The Leutasch Valley

We enjoyed the whole holiday immensely. Without exception, we found all the hotel staff extremely friendly and helpful. The rooms and food were of a very high standard.

I was on my own, and was made to feel very comfortable by all the staff in the hotels. They were all very helpful. It was a lovely holiday, really enjoyed it.

An extra day at Reindlau made it possible to visit Mittenwald at our leisure on the bus, rather than hiking there to start with. We also caught the cable car up to the peaks above it... but were very underdressed for the weather up there (we were just in our casual gear, rather than walking kit, seeing as it was a lovely sunny day at ground level). Spectacular views from the top. Overall a really enjoyable holiday, with great scenery and lovely hotels.

Excellent holiday. Hotels and meals extremely impressive and would have no hesitation in recommending.

Meals were especially excellent during the Black Forest hike, all locations did an outstanding job and wine choices were great.

INNTRAVEL NOTE: These customers enjoyed our Leutasch Valley and Walk in the Black Forest with Freiburg self-guided walking holidays.

Probably the best Inntravel holiday we have been on. The area is stunning, people friendly, accommodation super and food, a real treat. Thoroughly enjoyed ourselves and looking forward to our next holiday.

Day 4 walk up to the high saddle was my personal high point, a geat walk up and then back down that long valley.

Day 2 was long. My wife got the 3:30 pm bus back and missed the final 7km, it wasn't as scenic as the rest of the day, although I enjoyed completing it. Might be worth emphasising that the bus back is a very good option, given you've had all the goodviews by then. 

The walk on day 4 - the High route via Scharnitzjoch - was superb. Would very strongly recommend everyone to do this one. 

This was an excellent holiday. We were helped by good weather and by the companionship of other Inntravellers. Memorable occasions include seeing a marmot, pine martens and chamois, and having a snow ball fight in July. The harpist at the Inntaler Hof on our last evening was fantastic, and we enjoyed sitting on the terrace with the wonderful views, a glorious sunset, superb live music and good company.

Go on the cable car at Karwendel for amazing views, always go for the challenges especially saddle at Scharnitzjoch and do gorge walk along the metal walkways on the outward and return walk as second time along you see different things and will be less busy. Eat, eat and then eat some more - the food is always delicious and you will walk it all off the next day! 

Inntravel knows how to deliver! Fifth trip. Thankfully we had good weather throughout our stay. As always, our accommodations, meals and transportation were superb. We loved having access to saunas and pools throughout the trip, and based on a recommendation from another traveler, we booked massages on the last day with Thomas at InnTaler Hof. Ahhh. Hotel Kristall was hands down our favorite with welcoming, supportive staff who met our every need. We arrived there before our rooms were ready, and the gentleman at the reception recommended Forellen-Hof for lunch. We didn't know that was the German word for trout until we arrived and found the most amazing, delicious trout offerings (all the while overlooking the family's trout pond). Such fun! Loved the hike to Mittenwald through the Leutaschklamm Valley. We opted to take the bus back then enjoyed a lovely time on the large patio at Hubertushof. Even in summer we did find some of the little huts/alms along the way closed, so we do advise taking along some provisions each day just in case. The Gaistalalm was delightful! And we loved that the Austrian hotels offered light fare from 2-5 pm--which was wonderful after a day of hiking. We'd have a bowl of soup or a salad, which was such a treat!! Now to the hard part...where to next year with InnTravel?

The Leutasch Gorge is fantastic - although a pity about the disneyfication. The notes rather overdo the vertigo warnings - the walkway is very well protected. [Inntravel note - we appreciate that vertigo/fear of heights is a very individual matter, and we err on the side of caution in our description]

The dedication of the church in Seefeld to St Oswald of Northumbria is interesting (but not unique in Tyrol - Alpbach has a similar dedication). His martyrdom is carved over the north door.

Another great holiday with Inntravel.  Day 1 in Seefeld, the info office has moved so just ask where Innsbruck Str is in order to continue out of town. [Route notes amended - thank you!] Our day here was fabulous as we were there on a day there was some type of festival going on with music, stalls and dancing!  We loved the 360 degree views on day 4 from the top. Loved the mountain restaurants, loved the peaceful walking, loved the flexibility.  We didn't walk the last day as it was raining all day so took the bus from outside the hotel into Seefeld for souvenir shopping and lunch, then a bus out again to the last hotel.   Loved the attention to service in the hotels. The day 5 walk through the gorge walkways also were fun and worth doing. However, the notes to get to the cable car afterwards confused us...if you are walking uphill it's the wrong way!  Loved seeing the peace bell ringing out from our balcony on our first and last nights.  Two tips for travellers:  take a bottle of your favourite tipple if you don't want to pay hotel drinks prices as shops/bars aren't really around.  If you return on the train to Innsbruck, the bus stop is actually out of the station, across the main road, then down a passage to the next street...bus stop will then be on the other side of that road travelling to the left towards the airport.  There are signs directing you but you have to know to cross the street and look for the passage in the first place.  Buses don't need pre paid tickets from machines, you can pay the bus driver.  Buses and the trains have screens that tell you the stops that are coming up.  The bus from the airport to the train is about 20mins/13 stops.  The train station has departure boards in english too if you are early like we were and want to jump on an earlier train.  We then phoned the hotel and they sent the car for us early.
Upgraded on last night at Inntaler Hof and room wasn't much different to standard room.  We preferred the original standard room. The massage in the Inntaler Hof was excellent.
Had an upgrade at Hotel Kristall as it was our wedding anniversary and this was excellent in comparison.  The Kristall and Hubertushof included mini fridges which were great.
Views from all hotels were lovely. The family friendliness in the Kristall & Hubertushof was evident and lovely to experience.  We had excellent service in the Kristall especially.
Already looking to book the Dolomites for next year xxx

If you want to step off the grid, take a walking trip in the Leutasch Valley, where immersion in Nature's simple beauty and  the comfort of family- run hotels, will ensure that you return home refreshed in body and soul.

Delightful, friendly hotels especially Hotel Kristall and Hubertushof. Lovely pool complexes were just what was needed after a long day walking. Flights from Gatwick to Innsbruck would be considered if we visited the area again as a very long drive.

We had an excellent holiday - thank you so much!

Highlights: the views were spectacular and the scenery was awesome, especially in the Gaistal valley. I would recommend allowing a bit of time for the visit to Mittenwald as it is a beautiful little town and the cable car ride was fantastic. The Leutasch gorge was spectacular. The variety of walks and the range of options made it easy to tailor each day according to the weather conditions.

Leutasch Gorge definitely worth going to visit, and the alpine meadows were really nice. We got good weather - sitting in a mountain cafe with the sun shining looking at the cows with their bells on - it made it a struggle to start walking again!   

The Alpine meadows alive with colourful flowers are a delight as are the sometimes unexpected views that open up as one travels along. The quality of the food provided is excellent and this together with the friendly helpful staff make a holiday to remember! 

Hotels were great with the food quality being exceptional.

I can understand why this is a popular holiday with Inntravellers. The hotels, the countryside, the views, the food - all fabulous. I just wish it had not been cut short and would go back like a shot - although my wife might have a slightly different view.

The Gaistal Valley and the Leutaschklamm are, in particular, superb walks.  The scenery and the wildflowers were delightful.  The food was universally good, and at the Wiesenhof excellent.  Almost everyone we met, whether other walkers or staff in the hotels, was friendly, welcoming and courteous.  

INNTRAVEL NOTE: These customers combined our Leutasch Valley walking week with an extension to the Hotel Wiesenhof in Pertisau

A very enjoyable holiday with a varied selection of walks in beautiful scenery, the meadows abundant with flowers. The hotels were all excellent with friendly staff and good food from varied menus while all of the Inntravel arrangements and information were impeccable as usual. We added an extra night at each hotel and it proved easy to devise walks for the additional days. With the forecast for the day of our scheduled high route to Reindlau predicting low cloud, we took advantage of a sunny clear day and instead did it as a circular walk from Ober-Weidach (head back the few km to Ober-Weidach instead of taking path 35 to Reindlau). Although we had been informed that the route over the Scharnitzjoch had been open for a week, there were a couple of tricky mudslides to negotiate and the first few hundred metres of the descent from the saddle were still covered with snow with neither the path nor the stream described in the notes visible. If in this situation, before setting off down through the snow, it's a good idea to check with the map to determine the general direction through the valley then look for and follow the painted markers on rocks until the path becomes visible again. Once past that there is a lovely high valley to enjoy. The Gaistal Valley walk is very pleasant and scenic while the Leutaschklamm is spectacular. If unsure whether to do it, google and take a look at the many pictures of the walkways and bridges through the gorge. I'm sometimes a little uncomfortable with heights but, with the walkways being sturdy and safe, I found it OK and it would have been a shame to miss out. It's all about being happy when you can see the bottom of the gorge a long way down through the metal mesh walkway and over the railings.

Excellent trip with varied walks in stunning scenery. Day 2 was a bit on the short side and could be extended. Hotels were superb and the service in all of them was exemplary, particularly the service and staff at Hotel Kristall. Food was generally excellent and a varied choice of 3 main courses on the menu. Day 3 for the Gaistal Valley was a highlight for the scenery. Day 4 was a challenging ascent but this was partly because of quite a bit of late snow (the host in the Hubertushof said we and another group on the same itinerary were the first of the season to make the crossing over the top) and some path damage due to avalanches and mud slides. It was well worth it though for the spectacular views and scenery. The alternative route along the valley didn't look particularly inspiring. Mittenwald and Seefeld were very pretty and worth spending some time. Plenty of mountain huts/restaurants for refreshments and food on route every day. Room upgrades at Inntaler Hof were very good.

If visiting Innsbruck an Innsbruck Card is well worth the money if you are visiting a few of the attractions.

We found all six days walking just to our liking (we chose some of the easier alternatives as we are 70+). Our pattern was to leave about 9.30 after an excellent breakfast, getting in about 2.30, so leaving plenty of time for a swim in the lovely pools in each hotel. That, for us, was a relaxed and active day. We were lucky with weather - all six days were pleasant and dry. The overall experience was highly enjoyable and very relaxing in good hotels amongst fabulous scenery. We were also lucky to coincide with several other Inntravellers so that we could exchange tips and experiences.

Excellent holiday. We particularly enjoyed the wild flower meadows. We recommend the gorge. It is not as scary as it appears in the walking notes!

Great holiday, wonderful scenery, challenging but enjoyable walks, very friendly staff and good quality hotels, good on-route restaurants - recommend stroganof and apple strudel (plus beer of course)!  Glorious September weather was an unexpected bonus!

Great holiday (again), our many thanks to all at Inntravel. Accommodation, arrangement, booking & payment process, route, hospitality, transport, etc. all up to your usual high standards.

The whole holiday was fabulous from start to finish. Information on how to get from the airport to the station would have been useful and it might be good to include it for future customers. Ie- take the F line bus from just outside the airport. You will need exact change for the ticket machine €2.40 per person. Other than that our journeys here and back went like clockwork. I would definitely recommend a massage from Thomas at the Inntalerhof after a hard week of walking.

It was our first to Austria and it surpassed all of our expectations. The scenery was spectacular and the walking routes imaginative and a good challenge. The notes and maps provided by Inntravel were very comprehensive and easy to follow. Our luggage was transferred seamlessly between hotels. Our favourite hotel was the Kristall in Weidach which provided a very comfortable room, excellent meals - particularly the 5 course dinners. The Kristall offer Segway tours of the area which was a definite highlight of our stay. If you enjoy hiking and have a reasonable level of fitness, this is a fantastic and most enjoyable holiday. We took the option of staying an extra night in each hotel so we did not have to walk every day if the weather was inclement and had the chance to explore the area for longer. We would definitely do the same again. 

Overall, another great Inntravel holiday, our sixth. The hotels were all lovely and very welcoming, although the Inntaler Hof certainly has the best views, and the best pool. The food was of a high standard throughout.

For the walking

• The highlight was the high route to Reindlau; amazing scenery and, luckily, perfect weather
• The Rosshütte funicular was well worth doing, although it does add another couple of miles to the walk
• The mountain restaurants are a great idea and we got through a lot of dumpling soup and strudel.

Other thoughts, there is no need for a guest card for the Rosshütte funicular ‘Cablecar Adventure Package’. The price is not discounted, but is probably worth buying anyway for the included coffee and cake!

Note that most cafes and restaurants close on Tuesdays (for their “Ruhetag”, staff day off) in the Weidach area, which caught us out. Make sure that you have some provisions.

For the walk to Mittenwald, the gorge was fine because all of the walkways felt very solid and safe. You have to trust the engineering. On the way back, we took a taxi for a flat rate of E21 to Reindlau to save waiting hours for a bus.

Poles are definitely useful for most of the walks.

We added on a night in Innsbruck and 3 nights in Verona, both of which were very enjoyable. The timings were about right. We took the train direct from Innsbruck to Verona, which was very easy to book online. The extra few Euros for reserving a seat in first class was worth it. Just look out for the little diagram on the screen on the platform to find your carriage. 

Following the Inntravel walk notes in both cities gave a very good introduction. Verona is full of restaurants and we found that they were all happy for us to share a starter (generally pretty big) and just have pasta as a main if we wanted. We enjoyed the following: Restaurant Maffei, Locanda 4 Cuochi, Antico Caffe Dante.

A very enjoyable walking holiday in the picturesque Leutasch Valley with choice of varied walks and excellent accommodation where everyone made us feel very welcome.

This was our 5th Inntravel holiday and our first trip to Austria.  I loved everything about the holiday.  The hotels were great - Inntaler Hof was my favourite and the views across the valley from our balcony were incredible.  It was lovely to return there for our final night.  The food was lovely - substantial breakfasts and 5 course meals every evening.  The afternoon buffet at each hotel was an added and unexpected bonus - thank goodness we were walking to burn off the calories. The walking notes were excellent as always - we did not get lost once. My favourite day was the walk over the saddle at Scharnitzjoch - it is true there is 1000m of ascent but the views were amazing and it was worth the effort.  If you are of a certain age and read Enid Blyton's "Valley of Adventure" as a child, this is what the beautiful quiet hidden valley reminded me of on the descent.  This holiday is one of the best we have had with Inntravel and I am keen to return to Austria and Germany as a result.  Travelling with Inntravel is a pleasure - it is just independent enough for us - you have done all the hard work in finding the hotels and the routes and we can get on with relaxing and enjoying our holiday.  Time seems to slow down on an Inntravel and a weeks holiday always feels like longer, ensuring I return home completely refreshed.

We loved the walk to Mittenwald and the Leutasch Gorge - we did option 1. Since my husband suffers from vertigo he opted not to do the gorge, but it was very nice that I was able to  do the gorge knowing we would meet up some 40 minutes or so later. And we had the bonus of a beautiful day. 

There were many wonderful moments during our walking in the Leutasch, but perhaps our favourite was the Gaistal valley and the walk up to 'Rotmoosalm' restaurant at 2030metres. The views on a bright sunny day were spectacular. A cold beer seemed a just reward for the long but enjoyable walk to the top!

Our fifth wonderful walking holiday with Inntravel. Looking forward to the next one!

Just a quickie - we really enjoyed this wonderful holiday. It was in parts challenging for the two of us - despite good fitness levels - as we did the walks every day. A couple of walks need rewalking and their notes updated as we got lost and wasted time - specifically Day 3 around Kirchplatzl and hotel Zanderand later on in this walk. We felt the directions were not accurate and not detailed enough. Maybe there have been some meadow changes locally since you walked it. Also the start of Day 5 from Hubertsuhof hotel - we wasted over half an hour following wrong paths once we had entered  the woods. I think the distances and metre-age were incorrect.

Day 6, which I know you walked recently, was an excellent day and the notes were spot on!

The hotels were functional and food a little variable - and large - although I appreciate the reasons for choosing them. If there was something smaller and more traditional and personal we would have preferred it. Perhaps there is a possibility of offereing a choice if something else is suitable nearby?

Overall  we were thrilled and had a super time. We felt looked after before, during and after!

Many thanks indeeed. I will use you again - very soon hopefully! What a stunning area....

Julia

Inntravel arrangements as usual were excellent. We really enjoyed the challenging walks and felt a great sense of achievement - any tiredness dissipated over excellent local beer, wine and dinner. Great choice for breakfast at each hotel which we needed before setting off each day. It is wonderful to travel somewhere in peak holiday season and avoid the crowds. Also to walk in areas that on the whole aren't accessible by car. Scenery beautiful and wonderful flowers. We made good use of the swimming pool and sauna at each hotel to ease aching muscles at the end of each day.   

For me the best day was the high route from Ober-Weidach to Reindlau.  Although challenging, the route down from the saddle was spectacular and well worth the effort.

A joy to walk through flower-filled meadows, the forests were full of bird song. A delight! 

This holiday lived up to our expectations - and more! Travel was made easy with all the necessary documentation and notes provided. Arrived in beautiful weather at the Inntaler Hof and were taken out to sit on the terrace, with a glass of prosecco, looking at the view - perfect start to a super week. All hotels were very welcoming, clean, comfortable, with good choice of food, but the Inntaler Hof was the best in our opinion, and we were pleased that we had our last night there too. Walking was varied, and we liked the flexibility of adapting the day's walk by using the extensive notes and tips from Inntravel. Our most challenging walk was on day 4 when we did the short walk to Reindlau but took the option of climbing up to the Puital meadow - a very steep climb, but we did it! Highlights were the views generally, but particularly from the Inntaler Hof (book a room with a valley view); beautiful alpine flowers; Katzenkopf mountain restaurant for views and hot chocolate; Karwendel cable-car ride; gorge-walk and waterfall; well-kept villages with beautifully decorated houses and flower-boxes; and meeting our fellow walkers. Luggage transfers all done efficiently. First time with Inntravel, and would definitely book again.

This has to be our favourite Inntravel holiday so far! Our first day was rainy but the walk to Seefeld and back was enjoyable. We made up our own route using the excellent maps. On all the other days we had perfect walking weather. The walk from Mosern to Ober-Weidach on day 2 was wonderful with far-reaching views and varied terrain - the flowers were beautiful with lots of orchids and unusual grasses. On day 3 we took advantage of the hotel shuttle to the Parkplatz Salzbach and started the Gaistal Valley walk from there. The valley is delightful, packed with views, flowers and the sound and sight of the pretty cows. We walked back along the river which was a peaceful, straightforward end to a great day out. If I was going to add an extra day then it would be here in order to explore more of the Valley. On day 4 we took the low route to Reindlau as we didn't like the sound of the descent from the higher route. It made for an easy day with another warm welcome at the end. Day 5 was definitely a highlight: we walked to and through the Leutaschklamm valley. The high walkways are quite scary but we were really pleased that we did it as it is magnificent (but one has to trust the engineering!). We then headed straight to the cable car and up to the top of Karwendlspitze, just in time for a picnic lunch. We were joined by a good number of Alpine Choughs which shared our food (in a nice way, not like seagulls!) and perched on our feet and backpacks. We walked around the "crater" where we were charmed by the tiny, colourful alpine flowers. We then went back down on the cable car and walked into Mittenwald which is a pretty town, although not many shops are open on Sundays! We caught the last bus back to Reindlau, but noticed that there are taxis available at the station were one to miss-time it! The final walk back to Mosern was our toughest as the ascents/descents are steep and uneven - walking poles were definitely helpful. However it was very rewarding and gave us a real sense of achievement. It might be slippery in the rain. In areas where the woodland is mixed keep an eye out for a truly unprepossessing, dead-looking, brown orchid ... it's a birds-nest orchid with no chlorophyll and an interesting life cycle! If you see one then google it for more info, you won't be disappointed. We saw lots in the forests above Mosern.

We found our own way from the bottom of the ski slope down from Sonnenalm to Seefeld town centre via the standing stones and display about the violin wood, to the open air church area. The funicular railway at Seefeld was well worth a visit although the railway works on the level crossing made it a bit more tricky.

A very enjoyable holiday - a very friendly warm welcome from all the hotels - particulary enjoyed our stay at the Hotel Kristall. We enjoyed the alpine scenery and views. We made it up the high walk on day 4 which was worth the effort even if we were caught on the top in a spectacular thunderstorm.

This was our first Inntravel holiday and it undoubtedly exceeded our expectations. Everything went very smoothly with the transfer from the airport ot the first hotel going to plan, all the hotels were excellent, immaculately clean with good food and service to match. We were looking for something reasonably challenging and the walks were spot on, we mainly used the descriptive route (rather than the map route) although on the odd occasion when we were unsure also used the map. We also had the pleasure of meeting some seasoned Inntravel travellers who were nice company over breakfast and the evening meal. All in all we thoroughly enjoyed the holiday and are looking forward to booking a further trip in 2019.