Bürser Schlucht in Bürs

The first day of November greeted us with befitting clouds and significantly cooler temperatures than the last few days. So today we decided to run a little round in the valley and follow the course of the Alvierbach through the Bürser gorge. The Alvier rises near Lake Lüner, flows through the village of Brand, then falls into the Bürser Gorge and, after 13 kilometers, flows into the Ill near Bludenz. A section of the gorge is accessible via a hiking trail. The entrance to the gorge is in Bürs in Vorarlberg. Walking past the church and the hydroelectric power station, a crevice in the rock suddenly opens up, leading into the gorge. The rock walls rise steeply to the right and left. The hiking trail that begins now follows the course of the Alvierbach, slightly uphill. Over bridges, past boulders and moss-covered trees, always keeping an eye on the Alvierbach, follow the path for about 2 kilometers. Then the path turns away from the gorge, pulls up the slope again and follows the upper edge of the slope back to the parking lot. Two geological features can still be discovered on the way back: A deep crevice that runs across the area and the Kuhloch, a dry gorge through which the Alvierbach used to flow.

I recommend completing the tour even in dry weather, wearing sturdy footwear and, if possible, hiking poles for stability and support on the sometimes uneven paths and stairs. The tour begins on the outskirts of Bürs. Information panels along the route highlight the geological features.

Beautiful gorge hike. A varied and exciting path for young and old. 🤗

Bike🚴‍♀️& Hike🥾 Fedkirch - Bürs 🚴‍♀️ - Bürser Gorge 🥾 - Bürs - Feldkirch 🚴‍♀️ After I was a bit haphazard this morning 🙈 packed my backpack for cycling and a short hike and cycled towards Bludenz. After a long period of thought (enough time to pedal) 🤣 I chose the Bürser Gorge 👍. Allso pedaled to Bürs, parked the bike at the entrance to the Bürser gorge and switched to hiking mode 🥾🥾. As always, the path through the gorge was full of wonderful impressions, and the gorge currently has enough water👍. The way further up to the "Kuhloch" (natural monument) made me sweat a bit (I had already cycled a few kilometers in my legs 🙂). But the way to the cow hole was worth it 👍, incredibly beautiful landscape with a wonderful atmosphere when the sun 🌞 blinks through the dense treetops. From the "cow hole crossing" a varied hiking trail led back down to Bürs to my 🚴‍🚴‍♀️ ( Bio 🤣🤣) After a short break back into "bike mode" and cycled back to Feldkirch. .

Following the tip of our landlady that the Bürserschlucht can be accessed safely and safely despite the official closure, we set out to explore the same in more detail at noon today. We started on a small parking space on the road to Bürserberg and the path first led us all the way down into the valley to Bürs and then soon turning right into the gorge. As mentioned above, there is a "locked" sign here. Usually I follow signs like this because I think things like that are not put up for free. (There are of course different opinions on this). But since we knew that the way was good, we turned into the gorge and a true magical world enveloped us. The way led us over wonderful paths, over bridges, past thickly mossy trees and steep rock walls. The crystal-clear water of the bubbling brook accompanies the path far into the gorge and you hike in an ever-gentle ascent until the path makes a sharp curve and leads out of the gorge again in a steeper ascent. Once at the top, the path becomes wider and leads comfortably through wonderful mixed forest. Two special rock formations, a deep crevice and the Kuhloch invite you to be amazed once again and the starting point is reached again. Wonderful!

Spectacular gorge hike near Bürs. Even though it was a Monday, there were a few groups, and you weren't alone. It can get quite crowded on weekends. But if you look at the pictures, you'll understand.

Shortly before you turn off into the Brandnertal, you cross the village of Bürs. It nestles close to the steep rock faces that rise up to the Bürserberg. The Alvierbach has created a beautiful gorge here, which is very well developed for tourism (that's why you don't walk alone here on nice days) and includes a few other geological features on a circular route. A worthy end to our short break in the Montafon.

Today, during the dry hours, we first got rain-proof hiking trousers for the youngsters in order to test them for their suitability immediately afterwards. It doesn't make any sense the other way around, does it? In any case, the first rain set in just in time for the start of the tour, but then retreated again, so that we were able to enjoy a great tour on the Alvier through the gorge in Bürs, including beautiful break spots. The rain that started on the way back stayed and washed us through the cow hole and a newly created stream back to Bürs. The circular route is really successful! The path on the Alvier is great and really impressive, but the way back is also nice to walk and offers a few nice little highlights. Brandnertal Collection https://www.komoot.de/collection/2272004/-brandnertal-2023