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Leutascher Geisterklamm from Schanz

A round through the Leutasch Geisterklamm on the Austrian-German border: along the steel gorge walkway past the Panoramabrücke to the Klammkiosk on the German side, and back through the forest on the gorge-spirit trail.

Distance
4.4 km (2.7 mi)
Ascent
120 m
Time
About 1 h 30 min
High point
1,060 m
Grade
Moderate
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Leutascher Geisterklamm from Schanz
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The walk

From the Geisterklamm car park (P19) at Schanz, at the end of Leutasch, the path enters the gorge of the Leutascher Ache on a steel walkway that has been in place since 2005. A walkway about 800 m long, by Region Seefeld's figure, leads to the Panoramabrücke, which crosses the gorge; the line takes a short side trip onto it and then keeps on along the gorge to the Mittenwalder Klammkiosk, on the German side at the gorge exit (by OpenStreetMap's border, about a kilometre of the round, from just before the kiosk to near the start of the themed trail, is in Germany, where the border runs through the gorge). From there a gravel track and forest paths climb to the south side, past the mapped Gletscherschliff (glacier-polished rock), and the themed trail "The Legend of the Gorge Spirit", with story stations, leads back through the forest to the car park.

It is 4.4 km round with 120 m of ascent; allow about 1½ hours, more if you stop at the boards. The grade is Moderate, although the time is short (1.4 hours by the DIN 33466 formula): Region Seefeld rates its tours of the gorge medium, and the walkway is a metal footway over the gorge with steps: Region Seefeld says a head for heights and sturdy footwear are required, and that the walk is not suitable for pushchairs or dogs, except the short gorge trail and part of the forest path. Metal steps and wet rock are slippery in rain. Bicycles are not allowed between the Leutasch car park and the Klammkiosk.

Region Seefeld lists the gorge as open from 1 May to the end of October 2026, while the Leutasch municipality's page says it is closed from October to April (see the notice). A separate path, the Wasserfallsteig in Mittenwald, leads from the gorge exit to a 23 m waterfall and has its own admission charge (tirol.at says cash only); this walk does not enter it. The rest of the gorge is free to walk, says tirol.at.

P19 is a charged car park run by the municipality (OpenStreetMap tags it fee=yes, operator Gemeinde Leutasch). There is a public toilet at the car park and a café-bistro, the Klammstüberl, at the start. Region Seefeld recommends the bus to the stop "Leutascher Geisterklamm", where the guest card serves as the ticket.

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Good to know

  • The Leutasch gorge lies on the Austrian-German border: a steel walkway, in place since 2005, runs about 800 m through it to the Panoramabrücke
  • From the Panoramabrücke the path goes on to the Mittenwalder Klammkiosk on the German side; the round returns through the forest on the themed trail of the gorge spirit legend
  • A head for heights and sturdy footwear are needed; the gorge walk is not suitable for pushchairs or dogs, except the short gorge trail and part of the forest path
  • Only the Wasserfallsteig in Mittenwald charges a fee; the rest of the gorge can be walked free of charge

Getting there

Start: Schanz, Leutasch, Parkplatz Geisterklamm (P19) · Pay and display. 47.42744, 11.23552

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