2020-03-01_Wanderlust

112 wanderlust.co.ukMarch 2020

TheviewsinTirolerZugspitz

Arenaarenottobemissed.

Locatedontheborderof

AustriaandGermany,thisarea

ofTirolencompassesseven

villages– Ehrwald,Lermoos,

Biberwier,Berwang,Bichlbach,

HeiterwangamSeeandNamlos

• withthemajesticZugspitze
  mountain,toweringabove.
  Summerbringswithit the
  chancetoexplorethisregion
  byhikeorbybike,butthereare
  alsomanyotherwaystonab
  someinspiringviews.

Standingat2,962mhigh,

theZugspitzeisimpressive,but

moresofromthetopwhere,

ona clearday,youcanseethe

mountainsoffourcountries.

Evenbetter,itsviewing

platformcaneasilybereached

injusttenminutesthankstothe

TirolerZugspitzbahncablecar.

Whilehere,checkoutthe

‘FascinationZugspitze’museum

thattellsthehistoryofthe

mountainanditscablewaysand

if youtimeyoursummertrip

right,youcanenjoyspecial

eventsfromsunriseascents

orZugspitzeOctoberfest,

dubbed‘thehighestintheworld’.

Fancya differentangleofthe

mountain?TrytheAlmkopfbahn

cablecarfromBichlbach.

Asyouclimbup1,600m,not

onlywillyoubetreatedtoviews

ofZugspitzeandlake

HeiterwangerSee,butyoucan

dosowitha gondolabreakfast,

completewithtablesetting,

regionaldelicaciesanda glass

ofprosecco.Onceyouarrive

atthetop,therearehikes

toenjoyaswellasmountain

scootersavailableforhireand

besuretostopbythemountain

hutHeiterwangerHochalm,

renownedforitsschnapps.

TheTirolerZugspitzArena

offerssomegreatlakeside

vistastoo.Seebensee

isarguablyoneofthefinest

thankstoitsbrilliantturquoise

colourandcanbereached

ona varietyoftrailsfrom

EhrwaldorBiberwier.Or,there’s

theDrachensee(the‘Dragon

Lake’)thehighestintheregion

at1,910m,whichcanbefound

justa littlefurtherabove.Keep

onclimbingtofindtheCoburger

Hütteforgreatviewsand

evenbetterfood.

If youwanttogetontothe

water,gotothelake

HeiterwangerSeeandPlansee

whereyoucantrystand-up

paddleboardingfromtheSUP

station,nexttothehotel

FischeramSee,withtheoption

ofsunsettoursandnight

timeexcursionsbeneath

star-filledskies.

Nomatterhowyouexplore

theTirolerZugspitzArena,

greatviewscomeguaranteed.

TIROLER ZUGSPITZ ARENA
Adm ire Austria from a di fferent pe rspe ctive

Mountain marvels

(clockwise from this)

Hiking in the Tiroler

Zugspitz Arena; enjoy

a boat ride on lake

Heiterwanger See;

summer in the Tiroler

Zuspitz Arena

Find out more at zugspitzarena.com/en