Lechweg
| Lechweg | |
|---|---|
| Data | |
| length | 125 km |
| location | Vorarlberg , Tyrol , Allgäu , Austria, Germany |
| Starting point |
Formarinsee / Lech am Arlberg 47 ° 10 ′ 10 ″ N , 9 ° 59 ′ 33.5 ″ E |
| Target point |
Lechfall / Füssen 47 ° 33 ′ 42.1 ″ N , 10 ° 41 ′ 42.2 ″ E |
| Type | Long-distance hiking trail |
| Height difference | 1000 m |
| Level of difficulty | mostly easy |
| Months | May / June - October |
| particularities | Prädikatswanderweg |
Map with all coordinates: The Lechweg is an approximately 125 km long long- distance hiking trail that leads from Formarinsee in the municipality of Lech am Arlberg in the Austrian state of Vorarlberg to the Lechfall near Füssen in the Bavarian Allgäu .
course
The Lechweg follows the course of the Lech river and leads from its source in Vorarlberg via the Lechtal-Reutte nature park region to the Allgäu in the Bavarian administrative district of Swabia . The trail was opened on June 15, 2012. The Lechweg is the first cross-border long-distance hiking trail that is certified according to the common quality criteria of the European Hiking Association (ERA). Since it opened in 2012, it has been named “Leading Quality Trails - Best of Europe”.
The Lechweg begins at the Formarinsee in Vorarlberg and initially leads along the Formarinbach until it merges with the Spullerbach to the Lech. From there the Lechweg leads via Lech am Arlberg, Warth , Lechleiten , Steeg and Holzgau to the Höhenbachtal Gorge. Via Elbigenalp , the birthplace of the “Geierwally” , Häselgehr and past the Doser waterfall into the area between Elmen and Martinau, the Lechweg follows the Lech to Stanzach . From there it goes through the Pflacher Au over the border to Germany in the direction of Alpsee , from where hikers have a good view of the castles of Hohenschwangau and Neuschwanstein . The route continues over the Kalvarienberg to the Lechfall in Füssen, the end point of the Lechweg.
The Lechweg can be walked in six to eight stages. It is divided into a total of 15 sections. It is possible to replace individual sections with canyoning or rafting on the Lech. The Lechweg is also suitable for less experienced hikers and for hikes with children. It starts at around 1,800 meters above sea level and ends at around 800 meters above sea level.
Most of the Lechweg can be walked from May to October, but the first two stages between Formarinsee and Warth only start from the start of the season in mid-June. Until then, there will still be some remaining snow, and the accommodations in Lech and Warth will not open until the start of the season and the hiking bus, which takes hikers to Lake Formarin, will also only run from this point on.
Sections
| No. | from | to | Length (km) | Altitude | particularities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Formarinsee | Lech | 14th | ↑ 195 m; ↓ 629 m | |
| 2 | Lech | Warth-Lechleiten | 14th | ↑ 733 m; ↓ 635 m | |
| 3 | Warth-Lechleiten | Steeg | 11 | ↑ 295 m; ↓ 711 m | |
| 4th | Steeg | Holzgau | 5 | ↑ 130 m; ↓ 140 m | |
| 5 | Holzgau | Brook | 9.5 | ↑ 734 m; ↓ 778 m | Alternative route leads over a suspension bridge |
| 6th | Brook | Elbigenalp | 3 | ↑ 16 m; ↓ 40 m | |
| 7th | Elbigenalp | Häselgehr | 7th | ↑ 137 m; ↓ 173 m | |
| 8th | Häselgehr | Elmen | 5 | ↑ 309 m; ↓ 274 m | |
| 9 | Elmen | Vorderhornbach | 6th | ↑ 297 m; ↓ 361 m | |
| 10 | Vorderhornbach | Stanzach | 3 | ↑ 43 m; ↓ 79 m | |
| 11 | Stanzach | Forchach | 5.5 | ↑ 40 m; ↓ 65 m | |
| 12 | Forchach | Weissenbach | 7th | ↑ 115 m; ↓ 141 m | |
| 13 | Weissenbach | Wangle | 9 | ↑ 173 m; ↓ 119 m | Regular route: Follow the marked path along the banks of the Lech to Ehenbichl. From Ehenbichl you continue over the Lechsteg to Höfen.
Variation Lechschleife Ehrenberg: Via the Klausenwald it goes to the ruin Ehrenberg, highline179, the fortress Schlosskopf and the castle world. The descent is in the direction of Ehenbichl. |
| 14th | Wangle | Pflach | 9.5 | ↑ 381 m; ↓ 485 m | |
| 15th | Pflach | Feet | 15th | ↑ 722 m; ↓ 760 m |
Attractions
The Lechweg leads along the following sights:
- Ibex memorial at Alpe Formarin: commemorates the reintroduction of ibex since 1958. One of the largest ibex colonies in Europe lives here.
- Lechmuseum Huber Hus: built in 1590, gives an insight into the rural living and working culture
- Parish church of St. Nikolaus in Lech am Arlberg: a church was built on the site of a chapel in 1390. A Gothic church was built at the end of the 15th century, while the early Gothic church tower was preserved. At the beginning of the 17th century the nave was rebuilt, the Gothic portals were preserved. In 1791 the church was stuccoed and renovated.
- Oberlecher gypsum holes with around 1000 sinkholes : conical or bowl-shaped depressions in the terrain that arise when water dissolves lime at infiltration points and the soil is washed away. A nature trail leads through the nature reserve.
- Walserdorf Warth with St. Sebastian church and the highest alpine dairy and butcher's shop in Vorarlberg, the "Wälder Metzge"
- Lüftlmalerei in Holzgau
- Pedestrian suspension bridge over Höhenbach Gorge near Holzgau: 200.5 meters, 110 meters high and 1 meter wide bridge
- Parish Church of the Assumption of Mary with the altarpieces by Johann Jakob Zeiller and Joseph Keller in Holzgau
- Sebastian's Chapel from 1497 in Holzgau. In the chapel there are still frescos from the time it was built.
- Bergheumuseum bei Bach: shows the arduous life and the arduous everyday life of the mountain farmers in the former Lech Valley. The museum is a little off the road, accessible with the Lechtal mountain railway in Bach.
- Elbigenalp: Birthplace of "Geierwally" Anna Stainer-Knittel , Geierwally open-air theater
- Wunderkammer Elbigenalp: Museum on the culture and history of the Lechtal population and the development of the Lech Valley, exhibits come from the collection of the lithographer Johann Anton Falger .
- Elbigenalp carving schools, including the Elbigenalp carving school founded in 1840, today a technical college for arts and crafts
- Parish church of St. Nikolaus Elbigenalp : probably built around 1300 and first mentioned in documents in 1312. Enlargements took place in the 15th and 17th centuries. The church was decorated with frescoes by Johann Jakob Zeiller in 1775/76.
- Martinskapelle Elbigenalp: oldest chapel in the valley, it is located next to the parish church. In the Martinskapelle you can see the famous 18 pictures of the dance of death by Johann Anton Falger.
- Parish church of St. Martin in Häselgehr: designed in the Nazarene style.
- Doser waterfall: The waterfall dries up on St. Martin (November 11th) and rises again on St. Georg (April 23rd). According to a legend, responsible for this is a dragon that opens and closes the stream at the right time.
- Parish church of Elmen from the 15th century. Here too, Johann Anton Falger's dance of death can be seen in the chapel of the dead at the cemetery.
- Klimmbrücke Nature Park House: The building is on the bridge and provides information on the Tiroler Lech Nature Park .
- Filial church Martinau : dedicated to St. Joseph of Nazareth. First built at the beginning of the 18th century. Burned down in 1903, then rebuilt and equipped with figures that were no longer needed in the Elmen parish church at the time.
- Parish Church of St. Michael in Stanzach: built in 1660 and designed in the Nazarene style. It burned down in 1774 and was rebuilt between 1775 and 1780. It was last renovated from 1976 to 1984.
- Occurrence of the German tamarisk in the Lechzopf area
- Forchacher suspension bridge: built in 1906, 75 m long, wooden suspension bridge with a view of the Lechtal wild river landscape.
- Museum Grünes Haus in Reutte: building built in the 16th century. The museum shows a comprehensive collection of art and cultural assets from the Reutte region from baroque to classicism.
- Ehrenberg Castle World with the adventure museum "On the trail of the knight", ongoing nature exhibition: "The last wild one"
- highline179 : The world's longest pedestrian suspension bridge in Tibetan style with a length of 406 m. Connects the Ehrenberg ruins with Fort Claudia.
- Royal castles of Neuschwanstein and Hohenschwangau near Füssen
- Lechfall : There the Lech pours over a barrage built in the 18th century into a narrow gorge. High water marks document the force that the river develops, especially after the start of the snowmelt in the early summer months
- Ziegelwies forest adventure center with Ziegelwies treetop path (480 m long and up to 21 m high), outdoor area with mountain forest path and alluvial forest path, exhibition center
- Füssen old town : medieval streets and town houses, baroque churches, remains of the medieval city wall
- Füssen High Castle : Former summer residence of the Augsburg prince-bishops with illusion paintings (1499/1500) in the inner courtyard and a branch gallery of the Bavarian State Painting Collections and the Municipal Gallery.
- Baroque monastery complex of the former Benedictine monastery Sankt Mang (1701–1717) with today's cath. City parish church Sankt Mang, whose east crypt dates back to the 8th century, and the museum of the city of Füssen (including baroque rooms, historical lutes and violins, Füssen dance of death as the oldest dance of death preserved in Bavaria)
- Festspielhaus Neuschwanstein : event center
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leading Quality Trails: Lechweg . Leading Quality Trails - Best of Europe. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ↑ Lechweg: route . Lechweg website. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ↑ Der Lechweg ( Memento of the original from June 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Website from the Lechtal tourist office. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ↑ Lechweg: Highlights . Lechweg website. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
- ↑ Lechweg: service booklet . Service booklet for Lechweg. Retrieved June 8, 2016.
