Walk to Scheffau

Start

Kaiserlift cable car station in Kufstein

Ziel

Church Square (Kirchplatz) in Scheffau

Weg

0.00 km - Start at the top station of the Kaiserlift, the lift behind you, diagonally STRAIGHT down the mountain (signposted Brentenjochalm)

0.50 km – At the junction follow the main path STRAIGHT AHEAD (signposted path 814 Kaindlhütte)

Attention: after about a kilometer you have to cross some streams that cross the path from the right. In bad weather possibly slippery.

1.80 km – Turn RIGHT at the junction (814 towards Kaindlhütte) and follow the path along the course of the stream.

2.0km – At the small wooden bridge you cross the stream TO RIGHT and then climb the path diagonally TO LEFT steeply uphill.

2.1km – at the alpine huts you cross the larger main path and continue STRAIGHT AHEAD on the trail across the pasture. (814 in the direction of Kaindlhütte) until you get back on the main path and continue to follow the signs Adlerweg/814 in the direction of Kaindlhütte

2.9km – You now pass the Kaindlhütte (refreshment stop) and a little later a small chapel, at the following crossroads you go STRAIGHT AHEAD and continue to follow the Adlerweg (direction Hoheck/Hintersteiner See)

3.2km – Follow the Adlerweg, which branches off from the main path as a narrow path behind the fence TO LEFT and follow the path always in the direction of the Hoheck summit cross

4.2km – At the Hohecker summit cross you reach the highest point of the day (1470m)

-- the short detour up to the cross and the viewpoint behind it is worth it. It's also a good place to rest.

4.2km – You then continue STRAIGHT AHEAD on the Adlerweg through the turnstile and from there always downhill. First slightly TO RIGHT, then sharply TO LEFT, then STRAIGHT through a wooded area and over pastures.

5.7km – You will now see the houses of the Walleralm (refreshment stop) Keep to the right and walk uphill along the trail RIGHT of the houses on the pasture slope.

6.1km – past the small summit cross on the right, it still goes along the slope, now downhill again.

6.4km – At the junction "Im Sattel" (signpost) follow the road (#45) STRAIGHT AHEAD further downhill towards Hintersteiner See. From here, always follow the signs for path 45.

9.2km – At the small settlement of Seespitz, the path joins a paved road. Turn LEFT here and walk left past the large barn. You can now see the Hintersteiner See in front of you. After the last house, walk along the road towards the lake and then turn RIGHT at the signpost Schiestl Ost.

9.6km – at the junction See West you go through the gate and then turn LEFT towards the lake.

They now continue to walk STRAIGHT AHEAD until they reach the lakeshore. There they walk STRAIGHT AHEAD always along the shore, the lake on the left. They ignore paths that lead in from the right.

11.3km - The path moves away from the lake again and you reach a fork. Turn RIGHT here, away from the lake.

11.5km – a short time later, the path joins an asphalt road at the Greidern settlement. Follow this for a short distance uphill around the bend. At the next yellow signpost, turn LEFT, between the houses in the direction of Cafe Rosemarie.

11.9km - see photo – The path makes a curve to the left here. But you walk STRAIGHT AHEAD across the meadow in the direction of the forest and then follow the forest path further downhill towards Scheffau/Cafe Rosemarie.

Follow the signs to trail 44 in the direction of Scheffau/Rosemarie

12.6km – Shortly after the forest, the path joins an asphalt road at some farm buildings, which they follow LEFT in serpentines down the mountain (still 44 Scheffau).

13.5km – The road leads through the settlement of Seebach. Continue to follow it without paying attention to the junctions in the village.

14.1km – The road forks at a stream. Turn RIGHT between the houses until you reach Cafe Rosemarie (refreshment stop).

14.2km – Opposite the café you leave the road and turn LEFT onto the gravel road towards Scheffau. On this they first cross the stream and then climb uphill in two serpentines. Then keep straight ahead and follow the path, which is soon paved again, in the direction of Scheffau. At the same time, you always have a view of the Kaiser Mountains on the left.

15.5 km – You reach the entrance to Scheffau, turn RIGHT in front of the church and immediately turn LEFT again to come to the village square Scheffau. At the village square (bus stop and tourist information) turn RIGHT and follow the main road downhill for a while.

16.0 km - At four coloured pillars on the road (entrance to the Kneipp/barefoot path). TURN LEFT into the forest and after about 100m turn RIGHT on the forest path. Follow the forest path downhill until you reach the road again. There turn LEFT and follow the road.

16.5 km - You have arrived at today's destination, the Gasthof Wilder Kaiser.