Wängle: Hiking, Winter Trails and Listed Churches

Wängle lies at the foot of the Gehrenspitze and combines mountain scenery, hiking experiences and notable evidence of the village’s history. In summer, the extensive hiking area of the Hahnenkamm mountain world extends into the municipality. In winter, cross-country ski trails, winter hiking paths and snowshoe routes lead through the snow-covered landscape. In addition, several listed churches and chapels give the village its own cultural character.

Hiking between panoramic heights and the valley basin

Those who enjoy spending their holiday outdoors will find various ways to spend the day in Wängle. From Wängle, the Lechweg trail initially leads to the panoramic high-altitude trail. This connection can be taken into account when planning your trip, just like the Hahnenkamm mountain world hiking area, which extends into the municipality in summer. Depending on your focus, you can choose a tour with expansive views or note the Lechweg as a specific starting point for your exploration.

A holiday apartment or holiday house in Wängle is particularly suitable as a base when you want to divide your days flexibly between outdoor activities and other discoveries. What matters here is less a general classification of the village than the question of which experiences are the focus of your trip: longer hikes, an excursion along the Lechweg or a combination of nature and culture.

Winter trails, cross-country skiing and snowshoe hikes

Wängle also offers several clearly distinct options during the cold season. The cross-country ski trail network of the Reutte Nature Park Region runs directly along the outskirts of Wängle. Around the village, there are also routes across snow-covered fields for winter hiking and snowshoeing. The Wängle Panorama Trail forms part of a circular winter hiking tour and offers views of the valley basin.

This distinction can be helpful when choosing your accommodation: if you would like to include cross-country skiing in your holiday, accommodation near the trails on the outskirts is an obvious choice. If you are more interested in a winter hike or a snowshoe route, other paths and the current weather and snow conditions will be the main factors in your planning. The Wängle Panorama Trail complements this selection with a circular route offering scenic views.

Historic churches and chapels

Wängle was first mentioned in official documents in 1278 as “Wengelin”. An important cultural landmark is the Catholic parish church of St. Martin, which is a listed monument. The parish church of St. Martin was built between 1702 and 1704 and features elaborate ceiling frescoes by Franz Anton Zeiller. For those interested in culture, this provides several specific points of interest: the historical mention of the village, the church’s construction period and the artistic design of its interior.

The listed buildings also include the Herz-Jesu Chapel in Holz and the village chapel known as the Dreifaltigkeitskapelle in Holz. In Winkl, the Heiligstes Herz Mariae Chapel is a listed monument; in Hinterbichl, the Hinterbichl Chapel in Hinterbichl, Wängle, is also protected. Those who would like to discover not only paths and landscapes but also smaller sacred buildings during their stay can include these names in their travel plans.

Wängle as a starting point for planning your trip

For getting around, it is also worth noting that RegioFlink is an on-demand shuttle service operated by VVT that currently also serves Wängle. When looking for a holiday apartment, you can therefore consider not only the focus of your holiday but also how you would like to reach your planned hiking, winter and cultural destinations. In Wängle, choosing the right accommodation begins with deciding between these experiences: mountain trails in summer, cross-country ski trails and winter routes, or the village’s listed churches and chapels.

If you would then like to compare other villages in the location selection, you can find Pinswang, Jungholz, Stockach/Bach, Hinterhornbach, Haldensee, Untergiblen, Nesselwängle and Bach here.

For the higher-level travel overview: Reutte.