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

Mountain hikes & routes

Austria

Tyrol

Bezirk Innsbruck-Land

Region Seefeld – Tirols Hochplateau

Scharnitz

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

Hard

4.9

(13)

194

hikers

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

05:31

16.5km

830m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Easily walkable paths. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: November 2, 2026

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

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Naturpark Karwendel

Wildruhefläche Lablehner

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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1.71 km

Start of the steep ascent on the Karwendelsteig

Highlight • Climb

1.79 km

View into the Karwendel Gorge

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Beautiful view of the Karwendel Gorge.

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1.80 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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1.81 km

Confluence of the Karwendelbach and the Isar

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Beautiful breakthrough / Karwendel gorge of the Karwendel brook just before it flows into the Isar. Easily overlooked as there is a house to the right.

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8.18 km

Pleisen Hut

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Nice hut with a great view terrace. Ideally located on the way to Pleisenspitze.

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8.20 km

View of the Isar

Highlight • Viewpoint

The trip to the shore is definitely worth it!

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14.9 km

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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16.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.0 km

2.33 km

2.15 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

9.36 km

2.48 km

2.38 km

2.13 km

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Tuesday 10 November

12°C

4°C

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Comments

January 16, 2022,Pleisenhütte 🥾🛷🐶☀️😎🏔

Now I have a new "favorite winter hiking tip bob tour mountain" ❄️🥾🛷🏔🤩
From the Karwendeltäler car park in Scharnitz to the Pleisenhütte. After we asked the innkeeper yesterday how the snow conditions were and he advised us to go with Grödel and Zipfelbob, we of course stuck to it today! That was also the right decision 😁
The path …

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July 27, 2024,Pleisenspitze☀️🤗☀️

Today, after a very long time, we finally went back to the western part of the Karwendel with the Pleisenspitze as our destination☺️.
We started on asphalt along the Isar and then went up a forest path to the left for a while. Unfortunately, we missed the first turnoff to the shortcut, but then found it above. This way, you …

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