Alplochschlucht, Limestone canyon in Vorarlberg, Austria

Alplochschlucht is a natural gorge in the Ebniter Tal valley within Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, cut by the Dornbirner Ach river, which still flows through it. A wooden footbridge runs the length of the gorge, making it passable on foot. At its mouth stands the Ebensand power plant with the Staufensee reservoir, and just beyond, the river enters the Rappenlochschlucht.

The Alplochschlucht is a natural gorge cut by the Dornbirner Ach in the Ebniter Tal, where the river still flows through it today. The stream carved the passage through the rock, and a wooden footbridge now makes the gorge walkable end to end. At its mouth stands the Ebensand power plant with the Staufensee reservoir, after which the Dornbirner Ach enters the neighbouring Rappenlochschlucht.

The Alplochschlucht is often mentioned together with the neighbouring Rappenlochschlucht, since both are developed for walkers and lie close together; the Rappenlochschlucht is the better known of the two. About half an hour's walk away lies the dry gorge called Kirchle.

The gorge is walked on a wooden footbridge that runs the length of the rock cut, so the route stays passable without wading the Dornbirner Ach. At the mouth of the gorge stand the Ebensand power plant and the Staufensee reservoir; beyond them the river enters the Rappenlochschlucht. A further dry gorge, the Kirchle, lies about half a walking hour away.

The Alplochschlucht is often confused with the better-known Rappenlochschlucht, which follows immediately downstream of the Ebensand power plant and its Staufensee reservoir. About half an hour's walk away lies a third, dry gorge called the Kirchle. The Alploch itself is crossed throughout on a wooden footbridge.