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Schmugglersteig Via Ferrata (Gargellner Köpfe)

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Schmugglersteig Via Ferrata (Gargellner Köpfe)

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Schmugglersteig Via Ferrata (Gargellner Köpfe)

Name: Schmugglersteig Via Ferrata (Gargellner Köpfe)
Rating: 2

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This segment may be highly dangerous

Parts of this Highlight comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

This segment may be dangerous

Parts of this Highlight comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

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Location: Gargellen, Bezirk Bludenz, Bezirk Bludenz, Austria

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1. Gargellener Köpfe East Summit – View of the Mountain Peak loop from Gargellen

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2. View of the Mountain Peak – Gargellener Köpfe East Summit loop from Gargellen

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3. View of the Mountain Peak – Gargellener Köpfe East Summit loop from Gargellen

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June 15, 2025

Information about the via ferrata here: bergsteigen.com/touren/klettersteig/vaude-schmugglersteig-klettersteig or schall-verlag.at/images/Updates/schmugglersteig.pdf
Approach: 45 min. / 180 m elevation gain
Via ferrata: 1.5 hrs. / 250 m elevation gain (500 m)
Descent: 45 min. / 430 m elevation gain
Characteristics:
The Schmugglersteig to the Gargellner Köpfe offers everything passionate via ferrata climbers desire: excitement, a harmonious route, breathtaking views, a short approach, and plenty of mountain adventures! The standard version, with difficulty level C, offers sufficient challenges for those via ferrata enthusiasts who want to climb the wall with a relatively low level of stress. The more challenging version, with difficulty levels C/D, is accessed via two 19 and 23 m long rope bridges. After that, the approximately 20-meter-high, slightly overhanging wall demands your full attention and considerable muscle strength. Those who have mastered this crux of the climb will be rewarded with a stunning view from the ridge below. Summiteers now have to conquer the approximately 12-meter-high vertical crystal wall. The summit of the Gargellner Köpfe (Gargellner Köpfe) is the crowning achievement, offering a 360-degree view of the Silvretta, Rätikon, and Arlberg ranges.

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Distance 876 m

Uphill 70 m

Downhill 20 m

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Location: Gargellen, Bezirk Bludenz, Bezirk Bludenz, Austria

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Schmugglersteig Via Ferrata (Gargellner Köpfe)

1. Gargellener Köpfe East Summit – View of the Mountain Peak loop from Gargellen

2. View of the Mountain Peak – Gargellener Köpfe East Summit loop from Gargellen

3. View of the Mountain Peak – Gargellener Köpfe East Summit loop from Gargellen

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