Almabtrieb

Not a whole lot going on in Kufstein or Keifersfelden. Its the border and sometimes the Autobahn gets backed up into Germany due to police checks. I've spent a few nights in Oberaudorf during Fasching years ago. Hintersteiner See is nice for a visit along with any of the ski areas by the Wilden Kaiser, Austria. I drive my own car, so I would recommend a car if you are Ok driving here. You can skip a vignette by driving only the secondary roads in Austria. Make sure there is parking wherever you stay.

An Almabtrieb is an amazing thing. Nearly all Alpine towns have one.

On the cow descent days, traffic would be a nightmare. In fact, road closures are common and some parking lots may be closed for the events. I used public transportation to watch three cow descent events. No problem at all.

We visited the Almabtrieb at Reith im Alpbachtal in September. It was wonderful. We weren’t expecting such a huge crowd but everyone there was happy and pleasant! Great music (three orchestras!) interesting craft booths and great beer at a decent price! Super weather. And beautifully decorated cows!

Great! Glad you had a good time. Cows are safe and warm in the Stadl now. Snow in the higher elevations this morning in the Alps.