ライト・バイ・ゼーフェルトの天然記念物・トップ20

Wonderful views of the surrounding mountains!

The Isar with its turquoise color is a feast for the eyes in this mountain setting

The sections from the source on the Austrian side to just before Mittenwald and north of Krün to above the Sylvenstein reservoir are particularly natural.

The freely accessible lake is just a short walk above the village, in the middle of the forest at 1,295 m. In summer it heats up to 25 degrees and is therefore one of the warmest natural bathing lakes in Tyrol.

The gorge used to be used for timber drifting. It was a very difficult task to transport the logs through the narrow gorge into the valley. In early summer, the meltwater was dammed at the beginning of the Gleirschklamm at the so-called “Klausen”, the logs were lowered into the water and after the necessary water level was reached, the Klausentor was opened in one fell swoop. The trunks shot with a powerful rush of water through the gorge out of the valley of the Isar towards Scharnitz. The logs often became wedged in the gorge and had to be painstakingly repositioned by the experienced men, the so-called drifters. Today only the information boards remind us of this dangerous work, in which many men were injured and died.

There is a beautiful cycle path along the Isar!

The photogenic Kaltwassersee is no longer an insider tip, thanks to its panoramic location, it has long since become one of the most popular excursion destinations and photo opportunities in the region.

Shortly before the entrance to the source ...