Walks into gorges and canyons offer the opportunity to experience Tirol from a new perspective. This hike leads through the Schlossbachklamm, a gorge near Reith bei Seefeld. The approach is easy to intermediate in difficulty, taking in a viaduct used by the over 100-years-old Karwendelbahn railway line. This walk is also suitable for families and older walkers.
Hike
Starting point
Railway station in Reith bei Seefeld
Hike to
Railway station in Hochzirl
Finishing point
Railway station in Reith bei Seefeld
Mountain chain
Karwendel Mountains
Length
12.8 km
Total hiking time
4 h 30 min
Features
- Wheelchair-accessible Hiking Route
- Circular hike
Difficulty rating
intermediate (red mountain trails)
Altitude
1,128m 918m
Elevation uphill 500m
Vertical metres downhill 500m
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.
Public transport
- Accessible using public transport
Railway station: Reith bei Seefeld
Parking
Railway station, Reith bei Seefeld
Places serving food & drink
- Gasthof Hirschen, Leithen
- Meilerhof / Zomm., Reith
- Hotel Reitherhof
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Trail description
The approach to the Schlossbachklamm gorge begins at the railway station in Reith bei Seefeld. Walkers head south-east along the old Roman road ("Römerstraße") before turning off left onto the "Leithener Waldweg" trail. This leads above the railway line to Leithen. Walkers then pass the railway station in Leithen and follow the pleasant forest trail into the Schlossbachklamm gorge. Half-way into the gorge there is a wooden bridge over the stream. Take this bridge and then continue uphill to Hochzirl. There you will find a tarmac road leading past the hospital ("Krankenhaus Hochzirl") to the railway station in Hochzirl.
Return along the way you came, or alteratively take the train back to the starting point in Reith bei Seefeld.
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