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Hiking in the Alps

About 2.000 kilometres of foot-paths will lead you to most beautiful places. Hike along romantic streams, to mountain lakes and alpine dairy farms to watch cattle and enjoy pasturage.

A great possibility to learn more about this region and to join in the movement of health and nature.

Nordic walking

Nordic Walking means a swing of arms and to get moving. A popular trend sport to treat carefully joints and to improve the condition.

Bregenzerwald Interaktiv:

Here you find a interactive map of the Bregenzerwald.

selected routes in Mellau and around

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    Beautiful hiking tours around Mellau. You can download the exact description of the tour here.

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    duration: about one hour
    level: easy
    specials: Visiting the Klausbridge, three crosses, waterfall
    height: about 150 m
    restaurants: you

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    duration: about 25 minutes
    level: easy
    tipps: walkers with prams like this route
    height: about 200 m
    restaurants and the pool kiosk in the middle of the village for getting a refreshment

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    duration one and a half hour
    level: easy
    tipps: view over Mellau, Bildstock Prinzwies, very good for going for a run
    height meter: about 200 m
    guest houses, mountain railway kiosk and the ski restaurant for getting a refreshment

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    duration: about one hour
    level: easy
    Tipps: Visiting the Oberfeldchapel and the Bildstock Prinzwies, very good for going for a run
    height meter: about 100 m
    restaurants, mountain railway kiosk and the ski restaurant for getting a refreshment

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    duration about one hour
    level: easy
    tipps: very good for walkers with prams/strollers, Engelchapel and very good for going for a run
    restaurants and the ski restaurant in the middle of the village for a refreshment

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    duration: about one and a half hour
    level: easy-medium
    tipps: chapel Bengath, Waterfall, old Dösbridge, you need good shoes for walking, you can get typical products of Bregenzerwald made of cow- and goatmilk at the Alpe Buchen, which is located in the nature reserve First-Freschen-Hohe Kugel
    height meter: about 300 m
    restaurants in the middle of the village and the alpe Buchen for getting a refreshment

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    duration about three and a half hours
    level: medium
    tipps: Wendelinschapel on top of the Schnepfegg, Engechapel and you need good shoes for walking
    height meter about 400 m
    the Berghaus Kanisfluh/Schnepfegg, Tüble Hirschau and the ski restaurant for a getting refreshment

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    duration: about three and a half hours
    level: medium
    tipps: Chapel Oberfeld, Chapel Dös, Chapel Bengath, Chapel Dosegg; Chapel Hochvorsäß and you need good shoes for walking
    height meter: about 500 m
    restaurants in the middle of the village for getting a refreshment

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    distance: about two and a half hour
    level: medium
    tipps: Overview about Mellau; Chapel Kau, you need good shoes for walking
    height meter: about 500 m
    restaurants in the middle of the village for getting a refreshment

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    distance: about four and a half hours
    level: medium
    tipps: Bizauer Hochmoore, Barfußweg in the Bizauer Moos, Wendelins chapel Schnepfegg, you need good shoes for walking
    height meter: about 500 m
    Hotel Bad Reuthe, Guast house Taube and restaurant Schwanen/Bizau, Berghaus Kanisfluh/Schnepfegg for getting a refreshment

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    distance: about two and a half hours
    level: medium
    tipps: chapel Hochvorsäß, beautiful view into the valley, you need good shoes for walking
    height meter: about 350 m
    restaurants in the middle of the village for getting a refreshment

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    duration: about two and a half hours
    level: medium
    tipps: chapel Enge, chapel Wirmboden, you need good shoes for walking
    height meter: about 300 m
    restaurants and a ski restaurant in the middle of the village for getting a refreshment

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    duration: about three to six hours
    level: medium
    tipps: view above the Parzelle Prinzwies, you need good shoes for walking,

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    duration: about three and a half hours
    level: medium
    tipps: you need good shoes for walking
    height meter: about 650 m
    restaurants in the middle of the village for getting a refreshment

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    duration: about three hours to go up and two and a half hours to go down
    level: medium
    tipps: overview on the Bregenzerwald, Rheintal and Bodensee, you need good shoes for walking
    height meter: about 1150 m
    restaurants in the middle of the village of Mellau for getting a refreshment

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    duration: about three and a half hours to go up and two and a half hours to go down
    level: medium - difficult
    tipps: use of the Bregenzerwald lift is inclusive, you need good shoes for walking, overview on the Bregenzerwald, Rheintal and Bodensee
    height meter: about 600 m
    restaurant Simma, Alphof Roßstelle, Alpe Kanis, Elsenalpstube Damüls, Hotels and guest houses for getting a refreshment
    opportunities to go back: with the bus from Damüls - line 43

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    duration: about two hours to go up and one and a half hours to go down
    level: medium - difficult
    tipps: use of the Bregenzerwald lift is inclusive, you need good shoes for walking, overview on the Bregenzerwald, Rheintal and Bodensee, sunrise and sunset tours, refreshment on the alps with regional products
    height meters: about 650 m
    restaurant Simma, Alphof Roßstelle, Alpe Kanis, Alpe Wurzach, Edelweiß-Hütte, Hotels/guest houses in the middle of the village Au for getting a refreshment
    opportunities to go back: by bus from Au

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    duration: about four and a half hours to go up and three hours to go down
    level: medium - difficult
    tipps: use of the Bregenzerwald lift is with the guest card inclusive
    you need good shoes for walking, overview on the Bregenzerwald, Rheintal, Bodensee and Sünsersee, you can get regional products made of cow- or goatmilk at the alp Buchen
    height meter: about 700 m
    restaurant Simma, Alphof Roßstelle, guest houses in the middle of the village of Damüls for getting a refreshment
    opportunities to go back: by bus from Damüls

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    duration: about eight hours
    level: difficult
    tipps: good shoes for walking, overview on the Bregenzerwald and Rheintal, you have the chance to get special products of Bregenzerwald made of cow- and goatmilkat the Alpe Buchen; located in the nature reserve First-Freschen-Hohe Kugel, it is also good for a refreshment
    height meter: about 1200 m
    opportunities to go back: from alpe Lindach with the taxi - Felder Reisen, Mellau. Telephonenumber 43 (0) 5518 2257,

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    duration: about five hours to go up and three hours to go down
    level: difficult
    tipps: you need good shoes for walking, overview on the Bregenzerwald
    you have the chance to get special products from Bregenzerwald made of cow- and goatmilk at the Alpe Buchen; located in the nature reserve First-Freschen-Hohe Kugel, Freschenchapel
    height meter: about 1200 m
    Alpe Buchen and other difference alps for getting a refreshment
    opportunities to go back: from alpe Lindach with the taxi - Felder Reisen, Mellau. Telephonenumber 43 (0) 5518 2257,