Hike to water spots in the Biosphere Reserve Großes Walsertal
Hike to water spots in the Biosphere Reserve Großes Walsertal
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Hike to water spots in the Biosphere Reserve Großes Walsertal
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7.99km
230m
Hiking
This circular hike near Buchboden takes you to special water features in the Großes Walsertal Biosphere Reserve. Starting from the beautiful Church of the Birth of Mary, you follow a farm track down to the turquoise Lutz River. After crossing it on a bridge, you reach the Kessi Gorge natural monument: The water rushes down over rocks in several stages, forming round erosion potholes in the rock over millennia.
From here, a footpath leads you into the idyllic Gadental Valley to the Bad Rothenbrunnen Alpine Inn and the famous iron spring. After a break, you pass the water intake of the power plant and a tuff spring and return to the banks of the Lutz. You walk along the river until you reach the sulfur spring, where you can enjoy Kneipp therapy. A short climb takes you back to the starting point.
Last updated: July 18, 2025
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Waypoints
Start point
Bus stop
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19 m
Buchboden
Highlight • Settlement
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2.31 km
Kessi Gorge
Highlight • Gorge
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3.17 km
Rothenbrunnen Spa
Highlight • Mountain Hut
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3.39 km
Rothenbrunnen Spring
Highlight • Natural Monument
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7.99 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.51 km
2.10 km
787 m
594 m
Surfaces
2.75 km
2.08 km
1.60 km
787 m
760 m
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Elevation
Highest point (1,030 m)
Lowest point (850 m)
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Bad Rothenbrunnen to the Scheffelquelle a leisurely walk with a small section requiring surefootedness, otherwise it was wonderful🌝 returning via the road because the hunters 🐾 had stopped shooting and the forest hiking trail⭕️ was closed
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June 11, 2025
This circular hike near Buchboden takes you to special water features in the Großes Walsertal Biosphere Reserve. Starting from the beautiful Church of the Birth of Mary, you follow a farm track down to the turquoise Lutz River. After crossing it on a bridge, you reach the Kessi Gorge natural monument
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