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Tyrolean Lech

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Tyrolean Lech

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Tyrolean Lech

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Location: Forchach, Reutte, Tyrol, Austria

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1. Cycling route through the forest – View of the Lech River loop from Reutte in Tirol

48.5km

03:07

260m

Intermediate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels.

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2. Haldensee – Tannheimer Valley loop from Sonthofen

144km

09:58

2,310m

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3. View of the Lech River – Haldensee loop from Tannheim

71.2km

04:21

610m

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Martin Donat

February 15, 2018

The Lech is not just any river. It is a totally wild river, north of the Alps, the Lechtal is considered the last wild river landscape. This means that the river is allowed to do what it wants, spread out and give free rein to its water power. Accordingly natural and beautiful it is here. Here there are wide meadows, branched river arms and these characteristic bright gravel banks.

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Paul

August 21, 2024

Lech "Europe's last wild river"
The Tyrolean Lech is unmistakable! It is the last wild river in the northern Alps and, as the "last wild river", shows a largely natural dynamic with mighty gravel and rubble banks in its wide riverbed. River branches branch out and merge. Stones from the side valleys are constantly being moved and transported further by the Lech water. This bedload flow is a defining characteristic of a wild river landscape.
The truly constant feature of the "wild river" habitat is the constant change. Low temperatures, little plankton and a high mineral content, together with sunlight, result in the striking light blue-turquoise color of the water, a trademark of the Tyrolean Lech. Rainfall and heavy thunderstorms can change this beautiful color within a few hours. The Lech then rolls through the valley muddy and brown!
During floods, the Lech is wild and impetuous. And can carry up to a hundred times more water in summer than in winter when the water level is low.
Text / Source: Tiroler Lech Nature Park Association, Klimm 2, 6644 Elmen
naturpark-tiroler-lech.at/naturpark_entdecken/wildfluss-lech

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Sonja

June 28, 2020

great place to chill

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Elevation 890 m

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Location: Forchach, Reutte, Tyrol, Austria

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Tyrolean Lech

1. Cycling route through the forest – View of the Lech River loop from Reutte in Tirol

2. Haldensee – Tannheimer Valley loop from Sonthofen

3. View of the Lech River – Haldensee loop from Tannheim

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