Isar River in Scharnitz – View of the Isar loop from Scharnitz

Mountain biking trails

Austria

Tyrol

Bezirk Innsbruck-Land

Region Seefeld – Tirols Hochplateau

Scharnitz

Isar River in Scharnitz – View of the Isar loop from Scharnitz

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Isar River in Scharnitz – View of the Isar loop from Scharnitz

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24.8km

450m

Mountain biking

Moderate mountain bike ride. Good fitness required. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: July 19, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment in which cycling is not permitted

After 12.6 km for 135 m

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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409 m

Isar below Scharnitz

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The impressively clear origin of the Isar after a strenuous bike tour invites you to a welcome cooling off.

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2.27 km

An der Isar

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Upper Isar Valley

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2.66 km

Isar River in Scharnitz

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The Isar presents itself here as a wild, cyan-blue mountain stream with crystal-clear water and extensive, bright gravel beds.
Dreamlike and an absolute highlight.

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2.95 km

Confluence of the Karwendelbach and the Isar

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Beautiful breakthrough / Karwendel gorge of the Karwendel brook just before it flows into the Isar. Easily overlooked as there is a house to the right.

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12.6 km

Möslalm

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The charging station for Ebikes will be available in 2019 (luckily the hut is not owned by the DAV section Munich 😁)

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22.5 km

View of the Isar

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The trip to the shore is definitely worth it!

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23.1 km

Scharnitz Viewpoint

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I think that's how you can describe it!

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24.4 km

Scharnitz

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Scharnitz is a small, friendly place on the German-Austrian border. The still young Isar flows right through the village and the mountains of the Karwendelgebirge form a narrow valley. This …

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24.8 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

18.7 km

5.39 km

425 m

288 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

13.1 km

6.14 km

5.59 km

Elevation

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Highest point (1,260 m)

Lowest point (960 m)

Weather

Sunday 4 October

17°C

8°C

59 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h

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Comments

June 12, 2023,579 – Durch das Gleirschtal zur Möslalm bei Scharnitz

This leisurely mountain bike tour from Scharnitz through the Gleirschtal to the Möslalm runs on good forest paths, with only one short, steep incline to overcome. The start is at Scharnitz train station (alternatively: parking lot in Scharnitz at the nature park information center): At the church, turn towards Karwendeltäler, past the nature park information center. Continue straight ahead through …

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September 20, 2023,Scharnitz-Möslalm

Now this year I finally made it to the Möslalm to eat schnitzel 😎
Gür the cows on the mountain pasture was the last day today. They are loaded double-decker onto a truck and driven into the valley. Modern cattle drive - which isn't all there is... But walking 11km along the gravel road probably wouldn't have been good for …

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October 3, 2023,🚴‍♂️ Tour zur Mösl🐄🐎alm 🧀🥛🍻🍗🥨

The Möslalm is located at 1,260 m in the Gleirschtal, a side valley of the Hinterautal east of Scharnitz. In the middle of the Karwendel Nature Park, the third generation of the Kircher family farms the alpine pasture, which is a popular destination for hikers and mountain bikers in summer.
The Alm is the largest of Innsbruck's “Stadtalmen”, which extends …

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