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St. Gallenkirch
A Montafon community reaching from the Ill at St. Gallenkirch and Gortipohl up to Gargellen at 1400 m, the valley's highest ski village near the Swiss border.
- 10Highlights
- 29Routes
Highlights
5 from neighbouring places
Alpe Nova
The alp reached by bike or on foot below the Madrisella, and the start of its ferrata.
Isentällispitz
A Silvretta peak on the Austrian–Swiss border; the nearest village on the far side is Klosters.
Kreuzjoch
A summit on the Verwall side of Schruns, reached from the Hochjoch ridge.
Madrisahütte
An unstaffed DAV hut in the Valzifenztal, at the foot of the Madrisa.
Rotbühelspitze
A border summit of the Silvretta, standing just beside the Isentällispitz.
Zamangalpe
An alp with a self-service fridge rather than a kitchen — pay for what you take.
Zamangspitze
A peak above the Silvretta Montafon slopes, on the ridge between two valleys.
St. Antönier Joch
A pass on the Swiss frontier above Gargellen, also known as the Gargäller Joch.
PeakVisor / OpenStreetMapVergaldaalpe
A working alp in the Vergaldatal with its own dairy, on the way to the Heimspitze.
Kirche Gargellen
The village church of Gargellen, the highest settlement in the Montafon, at the head of a side valley on the Swiss border.
Madrisella
4.2 km away, in Gaschurn
A Silvretta summit above Gargellen, with a ferrata up its north face.
Pfarrkirche Hl. Michael Gaschurn
5.6 km away, in Gaschurn
Gaschurn's parish church in the Montafon, dedicated to St Michael and standing in the middle of the village.
Alpin- und Tourismusmuseum Gaschurn
5.7 km away, in Gaschurn
A museum of alpinism and tourism in the old Frühmesshaus, open since 1992.
Grubenpass
6.3 km away, in Tschagguns
A pass on the Rätikon crossing between Gargellen and the Tilisunahütte.
Wiss Platte
6.6 km away, in Tschagguns
A Rätikon summit on the Swiss border, measured slightly differently on each side.
Mountain hut 
Mountain pass 
Nothing of this kind in St. Gallenkirch.
Routes
Klettersteig Burg
A ferrata for working on technique all year: little height gain, gentle angle, plenty of moves.
- 2.1 km
- Distance
- 228 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 44 min
- Duration
Open route Montafon TourismusKlettersteig Madrisella
A middling ferrata up the rocky north face of the Madrisella — 750 m of climbing to the summit.
- 8.2 km
- Distance
- 781 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 8 min
- Duration
Open route Montafon TourismusKlettersteig Rongg
Short, but not to be underestimated — exposed and steep through the Rongg gorge.
- 2.9 km
- Distance
- 188 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 39 min
- Duration
Open route Montafon TourismusKlettersteig Röbischlucht
A short, eventful ferrata for beginners and families, running right along the Röbibach.
- 3.1 km
- Distance
- 212 m
- Ascent
- 1 h 50 min
- Duration
Open route Montafon TourismusVAUDE Klettersteig Gargellner Köpfe
A high-alpine ferrata on the Gargellner Köpfe, with a short approach and long views.
- 3.8 km
- Distance
- 400 m
- Ascent
- 3 h 4 min
- Duration
Open route Montafon TourismusAlpgues Rundweg
A demanding round past clear tarns and silent bogs in the high Verwall country.
- 9.4 km
- Distance
- 708 m
- Ascent
- 4 h 36 min
- Duration
Open route Montafon TourismusMontafoner Hüttenrunde
From Gargellen over the Sarottlajoch and the Plasseggenpass to the Tilisunahütte.
- 9.9 km
- Distance
- 1 117 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 13 min
- Duration
Open route Montafon TourismusGargellen - Heimspitze
The Heimspitze from Gargellen, the summit that closes the head of the Vergaldatal.
- 6.0 km
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 1 h 29 min
- Duration
Open route PeakVisor tTRL (OpenStreetMap piste_type=skitour)Gargellen - Hinterberg
From Gargellen to the Hinterberg, deep in the Silvretta border country.
- 8.3 km
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 2 h 2 min
- Duration
Open route PeakVisor tTRL (OpenStreetMap piste_type=skitour)Skitour Rotbühelspitze (2.853 m)
A very demanding ski tour, and an unusually fine one, for ski mountaineers.
- 17.7 km
- Distance
- 1 429 m
- Ascent
- 1 428 m
- Descent
- 6 h 11 min
- Duration
Open route Montafon TourismusDer Ill entlang von Lorüns nach Partenen radeln
The length of the Montafon by bike, from Lorüns past every village up to Partenen.
- 55.0 km
- Distance
- 496 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 21 min
- Duration
Open route Montafon TourismusAuf die Heimspitze - Wandergenuss ab der Vergaldaalpe
From the Vergalda alp up through alpine country to the Heimspitze.
- 7.8 km
- Distance
- 867 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 13 min
- Duration
Open route Montafon TourismusRossberg
From St. Gallenkirch onto the Wormser Höhenweg and over the Rossberg to Gortipohl.
- 14.2 km
- Distance
- 1 518 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 10 min
- Duration
Open route Montafon TourismusSt. Gallenberg - Rosßberg
A short, brutally steep line to the Rossberg — nearly 1,500 m of climb in five kilometres.
- 4.5 km
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 1 h 7 min
- Duration
Open route PeakVisor tTRL (OpenStreetMap piste_type=skitour)Gargellen - Madrisajoch
From Gargellen to the Madrisajoch, the saddle that crosses into Switzerland.
- 6.6 km
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 1 h 37 min
- Duration
Open route PeakVisor tTRL (OpenStreetMap piste_type=skitour)Skitour Vergaldner Schneeberg (2.588 m)
A ski tour with a wide summit panorama and long slopes of deep snow.
- 14.2 km
- Distance
- 1 155 m
- Ascent
- 1 155 m
- Descent
- 4 h 58 min
- Duration
Open route Montafon TourismusMadrisella Gipfelweg
A high-alpine round from the Versettla over the Madrisella and down into the Novatal.
- 10.9 km
- Distance
- 788 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 13 min
- Duration
Open route Montafon TourismusRund um die Ritzenspitzen
A round from Gargellen by the Valzifenz alps and the Valzifenzer Joch back over Vergalden.
- 16.4 km
- Distance
- 1 086 m
- Ascent
- 7 h
- Duration
Open route Montafon TourismusGargellen - Rotbühelspitze
From Gargellen to the Rotbühelspitze on the frontier ridge, high above the village.
- 8.4 km
- Distance
- 0 m
- Ascent
- 0 m
- Descent
- 2 h 3 min
- Duration
Open route PeakVisor tTRL (OpenStreetMap piste_type=skitour)Skitour kleine Madrisa Runde
A ski tour that crosses the frontier, turning through the whole ring of mountains.
- 13.2 km
- Distance
- 1 315 m
- Ascent
- 1 320 m
- Descent
- 5 h 3 min
- Duration
Open route Montafon TourismusRätschenfluh - Panoramagipfel der Extraklasse
A crossing into Switzerland at the Gargellen frontier, and a walk back through geological time.
- 11.4 km
- Distance
- 838 m
- Ascent
- 5 h 30 min
- Duration
Open route Montafon TourismusVia Valtellina Montafon
A stage of the Via Valtellina, the old trade route that ran from Tirano in Italy to Schruns.
- 24.1 km
- Distance
- 1 699 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 27 min
- Duration
Open route Montafon TourismusSkitour über die Versettla auf die Madrisella
A ski tour where the descent is the point — the lift does most of the climbing.
- 6.8 km
- Distance
- 376 m
- Ascent
- 837 m
- Descent
- 2 h 16 min
- Duration
Open route Montafon TourismusÜber den Höhenweg und Matschuner Joch auf die Heimspitze nach Gargellen
By the high path and the Matschuner Joch onto the Heimspitze, then down to Gargellen.
- 14.8 km
- Distance
- 826 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 56 min
- Duration
Open route Montafon TourismusVom Hochjoch über die Alpguesalpe ins Silbertal
A high traverse from the Hochjoch over the Kreuzjoch and down into the Silbertal.
- 16.7 km
- Distance
- 713 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 18 min
- Duration
Open route Montafon TourismusVom Kapell übers Grasjoch nach St. Gallenkirch
From Kapell over the Grasjoch and down the far side to St. Gallenkirch.
- 15.7 km
- Distance
- 789 m
- Ascent
- 7 h 33 min
- Duration
Open route Montafon TourismusVom Vermuntsee nach Gargellen
From the Vermuntsee over the Hochmadererjoch and past the Tübinger Hütte down to Gargellen.
- 21.7 km
- Distance
- 1 285 m
- Ascent
- 9 h 34 min
- Duration
Open route Montafon TourismusVon der Unteren Gaflunaalpe über den Alpguessee zum Hochjoch
A demanding climb from the Gafluna alp past the Alpguessee up to the Hochjoch.
- 17.7 km
- Distance
- 1 389 m
- Ascent
- 8 h 3 min
- Duration
Open route Montafon TourismusZur Innergweilalpe
A round from St. Gallenkirch by the Gweil maisäß up to the Innergweil alp.
- 11.6 km
- Distance
- 1 019 m
- Ascent
- 6 h 26 min
- Duration
Open route Montafon Tourismus
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