Ausflugsziele in Vorarlberg

The new Nature Discovery Trail introduces families to a host of new discoveries, experiences and natural wonders. Enjoy spending time together in some of the loveliest scenery the region has to offer: the beautiful natural countryside of the Brandnertal.

The Montafon holiday region and especially the Kristberg are located perfectly when it comes to geomancy on the Austrian Alps. It is a magical part of the Alps full of legends and mystical mountain world.

Among the highlights of the trail are a 3-year-old elm tree, a barbeque area with hammocks, a viewing window, a suspension bridge, an echo chamber hut, fascinating facts about hunting and the local fauna, numerous information boards  and a log cabin which you can build you

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Affenberg Salem is Germany's most beautiful monkey forest. About 200 Barbary Macaques roam freely on a 20 hectare wooded area. It is great fun to watch the youngsters play. The stars are undoubtedly the baby macaques born during spring.

Easy walking or hiking trail along the energy portals in Langenegg. At the end, the path still leads across the beautiful "Nord" nature reserve, a well-preserved moorland landscape with large areas of raised bog and fen.

Visit the barefoot trail on the inner Parpfienz Alpe in Brand. The starting point is accessible in just a few minutes with the Dorfbahn cable car. From the top station simply walk (still wearing your shoes) towards the Innere Parpfienz Alpe.

The Nature-Experience at Holdamoos, which links Au and Schoppernau, lies in the midst of a charming culture and natural landscape. At the core of Holdamoos is a 430-year-old alpine hut, which was saved from beeing sold and demolished.

Ibexes clamber precariously over the rocks, the grunting of wild boars is to be heard not far away while a marmot whistles in the distance. The mouflon ram raises its curved horns, red deer, hares, goats and pot-bellied pigs continue to feed undisturbed.

At the 3D archery course, between Oberlech and the destination at the Rud-Alpe, there are more than 15 targets to take aim at. In 3D archery, the targets are not the usual bosses but three-dimensional animal dummies that need to be “dispatched”.