Hählesattel – Holenke loop from Naturschutzgebiet Auer Ried

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Vorarlberg

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Hählesattel – Holenke loop from Naturschutzgebiet Auer Ried

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Hählesattel – Holenke loop from Naturschutzgebiet Auer Ried

03:04

5.62km

540m

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 6, 2026

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Kanisfluh

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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408 m

Gasthaus Edelweiß am Öberle

Highlight • Restaurant

Great view and good Kaiserschmarrn

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445 m

Edelweiss Alpine Inn

Highlight • Mountain Hut

It is very nice to sit outside on the terrace and enjoy the world's best rag salad. served by a very nice waitress, of course.

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1.51 km

Kanisfluh

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5:30 Start

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1.91 km

View of Alpe Wurzach

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The southern slope of the Kanisfluh allows fantastic views.

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2.33 km

Hählesattel

Highlight • Mountain Pass

Anyone can do Kanis and it always works :-)
When it's not so crowded, you can even see the ibexes

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2.85 km

Holenke

Highlight • Summit

The mountain itself is very beautiful. But with mass tourism, like a pedestrian zone in a big city, it's not the right place for anyone seeking solitude, peace, and isolation.

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2.86 km

View from Kanisfluh

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approx. 400hm carrying passage to the summit,
Departure about 80-90% mobile (beginner)

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2.87 km

Holenke Summit (Kanisfluh)

Highlight • Summit

The Kanisfluh or its main summit the Holenke is a double-edged sword:

On the one hand, one of the most famous - if not the most famous - summit of …

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5.62 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.73 km

878 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.73 km

739 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

11°C

6°C

99 %

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Comments

October 27, 2022,Kanisfluh - Steinböcke besuchen

Tested my new lens on the mountain today. When climbing up, I thought to myself that I was lugging the heavy part up for nothing, the Kanis was once again totally overrun. Aaaaaabut, the tough one is lucky 😁 actually got a few bucks in front of the lens 👏
Always nice to see the king of the mountains 💪😎

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May 16, 2024,Feierabendsprint Kanisfluh

yeah 💪 met the whole group of ibexes again 👏 + the sun/fog spectacle was a dream 🤩

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April 29, 2022,Kanisfluh

the 1st time this year on the Kanis. Now it's still nice and quiet up there before the migration of peoples starts again. That's why I was lucky that a pack of at least 30 animals crossed my path on the ascent 😃👏

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July 18, 2024,18.7.2024 (273) Kanisfluh, 2044m (276)

Unfortunately I didn't stop the recording.

It was about 500m of elevation and a 4-hour walk

A suggestion of mine was approved, so we headed off to the Bregenzerwald and above Au up to the Kanisfluh.

Franz, Stephanie and I started at the Edelweiss hut and once again conquered the impressive mountain with pleasure. We were on the road for …

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October 27, 2024,Kanisfluh - Steinbockparade 🤩

It's a miracle that there were so many ibexes up there today, given the crowds of people who made the pilgrimage up there. In picture 49 you can see a typical example of a nature vandal, as the nature guards so beautifully call it. 🤦‍♂️ That's exactly why the Vorarlberg nature guards have to go out in this area more …

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May 6, 2023,Kanisfluh

unfortunately no ibexes up there yet, but the Hohe Stoss is just as photogenic 😁

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September 8, 2021,Sonnenuntergang 🌅 Kanisfluh/Holenke 2044m

Start at the hiking car park at the Edelweishütte in Au with Sonja for ...

Comfortable and steady uphill over earthy and stony path to the

"Kanisfluh / Holenke"
(There were no ibexes to see)
Enjoying the sunset, it got really cold when the sun set 🌞

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June 21, 2022,Sonnenaufgang auf dem Kanisfluh

We got up at 2:45 today - it was worth it. We were at the summit just in time for sunrise at 5:23am. It was awesome! And right below the summit, a good dozen ibexes had breakfast. We were back at the hotel in time for breakfast. 👍🌞😎⛰

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