The approx. Within a real postcard setting, the tour offers a wealth of wonderful landscape impressions and great views of impressive mountain peaks.
The Vilsalpsee is a 1165 meter high lake in the Tannheim Mountains in Tyrol. It is the center of the Vilsalpsee nature reserve, which is home to remarkable flora and fauna and can confidently be described as a picture-perfect landscape. Numerous birds such as golden eagles, grebes and coots live here and 700 plant species, including rare orchids, are counted around the lake. The moor southwest of the water is home to alpine salamanders, common toads, grass frogs and other amphibians. Regular guests in the bank area are red deer, badgers and brown hares. So there is a lot to discover at Vilsalpsee, which is surrounded by magnificent mountains such as the 2247 meter high Gaishorn and the 2130 meter high Rote Spitze. The approximately 5 kilometer long hike presented here, which is also suitable for families with older children, leads from Vilsalpsee to the higher Traualpsee, where there is a cozy hut. The starting point of the excursion is the valley station of the Neunerköpfle mountain railway in Tannheim. The journey can be made in just over half an hour by car via the B17, B319 and Achtalstrasse. Parking spaces are available at the valley station.
You can also park directly at Vilsalpsee, but the access road between 10 and 17 Uhr is closed to normal cars every day. However, you can also easily reach Lake Vilsalpsee from Tannheim, either by bus or on foot. A special experience for families is a trip there on the tourist train, which regularly leaves from the Tourist Information car park. When you arrive at Vilsalpsee, you will be treated to a sight that will make you melt: pretty mountainside forests and the magnificent Tyrolean mountains are reflected in the crystal-clear water of the lake, which truly seems to come straight from a picture book. Here you hike a little along the western bank until a path branches off at an uncultivated alpine pasture up to Lake Traualpsee. Simply follow the signs towards Traualpe / Landsberger Hütte. You then cross a forest and then walk through mountain meadows that bloom in numerous bright colors in spring. The tour takes you past attractive waterfalls to a rock face, along which you hike for a while. Finally you reach the summit, from which you have a fantastic view over Lake Traualpsee and numerous mountain peaks.
North of the Traualpsee, a small reservoir that was created to generate energy, is the Obere Traualpe, which is cultivated from June to September. Then you can stop off here and fortify yourself with a delicious snack and homemade soup. Be sure to try the Kaiserschmarrn, which is prepared here in a cast iron pan and tastes really delicious. After stopping at a hut in the idyllic Tyrolean mountains, you head back to Vilsalpsee, refreshed and refreshed.
A trip to the Vilsalpsee nature reserve guarantees a great holiday in a magnificent landscape. This tour to Tyrol is a real highlight for nature lovers, those seeking relaxation and families, who can expect lots of interesting impressions here.
