{"id":773,"date":"2011-10-12T22:53:28","date_gmt":"2011-10-13T04:53:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/?p=773"},"modified":"2011-11-21T17:25:17","modified_gmt":"2011-11-22T00:25:17","slug":"oevb54-geikopf-1198-3930-ft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.schnizer.com\/SOTAblog\/sota-trip-report\/oevb54-geikopf-1198-3930-ft\/","title":{"rendered":"OE\/VB-5\u00d84 (Gei\u00dfkopf) – 1198 m \/ 3930 ft"},"content":{"rendered":"

The weather forecast for today was not too good. Therefore I was looking for another SOTA peak nearby. The ‘Gei\u00dfkopf’<\/em>,or OE\/VB-5\u00d84<\/a>, fit the bill. The ‘Gei\u00dfkopf’<\/em> is part of the ‘B\u00f6dele<\/em>‘, the landmark mountain of Dornbirn, <\/a>the largest city in the state of Vorarlberg<\/a> (Austria<\/a>). There is a great public transportation system which can get you up there. Since SOTA rules demand that I get to the summit human powered (at least the last 150 ft of elvation), I started out well before the ‘B\u00f6dele Pass – 3789 ft \/ 1155 m<\/em>‘. Even-though there is a bus stop at the pass, that might not result in the required elevation gain from here. Three bus stops (Dornbirn Langwies<\/em>) before the pass seemed to be a good fit and served as my trail-head. From here it is possible to hike through the woods for the most part and avoid the busy road. Due to the foggy weather, I have only limited pictures\/videos.<\/p>\n

Trailhead: 3030 ft \/ 924 m
\nSummit:\u00a0\u00a0 3930 ft \/ 1198 m
\nElev. gain: 1447 ft \/ 441 m
\nRoundtrip: 4.2 mi \/ 6.7 km<\/p>\n

Compare this summit with my other activated summits<\/a><\/p>\n

How to get there:<\/strong>
\nAs mentioned earlier you have choices, take a car or take public transportation.<\/p>\n

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Just follow the signs<\/p><\/div>\n

Take the ‘B\u00f6dele-Strasse’ (or L48 )<\/em> from Dornbirn or take the Bus line 38 (Dornbirn -B\u00f6dele – Schwarzenberg – Bezau) which leaves every 30 minutes, starting at the Dornbirn Railway Station. Park or get out of the Bus at ‘Dornbirn Langwies<\/em>‘. The trail you are looking for is just a few feet behind the bus-stop – leading south and finally parallels the road.<\/p>\n

Parking\/Trailhead
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