Karwendel
The Karwendel region in Tyrol and Bavaria captivates with its flowering mountain meadows and rugged peaks, rushing mountain streams and fresh mountain air. In the past, Romans, merchants and pilgrims came to the region, but today it is mainly hikers, cyclists and families who enjoy the beautiful landscape. From its source in the Karwendel Mountains, the turquoise Isar River meanders through a sunny high valley to Bavaria. Numerous lakes offer an ideal excursion destination in hot temperatures.
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easy
9.4 km
1:52 h
541 m
541 m
Have fun on a spectacular sledge ride with the SNOOC snowshoe sled and demanding tobogganing tour leads us through the Hall valley.
from Joseph EL HAGE,
SNOOC
Alpine Climbing
· Innsbruck und Umgebung
Corona Party
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VII+, 6c
difficult
1.3 km
3:00 h
218 m
218 m
Eine neutour am Sockel der Martinswand.
from Jef Verstraeten,
alpenvereinaktiv.com
Alpine Climbing
· Seefeld
Buzzkill an der Solstein Nordwand
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VIII, 7a
difficult
14.3 km
12:00 h
1,100 m
116 m
Eine semi-Alpine klettertour mit gewaltiger Fels an der Solstein Nordwand. Trotz ausstattung mit Bohrhaken ist vorstiegsmoral und umgang mit ...
from Jef Verstraeten,
alpenvereinaktiv.com
Pilgrim Walk
· Elbe-Weser-Dreieck
VIA ROMEA Germany, entire route "Stade - Mittenwald"
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difficult
1,050.8 km
259:50 h
6,364 m
5,421 m
In 1236, Abbot Albert of Stade travelled to Pope Gregory IX. in order to effect a monastery reform at his Benedictine monastery of the Virgin Mary ...
from Jens Friedrich,
Wernigerode Tourismus GmbH
Mountain Hike
Via Alpina Red Trail | AUSTRIA
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moderate
open
464.2 km
175:02 h
23,416 m
21,572 m
Part of my hikingtrip from Amsterdam to Sarajevo, this is the Via Alpina Red Trail through the Austrian Alps. On the Via Alpina I kept on ...
from EVA dinarica,
EVAdinarica Project
Mountain Hike
· Bodensee-Rheintal
Across the Alps on the Via Alpina Red Trail
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moderate
closed
1,089.9 km
504:54 h
58,537 m
58,057 m
From Bregenz to Predjama, following the Via Alpina Red Trail.
from EVA dinarica,
EVAdinarica Project
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Location and extent of the Karwendel
Most of the Karwendel is located on Austrian territory in Tyrol, but part of the mountain range also extends into the German state of Bavaria. Divided into four large mountain ranges leading from west to east, numerous side chains and a vast promontory in the north, the Karwendel is a mountain group of the Northern Limestone Alps. Over 45 km long and 30 km wide, the mountain range has 125 peaks of two thousand metres, of which the Birkkarspitze is the highest at 2749 m. The Karwendel is surrounded by the villages of Seefeld in Tyrol and Mittenwald in the west, Pertisau in the east and Innsbruck in the south, while Hinterriß is the only permanent settlement within the mountains.
The Gamsjoch group from the Sonnjoch west flank, on the left the Laliderer Wand with Kaltwasserkarspitze and Birkkarspitze, on the right the Falken Group
Photo: Tirolerbergwelten, CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tirolerbergwelten, CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons
Karwendel Nature Park
The Karwendel Nature Park is the largest nature park in Austria and consists of three nature reserves, two rest areas and six landscape protection areas. Directly adjacent to it, the protection of the Karwendelgebirge nature is continued by the German Karwendel nature reserve and Karwendel foothills. As one of the last large areas in the Alps not yet completely covered by lifts, there is still a lot of wild nature to be found here. In the mountain centre there is little civilisation, so the forest and the Isar river still develop naturally here. A special feature of the Karwendel is the large population of golden eagles. When visiting the nature reserves, you should pay attention to the prohibitions in force.
The Vorkarwendel from the Seebergspitze
Photo: Tirolerbergwelten, CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tirolerbergwelten, CC BY-SA, Wikimedia Commons
Hiking in the Karwendel
Hikers and mountaineers love to come to the Karwendel. While there are no gondolas and lifts in the interior of the mountains, there are some on the edges of the mountains, which are uphill from the villages. There are 25 serviced huts in the Karwendel, as well as self-catering huts and bivouac boxes. Those who take a longer tour, such as the Red Route of the Via Alpina or the Munich-Venice Dream Trail, can stay overnight in these when crossing the mountains. Popular shorter tours lead to the Mittenwalder Hütte, over the Sulzeklamm suspension bridge to the Brunnsteinhütte or to the top station of the Karwendel cable car.
Challenging mountain tours in the Karwendel
Mountain climbers venture further into the mountains. While only a few peaks of the two mighty central mountain ranges are accessible by good pathways, most other peaks can be reached from the south without major climbing difficulties. However, the climbs through craggy, mountain pine or scree fields are sometimes pathless and the rock is often fragile. The Karwendel Altitude Trail is ideal for those looking for adventure.
Nature excursion destinations in the Karwendel
Beautiful excursion destinations include the Gleirschklamm Gorge (with an untamed wild river), the Hafelekar (the window into the Karwendel) and the Halltal Valley as a valley with history and wildly romantic nature. Tours to the Hochplatte, a gentle peak with flowering meadow slopes above Lake Achensee, to the source of the Isar or to the Mondscheinspitze, the residential area of the ibex, are also worthwhile. Through the Wolfsklamm Gorge and dense forest you reach a pilgrimage church enthroned on rocks and the Lalidererwände are probably the most famous northern walls of the Limestone Alps, whose colossal grey rock faces tower above the green alpine meadows.
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