Join us for #WorkerOutdoor

Guntram Bechtold
WorkerConf
Published in
5 min readJun 22, 2018

WorkerConf is offering Workshops, Talks and UnConference Segments that are curated with high effort and passion. Thank you for doing such a great job Thomas Vogel and Benedikt Meurer! To add something special we also curated outdoor activities we call #WorkerOutdoor.

A big thank you goes out to all people that help to organize these tours.

Important Information

1. Always Stay safe! Safety is our #1 goal. People can harm them selfs severely in the alps, and sometimes even die. Don’t do that. Stay safe.
2. Everything at your own risk. Please note that non of the WorkerConf Team is a professionally trained alpine sports expert.
3. At your own Cost. We are happy to show you around. Any cost (equipment, tourguides, admissions, food and beverage) has to be covered by yourself.
4. Have fun. This is your life. And its ending one Minute at a time.

Friday 29.06 2018

Tour 1: “Hiking Team Karren and Rappenloch”

Meeting at Karren Talstation, 29.06 08:45
We’re meeting for the hike to Karren Bergstation. This hike is safe but steep. You bring hiking shoes or good sports shoes, water bottle and a small snack.

Hiking up to Karren Bergstation, 09:00 to 10:30
This tour takes about 90 minutes when hiking with normal speed. If you consider to take some pictures fo the panorama its likely that you will arrive at 11:00 am instead of 10:30 am.
Cost: If you are hiking no admission fees will occur. Its free.

Lunch at Karren, 12:00 am to 14:00
We’ve booked 2 Tables for a total of 20 People at Karren. If you want to join it is recommendable to call at Karren Panorama Restaurant. This is also where we will meet with the “cable car group”. Daniel Rotter will lead a group with the cable car at 12:00 (Tour 2) from Karren Talstation to Karren Bergstation at around 12:00 Noon.
Cost: You can eat at the restaurant. If you are on a shoe string or want to experience the “classic” hiking style you should bring your own food you previously bought a spar säger center supermarket.

Hiking up to Karren in Google Maps

Hiking from Karren to Rappenloch

The Rappenloch is a natural site worth visiting. It is a well prepared hiking route down into the “Rappenloch Canyon”.
Cost: The Rappenloch is free of charge.

In Gütle, the Final destination you can either take a drink in one of Dornbirns oldest Gastgarten, visit the Krippen Museum or the Rolls-Royce museum.

Tour 2: “Cable Car Team Karren”

Instead of hiking up Karren at 09:00 the “Cable Car Team” will go up the hill with the cable car, take lunch and then go down with the cable car again. Please note that there is a special lunch deal: A ride up and down plus a meal for 18 EUR. You need to purchase this special deal at “Karren Talstation” in order to save some money.

Tour 3: “Sunset Standup padding at Surfmax

Mathias from SurfMax is offering standup paddeling at 19:30 in Hard. You can paddle around the bay with him. Also Mathias includes a drink for free for you. Just visit Surfmax in Hard

The Surfmax Team. Yes thats them.

Saturday 30.06 2018

Tour 4: Mountainbiking with Andreas

Andreas Riedmann, one of Vorarlbergs leading software dev teachers offers a this mountain bike route for you. You can rent a bike 1–2 days before at one of these shops. Andreas even built this microsite to motivate you for you the trip.

See all pictures of this trip

Tour 5: Action at Schnifis Berg

On Saturday Morning we’ll be meeting at around 09:02 at Schnifis Gasthaus Krone (e.g. by taking the Train). From There we’ll be walking to Bergbahnen Schnifis Talstation to enter the Cablecar.

There are more than 3 Options

  • Paragliding from Schnifis Berg (Register by 27.June)
  • Go Mountainbiking, e-Biking or rent an E-Trail Moto
  • Take a Photo Hike and go Swimming in Fallersee

We’ll be meeting around 09:00 in Schnifis, take one of the tours and have a good time in Großwalsertal.

5.1 Paragliding at Schnifis Berg

Every wanted to try tandem paragliding? The Flight Connection Arlberg offers 4 Experts that will go for a tandem flight starting from Schnifis Berg.

Panorama-Termic flight 30min €190
Normal flight 15min. €130,00

If this sounds interesting for you, please talk to Dan Hall or register here

Go Mountainbiking or e-Biking

There are several Bike Rentals in Großwalsertal. Be the sportsperson and take one of these 57 Routes. Check out this neat clip by sick dude tv

Try out e-Trail

Frigo elektro drive offers e-MTBs and Trials. Check out their Options to see what works for you. And remember to stay safe!
See all possible Rentals here

Take a Photo Hike and go Swimming in Fallersee

If you want to go with family and friends you probably check out the tour from Schnifis Kirche via Plattenhof, Fallersee, Blockhüsle and back. Go for swimming in the Lake Fallersee..

Taste some Cheese at Sennerei Schnifis

The cheese manufacturing site “Sennerei Schnifis” is open two times everday. On Saturday for example 8 to 12 and 17 to 18.30. The Company won many awards in recent years. Tasting and purchasing the latest specialities is possible at Sennerei Schnifis.

More about Großes Walsertal:

Tour 6: MiniGolf

The Team of Petit Barbara offers a ton of delicious things to eat. If you don’t want to eat you should try out Mini-Golf. Every Saturday at 13:30 the course is open. Feel free to stop by

Tour 7: Discover Lech

Our very own Brigitte Finner is helping you to organize hikingtours, fishing events or even waterspeed action in lech.

This picture shows Brigitte looking down to the Rheintal. Its not Lech.

Need more? Or do something completly different?

Add your Requests, Ideas or Suggestions on twitter using the hashtag #WorkerOutdoor. Using this wonderful Hashtag shall help others to find likeminded people that want to explore Vorarlberg just a bit more.

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