Walking holidays, tours and vacations in Bregenzerwald, Lake Constance, Austria

Alpine meadows and mountain cheesemakers

Our second Alpine walk aims to do the seemingly impossible – to provide a true Alpine experience but for ordinary walkers rather than the super-fit. The Bregenzerwald is not, as its name might imply, a wooded landscape, but one of a wide variety of meadows, woods and charming villages, some, like famous Schwarzenberg, almost impossibly rich in traditional architecture.   Starting by the shores of (normally) placid Lake Constance at Bregenz, it leads quickly into the hills, the “Mittelgebirge” or low Alps, a countryside of peaceful flower-decked meadows and age-old farming. Judicious use of cable cars enables not only the exploration of remoter valleys without arduous climbs, but also the final ascent to the “Hochgebirge” of the Damüls bowl, with its 2000m+ peaks for you to bag on your last day, and its breathtaking views.

Note: Weather conditions may close cable lifts etc and force changes to the itinerary below.

Walked by On Foot staff: Peter

Standard option (as per "itinerary"): 7 nights - but you can add rest days in any hotel, or  extra days in Damüls to do more high walking.

Suggested shorter alternatives:  6 nights (miss night 1, and start at Alberschwende); 5 nights (miss nights 1 and 4 and 2 days’ walking)