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| Walchsee | ||
| federal state | Tyrol | |
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| Residents | 1.878 (2018) | |
| height | 658 m | |
| Tourist info | 43501100 www.kaiserwinkl.com | |
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Walchsee is a community in Kaiserwinkl.
background
At the foot of the Zahmer Kaiser Mountains lies the town of Walchsee - an ideal family ski area in winter and one of the most beautiful cross-country skiing areas in Tyrol. In summer the Walchsee of the same name attracts as one of the warmest bathing lakes in Tyrol. The area is well developed by hiking and biking trails. Numerous alpine pastures and huts invite you to stop.
getting there
| Distances (road km) | |
| Kufstein | 18 km |
|---|---|
| Kitzbühel | 38 km |
| Salzburg | 85 km |
| innsbruck | 93 km |
| Munich | 93 km |
| Vienna | 374 km |
By plane
The nearest major international airport is that Munich Airport
(IATA: MUC), 140 km, approx. One and a half hours by car). Other airports that can be reached quickly are the Salzburg Airport(IATA: SZG), 80 km, just under an hour's drive, the second largest airport in Austria) and the Innsbruck airport(IATA: INN), 100 km, a good hour's drive).
By train
The nearest train stations are in Kufstein on the Munich - Rosenheim - Innsbruck railway line (stop for regional trains and ICE connections) and the in St. Johann at the Giselabahn (Salzburg-Tiroler-Bahn) with connection to Salzburg.
By bus
Regional buses run from Kufstein train station to Walchsee.
In the street
Coming from the north of Germany via the A8 (Munich-Salzburg) to the Inntaldreieck and further on the A 93 towards Kufstein, exit Oberaudorf and continue over the federal highway Niederndorf to Walchsee.
mobility
Regional buses run approximately every hour on the Kufstein-Ebbs-Niederndorf-Durcholzen-Walchsee route
Tourist Attractions
- Walchsee - popular swimming lake
The Walchsee with boat rental - Schwemm - nature reserve, largest and still undisturbed moor area in North Tyrol
Lookout tower over the Schwemm
activities
In summer
- hike
- Four elements way
- Since 2007 the so-called "Four-Element-Path" on the Kalvarienberg has been dedicated to these primal forces and invites you to pause with its stations on water, earth, fire and air.
- Other popular hiking destinations from Walchsee include: Ottenalm, Lipalm, Raineralm, Gasthof Zahmer Kaiser, Wandberghütte, Heuberg, Hitscheralm or Gasthof Schöne Aussicht in Rettenschöss
- Cycling, e-biking and mountain biking
- Via ferrata
- There are three short via ferratas at the Ottenalm (difficulty D / E)
- Swimming in the Walchsee
- The Walchsee is the warmest swimming lake in Tyrol with a water temperature of up to 25 ° C in the summer months.
- Bathing places subject to charge: Lake promenade, South Sea, east bank, Seemühle, lido, Seewiese Mertin.
- The lake promenade, newly laid out at the beginning of 2000, with well-tended green areas and shallow lake access, is ideal for strolling and swimming. For children there is a water trampoline, an iceberg fixed in the lake, children's playgrounds with a pirate ship. At the bathing area on the east bank there is a beach bar, spacious sunbathing areas and a beach volleyball court. An 800 m² aqua fun park with a boulder wall, trampoline, slides and blobbing has existed since 2015.
- quality: Quality class 1A (drinking water quality)
- dogs: permitted on the beach on the east bank, but not in the water. The terrace camping Südsee has its own dog beach.
- Pedal boats, electric boats, SUP on the Walchsee
- Water skiing on the Walchsee
- Playing golf at the 9-hole Moarwirt Golf Club
- Summer tobogganing at the Zahmer Kaiser lifts in Cutting through. There is also a large play park for children here.
In the winter
- Cross-country skiing on approx. 250 km of trails (classic and skating) throughout the Kaiserwinkl
- Skiing on the Zahmen Kaiser (Walchsee, 15 km of slopes)
- Snowshoeing
- Winter hiking
- Sledging / tobogganing from the Ottenalm or Aschingeralm
Regular events
- Egaschtfest'l. Annually on Pentecost Sunday. Craft market, beer tent with live music.
- Challenge Walchsee-Kaiserwinkl. Every year at the end of August, triathlon.
- Open concerts. Weekly in summer.
- Kaiserwinkl half marathon and Kaiserwinkl run. Annually at the end of September.
shop
kitchen
Many restaurants and inns in the village, cafes on the Walchsee and in the village.
nightlife
accommodation
Room Search via the Kaiserwinkl tourist office.
security
health
General practitioner with medicine cabinet, Dr. Reinhard Kurz, Hausbergstrasse 23, Walchsee, Tel. 0043 5374 523
- Yoga private teaching Yoga on the lake / Yoga on the mountain / Online Yoga. Mobile: 436763881820, Email: [email protected].
Practical advice
- Walchsee information office of the Kaiserwinkl tourist office, Dorfstrasse 1, 6344 Kössen. Tel.: 43 (0)501 100, Email: [email protected]. .
- Weather Austrian Alpine Club - Weather service;
- Avalanche warning service for Tyrol;
trips
literature
Web links
- http://www.walchsee.tirol.gv.at/ - Official website of Walchsee
- Tourism association Kaiserwinkl
