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[1] Petersbodenbahn mountain station
[3] Grubenalpe
[2] Gypsum Holes Nature Reserve
[4] Oberlech
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Duration: 1 h 30 m Distance: 4.0 km Difference in altitude:
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THEMED HIKES G Y P S U M H O L E S N AT U R E R E S E R V E
From Lech post office, take the Oberlech cable car right next door, then continue on the [1] Petersboden chairlift to the mountain station. From here, follow the trail uphill for a short distance, then turn right along the trail and down again towards the “Gipslöcher” fork.
OUR TIP
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Special features: the varied landscape also offers marmots perfect protection from predators. From July to mid-August, when the orchids are in bloom, ten different species of orchid can be found right next to the hiking trail. Places of interest: in terms of number and appearance, the gypsum holes and more than 1,000 sinkholes are geological features unequalled in Europe. The biggest sinkhole’s diameter is 100 metres and it is 35 metres deep.
Take a left here, cross the [2] Gypsum Holes Nature Reserve and follow the farm track to the right downhill to the [3] Grubenalpe pasture where the educational geological trail branches off to the right. Follow this trail diagonally across the Gypsum Holes Nature Reserve to the crossroads. From here head left downhill through some wonderful wild flower meadows to Oberlech.
You soon come to a fork where you bear right onto a trail which finally joins an asphalt minor road. Bear right at the Hotel Goldener Berg and you come to the [4] Oberlech cable car where you can either take the cable car down into the valley or hike through the Burgwald or the Rudtobel and Rudalpe back to your starting point.
Refreshment stops: restaurants in Lech and Oberlech. 42
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