Respect for nature: not every path has to be traveled.
There are routes that are picturesque and tempting to be experienced especially by motorcycle. In Austria people have protected themselves from the fact that special experiences in nature are disturbed by the use of vehicles.
No, not only motorcyclists are excluded, but all vehicles and thus bicycles of any kind. Only those who have a special permit can drive on such roads. And in a positive sense that only affects residents and necessary mountain transport.
Everyone else has to park their vehicles. The compulsion to go to nature has a lot of advantages. Parking leads to more intense and different experiences of nature than would be possible from the saddle. And it opens up perspectives. Also for future journeys. Because even without prohibitions, you can get down and walk a bit. In the interest of nature and a comprehensive tour experience.
Alpenpanorama
This is due to 700 Nenzing citizens who bought the Gamperdonatal between Austria, Switzerland and Liechtenstein and closed it to all traffic with the exceptions mentioned above. Lucrative Liechtenstein offers that wanted to market the valley for the ski circus were held up by the Nenzing team. Long years ago, only one alpine farm was given up due to financial need. All other buildings are and will remain in the hands of the Nenzinger. Only those who are citizens of this city are allowed to acquire property in heaven. What a privilege.
The Gamperdonatal remains a paradise with marmots, deer, eagles and lynxes. The alpine pastures are so untouched that botanists from the University of Vienna travel here to observe plants.
If you want to spend the night in the Gamperdonatal before descending into the valley, you can do so in the Alpengasthof of the same name at the Himmelwirt. It offers local food and drinks in a rustic atmosphere. The cozy rooms with a view of the surrounding mountains promise the best possible relaxation in absolute tranquility.
Mountain guide Wilfried Ganahl from Nenzing in the chapel in the Gamperdonatal
If you want to know more about the mountains, their inhabitants and their stories and stories, you can join the mountain guide Wilfried Ganahl. He not only knows every path and path up into the surrounding mountains, but also has amusing reports on the people of the valley. History is experienced first hand and directly without degenerating into dry matter. But Wilfried is not satisfied with walking around and telling the stories. He sings old folk tunes for his customers in the chapel in the Gamperdonatal with a voice that gives goose bumps. Impressive diversity of a man who lives his home.
Marmot in the Nenzing sky