We'll be staying in Hall in Tirol early Sept. and will have a rental car. This will be our 6th stay here but have never taken the drive up to Gnadenwald plateau that RS writes about. Anyone ever been? We're just looking for a relaxing afternoon there.
Paul
Hi Paul,
No, but you always find those gems so I'm sure it will be great. We are likely to follow in your footsteps!
Susan
Hey Susan,
It's actually called Hinterhornalm. We started the drive once, but it was late in the afternoon, so we didn't bother. Here's a link to Rick Steves video of it.
Go to 11:20 of this video:
https://www.ricksteves.com/watch-read-listen/video/tv-show/alps-of-austria-and-italy
Paul
That looks beautiful!! I don't think I've seen that episode, ever!
But if Monte and I watch it then my hopeful trip to France will be a thing of the past since Monte will want to go there. Yes, a bad problem to have :-)
We drove up there in 2001 (it is hard to believe that was almost 15 years ago) and enjoyed it. It is a short hike from the parking lot to the farms, and it was beautiful. When we went, one of the farms was serving soup. The drive was steep and we did pay something to do it, but it was the highlight of our stay in Hall. Having said that, we have been through the area twice since then and have not felt it was something we needed to do again.
Thanks Connie. We stayed in Hall in Tirol, at the Gasthof Badl, for the first time in October 2001.
I am sure it is fine, but probably not terribly different if you have been in the area many times before! Depending if you guys like to hike I can give you a few recommendations for the area since we live in Innsbruck:
Hämmermoosealm. This is a fantastic Alm near Leutasch. The views are a little unique, the food is great, and filled with many local families (including kids, perhaps a plus or minus). Park at Parkplatz Salzbach and it is a 30min gentle walk.
Patschalm: This is actually on the Patscherkofelbahn ski area, but I think you can drive to it (?) Small Alm with great views towards the Wipptal/Stubaital.
Tulfeinalm: This is on the Glungezerbahn in Tulfes. I dont think you can drive here but you can take the 2 Glungezerlifts up, great views. You can also take the first lift then walk down hill to Tulferhütte, but I do not remember what the hike is like.
Rumeralm: This is closer to the Innsbruck side. I think it is drivable... Great views, gets crowded with locals, we actually hiked all the way up here and it was so crowded we could not find seats, so I imagine the food was good!
The Hütten on Rangger Köpfl in Oberperfus are also very nice.
Anyway, some extra thoughts on the area. You could also venture into the Wattenlizum. Or you can access the Karwendal through Schnaritz. But we have not done either of these.
