Gantakopf loop – Silvretta adventure area

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Gantakopf loop – Silvretta adventure area

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Gantakopf loop – Silvretta adventure area

03:40

9.31km

500m

Hiking

The hike to the Gantakopf is a genuine panorama tour. You hike up to the summit via rustic mountain paths and enjoy a fantastic view of the Montafon mountain world from the top. The day hike is rounded off with a visit to Alpe Nova. Here you will be spoiled with homemade delicacies. The best specialty is the Montafoner Sura Kees, which is produced on the alpine hut itself.

From St. Gallenkirch, take the chairlift up to the idyllic alpine village of Garfrescha. This is where your ascent to the Gantakopf begins. First, you hike across lush alpine meadows and then follow the path into a dense mountain forest. The path winds steadily uphill along the wide ridge, and you quickly gain altitude. Soon you reach the tree line, and a fantastic mountain panorama opens up before you. The path flattens out a bit, and after a short, final ascent, you are standing on the Gantakopf.

When you have had your fill of the 360-degree view, follow the hiking trail down towards the valley. Shortly before the Nova Stoba mountain restaurant, you will reach a wide gravel path that leads you in wide switchbacks to Alpe Nova. After refueling at the alpine hut, follow the hiking trail back to Garfrescha through the wildly romantic Novatal valley. Here you take the chairlift back down and float comfortably down to St. Gallenkirch.

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Last updated: June 20, 2026

Waypoints

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Chairlift

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1.51 km

Panoramic hiking trail on the Gantakopf

Highlight (Segment) • Trail

A beautiful mountain trail leads from the top station of the Garfrescha Bahn up to the Gantakopf. With every step you enjoy the view of the picturesque alpine landscape.

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Gantakopf Summit

Highlight • Summit

The Gantakopf is a magnificent and easily climbed summit offering a panoramic view. From up here, you have a fantastic view of the Ill Valley and the surrounding peaks of the Montafon region.

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5.48 km

Alpe Nova

Highlight • Mountain Hut

On the Alpe Nova, the couple of sisters Andrea and Andreas hold 65 dairy cows and handcraft the famous Sura Kees every year. Sour milk cheese is a regional specialty and has been prepared for hundreds of years from a regular recipe.

The alpine pasture is open from June to the beginning of September.

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5.92 km

View into the valley and of Alpe Nova

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Novatal is a remote high valley above Gaschurn. It runs parallel to the Illtal and is flowed through by the Vermielbach. In the middle of the valley is the Alpe Nova, where you can enjoy delicious, homemade Sura Kees.

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9.05 km

Small pond with dock

Highlight • Lake

Nice little pond with several seating areas for a short rest.

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9.31 km

End point

Chairlift

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

3.36 km

3.14 km

1.48 km

1.11 km

226 m

Surfaces

3.36 km

2.04 km

1.70 km

1.17 km

838 m

218 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,960 m)

Lowest point (1,460 m)

Weather

Sunday 18 October

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Comments

August 16, 2025,WT Gantakopf + Alpe Nova 16.08.2025

Procedure for the section's September excursion in Montafon.
Here: From St. Gallenkirch, take the Garfreschabahn cable car up and through Garfrescha to the Gantakopf—also called Gantekopf, 1958 m high. From the summit, there are good views of Gaschurn and Partenen. Surefootedness and good tread are required for the ascent. T1 - T2.
Shortly below the "Nova Stoba" refreshment stop, we …

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August 30, 2024,Das ist der Weg: Gantakopf Rundweg über die schöne Rinderalpe Nova

The tour starts off very fun with the old Gafrescha chairlift. Leaving the town quickly behind us, a fairly steep but very beautiful path leads up to the Gantakopf. On the way, you may come across wimpy hikers trekking down from Nova Stoba 😉
Behind the Gantakopf, leave the Alpe Nova Stoba on the left and keep to the right …

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September 16, 2023,"alpiner Weg zum Oktoberfest" - Nova Stoba - Gantakopf - Garfrescha - Alpe Nova

Oktoberfest on Nova Stoba

Very promising alpine round to the Verwall, the Silvretta and the Rätikon!

From the Versettla mountain station with brass music over the Gantakopf through blueberries, a steep, rooty descent to Garfrescha.
Relaxed climb along the rushing stream to Alpe Nova. This means there is little ascent on the piste road. Numerous marmots along the way.
From …

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August 8, 2023,🇦🇹 Montafon: Panoramaweg Gantakopf

Finally Sun! We start at the Alpenhotel Garfrescha and take the steep path through the forest to the Gantakopf. Komoot said goodbye at the beginning of the tour, so the time and km information are not quite correct. The ascent lets us breathe a lot, but at the top we are rewarded with a spectacular all-round view. We continue to …

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June 10, 2023,Montafon: Panoramarundweg Gantakopf 🤩🏔️🏞🌤️

After the Madrisella summit route didn't completely convince us last year, we gave the other side the chance based on this experience. There is one word about the Gantakopf panorama trail that says it all: Wow! 🤩🏞
The landscape is great and it's turned around so that you walk down the gravel path, which seems miserably long from below, down …

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August 15, 2024,Panoramatour Gantakopfrunde

Beautiful panoramic tour in a breathtaking landscape 🤩🤣
Unfortunately there were two "air lines" again 🤔, hence the screenshot of Peter's recording 😉

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August 8, 2025,Von Garfrescha auf den Gantakopf 🇦🇹

We spontaneously visited friends in Schruns, enjoyed a delicious meal at the Josefsheim last night, and today went on a wonderful hike in the Silvretta in glorious weather. It was difficult to choose, with so many beautiful options, and ultimately it was Gantakopf or Madrisella.
From the mountain village of Garfescha, we headed to Gantakopf. From the high trail there, …

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July 2, 2022,Gantekopf Garfrescha

The first time with our son in the Kraxe 😀

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June 14, 2018

The hike to the Gantakopf is a genuine panorama tour. You hike up to the summit via rustic mountain paths and enjoy a fantastic view of the Montafon mountain world from the top. The day hike is rounded off with a visit to Alpe Nova. Here you will be spoiled with homemade delicacies. The best specialty

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September 6, 2018

In the past years already committed several times in both directions, wonderful.

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Panoramic hiking trail on the Gantakopf

Gantakopf Summit

Alpe Nova

View into the valley and of Alpe Nova

Small pond with dock

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