Großer Bettelwurf - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting

The Speckkarspitze is a high mountain in the Gleirsch-Halltal chain in the Karwendel in Tyrol . The summit can be reached on a climb that requires sure -footedness from the Hallerangerhaus and the Hallerangeralm in the Hinterautal or from the Halltal via the Lafatscher Joch. Numerous difficult climbing routes lead through the compact slabs of the north face.

The Great Lafatscher is a high mountain peak of the Gleirsch-Halltal chain in the Karwendel and thus the seventh highest peak of the entire mountain range after the six Karwendel peaks that reach a height of more than 2700 m . It can be reached from the Halltal in about 4 hours. The easiest ascent leads from the Wilde Bande-Steig , which runs south of the Rosskopf.

The Karwendel Höhenweg is marked as a difficult, black mountain trail, divided into 6 stages. The route covers 7,000 meters in altitude (3,400 meters in ascent), from tranquil high valleys and alpine pastures up to the craggy peaks of Austria's largest nature park

The Stempeljoch is one of the easy peaks around the Pfeishütte. The view of the entire Karwendel is still tremendous. The path leads on an easy climb from the Pfeishütte to the Stempeljoch and from here it is a bit steeper and rockier to the summit.

This is the largest nature park in Austria and covers almost the entire Karwendel massif over a total area of ​​more than 727 square kilometers. It presents itself in wild, sublime beauty with its rocky mountain flanks, extensive forests and gentle alpine meadows. Covering an area of ​​727 square kilometers, it combines eleven different rest and landscape protection areas from high mountain peaks to moors.

A majestic castle built to protect the salt mines, river trade, the bridge over the River Inn and also to guard the old salt route. During the 15th century the castle was enlarged to become a residence for princes. It now houses a museum called mint museum and open to the general public. Demonstrations of historical minting techniques are given from time to time.The castle itself is an example of early Gothic era Tirolean fortress architecture.