach the Kessi Gorge natural…

Last updated: July 18, 2025

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UNESCO-Biosphärenpark Großes Walsertal

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19 m

Buchboden

Highlight • Settlement

Idyllic little village with a few hotels and restaurants far away from mass tourism.

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2.31 km

Kessi Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

Over millennia, the turquoise Lutz River has carved a gorge into the rock. The water rushes down in several stages, forming round erosion pots.

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3.17 km

Rothenbrunnen Spa

Highlight • Mountain Hut

A very nice restaurant with a great outdoor seating area, good food, and good drinks. Older, less mobile guests are picked up from the parking lot.

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3.39 km

Rothenbrunnen Spring

Highlight • Natural Monument

Take a short break at the spring and put your feet in the cool, clear water.

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7.99 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.51 km

2.10 km

787 m

594 m

Surfaces

2.75 km

2.08 km

1.60 km

787 m

760 m

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Highest point (1,030 m)

Lowest point (850 m)

Weather

Friday 17 July

22°C

11°C

98 %

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Comments

June 8, 2024,Bad Rothenbrunnen zur Schwefelquelle in Buchboden

From
Bad Rothenbrunnen to the Scheffelquelle a leisurely walk with a small section requiring surefootedness, otherwise it was wonderful🌝 returning via the road because the hunters 🐾 had stopped shooting and the forest hiking trail⭕️ was closed

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June 11, 2025

This circular hike near Buchboden takes you to special water features in the Großes Walsertal Biosphere Reserve. Starting from the beautiful Church of the Birth of Mary, you follow a farm track down to the turquoise Lutz River. After crossing it on a bridge, you reach the Kessi Gorge natural monument

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Hike to water spots in the Biosphere Reserve Großes Walsertal

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Kessi Gorge

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Rothenbrunnen Spring

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