Walking - Leutaschklamm
Description: Leutaschklamm ("Geisterklamm")
Location: Leutasch area
Time: 2 hours (complete gorge tour)
Difficulty: Easy
The Leutaschklamm is one of the newest (and oldest) attractions on the Seefeld plateau.
The gorge crosses the border between Austria and Germany between Leutasch and Mittenwald and has recently had extensive parts opened to the public.
A smaller version of the Leutaschklamm gorge walk has existed for years and has been available from the Mittenwald end. (This still exists but is run as a private enterprise and it is not connected with the newer walk.)
The newer version has been largely funded by the EU and is accessible both from the Mittenwald end and from the Leutasch valley.
Somewhat confusingly, it is being publicised as the "Geisterklamm" ("Spirit Gorge") by the local marketing department, but is essentially the major part of the Leutasch gorge where the Leutasche Ache falls from the hamlet of Schanz to the valley around Mittenwald below.
The gorge can be visited as a grand loop or cut short halfway around by way of a spectacular bridge high above the rushing water.
Much of the walk is on metal gratings, with the water clearly visible some way below, which makes the experience a spectacular one (although not necessarily suitable for those who suffer from vertigo).
Interactive boards and displays offer interesting information about the geology and plant life in the Leutaschklamm, for those who can ignore the prattle of the irritating marketing creation, the "Gorge Spirit".
The walk inside the gorge only takes a relatively short time, but it can be lengthened by starting or finishing with the walk along the stream from the Leutaschklamm through the pastures of the Unterleutasch valley to Weidach.
