Bregenz Forest Mountains

Map of the Bregenz Forest Mountains

The Bregenz Forest Mountains are bordered by the following other Alpine ranges:[2]

• Allgäu Alps (to the north and east)
• Lechquellen Mountains (to the south)
• Rätikon (to the southwest)
• Appenzell Alps (to the west)

Glatthorn (2,134 m)

Klippern (2,066 m)

The main peaks of the Bregenz Forest Mountains include the following: see Coordinates Bregenz Forest Mountains

• Glatthorn, 2,134 m
• Damülser Mittagsspitze, 2,095 m
• Diedamskopf 2,090 m
• Türtschhorn, 2,096 m
• Hochblanken, 2,068 m
• Klippern, 2,066 m
• Sünser Spitze, 2,062 m
• Gungern, 2,053 m
• Ragazer Blanken, 2,051 m
• Kanisfluh, main summit, 2,044 m
• Hübscher Bühel, 2,032 m

Other important and well-known peaks in the Bregenz Forest Mountains (in order of decreasing height):

• Hohes Licht 2,009 m
• Hoher Freschen 2,004 m
• Hochrohkopf 1,975 m
• Winterstaude 1,877 m
• Hirschberg (Bizau) 1,834 m
• Mörzelspitze, 1,830 m
• Leuenkopf, 1,830 m
• Hangspitze 1,746 m
• Niedere 1,711 m
• Hohe Kugel 1,645 m
• Baumgartenalpe 1,624 m
• Hochälpelekopf, 1,467 m
• Staufen 1,456 m
• Renkknie 1,411 m
• Brüggelekopf 1,182 m
• Hirschberg (Langen) 1,095 m
• Karren 971 m

In the Bregenzerwald mountains there are comparatively few alpine huts with overnight accommodation. This is due to the fact that the majority of the mountain tours can be undertaken as day trips from the valley valleys.

Mountain huts run by the Austrian Alpine Club:

• Freschenhaus (1,846 m): open and serviced from mid-June to mid-October, 20 beds & 30 mattress storage, open but no service during winter with space for 13 camps, valley location: Laterns, walking time from Laterns: 2.5 hours.[5]
• Hochälpelehütte (1,460 m): open and serviced from mid-May to end-October, 16 camps in a mattress storage, also open during winter in accordance with opening times of local cable cars, valley location: Schwarzenberg, walking time from Schwarzenberg: 1.75 hours[6]
• Lustenauer Hütte (1,250 m): open and services from May to October and December – April, 13 camps in a mattress storage, valley location: Schwarzenberg or Bödele, walking time from Schwarzenberg: 2 hours and 1 hour from Bödele[7]

There are many more huts and restaurants in this region. Therefore, it is advisable to inquire about the exact opening hours and the accessibility of the huts at the Alpenverein or in the valley resorts.

The nordalpine long distance route (DE: Nordalpine Weitwanderweg 01) and the Limestone Alps Way (DE: Kalkalpenweg) runs through the central part of the Bregenzerwald mountain range with the following sections:

• Section 17 runs from Zürs to Damüls

The greater part of this section is still in the Lechquellen Mountains. It is only at the Faschina Pass (Faschinajoch) that the Bregenzerwald Forest is entered.

• Section 18 runs from Damüls to Bregenz via Alpe Portla, Hoher Freschen, Mörzelspitze, Bödele, Dornbirn.

The Via Alpina, a cross-border hiking trail with five partial routes through the whole Alps, runs along the edge of the Bregenzerwald mountain range.

The Red Trail of the Via Alpina runs as follows with two stages through the Bregenzerwald Mountains:

• Stage R54 runs from Buchboden to St. Gerold (only the second half of this stage is in the Bregenzerwald mountains)
• Stage R55 runs from St. Gerold to Feldkirch via Röns, Schnifis and Satteins

Geology and geography of the Bregenzerwald Mountains are not exactly conducive to the construction of climbing routes. As easy-to-get-on routes of the simplest level can still apply:

• Binnelgrat (North Ridge) on the Hohen Freschen (2004 m)
• Valüragrat (West Ridge) on the Hohen Freschen (2004 m)
• Kugelsteig on the Hohe Kugel (1645m)
• Bocksberg-Crossing on the Bocksberg (1461 m)