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A Leutasch Encounter

Tyrol – majestic mountains & flower-filled meadows
 
On this self-guided, hotel-to-hotel walking holiday with luggage transfers included, you can appreciate the excellent facilities and wonderful hospitality of your highly praised, 4-star hotels, while exploring flexible routes on well-marked paths among splendid Alpine flowers.
A Leutasch Encounter. 4 nights
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A Leutasch Encounter. 4 nights
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Holiday information

 

A walking break in a Tyrolean valley

Lying in the heart of the Alps, between the former imperial city of Innsbruck and the border with Bavaria, the Leutasch Valley offers delightful walking through idyllic Austrian landscapes. Sheltering below the striking peaks of the Wetterstein, this is a deeply traditional region where cow bells still echo across the deep, fertile valleys, orchids bloom undisturbed in grassy mountain meadows and the wide, sunny plateaux are dotted with typical, onion-domed churches.
Beginning at the excellent Hotel Inntaler Hof, this short break is a perfect blend of activity and luxury: by day, strike out into the high mountains on flexible routes along well-waymarked paths; in the evenings, enjoy outstanding hospitality and superb cuisine at our welcoming 4-star hotels. All family-run and featuring pools, saunas and small spa complexes, these three hotels are highly praised for their fantastic locations and ever-friendly service. Travel in the early summer to walk among the wildflowers, or wait until the autumn months for the dazzling colour display that comes with the turning of the leaves.
 

2021

We are unable to offer this holiday in 2021, but hope to be able to do so again in 2022, with a slightly revised itinerary.
 
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Itinerary

The key to Inntravel holidays is flexibility. You can start on the day of your choice, and are free to add extra nights.
  • The average maximum daytime temperatures and monthly rainfall relate to the nearest weather station and are intended as a guide only.

    The best time for alpine flowers is June and early July. At lower levels the flowers bloom slightly earlier.
     
    Average temperatures and rainfall
      Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
    °C 0 2 6 10 14 18 20 19 17 12 5 1
    mm 46 45 52 66 100 120 133 124 82 57 59 49
  • Arrival in Mösern
    Night 1: at Hotel Inntaler Hof (where you spend one night).
    As your first night’s accommodation is on the day of travel, Day 1 is your first day of walking.
  • Mösern to Ober Weidach: 11.5km, 3.5hrs
    Your first walk offers broad views of the upper Inn Valley as you head out of Mösern towards Lottensee – this lake is a natural phenomenon, appearing periodically from below the earth's surface. The route wanders gently on through sections of forest and across fields to Ober Weidach, where you stay at the Hotel Kristall for two nights.
    Mösern to Ober Weidach: 11.5km
    On the route from Mösern to Ober Weidach
  • Circular walk from Ober Weidach: 25km, 7hrs; shorter option: 17.5km, 4.5hrs
    Explore the secluded and completely unspoiled Gaistal Valley. For a gentle walk, simply follow the river, though it is worth striking out up the northern slopes of the valley to best appreciate the beautiful scenery. You can shorten the walk considerably by taking advantage of the hotel's complimentary shuttle service which will drop you nearer the valley.
    Circular walk from Ober Weidach: 25km
    Flower-filled meadows
  • Choice of routes from Ober Weidach to Reindlau: 8km or 12.5km

    Recommended option via Scharnitzjoch: 12.5km, 5.5hrs
    This is a reasonably strenuous walk, but thoroughly enjoyable – on a clear day, the views are truly spectacular. After a short transfer, you ascend to the saddle at Scharnitzjoch (2,048 metres), where the panorama of the Leutasch Valley is excellent enough. However, even better vistas right to the end of the valley can be enjoyed by ascending to the peak itself. You then descend through open meadows to Reindlau and the Hubertushof, where you spend your final night.

    Low-level option: 8km, 3hrs (plus 8.5km each way to gorge)
    For a different day, you could combine a walk across the valley floor with a visit to the Leutaschklamm, a dramatic gorge where the path criss-crosses the river by means of a series of footbridges. 
    Recommended option via Scharnitzjoch: 12.5km
    Low-level option: 8km
 

Accommodation

Your three atmospheric hotels all have excellent facilities.

Please note: most beds in Austrian hotels are normally one large base with two mattresses/duvets. We refer to these as 'Austrian Twins' and they are locally regarded to serve requests for both double and twin bedded rooms. Separate twin beds or traditional double beds with one large mattress are rare and cannot be guaranteed.
 

Extend your stay

What is included
  • 4 nights
  • 4 dinners,
    4 breakfasts
  • luggage transported
  • route notes and maps
  • taxi from/to Innsbruck airport
 
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FAQs

If you have any questions relating to this or any other Inntravel holiday, our friendly travel experts will be happy to help. You might also find our General FAQs section helpful.
  • We sincerely hope that your holiday experience will be as enjoyable as it would have been before the pandemic – walking holidays are ideal in these times of social distancing, and we’re not operating holidays if the key highlights can no longer be delivered – but, naturally, there will be some changes to ensure your and other people’s safety.
    Your holiday experience: what to expect >
    Safety measures being taken by hoteliers & others >
  • We’ll send you route notes and maps 2-3 weeks before your holiday. The route notes not only contain directions to get from hotel to hotel, but also include practical information about places of interest and eateries along each route, plus cultural information about the area. If/when you are moving between hotels, you leave your luggage in reception as you leave, and it will be transferred ahead to your next accommodation, meaning that all you need to take with you are a camera, sun cream, drinks, food and waterproofs.

    For more detailed information, see our walking holidays in Europe page.
  • We can book a wide range of airlines and routes from the UK. As well as being more convenient for you to book all elements of your holiday together, it also means that we’ll accept liability for your travel arrangements, so if things go wrong, such as the airline going bust, we’ll make suitable alternative arrangements for you. For Europe, there’s a £35 booking fee per person (£15 for children aged 2-11). For India and Nepal, the booking fee is £60 per person. More information on flights >
  • We can’t book flights that originate outside the UK, but if you wanted to book your own flights to London (or elsewhere in the UK), we can make all onward travel arrangements (including flights) from there. Alternatively, if you are booking your own flights to an airport in continental Europe that’s appropriate for your holiday, we can book onward rail travel and/or taxis. More information about how we can tailor holidays for customers outside the UK >
  • Since our holidays are self-guided, we recommend calling us for a chat about your plans before making a booking, especially if it’s the first time you’ve booked with us.
    The price panel shows the supplement for a single room and also the single traveller charge (this covers (luggage) transfers and other costs which are usually shared between two people).
  • Once you’ve decided on your exact itinerary (our travel experts will be happy to offer advice), you need to provide us with your party’s details, either by phone or via our booking form. At this point we also ask you to pay a deposit so that we can secure a room for you immediately on confirming availability with the hotel(s). If it turns out that we can’t secure the accommodation for the holiday you’ve requested, or offer an acceptable alternative, we’ll refund your deposit promptly and in full. After booking your accommodation and other key elements, we'll then book your travel (or you can do so if you’re making your own arrangements) and send you a Booking Confirmation and Invoice.

    More information about the booking process >
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  • Yes, it’s something we insist on, even for holidays in the UK. The vast majority of holidays go smoothly, but when things go wrong, it can be expensive to put them right. Buying a new pair of walking boots after your suitcase is stolen mightn’t seem so bad, but the bill for being airlifted down from a mountain with a broken leg or flown home while still recovering from an illness or accident can cost tens of thousands of pounds.

    You don’t have to take out our recommended travel insurance policy (if you live outside the UK you’ll definitely need to make your own arrangements, as the policy is only for UK residents), but you do need to make sure that you’re covered for medical emergencies – including falling ill with Covid-19 while on holiday – and repatriation. We also recommend that you are covered for other eventualities, such as cancellation and loss of luggage and passports.

    We'll ask you for the details of your policy (insurer, policy number and medical emergency phone number) so that we can help out if the worst happens while you are on holiday. It's up to you, though, to check that your policy covers the activities you'll be doing on holiday and that it is adequate for your own individual needs; we don't check alternative policies.
  • It is your responsibility to ensure you are in possession of the correct travel documents, with the correct validity. If you’re a UK citizen, you need a full British passport to travel to Austria, but not a visa. If you are a citizen of another country, you’ll need to check requirements with the national embassy or your own consulate.

    Current information regarding vaccinations and travel health advice for UK citizens can be found through the Travel Health Pro website. You must make sure you have adequate insurance cover for illness, accidents and repatriation (see the insurance question). You should also apply for a Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) if your EHIC has expired (if you have a still-valid EHIC, you can use this until it expires).
  • (Austrian) German is the most commonly spoken language. The currency is the Euro. Austrian time is GMT/UTC + 1. It uses Daylight Saving Time, so in summer is on BST + 1.
  • If you are planning to take a holiday after 1 January 2021, visit www.gov.uk/visit-europe-1-january-2021.

    At Inntravel we work in close partnership with our hoteliers, taxi drivers and other local suppliers to provide our self-guided holidays directly to you. We are entirely confident that you will continue to receive the usual warm welcome from them, regardless of what is happening in the European political sphere.
  • The UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) provides up-to-date, country-by-country travel advice, as well as information on security, local laws, passports and visas for UK citizens.
    If you live outside the UK, see our essential travel information page for a list of relevant websites.
  • You are the best judge of your child’s/children’s capabilities. We are happy to take bookings for families of older children/teenagers if they walk regularly, love the outdoors and are comfortable with the distances and ascent/descent involved. Please note that the bedrooms at most of the accommodation we use will normally only sleep a maximum of 3 people, and sometimes only 2.
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