Leaving from Scharnitz, this ride of intermediate difficulty leads into the idyllic Karwendel Valley up to the beautiful Karwendelhaus with its 100-year-old wood-panelled dining room and large terrace offering majestic views. Riders must overcome 870 vertical metres from bottom to top, so good overall fitness is required.
Mountain Bike Ride
Starting point
Scharnitz, Länd car park
Hike to
Karwendelhaus
Finishing point
Scharnitz, Länd car park
Mountain chain
Karwendel Mountains
Length
37 km
Riding time
4h
Features
- Circular route
- Handicap-accessible
- Route with e-bike charging station
Difficulty rating
medium
Altitude
1,770m 960m
Elevation uphill 870m
Vertical metres downhill 870m
Fitness level
Technique
Best time of year
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* These are approximate values and recommendations. Please take your personal fitness level, technical ability and the current weather conditions into account. Tirol Werbung cannot guarantee that the information provided is correct and accepts no liability.
Parking
Länd car park (pay-and-display)
Places serving food & drink
- Angeralm
- Karwendelhaus
Downloads
Trail description
Starting from the Länd car park in Scharnitz, take the Hinterautalstraße road heading in an easterly direction before crossing the Isar river and following the Karwendeltalweg trail into the forest. Route 595 then leads left of the Karwendelbach stream in a north-easterly direction into the Karwendel Valley, past the Schanzlklamm gorge and Katzenkopf mountain. After around seven kilometres, cross the Karwendelbach stream and continue to the Larchetalm hut (closed). Follow the route along the left-hand side of the stream. Below the peaks of the Hochkarspitze and Raffelspitze mountains the trail continues for 4.5 kilometres to the Angeralm hut at 1,358 metres above sea level. Five-hundred metres after passing the Angeralm, stay left and follow the switchback corners uphill to the Hochalm at 1,700 metres above sea level. All that then remains is the final push up several more corners to the Karwendelhaus.
Return along the way you came.
