Mountain hikes Berggeistweg

Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 14.8 km
Duration: 6:00 h

Berggeistweg

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 14.8 km
  • Duration: 6:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:724 hm
Highest point2,365 m

Starting point

St. Christoph am Arlberg

Finishing point

St. Christoph am Arlberg

Features

  • Circular route

Best time of year

  • January
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  • December

Trail condition

Panoramic hike, alpin

Equipment

Good walking boots, poles and drinks/snacks, rain jacket, sun protection

Description

Starting point: St. Christoph. Behind the Gasthof Valluga, follow the signs in the direction of Kaltenberghütte
(Trail 19) up until the Berggeistweg/Kaltenberghütte fork. Turn left here and follow the signs for Berggeistweg. The trail is a light climb over large stones. Later, the path becomes winding and climbs steeply up to a  mountain pass. From here, head west, crossing beautiful alpine meadows until you reach the Maroiseen  lakes. Next, the trail heads over a steep peak (lift station) and then follows the forest road west to the Albona
Ridge mountain station. Continue west, across the ridge, and then down to the Kaltenberghütte. Follow Trail 19 until the Arlberg tunnel ventilation tower and the singns in the direction to St. Christoph am Arlberg. 

 

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