Zwölferkopf (Karwendel)
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| height | 1491 m above sea level A. | |
| location | Tyrol , Austria | |
| Mountains | Rough Knöll branch , Karwendel | |
| Dominance | 0.87 km → Bärenkopf | |
| Notch height | 41 m ↓ Bärenbadalm | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 25 '39 " N , 11 ° 41' 42" E | |
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| Normal way | Easy hiking trails from Pertisau through the Tristenautal or Perchertal | |
The Zwölferkopf is a 1491 m above sea level. A. high mountain south of Pertisau am Achensee in Tyrol . It is one of the foothills of the Rauer Knöll branch , the southeastern part of the Karwendel and is a lookout point and location of a hiking and skiing area as well as a paragliding school.
geography
The Zwölferkopf separates the Tristenautal from the Perchertal as a knoll with a spruce forest . The protected landscape area around the Bärenkopf and the border massif between the Inn Valley and the Achensee ( Stanser Joch ) lie south of the elevation .
Infrastructure
A 5- seater gondola lift ( Karwendel mountain railway ) leads up the mountain from Pertisau ( 952 m above sea level ), which climbs 540 meters in altitude in 5 minutes.
There are three walking routes from Pertisau to the Zwölferkopf (either through the Tristenau valley or via a serpentine path on the mountain slope or through the Perchertal from Haus Hubertus , approx. 2 to 2.5 hours).
The summit is the starting point for further hiking trails to Maurach via Wiesenmatten to the Bärenbadalm ( 1457 m ), Weißenbachalm ( 1607 m above sea level ), Weißenbachhütte and through the gorge-like valley of the Weißenbach, which is mostly dry in summer, to the terminus of the Achenseebahn at Haus Seespitz . It is also possible to climb the Bärenkopf. Mountain hikers will find access to the Stanser Joch ridge through the Weißenbachkar via the Weihnachtsegg ( 1740 m above sea level ) down to Jenbach or to the St. Georgenberg-Fiecht Abbey , which was the liege lord of the Achensee region for centuries.
Alpine trails run to the Ochsenkopf ( 2148 m above sea level ), the Gamskarspitze ( 2098 m above sea level ) and the Rappenspitze ( 2223 m above sea level ).
Mountain biking is also possible on some of the routes .
In winter there are four ski runs and two practice slopes, a snowboard hill and routes for winter hiking and snowshoeing on the Zwölferkopf .
Paragliding
The Pertisau paragliding school ( DHV licensed) has its starting base on the Zwölferkopf . It offers basic training for beginners as well as advanced courses for special flight projects and techniques. A popular paragliding route runs from the Zwölferkopf soarend over the Bärenkopf area to the landing site at Wiesenhof in Pertisau.
literature
- Wutscher, Rudolf: Achensee and Brandenberger Tal , Rother hiking guide, 4th edition Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-7633-4219-8