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At the northwestern end of the Rätikon group the Gamperdonatal is the first of the tributary valleys to give access to these mountains. Opening at Nenzing it stretches up to the Liechtenstein border, its highest settlement being Nenzinger Himmel at 1370m, from where a variety of trails splay onto and across neighbouring ridges.

In the Montafon valley, Bludenz is an important transport hub lying mostly on the north bank of the river Ill at 561m. Although it boasts a cable-car to the Muttersberg with commanding views of the Rätikon and Silvretta Alps, the town is really too low to serve as a useful base. But about 12km away to the southwest, and almost 500m higher in the Brandnertal, Brand (1037m) acts as the main base for walkers and climbers at this end of the district. On the southern outskirts of this popular little resort the Zalimtal branches southwest, while the main valley continues southward to the roadhead where a cable-car carries visitors up to the Douglass Hut overlooking the Lünersee. From here a number of excellent walks and scrambles can be made, including the ascent of the Schesaplana.