Arrival by public transport
Exit bus-stop: Achenkirch Abzw Gufferthütte
The Gufferthütte in the Rofan mountains is idyllic, quiet and cozy. The ascent follows a geo-educational trail on a road through the gorge of the Ampelsbach and Filzmoosbach streams, which is also suitable for off-road baby carriages.
From the Köglboden parking lot near Achenkirch, simply follow the signs for the Geopfad. Although the path leads through the gorge, it is wide and easily accessible with a baby carriage. A total of 11 boards explain interesting facts about the layers of rock that are exposed here and provide an insight into the formation of the Alps. You are accompanied throughout by the sound of the water and beautiful views down into the gorge of the Upper Ampelsbach and Filzmoosbach streams. You only leave the gorge from the Klausbodenalm and continue on a leisurely hike over beautiful alpine terrain to the Gufferthütte at 1,475 meters.
The geological trail begins at the car park Köglboden in Achenkirch and ends at the Gufferthütte mountain hut. This themed trail leads through the Obere Ampelsbach/Filzmoosbach gorge with 11 interpretive panels telling the long and exciting history of the Alps. See rock layers that were deposited on the North African continental shelf over a period of about 110 million years in the Mesozoic area with its periods Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous. The rock formations on this “excursion through millions of years of geological history” correspond to a stratigraphic table. On the return, a visit to the cave on the Schneidjoch with its Rhaetian inscriptions is a worthwhile detour.
Otherwise the return is via the same route.
Exit bus-stop: Achenkirch Abzw Gufferthütte
Car park Köglboden in Achenkirch (paid parking lot).
Achenkirch - Geopfad Obere Ampelsbach- und Filzmoosbach Schlucht - Gufferthütte - Achenkirch
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