Walder Alm

The Walder Alm against the Hinterautal-Vomper chain

The buildings of the Walder Alm in winter

The Walder Alm (also: Walderalm ) is an Alm in the municipality of Gnadenwald in the Gleirsch-Halltal chain in the Karwendel in Tyrol .

Location and surroundings

The Walder Alm is at an altitude of 1511  m above sea level. A. on a high plateau in the Gleirsch-Halltal chain between the Hundskopf ( 2243  m above sea level ) in the west and the Walder Joch ( 1636  m above sea level ) in the east.

It can be reached from St. Martin via a toll road to the Hinterhornalm , from St. Michael via the old Walderalmweg over the Gungglkopf or via the Knappensteig from the Vomper Loch .

building

The chapel

The Almanlage dates back to the 17th century and consists of a barracks and five farm buildings . The Kaser is constructed in a post construction and subsequently plastered, the farm buildings are constructed in a combed block construction. In the Kaser there is a snack station, the other buildings are used for alpine farming and some have a room that has been expanded for residential purposes.

A chapel dedicated to Maria Schutz stands southeast of the alpine building . The tent-like building, erected in 1971, consists of a brick wall base with glass fronts on both sides and a gable roof that extends to the ground . The pyramid-shaped bell tower is attached to the ridge. Inside there is a modern crucifix on the gable surface above the altar.

Web links

Commons : Walder Alm  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Hike to the Walderalm , tirol.orf.at from November 8, 2013
2. ↑ Walderalm , Gnadenwald community
3. ↑ Schumacher, Wiesauer: Walderjoch-Alpe, Walderalm. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved July 19, 2016 . 
4. ↑ Schumacher, Wiesauer: Almkapelle, Maria Schutz chapel, Walderalm chapel, Walderalm chapel. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved July 19, 2016 . 

Coordinates: 47 ° 20 ′ 17 ″  N , 11 ° 35 ′ 0 ″  E