Quelltuffpfad Lingenau


Useful Information

sinter resembling a cave.
Location: Lingenau, Bregenzerwald.
Open: no restrictions, be careful in winter [2007]
Fee: free [2007]
Classification: KarstTufa Deposits KarstKarst Trail
Light: not necessary
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Guided tours: Guded walks: D=1 h. Self guided walks: D=45 min.
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Address: Quelltuffpfad Lingenau
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History

1722 St. Anna chapel in Lingenau built with tufa from here.
1950s end of tufa quarrying.
1998 declared a Naturdenkmal (natural monument).
1998 Quelltuffpfad opened.

Description

organic forms of limestone covering grass.

The Subersach valley is a steep gorge, cut into the wide plain around Lingenau. The road bridge is used for bungee jumping. Only a few hundred meters away, near the public bath is the start of a unique geologic trail. The Quelltuffpfad (Spring Tufa Trail) is a series of wooden paths, bridges and stairs, which allow a stroll through a unique deposit of tufa or travertine.

the Baroque chapel St. Anna from 1722 was built from tufa from the Subersach.

The water from the plains around Lingenau flows underground to the gorge. The rock it flows through is conglomerate, which consists of mostly crystalline gravel with a limestone rich cement. It was created during the late Ice Age, This limestone is dissolved by the water and reaches the various springs right below the rim of the Subersach valley. When flowing downhill from the spring to the river, the water loses its carbon dioxide, loses the ability to dissolve limestone, and starts to deposit it where it flows, on moss, algae, ferns and leaves. The slope is 30 m wide and 40 m high, covered by several meters of tufa. The overhanging cliffs are covered by stalactites and curtains. The brooks are all flowing in yellow limestone beds. There are even some stone channels and rimstone pools.

The tufa from the Subersach valley was used in former centuries for the construction of buildings. The Baroque chapel of St. Anna from 1722 and the church in Lingenau were both built using the tufa from here. It is estimated that 250 m³ of Tufa were removed for erecting those two buildings.


Quelltuffpfad Lingenau Gallery