First Summit – rooty forest trail loop from Fraxern

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First Summit – rooty forest trail loop from Fraxern

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First Summit – rooty forest trail loop from Fraxern

05:11

13.9km

890m

Hiking

Hard hike. Very good fitness required. Mostly walkable paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 15, 2026

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Your route passes through protected areas

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Hohe Kugel - Hoher Freschen - Mellental

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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748 m

The Waldrast Fraxern snack station is located at the Sportplatz Fraxern hiking car park (charges apply). Open Thursday - Sunday in the summer season. Opportunity for a final stop after a mountain tour to Kugel or First.

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4.87 km

Treietpass

Mountain Pass

5.79 km

First Summit

Highlight • Summit

Neighboring mountain of the Hohe Kugel, just not overrun. From Fraxern there is a leisurely tour to the summit, which can also be done well with snowshoes in winter.

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6.70 km

rooty forest trail

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On the way from Viktorsberg up to the First, the path leads over beautiful rooty forest paths. I just like rooted forest trails and I'm always happy to come across some.
In the downhill direction it requires some surefootedness in some places, but within a normal framework.

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9.03 km

Last Viktorsberg — View of Fraxern

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On this beautiful section of meadow you can enjoy wonderful views and two benches and the meadow also invites you to linger.
If you go up from Viktorsberg in the direction of First or Hohe Kugel, the path mostly leads over beautiful, rooted forest paths and on this section over this lawn you have really great views.

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9.26 km

Letze Hut with panoramic view

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You can rest at the hut with a panoramic view on the benches. About 5 minutes further there is also a bench with a view of the other side to Lake Constance. There, however, only in the sun.

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11.0 km

View of Feldkirch and the Rhine Valley

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Beautiful view of the Rhine Valley and the Swiss mountains

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11.1 km

Viktorsberg Monastery

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Monastery Foundation, Viktorsberg
The history of the Viktorsberg Monastery
The Irish hermit Eusebius had already settled on the Viktorsberg in the 9th century. In 1384, Count Rudolf V of Montfort-Feldkirch founded a monastery of the Franciscan Minorites there, which existed for four centuries until it was abolished in 1785. After that, the monastery church became the parish church of the Viktorsberg community, and the convent building served as a village school and rectory, among other things. At the beginning of the 20th century, the state of Vorarlberg made a significant contribution to the preservation of the ensemble, as it is one of the oldest Christian settlements in Vorarlberg.
Today, the former monastery is a popular seminar, event and cultural center for many guests from home and abroad in an impressive location high above the Alpine Rhine Valley. The location and the beautiful view make this monastery a very special place.
Text / Source: Viktorsberg Monastery Foundation, Klosterweg 2, 6836 Viktorsberg
kloster-viktorsberg.at/geschichte

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