Paths to the water – Bürserschlucht

Since May 1st, the Bürser Gorge has been open again after storm damage. The snow is melting and the mountain water is clear. Anyone who comes to the Vorarlberg region (Austria) should definitely do this. I did the tour without Rica (dog). Dogs are allowed, however.

The Bürser Gorge is a gorge worth seeing with some bridges and wooden walkways across the river. There are always places where you can comfortably stretch your feet into the water. 💦 On the way from Bürserberg to Bürs, the highlights were rather few and far between with the Kuhloch and the cracks. In order to save a few meters in altitude, you can also run the round from Bürs, so there are a few meters in altitude to Bürserberg. Unfortunately, Komoot once again mixed up the photos. 😡

Beautiful gorge hike. A varied and exciting path for young and old. 🤗

Following the tip of our landlady that the Bürserschlucht can be accessed safely and safely despite the official closure, we set out to explore the same in more detail at noon today. We started on a small parking space on the road to Bürserberg and the path first led us all the way down into the valley to Bürs and then soon turning right into the gorge. As mentioned above, there is a "locked" sign here. Usually I follow signs like this because I think things like that are not put up for free. (There are of course different opinions on this). But since we knew that the way was good, we turned into the gorge and a true magical world enveloped us. The way led us over wonderful paths, over bridges, past thickly mossy trees and steep rock walls. The crystal-clear water of the bubbling brook accompanies the path far into the gorge and you hike in an ever-gentle ascent until the path makes a sharp curve and leads out of the gorge again in a steeper ascent. Once at the top, the path becomes wider and leads comfortably through wonderful mixed forest. Two special rock formations, a deep crevice and the Kuhloch invite you to be amazed once again and the starting point is reached again. Wonderful!

I recommend completing the tour even in dry weather, wearing sturdy footwear and, if possible, hiking poles for stability and support on the sometimes uneven paths and stairs. The tour begins on the outskirts of Bürs. Information panels along the route highlight the geological features.

The first day of November greeted us with befitting clouds and significantly cooler temperatures than the last few days. So today we decided to run a little round in the valley and follow the course of the Alvierbach through the Bürser gorge. The Alvier rises near Lake Lüner, flows through the village of Brand, then falls into the Bürser Gorge and, after 13 kilometers, flows into the Ill near Bludenz. A section of the gorge is accessible via a hiking trail. The entrance to the gorge is in Bürs in Vorarlberg. Walking past the church and the hydroelectric power station, a crevice in the rock suddenly opens up, leading into the gorge. The rock walls rise steeply to the right and left. The hiking trail that begins now follows the course of the Alvierbach, slightly uphill. Over bridges, past boulders and moss-covered trees, always keeping an eye on the Alvierbach, follow the path for about 2 kilometers. Then the path turns away from the gorge, pulls up the slope again and follows the upper edge of the slope back to the parking lot. Two geological features can still be discovered on the way back: A deep crevice that runs across the area and the Kuhloch, a dry gorge through which the Alvierbach used to flow.

Very nice hike, especially in this temperature.

Shortly before you turn off into the Brandnertal, you cross the village of Bürs. It nestles close to the steep rock faces that rise up to the Bürserberg. The Alvierbach has created a beautiful gorge here, which is very well developed for tourism (that's why you don't walk alone here on nice days) and includes a few other geological features on a circular route. A worthy end to our short break in the Montafon.