RoutesBike touring routes & trailsAustriaBezirk BludenzLudesch
Rappaköpfle at Hängender Stein – Ill River near Nüziders loop from Ludesch
RoutesBike touring routes & trailsAustriaBezirk BludenzLudesch
Rappaköpfle at Hängender Stein – Ill River near Nüziders loop from Ludesch
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Rappaköpfle at Hängender Stein – Ill River near Nüziders loop from Ludesch
00:51
14.2km
60m
Cycling
Easy bike ride. Mostly paved surfaces. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: October 7, 2026
Tips
Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted
After 6.99 km for 85 m
Waypoints
A
Start point
Bus stop
1
2.12 km
Rappaköpfle at Hängender Stein
Highlight • Climb
Climbing garden hanging stone Ludesch
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2
4.86 km
Wagner Brünnile Water Fountain
Highlight • Rest Area
3
6.41 km
Bludenz Train Station
Highlight • Rest Area
ÖBB Bludenz train station since 1872
Bludenz train station is 558 m above sea level. A. The railway junction links the Arlbergbahn with the Lindau–Bludenz railway line and the Bludenz–Schruns railway line; the shared station is operated jointly by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and the private Montafonerbahn (MBS).
Bludenz train station was opened on July 1, 1872 by the private Vorarlberg Railway as the terminus of the route from Lindau. As a result of the opening of the Arlbergbahn on September 21, 1884, it gained in importance, not least due to the push-pull operation on the mountain railway, and became a through station. It was also temporarily a shared station with the k.k. State railways before they also took over the Vorarlberg Railway in 1885. The situation of the community station arose again from December 18, 1905, when the railway junction was completed with the opening of the line to Schruns. At the same time, electrical operations began in the station before Bludenz became a system change station through the electrification of the Arlberg Railway on May 14, 1925. This circumstance caused considerable operational problems for the Montafon Railway, which was powered by direct current, because its locomotives could no longer enter the station under their own power. For almost 47 years, the company had to make do with a dual-engine locomotive, auxiliary combustion engines on the railcars and later also pure combustion railcars.[2] This situation existed until March 6, 1972, when the Montafon Railway switched its route to the alternating current operation that is usual for the ÖBB.
Text / Source: Austria Forum
austria-forum.org/af/AustriaWiki/Bahnhof_Bludenz
Bludenz train station is 558 m above sea level. A. The railway junction links the Arlbergbahn with the Lindau–Bludenz railway line and the Bludenz–Schruns railway line; the shared station is operated jointly by the Austrian Federal Railways (ÖBB) and the private Montafonerbahn (MBS).
Bludenz train station was opened on July 1, 1872 by the private Vorarlberg Railway as the terminus of the route from Lindau. As a result of the opening of the Arlbergbahn on September 21, 1884, it gained in importance, not least due to the push-pull operation on the mountain railway, and became a through station. It was also temporarily a shared station with the k.k. State railways before they also took over the Vorarlberg Railway in 1885. The situation of the community station arose again from December 18, 1905, when the railway junction was completed with the opening of the line to Schruns. At the same time, electrical operations began in the station before Bludenz became a system change station through the electrification of the Arlberg Railway on May 14, 1925. This circumstance caused considerable operational problems for the Montafon Railway, which was powered by direct current, because its locomotives could no longer enter the station under their own power. For almost 47 years, the company had to make do with a dual-engine locomotive, auxiliary combustion engines on the railcars and later also pure combustion railcars.[2] This situation existed until March 6, 1972, when the Montafon Railway switched its route to the alternating current operation that is usual for the ÖBB.
Text / Source: Austria Forum
austria-forum.org/af/AustriaWiki/Bahnhof_Bludenz
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4
6.42 km
Milka Lädele Chocolate Factory Outlet Bludenz
Highlight • Rest Area
Milka Chocolate (Suchard), Bludenz
In 1901, the brand name "Milka" was registered; the acronym arose from the combination of the words "Milch" (milk) and "Kakao" (cocoa). Since then, Milka chocolate has been produced in Lörrach and offered in a purple wrapper, featuring a cow, the Milka cow, with an alpine panorama. In 1972, the Milka cow also received a purple coloring.
After the acquisition of "Jacobs Suchard" by Kraft Foods in 1990, the Suchard name was gradually phased out in packaging design, and the recipes were changed.
The color purple plays a central role for the Milka brand. According to Kraft Foods, Milka purple was the first abstract color mark to be protected in the broadest sense across Europe in 1995. In a legal dispute against Verdener Keks- und Waffelfabrik Hans Freitag, which used a purple base tone for the packaging of a 500-gram biscuit mix, the Federal Court of Justice ruled on October 7, 2004, in a landmark decision, that the color purple for the packaging of chocolate products may continue to be used only for Milka products.
Milka bar chocolate is still largely produced today at the Lörrach plant (Germany). Approximately 140,000 tons of various Milka bar chocolate varieties are produced there annually – mainly 100g bars. Further plants for other Milka products are located in Bludenz (Austria) with a production of approx. 60,000 tons (mainly large bars of 200 to 400 grams), in Strasbourg (France) as a center for pralines, as well as in Bratislava (Slovakia) and Poznań (Poland). In Herentals, Belgium, bars (Leo) are manufactured.
In the 1990s, Peter Steiner became known through Milka television advertising, whose song "It’s cool man" made it into the German, Austrian, and Swiss charts. Steiner, who had a beard and was already over 70 years old, embodied an "Alm-Öhi" (mountain hermit) who warned a city dweller against the prejudice that people in the mountains were "old-fashioned": "Aber Vorsicht: It’s cool man" (But beware: It's cool man).
Text: Milka / Wikipedia
milka.at/uber-milka/lila-laedele
In 1901, the brand name "Milka" was registered; the acronym arose from the combination of the words "Milch" (milk) and "Kakao" (cocoa). Since then, Milka chocolate has been produced in Lörrach and offered in a purple wrapper, featuring a cow, the Milka cow, with an alpine panorama. In 1972, the Milka cow also received a purple coloring.
After the acquisition of "Jacobs Suchard" by Kraft Foods in 1990, the Suchard name was gradually phased out in packaging design, and the recipes were changed.
The color purple plays a central role for the Milka brand. According to Kraft Foods, Milka purple was the first abstract color mark to be protected in the broadest sense across Europe in 1995. In a legal dispute against Verdener Keks- und Waffelfabrik Hans Freitag, which used a purple base tone for the packaging of a 500-gram biscuit mix, the Federal Court of Justice ruled on October 7, 2004, in a landmark decision, that the color purple for the packaging of chocolate products may continue to be used only for Milka products.
Milka bar chocolate is still largely produced today at the Lörrach plant (Germany). Approximately 140,000 tons of various Milka bar chocolate varieties are produced there annually – mainly 100g bars. Further plants for other Milka products are located in Bludenz (Austria) with a production of approx. 60,000 tons (mainly large bars of 200 to 400 grams), in Strasbourg (France) as a center for pralines, as well as in Bratislava (Slovakia) and Poznań (Poland). In Herentals, Belgium, bars (Leo) are manufactured.
In the 1990s, Peter Steiner became known through Milka television advertising, whose song "It’s cool man" made it into the German, Austrian, and Swiss charts. Steiner, who had a beard and was already over 70 years old, embodied an "Alm-Öhi" (mountain hermit) who warned a city dweller against the prejudice that people in the mountains were "old-fashioned": "Aber Vorsicht: It’s cool man" (But beware: It's cool man).
Text: Milka / Wikipedia
milka.at/uber-milka/lila-laedele
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5
6.86 km
Fohrenburg Brewery
Highlight • Structure
Fohrenburg Brewery, Bludenz
In 1880, Ferdinand Gasser, then 38 years old, built a brewery in Bludenz to supply workers on the construction of the Arlberg railway. Together with eleven other partners, he acquired the “Fohrenburg” inn and the associated Bad Fohrenburg healing spring in Hinterplärsch.
The “Bierbrauerei Fohrenburg F. Gassner & Comp.” was founded at a time when production was being revolutionized by the use of machine power. During this time, steam power was introduced into the brewery, as were mechanical mashing and lautering devices. This led to a significant improvement in products on the one hand and also to a reduction in production costs on the other. Many small, especially rural, breweries were unable to cope with this progress and were pushed out by the new, more efficient breweries. Immediately after the Fohrenburg brewery was founded, a steam brewing plant from the company “Noback and Fritze” from Prague was purchased and installed. The first beer brew was brewed in February 1881. Beer was served for the first time in the same year, which is why 1881 is considered the year the brewery was founded. The first master brewer, Josef Buß, worked as master brewer until 1907. Originally, 25 hectoliters of beer were produced daily - 8,000 hectoliters in the entire first year of production. The original brewery proved to be too small in the first year. Therefore, in 1882 the brewery bought a new steam brewing plant from “G. Kuhn” in Stuttgart. After enlarging the fermentation and storage cellars, production was increased fourfold. In the first few years, around 60 cattle were kept to utilize the spent grain, including oxen to transport the beer. However, cattle breeding was stopped in the first few years of operation and the spent grains were subsequently dried and sold. In 1884 the first bottled beer was bottled and in 1887 the warehouse was expanded to include six additional storage cellars. In 1895 a total of 38,450 hl of beer were brewed, in 1904 it was already 41,775 hl. The ever-increasing demand for beer and the resulting ever-growing sales made a comprehensive renovation necessary in 1897 - the storage cellars were expanded again and the performance of the Sudan location more than doubled. Bavarian-style dark beer and Pilsen-style light beer were brewed. In 1897 the brewery was converted into a limited partnership. The founder, Ferdinand Gasser, ran the business until his death in 1926. The first master brewer, Josef Buß, retired in 1907 and was replaced by Karl Kirstein, previously at the Jenbach brewery.
The next renovation of the Fohrenburg brewery took place in 1912 with the installation of a new cooling system with artificial ice production and mechanical cooling of the storage cellar. In 1913 the first truck for transporting beer and ice cream was purchased.
Due to the Austrian Beer Cartel, brewing was reduced, so by the mid-1920s only around 23,000 hectoliters were produced per year. In 1926 a depot was opened in Landeck.
In 1938, the Bad Diezling restaurant and farm with the Diezano lemonade brand was acquired in Hörbranz near Bregenz. The product range has since been supplemented by fruit juices and lemonades. After the previous production peak of 50,000 hectoliters was exceeded again in the 1960s, the quantity rose to around 150,000 hectoliters by the 1980s. As a result, the facilities were rebuilt again.
Text: Fohrenburg Brewery / Wikipedia
fohrenburger.at
In 1880, Ferdinand Gasser, then 38 years old, built a brewery in Bludenz to supply workers on the construction of the Arlberg railway. Together with eleven other partners, he acquired the “Fohrenburg” inn and the associated Bad Fohrenburg healing spring in Hinterplärsch.
The “Bierbrauerei Fohrenburg F. Gassner & Comp.” was founded at a time when production was being revolutionized by the use of machine power. During this time, steam power was introduced into the brewery, as were mechanical mashing and lautering devices. This led to a significant improvement in products on the one hand and also to a reduction in production costs on the other. Many small, especially rural, breweries were unable to cope with this progress and were pushed out by the new, more efficient breweries. Immediately after the Fohrenburg brewery was founded, a steam brewing plant from the company “Noback and Fritze” from Prague was purchased and installed. The first beer brew was brewed in February 1881. Beer was served for the first time in the same year, which is why 1881 is considered the year the brewery was founded. The first master brewer, Josef Buß, worked as master brewer until 1907. Originally, 25 hectoliters of beer were produced daily - 8,000 hectoliters in the entire first year of production. The original brewery proved to be too small in the first year. Therefore, in 1882 the brewery bought a new steam brewing plant from “G. Kuhn” in Stuttgart. After enlarging the fermentation and storage cellars, production was increased fourfold. In the first few years, around 60 cattle were kept to utilize the spent grain, including oxen to transport the beer. However, cattle breeding was stopped in the first few years of operation and the spent grains were subsequently dried and sold. In 1884 the first bottled beer was bottled and in 1887 the warehouse was expanded to include six additional storage cellars. In 1895 a total of 38,450 hl of beer were brewed, in 1904 it was already 41,775 hl. The ever-increasing demand for beer and the resulting ever-growing sales made a comprehensive renovation necessary in 1897 - the storage cellars were expanded again and the performance of the Sudan location more than doubled. Bavarian-style dark beer and Pilsen-style light beer were brewed. In 1897 the brewery was converted into a limited partnership. The founder, Ferdinand Gasser, ran the business until his death in 1926. The first master brewer, Josef Buß, retired in 1907 and was replaced by Karl Kirstein, previously at the Jenbach brewery.
The next renovation of the Fohrenburg brewery took place in 1912 with the installation of a new cooling system with artificial ice production and mechanical cooling of the storage cellar. In 1913 the first truck for transporting beer and ice cream was purchased.
Due to the Austrian Beer Cartel, brewing was reduced, so by the mid-1920s only around 23,000 hectoliters were produced per year. In 1926 a depot was opened in Landeck.
In 1938, the Bad Diezling restaurant and farm with the Diezano lemonade brand was acquired in Hörbranz near Bregenz. The product range has since been supplemented by fruit juices and lemonades. After the previous production peak of 50,000 hectoliters was exceeded again in the 1960s, the quantity rose to around 150,000 hectoliters by the 1980s. As a result, the facilities were rebuilt again.
Text: Fohrenburg Brewery / Wikipedia
fohrenburger.at
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6
10.2 km
Ill River near Nüziders
Highlight • River
7
11.5 km
Shrine in Ludescher Ried
Highlight • Religious Site
Beautiful wayside shrine in the Ludescher Ried
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8
12.1 km
View of Montafon Valley
Highlight • Viewpoint
A nice, easy tour with beautiful views
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B
14.2 km
End point
Bus stop
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
6.32 km
4.76 km
1.96 km
687 m
456 m
Surfaces
13.5 km
593 m
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