Cycle tour Bike tour with child trailer: To the Source of the Isar & Kastenalm No. 578

With a child trailer to the source of the Isar river and Kastenalm – through the Hinterautal valley, featuring a playground, museum, and “Stoanmandl” stone stacking spot along the Isar.

Description

On this tour, you cycle with a child trailer through the Hinterautal valley in the Karwendel Nature Park from Scharnitz to Kastenalm – including a refreshment stop and several highlights along the way: the Holzerhütte museum, a nature adventure playground, the Stoanmandl stone stacking site on the Isar, and the source of the Isar itself.

Four experience stops along the route:

• Holzerhütte Museum (at the starting point) – a historic log cabin from the Gleirschtal valley, once used as accommodation by woodworkers. Today it features a multimedia exhibition about the history and present of forestry, the everyday life of woodworkers past and present, and the ecological connections and biodiversity of the local mountain forests.
• Nature adventure playground Scharnitz (at the starting point) – a balance park made of stacked logs leading into a climbing tower. Children can run and play freely, explore a small rock cave, and enjoy a slide accessed via a stone staircase. There are also water features, fountains, seating areas, and a large basket swing. Nearby is also the Auweg playground with a sandpit and additional play equipment for younger children. A small play hut offers toys for borrowing.
• Stoanmandl on the Isar (before the river source) – a traditional spot where visitors can build stone stacks (“Stoanmandl”) and skip stones on the river.
• Source of the Isar – a resting point at the river springs with information about the valley and the river.