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Rappenloch Gorge – Karren Viewing Platform loop from Dornbirn

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Rappenloch Gorge – Karren Viewing Platform loop from Dornbirn

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Rappenloch Gorge – Karren Viewing Platform loop from Dornbirn

04:17

13.2km

560m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 5, 2026

Waypoints

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Parking

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2.04 km

Dornbirner Ache

Lake

2.69 km

Waterfall at the Entrance to the Gorge

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Right at the beginning, the first large waterfall at the entrance to the gorge is impressive.

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2.79 km

Water Steps at Rappenloch Gorge

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is located right next to the Rappenloch Stadl

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2.92 km

Alploch Waterfall

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The waterfall was created by a dam. It's still very impressive.

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2.94 km

Very impressive and highly recommended. The Rappenloch Gorge is easily accessible from Gütle or Karren via easy paths, but you should be able to climb stairs, of which there are several. The trails are closed during the winter months from November to April.

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3.86 km

Staufensee Waterfall and Dam

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Is picturesquely situated between the Rappenloch Gorge and Alploch/Kirchle.

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8.61 km

Karren Viewing Platform

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Anyone who's ever on the cart must necessarily walk the root path to the top of the Staufens. The rather challenging path runs through a beautiful mountain forest. As the name suggests, you have to climb over roots all the time, which makes the Wandering Spirit even more exciting and keeps you going. When I walked this trail, I wished the trail would never stop. But after a good 50 minutes, you are finally at the destination: the top of the Stauf. It is a rather low peak, but that does not mean that you have no view. On the contrary, from the top you have a fantastic view of the Rhine Valley and Lake Constance.
How to get to the root path: From the cart track mountain station you have to walk first direction Staufenspitze. At the second intersection, the root path is already on the trail sign turn off. After a few minutes, the turnoff comes, where the white-blue-white root path begins.

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8.62 km

View of the Rhine Valley and Lake Constance from Karren

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The 12-meter-long walkway, surrounded by glass, offers a breathtaking view of the Swiss mountains, the Rhine Valley and Lake Constance, so to speak, "standing in the middle of nowhere." To take this unique impression home with you, you can use the selfie point to take a souvenir photo and have it printed out on site.

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8.73 km

View of Säntis

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13.2 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

9.22 km

1.31 km

960 m

909 m

679 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

10.0 km

2.36 km

311 m

227 m

211 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (930 m)

Lowest point (460 m)

Weather

Thursday 6 August

23°C

13°C

52 %

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Max wind speed: 4.0 km/h

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Comments

April 12, 2024,🥾 Karren ⛰️ und Rappenlochschlucht von Talstation Karrenseilbahn 🇦🇹

Without breaks:
⏱ 02:15 ↔ 11.3 km Ø 5.0 km/h ↑ 540 m ↓ 540 m
THERE ARE STILL MANY PICTURES THAT NEED TO BE UPLOADED 🙃

We started from the car park at the valley station of the Karren cable car, first on the
family hiking trail (1). In the second third I chose the steeper mountain hiking trail.

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July 6, 2023,Runde bei Dornbirn: Rappenloch- und Alplochschlucht über Karrenbergstation

Great weather for a great tour! Impressive!

With this tour, a problem-free arrival and departure by bus was possible. We saved ourselves the descent and let the cart railway take us down into the valley.

@𝕭𝖊𝖗𝖌𝖑𝖊𝖗 🏔: After reinstalling komoot again and granting many permissions, I'm happy with the recording again. Thank you for your effort!

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July 23, 2024,🥾 Karren - Rappenlochschlucht 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️

With guests up the mountain and into the gorge 🙂
Used the nice weather to enjoy the views and insights on an easy 'mountain' hike.

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September 7, 2025,Dornbirn

Plenty of water for dogs, amazing views over Dornbirn. The paths are very slippery in places, with rough stones! Our route also included many steps, spaced far apart. A very challenging and beautiful walk, far from the usual tourist trails.

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May 25, 2024,Von Karrenseilbahn Talstation durch die Rappenloch- und Alplochschlucht zur Bergstation Karren-Seilbahn mit Abfahrt

The tour can also be done the other way round, then it's almost all downhill 😅 you should be a good walker in any case. Very nice tour

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July 30, 2022,Rappenlochschlucht-Alplochschlucht-Karren

The combination today was mega 😃
Gorges-mountains-temperature-best friend and my fur nose🥰
The gorge paths are in top condition, but unfortunately the water level is frightening. The streams are almost empty and the lake is just a puddle😔
From the viewing platform on the cart you have a fantastic view over the Rhine Valley 😎
Our descent had a jungle …

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February 25, 2026,Dornbirn Karren

A beautiful hike from Dornbirn through the Rappenloch Gorge to the Karren mountain. The gorge was closed at this time of year, but we still got some stunning views. A big plus was that there weren't many other hikers on the trail. It was busier on the Karren itself, of course, with the cable car and the breathtaking views. Lake …

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August 6, 2022,durch die Rappenlochschlucht auf den Karren

Family tour without technical challenges, the ascent is beautiful but sweaty. If you want, you can walk down again, we preferred the cart track because of knee problems.

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Rappenloch Gorge – Karren Viewing Platform loop from Dornbirn

Waterfall at the Entrance to the Gorge

Water Steps at Rappenloch Gorge

Alploch Waterfall