Warth-Schroecken Other Activities

Bregenzerwald region generally has excellent facilities for other winter sports activities with 300km of cross-country skiing and 200km prepared and well-sign posted winter walking trails. They also make a special effort to ensure good facilities and instruction where needed for dog sledding, snow shoeing and tobogganing. And Warth-Schrocken is no exception.

Cross country skiing

Warth-Schroecken has 18km of cross-country ski tracks on the Hochtannbergpass including blue beginner tracks (5km) at Jägeralpe and Kalbelesee, red tracks for intermediates (4km) at Simmel and more advanced black cross-country tracks (8km) at Falkenkopf and around Korbersee. Use of the ski tracks is free if staying in either of the villages (otherwise EUR 5 daily). Courses can be booked through the ski schools in Warth (Tel: ) and Schroecken (Tel: +43 5583 40045) and cross-country ski equipment can be hired at Sport Schneller (Tel: +43 5519 201) in Schroecken. Au Schoppernau nearby is one of the three largest cross-country skiing areas in Bregenzerwald with 62km of well prepared tracks including 50km classic and 12km skating tracks.

Winter walking

Warth-Schroecken is a favoured destination for winter walking with over 20km of well-maintained winter walking trails through scenic surroundings on the Hochtannbergpass. The walking path from the Kalbelesee to the Korbersee takes about 1 hour and allows skiers and walkers to meet for lunch at the popular Berghotel Korbersee.

Dog sledding

And if you want a break from skiing, cross-country skiing or walking, you can book a husky dog sled ride for adults or children and explore the ski area sitting down. There’s a husky trail from Saloberkopf to Korbersee, which includes a stop off at the romantic Korbersee restaurant. The tour costs around EUR200 and takes 3-4 hours. Alternatively, you can join a husky dog sledding work shop. Each participant has his own sled and 2-3 dogs and after learning some basic commands including how to brake, you set off on your own on a 1km route around Kalbelesee. The workshop costs EUR80 for one person or EUR110 for two people and lasts approximately 2 hours. Tours and workshops available from Marc Van Landeghem (Tel: +43 664 2407 422) www.bauern-stube.at. Once a week, Schrocken Ski School (Tel: +43 664 2525 200) arranges special husky tours for children (EUR 13 per child).

Tobogganing

And if you enjoy tobogganing or have not yet tried it, there’s an easy 700m long toboggan run from Hohi in Warth, which is open daily and floodlit at night until 10pm, and the a 500m long Schrockbach toboggan run in Schrocken which is also floodlit at night. You can rent a toboggan in the villages

For more information contact the tourist office

Warth-Schrocken Tourist Office
Heimboden Nr. 26888 Schroecken
Tel.: +43 5519 2670
Email: [email protected]
Web: www.warth-schroecken.com