Book the Veronika Activity Hotel Family Nature Weekand roam through the realm of the Spirit Gorge with our team of guides.
Everyone has heard of spirits, goblins and dwarfs. They are said to be at home in the unspoilt world of nature. Yet very few humans have actually managed to see any of these creatures…
Right at the back of the Leutasch Gorge, when we enter the forest through the entrance to the ravine, we sense a strange and mysterious sort of reality.
It is the realm of the Spirit of the Gorge, who gets up to all sorts of mischief deep down in his roaring, bubbling castle of bottomless eddies and whirlpools, of hissing waterfalls and strange rock formations. An exciting path allows us to peer into the breathtaking home of the Spirit of the Gorge. The goblins of the Gorge and the water dwarfs live right at the mouth of the Gorge, which can reach up to 75 m deep in places. They are all creatures of nature that we can only see and hear if we leave our everyday lives behind and immerse ourselves in the mysterious world of the Spirit Gorge.
The path through the Gorge is unsuitable for dogs and push chairs. Cycling is not allowed.
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The Gorge is closed during the winter months
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| Entrance |
| No charge for circular routes, entrance fee of 2 Euro for the path to the waterfall (children half price). |
| Getting there |
- By public transportThe Leutasch Spirit Gorge is easily reached using the local bus from Seefeld to Unterleutasch, or by the Seefeld-Mittenwald train and a short footpath walk.
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- By carComing from Seefeld, you drive through Weidach and at the next hamlet of Gasse turn right towards Unterleutasch. After approximately 7 km, you reach the hamlet of Schanz shortly before the frontier, and this is the starting point of the circular route. There are sufficient parking spaces at the newly constructed car park.
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Paths ( The Leutasch Spirit Gorge Paths34.12 Kb)
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- The Spirit Gorge Path, 3,000 metres long. The circuit takes about 1.5 hours.The Spirit Gorge Path climbs into the Gorge from the car-park in the Schanz district of Leutasch, 600m from the old Leutasch customs post, and continues along a daring 800 m catwalk to the Panorama Bridge. From there, it leads along a forest path back to the car park. At the various stopping points and display boards along the way, the Spirit of the Gorge has all kinds of mysteries and secrets to tell us about his realm. Walking time: approx. 1.5 hours.
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- The Goblin Trail, 1,900 metres long. Circuit takes about 1 hour.The Goblin Trail leads from the Mittenwald Gorge kiosk, past glacier-polished rock into the Leutasch Gorge and meets the Spirit Gorge path at the Panorama Bridge. The return is down the northern slopes of the gorge to the starting point. At different points along the trail, the goblins tell us about the glaciers and rock formations of the Leutasch Gorge.
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- Waterfall Path, 200m in length, entrance 2 Euro (Children half price).At the mouth of the Gorge near Mittenwald, the 200 m waterfall trail leads deep down into the Leutasch Gorge and finishes at a 23 metre-high waterfall.
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