Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
In summer walkers are drawn to
Hohe Salve
(
www.hohe-salve.com
;
cable car 1 way/return €11.50/16;
)
and the
Hexenwasser
, a fun-loaded family walking trail with water obstacles, sundials,
playgrounds, a working mill and bakery and an apiary. Throughout the summer you can
see (and sample) bread, schnapps and cheese made the traditional way.
The
tourist office
( 050-509 201;
www.wilderkaiser.info
;
Dorf 84; 8am-noon & 1-6pm Mon-Fri, 3-6pm
Sat, 9am-noon Sun)
, in the centre of the village, provides information on activities and will
help you find accommodation.
Getting There & Away
Söll is on the B178 between Wörgl and St Johann in Tirol. It's not on a train line, but
there are plenty of buses from Kufstein (€4.20, 25 minutes).
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Stubai Glacier
It's a bizarre feeling to slip out of sandals and into skis in midsummer, but that's pre-
cisely what draws people to the Stubai Glacier. Just 40km south of Innsbruck, the glacier
is a year-round skiing magnet with more than 110km of wide, snow-sure pistes that are
great for cruising and intermediate skiing. Summer skiing is limited to between 2900m
and 3300m. Walkers are attracted to the network of trails lower down in the valley; a
good hiking map for the area is Kompass'
Stubaier Alpen
(scale 1:50,000). The Stubaital
branches off from the Brenner Pass route (A13/E45) a little south of the Europabrücke
and runs southwest.
Stubaitalbahn (STB) buses from Innsbruck journey to the foot of the glacier (€8.80,
1½ hours) twice hourly.
If you're based in Innsbruck and want to go skiing for the day on the glacier, consider
the package tour offered by Innsbruck Information (
Click here
)
. For €99, you get an
overnight stay, ski or snowboard rental and a ski pass.
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Seefeld
05212 / POP 3241 / ELEV 1180M
