Hölloch Cave Entrance – Gottesacker Scharte loop from Riezlern

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Hölloch Cave Entrance – Gottesacker Scharte loop from Riezlern

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Hölloch Cave Entrance – Gottesacker Scharte loop from Riezlern

06:14

14.6km

900m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 1, 2026

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Temporary access restrictions

Includes segments with temporary access restrictions.

After 834 m for 356 m

Discouraged: • December-May (otherwise open)

After 1.19 km for 778 m

Closed: • December 1-May 15 (otherwise open)

After 2.20 km for 513 m

Discouraged: • December-May (otherwise open)

After 9.83 km for 1.40 km

Discouraged: • December 1-April 30 (otherwise open)

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.96 km

Hölloch Cave Entrance

Highlight • Cave

The Hölloch is the 77 m deep entrance shaft into a 12,900 m long karst cave. It is not developed for tourism. From above, you can look a few meters …

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3.34 km

Mahdtalalpe in Mahdtal

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Mahdtalalpe is located at 1,497 m and is not open for business, so there are no refreshment stops.

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4.86 km

The Windeck Saddle lies at 1,751 meters at the upper end of the Mahdtal valley. The view of the magnificent valley and the mountains is breathtaking.
Here, the trails split toward the Gottesacker Plateau, Riezlern, and Rohrmoos.

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5.35 km

Mountain Pass

6.16 km

Gottesacker Scharte

Highlight • Mountain Pass

The 1,967 m high Gottesackerscharte ridge is a small pass between the Torkopfscharte ridge and the Gottesacker plateau.

While taking a break, you can enjoy a beautiful view over the impressive Gottesacker plateau and the Hoher Ifen mountain.

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6.35 km

Gottesacker Plateau Rock Formations

Highlight • Natural Monument

On the Gottesacker plateau, it's important to always look for the next trail marker, otherwise you'll quickly find yourself in front of a hole or a deep crevice.
It looks …

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7.00 km

Gottesackeralpe Ruins (1835 m)

Highlight • Historical Site

It takes some imagination to imagine how alpine farming was possible here on the wildly rugged Gottesacker plateau. But it did exist.

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9.39 km

Stone Age Hunters' and Herders' Camp Schneiderküren (Kleinwalsertal)

Highlight • Historical Site

Hike to the Gottesackerwände only when the weather is good. Dangerous in rain, fog, snow because of the numerous crevices and risk of slipping.

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9.72 km

Europaschutzgebiet Ifen

Nature Reserve

12.5 km

Historic Cheese Kettle of Alpe Melköde

Highlight • Monument

Dairy boiler from 1914 with a capacity of 600 liters of milk. From this, 55 kilograms of mountain cheese and six kilograms of alpine butter were obtained. The boiler was used in this way until the 1950s.

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