Egg

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Egg

A large Bregenzerwald municipality on the terraces above the Bregenzer Ach between 545 and 660 m, its main village the hinge between the Vorder- and Mittelwald.

Highlights

6 from neighbouring places

Routes

  • Route map: Bezau | Panoramaweg zur Niedere Höhe
    Hiking route Easy

    Bezau | Panoramaweg zur Niedere Höhe

    A gentle climb beside the piste from Baumgarten to the Niedere Höhe, which looks to the Swiss Alps and Lake Constance.

    5.9 km
    Distance
    232 m
    Ascent
    1 h 58 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Route map: Andelsbuch | Niedere – Winterstaude
    Hiking route Moderate

    Andelsbuch | Niedere – Winterstaude

    Across the Niedere plateau past abandoned alps to the Winterstaude, a grass summit with one exposed 100 m crossing.

    8.8 km
    Distance
    553 m
    Ascent
    3 h 48 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Route map: Bergtour über den Hohen Ifen
    Hiking route Difficult

    Bergtour über den Hohen Ifen

    A demanding alpine round over the Hoher Ifen, one of the best-known Walser summits, from the Ifenbahn valley station.

    13.9 km
    Distance
    928 m
    Ascent
    6 h 14 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Route map: Schetteregg - Bullerschkopf
    Ski tour Easy

    Schetteregg - Bullerschkopf

    A ski tour from Schetteregg to Bullerschkopf, 679 m of climbing in 4.5 km to a high point of 1,738 m.

    4.0 km
    Distance
    0 m
    Ascent
    0 m
    Descent
    59 min
    Duration
    Open route PeakVisor tTRL (OpenStreetMap piste_type=skitour)
  • Route map: Auenhütte - Hoher Ifen
    Ski tour Moderate

    Auenhütte - Hoher Ifen

    From Auenhütte at 1,271 m, 8 km and 964 m of climbing to Hoher Ifen at 2,201 m.

    6.6 km
    Distance
    0 m
    Ascent
    0 m
    Descent
    1 h 36 min
    Duration
    Open route PeakVisor tTRL (OpenStreetMap piste_type=skitour)
  • Route map: 40 Jahre Bodensee-Radweg: Den Bregenzerwald entdecken
    Cycling route Difficult

    40 Jahre Bodensee-Radweg: Den Bregenzerwald entdecken

    A ride along the Bregenzerache that can be combined with the R1 cycle bus, past old Wälder houses and new timber buildings.

    47.1 km
    Distance
    596 m
    Ascent
    4 h 47 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Route map: Andelsbuch | Von der Niedere nach Schönenbach
    Hiking route Moderate

    Andelsbuch | Von der Niedere nach Schönenbach

    A descending traverse from the Niedere plateau across the middle mountains into the vorsäß village of Schönenbach.

    11.1 km
    Distance
    386 m
    Ascent
    4 h 12 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Route map: Bezau | Schönenbach – Hoher Ifen
    Hiking route Difficult

    Bezau | Schönenbach – Hoher Ifen

    From the Schönenbach car park onto the Hoher Ifen and back by the Halden Hochalpe, on the great limestone plateau.

    19.5 km
    Distance
    1 402 m
    Ascent
    9 h 13 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Route map: Schetteregg - Tristenkopf
    Ski tour Easy

    Schetteregg - Tristenkopf

    From Schetteregg at 1,070 m, 654 m of ascent over 3.1 km to Tristenkopf.

    2.8 km
    Distance
    0 m
    Ascent
    0 m
    Descent
    41 min
    Duration
    Open route PeakVisor tTRL (OpenStreetMap piste_type=skitour)
  • Route map: Egg | Skitour Winterstaude
    Ski tour Moderate

    Egg | Skitour Winterstaude

    A much-used ski tour close to Egg; steep grass beneath, but north-facing descent slopes that hold snow well.

    4.4 km
    Distance
    839 m
    Ascent
    35 m
    Descent
    2 h 21 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Route map: Alberschwende | Achtalweg bis Andelsbuch – Bödele – Alberschwende
    Cycling route Difficult

    Alberschwende | Achtalweg bis Andelsbuch – Bödele – Alberschwende

    A long e-bike round by Egg, Andelsbuch and Schwarzenberg up to the Bödele, returning through Dornbirn.

    39.2 km
    Distance
    966 m
    Ascent
    4 h 23 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Route map: Architekturweg Bregenzerwald | Lingenau – Egg – Schwarzenberg (Etappe 2)
    Hiking route Moderate

    Architekturweg Bregenzerwald | Lingenau – Egg – Schwarzenberg (Etappe 2)

    The second stage of the architecture trail, from Lingenau by Egg to Schwarzenberg past notable timber buildings.

    11.2 km
    Distance
    472 m
    Ascent
    3 h 46 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Hiking route Difficult

    Egg | Amagmach – Winterstaude – Amagmach

    A demanding round from Amagmach to the Winterstaude, mostly on paths, with ridge walking and cable-secured steps.

    13.1 km
    Distance
    1 006 m
    Ascent
    6 h 32 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Ski tour Moderate

    Schönenbach - Hoher Ifen

    Hoher Ifen from Schönenbach: 1,250 m of climbing in 10.6 km, topping out at 2,201 m.

    9.0 km
    Distance
    0 m
    Ascent
    0 m
    Descent
    2 h 12 min
    Duration
    Open route PeakVisor tTRL (OpenStreetMap piste_type=skitour)
  • Cycling route Difficult

    Andelsbuch | Rund um die Winterstaude

    A circuit of the Winterstaude through a quiet valley, demanding enough that good bike-handling is assumed.

    38.4 km
    Distance
    1 376 m
    Ascent
    4 h 42 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Hiking route Moderate

    Egg | Entlang der alten Bahntrasse & über die Subersach

    Along the old railway line beside the Bregenzerache and past the Lingenau tufa, one of the great sinter formations north of the Alps.

    8.9 km
    Distance
    315 m
    Ascent
    2 h 50 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Hiking route Difficult

    Egg | Die Aussicht über Egg genießen

    A round from the centre of Egg over the high bridge to Kaltenbrunnen, which looks out over the Vorderwald villages.

    15.4 km
    Distance
    694 m
    Ascent
    5 h 20 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Ski tour Moderate

    Skitour vom Parkplatz Ifen auf den Hählekopf

    A ski tour up the Schwarzwassertal from the Ifen car park, on ground shared with wildlife and best kept to the marked line.

    13.0 km
    Distance
    808 m
    Ascent
    806 m
    Descent
    4 h 14 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Cycling route Difficult

    Au-Schoppernau | Schönenbach – Schreiberesattel

    A ride for strong legs from Au over the Stoggersattel to Schönenbach and back by the Schreiberesattel.

    49.0 km
    Distance
    1 906 m
    Ascent
    6 h 9 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Hiking route Moderate

    Egg | Schwebend über die Subersach

    A shaded valley round from Egg to the Drahtsteg, a 57 m wire-rope footbridge hanging 15 m above the Subersach.

    10.0 km
    Distance
    353 m
    Ascent
    3 h 13 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Hiking route Difficult

    Hittisau | über Schetteregg nach Großdorf

    From Hittisau up to the hamlet of Stöcken at the foot of the Hittisberg, then over the Hinterberg alps to Großdorf.

    20.0 km
    Distance
    716 m
    Ascent
    6 h 34 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Cycling route Difficult

    Bezau | Schönenbach – Schreiberesattel

    A hard ride from Bezau to Schönenbach and back over the Schreiberesattel and the Wildmoos alps.

    29.5 km
    Distance
    1 233 m
    Ascent
    3 h 47 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Hiking route Moderate

    Egg | Von Egg nach Alberschwende

    A winter walk from the village square at Egg by Kaltenbrunnen to Alberschwende, leaving the summer line where it is snowed over.

    9.2 km
    Distance
    394 m
    Ascent
    2 h 58 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Hiking route Difficult

    Käseweg Bregenzerwald | Schetteregg – Au (3. Etappe)

    The third stage of the Käseweg, from Schetteregg over the Hammeratsberg vorsäß and Schönenbach down to Au.

    20.4 km
    Distance
    718 m
    Ascent
    6 h 47 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Cycling route Difficult

    Egg | Achtal-Runde

    A round from Egg to Alberschwende and back along the trackbed of the old Bregenzerwald railway.

    23.6 km
    Distance
    585 m
    Ascent
    2 h 38 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Hiking route Moderate

    Egg | Von Schetteregg auf den Bullerschkopf

    A round through the Schetteregg alp country to the Bullerschkopf, starting at the car park by the ski lifts.

    11.8 km
    Distance
    808 m
    Ascent
    5 h 23 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Hiking route Difficult

    Min Weag 08 | Schönenbach – Mittelberg

    A hard full-day crossing from the Bregenzerwald into the Kleinwalsertal that demands good route-finding.

    18.3 km
    Distance
    1 289 m
    Ascent
    8 h 13 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Cycling route Difficult

    Graveltour Bregenzerwald Kurz

    A short gravel round out of Andelsbuch through the Vorderwald and back.

    25.3 km
    Distance
    623 m
    Ascent
    2 h 50 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Hiking route Moderate

    Egg | Zum Sonnenhang Kaltenbrunnen

    From the centre of Egg over the sunny slope at Kaltenbrunnen to Müselbach, with views the whole way.

    7.1 km
    Distance
    369 m
    Ascent
    2 h 31 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Hiking route Difficult

    Sibratsgfäll | Zum schönsten Vorsäß – Sibratsgfäll-Schönenbach

    A wild route through the Subersach gorge from Sibratsgfäll to the vorsäß village of Schönenbach and back.

    15.5 km
    Distance
    350 m
    Ascent
    4 h 29 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Cycling route Difficult

    Handwerk und Innovation

    A ride through the Bregenzerwald along its craft tradition, from timber building to fair-faced concrete.

    38.7 km
    Distance
    622 m
    Ascent
    4 h 4 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Hiking route Moderate

    Egg | Zur Alpe Erles Finne

    An easy walk to the Alpe Erles Finne, a dairy alp worked by the Wirth family from early May to mid-September.

    9.3 km
    Distance
    550 m
    Ascent
    3 h 12 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Cycling route Difficult

    Hittisau | Mittelwald-Runde

    A varied road round through the Bregenzerwald with sporting climbs and long descents, for riders in good shape.

    35.3 km
    Distance
    515 m
    Ascent
    3 h 37 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Hiking route Moderate

    Käseweg Bregenzerwald | Hittisau – Schetteregg (2. Etappe)

    The second stage of the Käseweg, running from the soft foothills near Sulzberg to the dairy alps above Schetteregg.

    14.8 km
    Distance
    799 m
    Ascent
    5 h 5 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Cycling route Difficult

    Lingenau | Rund um die Subersach

    A mountain-bike round over the Rotenberg selection forest to Hittisau and Sibratsgfäll, back by the Schetteregg alps.

    33.9 km
    Distance
    820 m
    Ascent
    3 h 47 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Hiking route Moderate

    Lingenau | Durch die Subersachschlucht

    From the middle of Lingenau down into the Gschwendtobel and through the gorges of the Subersach.

    9.0 km
    Distance
    365 m
    Ascent
    3 h
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Cycling route Difficult

    Mellau l Rennrad Mellau – Lorenapass

    A road ride linking eight villages of the middle Bregenzerwald over the Bödele and the Lorenapass.

    42.9 km
    Distance
    738 m
    Ascent
    4 h 30 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Hiking route Moderate

    Lingenau | Negrellirunde

    A demanding round from the Rotenberg down to the Negrelli bridge, needing a sure foot.

    11.5 km
    Distance
    367 m
    Ascent
    3 h 36 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Cycling route Difficult

    Mellau l Rennrad Mellau – Vorderwald

    A long road round out of Mellau taking in most of the villages of the outer Bregenzerwald.

    51.4 km
    Distance
    894 m
    Ascent
    5 h 24 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Hiking route Moderate

    Schetteregg | Auf den Tristenkopf

    A mountain walk to the Alpe Andlisbrongen, where alp cheese and butter are made from mid-May to early September.

    11.0 km
    Distance
    756 m
    Ascent
    5 h 21 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Cycling route Difficult

    Radweg Bregenzerwald

    The valley cycle route from Schoppernau down to Doren, following the Bregenzerache the whole way.

    39.4 km
    Distance
    234 m
    Ascent
    3 h 51 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Hiking route Moderate

    Sibratsgfäll | Entlang der Subersach

    One of six waymarked trails here, from the Krähenberg car park to the Iferalpe and across the Subersach.

    10.5 km
    Distance
    275 m
    Ascent
    3 h 8 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Cycling route Difficult

    Schwarzenberg | Bödele – Brüggelekopf – Egg – Schwarzenberg

    An e-bike round from Schwarzenberg up to the Bödele and back by Egg and the Ach reservoir.

    31.1 km
    Distance
    1 095 m
    Ascent
    3 h 48 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Hiking route Moderate

    Sibratsgfäll | Iferalpe – Schönenbach

    An easy round on made-up alp roads from the Krähenberg car park into the vorsäß country around Schönenbach.

    13.3 km
    Distance
    303 m
    Ascent
    3 h 51 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Cycling route Difficult

    Schwarzenberg | Schetteregg Runde

    A forest-road circuit past vorsäß settlements, among them the quiet Fallenbach with its old farmhouses.

    36.6 km
    Distance
    1 269 m
    Ascent
    4 h 27 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Cycling route Difficult

    Vorsäßgebiet & Naturpark Nagelfluhkette | Lingenau – Schetteregg – Sibratsgfäll – Lingenau

    A mountain-bike route from Lingenau through the Schetteregg vorsäß country into the Nagelfluhkette nature park.

    34.4 km
    Distance
    811 m
    Ascent
    3 h 49 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus
  • Cycling route Difficult

    Wald- und Wiesentour durch den Bregenzerwald

    Meadow and forest tracks out of Egg through Schönenbach and Bezau, climbing 1,000 m across the Bregenzerwald.

    39.8 km
    Distance
    1 108 m
    Ascent
    4 h 35 min
    Duration
    Open route Vorarlberg Tourismus GmbH

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Data sources

  • Official website: egg.at ↗
  • Routes and highlights: Vorarlberg Tourismus, PeakVisor / OpenStreetMap, PeakVisor tTRL (OpenStreetMap piste_type=skitour), Bregenzerwald Tourismus, Egg, Vorarlberg Tourismus GmbH
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