Anyone who thinks of Kals am Grossglockner, thinks about glaciers and alpine mountains. But also during a comfortable circular valley tour, nature and culture can be experienced
Image gallery: Water Experience Trail and Kals valley hike
At the Knopfbrücke bridge, beneath Unterlesach, our hike starts on the east bank of the Kals Brook. The path proceeds to an area of gravel soil with sparse vegetation (Schotterfluren), a particular habitat for many animals and plants. An observation tower offers the view on the area and informs about the nature at the mountain brook. Following the river course always uphill we reach first the outfall of the Ködnitzbach brook and then the village centre of Kals. At the church square, interesting facts about the history can be found, about the origin of the town names from the various settlement periods of the Romansh peoples, Slavs and Germanic peoples. Here also the Glocknerhaus of the High Tauern National Park is located, where plenty of information about the highest mountain of Austria and its first ascent can be found.
We continue our circular walk along the road to Großdorf. Past the St. George Church we reach the little church in the village centre of Großdorf. We walk past the valley station of the Kals Cable Car and reach the Kals Brook again, where we hike on the west bank back to the Knopfbrücke bridge, where our hike ends.
Author: AT
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- Starting point:
- Knopfbrücke bridge near Unterlesach, Kals
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- Time required:
- 02:15 h
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- Track length:
- 8,1 km
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- Altitude:
- from 1.243 m to 1.369 m
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- Altitude difference:
- +162 m | -162 m
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- Route:
- Kals Brook east bank path – Kals (village centre) – Großdorf – Wassererlebnis-Weg path
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- Recommended time of year:
- Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
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- Download GPX track:
- Water Experience Trail and Kals valley hike
If you want to do this hike, we suggest you to check the weather and trail conditions in advance and on site before setting out.
