Below the Red Känzele Cliffs – Pfänder Rock Path loop from Lauterach

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Below the Red Känzele Cliffs – Pfänder Rock Path loop from Lauterach

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Below the Red Känzele Cliffs – Pfänder Rock Path loop from Lauterach

02:26

6.65km

280m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 9, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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1.24 km

Below the Red Känzele Cliffs

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Here under the red Känzele rocks there is a secluded old farmhouse. Heading east up, it goes to the lower Känzeleweg and to the via ferratas. Past the farmhouse to …

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2.50 km

Pfänder Rock Path

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A quiet and rarely used path in the beautiful green.

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2.90 km

Rock path at Lake Constance

Highlight • Trail

Beautiful along/under the rock face, but dreamy is an exaggeration.

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4.37 km

Känzele Loop Trail and Viewpoints

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Beautiful circular route, it is best to first take the upper path from the Gebhardsberg, because it is better to go up over the root. The view is fantastic.

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4.74 km

View of the Alps from Lake Constance

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Here you have a wonderful view of the mountains

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4.79 km

Fallenderbach Waterfall

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The Obere Känzeleweg is a root path. The lower one leads along the rock face.

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6.65 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.59 km

1.26 km

767 m

548 m

465 m

Surfaces

3.84 km

1.37 km

488 m

409 m

400 m

120 m

Elevation

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Weather

Today

Wednesday 7 October

17°C

11°C

97 %

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Max wind speed: 21.0 km/h

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Comments

December 12, 2021,3. Advent: Känzele-Tour

During the tour on the Bregenz Ach, I looked several times at the rock face of the Gebhardsberg, where a castle ruin now houses a restaurant.

The Nagelfluh rock face protrudes vertically out of the forest and is a breeding ground for some birds of prey in summer.

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April 27, 2023,Känzele-Runde

... today optimally used the time window ... blue sky, beautiful round on geologically highly interesting paths and paths around the Gebhardsberg 😎

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May 9, 2023,Oberer & Unterer Känzeleweg & Klettersteig Känzele

Comfortable Känzeleweg tour with two detours over the KS: Once from below the round left to right, exit via the D-path. The second time from the top, entry on the right (D-path) and exit on the left C-path.

Addendum: You can find information about the Känzele KS in previous tours of mine.

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February 25, 2023,Unterer und oberer Känzeleweg

There is a crossover halfway through via a Klettersteig (ladders, etc.). I respectfully declined that adventure in semi-wet conditions...

March 10, 2024,10. 3. 2024 Bregenz, Känzele 🥰

A fine Sunday morning with mother-daughter togetherness and a casual path that the offspring don't yet know.
We started at the VKW, there are still a few meters in altitude and you take different paths again. They were dry on the lower Kanzele section and overall it was wonderful to walk, not too warm and also without any wind.
Parking …

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April 12, 2023,2023.04.12 Fluh-Känzele-Gebartsberg

Hiked the upper and lower Känzele again :-)

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February 14, 2024,Bregenz rund ums Känzele

A fantastic hike with a great view of the mountains and the right weather, thank you @Helmut Fußach ...unfortunately the restaurant was on holiday until today...but we're always unlucky😩

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February 26, 2022,Unteres & Oberes Känzele am Gebhardsberg

Small inspection tour on Gebhardsberg
"A few trees are still standing 🙃"
Boha, there was deforestation, apparently the ash die was the reason 🤔

the ruins of Hohenbregenz Castle, the pilgrimage chapel and the Gebhardsberg castle restaurant are all here; only the ring wall of the core castle and parts of the palace have survived from the castle complex

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