Wieshofer; Obermaier; Hammerwirt; Post; Sieberer), a picturesquely
situated summer-resort. The Pillersee-Ache is crossed.
92 M. St. Johann in Tirol (2160 ft.; Post; Bär; Zum Hohen
Kaiser, at the station), in the broad Leuken-Tal, or valley of the
Grosse Ache, is commanded by the Kaiser-Gebirge on the W.
A road leads to the N. from St. Johann through the Achental and
viâ Erpfendorf to (9 M.) Waidring (2560 ft.; Post), a thriving village on
the watershed between the Ache and the Saalach; and thence through the
wild Pass Strub to (6 M.) Lofer (p. 121). — A pleasant walk may be taken
from Waidring through the Oefen or gorge of the Strubache to the (1¼ hr.)
picturesque Piller-See (2735 ft.; inn at the S. end; trout).
98 M. Kitzbühel (2420 ft.; Hôt. Kitzbühel, first class, R. from
2, pens. 8 K.; Tiefenbrunner; Hintârbräu; Goldener Greif; Pension
Schloss Lebenberg, English landlady, pens. 7 K. 20 h.; Pens. zum
Wilden Kaiser; Pens. Hirzinger), a charmingly situated little town,
much frequented in summer. About 1 M. to the S. is the Kitzbühler
Bad, with a chalybeate spring.
The Kitzbühler Horn (6560 ft.; 3½ hrs.; horse or chair-carriage 16 K.)
is a highly attractive point. An easy road ascends to the (2¾ hrs.) Inn
above the Tratt - Alp whence the summit (Inn, bed 2-3, pens. 7 K.) is
reached in 1 hr. more.
A picturesque road leads to the S. from Kitzbühel viâ the Pass Thurn
(4180 ft.; inn) to (6½ hrs.) Mittersill (p. 125).
The railway curves round the town and gradually ascends viâ
(101 M.) Schwarzensee to (103 M.) Kirchberg (2690 ft.; Bechlwirt;
Rainwirt), prettily situated at the entrance to the Sperten - Tal.
The line now descends at the S. base of the Hohe Salve to (107 M.)
Westendorf (2490 ft.; Restaurant) and beyond a tunnel enters the
Windau-Tal, where it describes a wide curve before traversing a
second tunnel (360 yds. long) back to the narrow Brixen-Tal. —
113½ M. Hopfgarten (1930 ft.; Post; Rose; Diewald; Restaurant
at the station, with rooms), a large village.
The Hohe Salve (5985 ft.), the Rigi of the Lower Inntal, is usually
ascended from Hopfgarten (3 hrs.; guide, 4 K., unnecessary; horse 10,
'chaise-à-porteurs' 24 K.). The route leads through the (¼ hr.) village and
ascends to the left by the (5 min.) finger-post to the (1½ hr.) Tenner Inn.
Thence it leads past the Kalbn-Hütte to the (1½ hr.) summit, on which
are a chapel and a clean Inn (40 beds). Splendid View.
The train traverses the Brixentaler Klause, a wooded rocky gorge,
above which, on a spur to the right, stands Schloss Itter.
118½ M. Wörgl and thence to (157 M.) Innsbruck, see p. 135.
11. The Gastein Valley.
18½ M. TAUERN RAILWAY (opened in Sept. 1905) from Schwarzach to
Bad Gastein in 1 hr. 10-1 hr. 30 min.; fares 3 K. 40, 2 K., 1 K. 10 h. — The
continuation of the railway from Bad Gastein to Böckstein and thence throuhg
the Tauern Tunnel (p. 125) to Mallnitz will probably be opened in 1908.
Schwarzach-St-Veit (1920 ft.), see p. 119. The new line to
Gastein diverges here to the left from the Salzburg and Innsbruck
Railway, skirts the hillside as far as (3 M.) Station Loibfarm and