To make sure that your hiking tour doesn’t turn into a torture, make sure that your equipment is both functional and suitable. Here are some tips to help you to plan your hiking tour and to prevent rude surprises:
Equipment:
Suitable equipment is critical as it might help to handle unpredictable and extreme situations such as sudden changes in weather, injuries, exhaustion and disorientation.
- ankle high shoes
- functional clothing
- rain jacket (cap and gloves, additional t-shirt)
- drinking bottle
- victual as required
- sun protection: sun crème, glasses, cap
- umbrella, telescope poles (optional)
- mobile phone and emergency number
- tools for orientation (map, altimeter)
For all hiking tours:
Take you mobile phone with you. In case of emergency you have to be able to make an emergency call! Plan your hiking tour carefully and tell someone where you are going and at which time you are going to return. Don’t forget to take a look at the weather forecast! Sudden changes of weather are common in the mountains and suitable equipment can help to protect yourself in extreme weather conditions.
Emergency number: 144
Markings:
All footpaths in Warth-Schröcken are clearly marked according to the concept for footpaths in Vorarlberg. The color shows you the difficulty of the path. Be careful – footpaths in Germany and Tyrol are based on other concepts and may have other colors!
mountain hiking path, suitable shoes are recommended
alpine path for hikers with mountain experience, surefootedness and head for heights are necessary
