Isar River in Scharnitz – View of the Gleirschbach Gorge loop from Scharnitz

Hiking trails & Routes

Austria

Tyrol

Bezirk Innsbruck-Land

Region Seefeld – Tirols Hochplateau

Scharnitz

Isar River in Scharnitz – View of the Gleirschbach Gorge loop from Scharnitz

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Isar River in Scharnitz – View of the Gleirschbach Gorge loop from Scharnitz

02:08

7.58km

150m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: August 27, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through a protected area

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Naturpark Karwendel

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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800 m

Isar River in Scharnitz

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The Isar presents itself here as a wild, cyan-blue mountain stream with crystal-clear water and extensive, bright gravel beds.
Dreamlike and an absolute highlight.

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3.55 km

Always open. From here on, you'll need sturdy footwear and a head for heights, as the path is narrow in places. However, it's still manageable, thanks in part to the steel cables in the exposed areas.

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3.55 km

View of the Gleirschbach Gorge

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A narrow path leads through the wild and romantic gorge and is only suitable for sure-footed and experienced hikers.

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3.99 km

Gleirsch Gorge

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The Gleirschklamm is a wild and romantic, deeply cut gorge in the Karwendel Nature Park near Scharnitz in Tyrol. It is considered a scenically spectacular insider tip away from the …

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6.50 km

Isar River Source (Isarursprung) in the Hinterau Valley

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The clean river is sometimes almost torrential over the wide gravel banks. In connection with the Karwendel mountains, this is a wonderful photo motif and you can hike directly on the shore.

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6.51 km

View into the Karwendel Gorge

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Beautiful view of the Karwendel Gorge.

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6.72 km

View of the Isar

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The trip to the shore is definitely worth it!

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7.24 km

Isar spring

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Simply beautiful 🥹 You even want to jump in when it's cold.

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7.58 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.23 km

1.76 km

499 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.54 km

1.71 km

1.23 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,060 m)

Lowest point (970 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

22°C

11°C

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Comments

September 19, 2024,Wanderung 19.9.24 Hinterautal bis Gleirschklamm und Gleirschhöhe

From the nature park information center in Scharnitz you can start many beautiful hikes around the Karwendel. We walked along the Isar into the Hinterauntal to the tributary of the Gleirschklamm, from there over the Isar up to the Gleirschhöhe☀️ and back to Scharnitz. On the way there were many beautiful views of the surrounding mountains 🏔 and of course …

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September 4, 2022,Runde Scharnitzer Alm- Gleirschtal - Isar

A very nice round with many nature experiences. There is a beautiful waterfall right next to the route, the Gleirschklamm and opposite on the parking lot side, the Teufelslochklamm. But we had already visited last year. The rustic Scharnitzer Alm is definitely recommended.

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August 8, 2023,Murphy wandert entlang der Isar und geht baden

On the 4th day of our vacation in Scharnitz ⛰️ the sun ☀️ finally dared to come out.
If I was only allowed to drink from the brooks in the past few days, today should be something very special.
Along the Isar we started upstream along the Isarsteig 🦮. The nice weather has also lured many other families out. That's …

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