Leutasch: Trails, Landscapes and Culture

Leutasch offers a range of experiences for a trip: hiking trails through forests and alpine meadows, e-bike routes along the Leutascher Ache, and cultural and landscape history. If you are looking for a hotel in Leutasch, you can plan your stay around whether you would rather hike, stroll by the lake or discover historical places.

Hiking, e-biking and Lake Weidach

In Leutasch, hiking trails wind through deep green forests and lush alpine meadows. Extensive e-bike routes run along the turquoise-blue Leutascher Ache. The large gorge circuit through the Leutascher Ache gorge is 3.2 kilometres long. This means there are different ways to choose a route: the hiking trails are described in terms of forests and alpine meadows, the e-bike routes in terms of the route along the Ache, and the gorge circuit by a specific distance. When planning your trip, you can weigh up these differences according to activity, landscape and stated route length.

Lake Weidach covers 4.5 hectares and is mentioned as “Seele in der Leutasch” in Emperor Maximilian’s fishing book from 1500. The wide paths around the lake are ideal for strolling and are also suitable for families with prams. For a walk with a pram, these path conditions offer a practical point of reference; at the same time, the lake’s historical name gives it a cultural-historical connection.

Traces of the Ice Age in the landscape

Genuine hummocky meadows, a typical post-glacial landscape form, have been preserved to this day in the Leutascher Almenparadies Gaistal. Post-glacial refers to the period after an ice age. In the Leutasch Ghost Gorge, there are also visible abrasion marks left by the mighty Ice Age glacier. The two landscape features show different traces of this past: here, a preserved landform; there, visible signs of the glacier’s impact.

Ganghofer Museum and parish church

The Ganghofer Museum cultural centre tells the long history of the village of Leutasch, about life and work in the past, the long-standing hunting tradition in Leutasch, and the life of the writer Ludwig Ganghofer. Ganghofer lived for 20 years, mostly in the Gaistal, at his hunting lodge “Hubertus”; he hunted there and wrote a good part of his work there, including “Das Schweigen im Walde”. For those interested in literature, this connects his life in the Gaistal with a specific work. Concerts, readings, cabaret performances and talks are held regularly at the cultural centre. If you would like a particular event to be part of your trip, check the dates in advance.

St. Magdalena parish church is located in the middle of the valley in Oberleutasch. It was dedicated to Saint Magdalene in 1190; the present building was constructed in 1820 and 1821 and consecrated in 1831. Its features include the imposing Neoclassical high altar, ceiling paintings by Leopold Puellacher and a bell dated 1482. The dates mark different historical layers: the early dedication, the construction of the present church, its consecration and the date on the bell.

Visitor information and farm shop route

The Leutasch tourist information office is in the Kirchplatzl district, right next to a bus stop. There, you can get personal recommendations for hikes, bike tours, cross-country ski trails, excursions and events. This lets you plan around the activities that are most important to you on your trip.

The Leutasch farm shop route passes shops with set opening hours and self-service vending machines that are available around the clock. Opening hours at individual shops may change, so check the latest hours before planning a visit. If you want to shop at a particular store, its opening hours are the key factor in your plans.

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