Canyon Birkkarbach in Tirol/Österreich v3-a2-III 3/5* 3h30

Country: Österreich / Austria

Region: Tirol

Subregion: Bezirk Innsbruck-Land

Town: Scharnitz

v3 a2 III

3h30

1h30

30min

1690m

1440m

250m

30m

2x30m

11

700m

on Foot

Specialities:
Nature reserve

Rating:

★★★★★

3 (1)

Info:

★★★

3 (1)

Belay:

★★★

2 (1)

Summary: machine translated ➜

Relatively long ascent and exit, small descent in a friendly atmosphere, located in the Karwendel nature reserve ("Naturpark"). Can be easily combined with the Moserkarbach in one day.

July - September

South

Limestone

4.30km²

Summary: machine translated ➜

Relatively long ascent and exit, small descent in a friendly atmosphere, located in the Karwendel nature reserve ("Naturpark"). Can be easily combined with the Moserkarbach in one day.

Access: machine translated ➜

From one of the parking lots at the beginning of the Hinterautal valley on the eastern edge of Scharnitz, cycle for about 1 hour almost to the end of the valley. About 500m before reaching the Kastenalm, the wide gravel bed of the Birkkarbach opens up on the left. The ascent begins at the eastern edge of the gravel bed. Alternatively, you can take the Karwendel cab (Taxi Mair) to the junction with the footpath to the Karwendelhaus if you don't have a bike or don't want to pedal.

Approach (1 h 30): machine translated ➜

Follow the eastern edge of the wide gravel bed until the path on the right leads out of the gravel bed. Follow this until it crosses the streambed of the Birkkarbach stream. The descent begins a few meters below.

Tour (1 h 30): machine translated ➜

see photos and video Note: Contrary to what is stated in the "Tyrolean Canyoning Guide" by Amor/Rimel, we needed 2x30m of rope for the penultimate rappel (at Riml 16m), which was barely enough. There is no indication of an intermediate position either on the topographic view in the book or in real life. It is possible that I am wrong in this respect. We drilled the last rappel down into the gravel bed of the stream.

Return (30 min): machine translated ➜

After the last rappel into the gravel bed, turn left steeply up to the approach path and follow it down to the road. Alternatively, continue down the mostly open gravel bed of the stream. After the gorge opens up, keep left to the road.

Coordinates:

Parking Entry and Exit

47.373555°, 11.426326° ↓

Abstellplatz Fahrräder

Waypoint

47.376054°, 11.423833° ↓

hier geht der Zustiegspfad aus dem Schotterbett rechts hinaus

Canyon Start

47.394095°, 11.432768° ↓

Einstieg unterhalb der Stelle, wo der Weg den Bach quert

Canyon End

47.389785°, 11.430526° ↓

Ausstieg nach dem letzten Abseiler links hinauf zum Zustiegsweg

Alternative Canyon End

47.377502°, 11.422519° ↓

Ausstieg am Klammende

Literatures:

Canyoning Book

Tiroler Canyoningführer

Alexander Riml / Gunnar Amor

2012

Map

ÖK 2223, Innsbruck, 1/25 000

Map

AV-Karte 5/3, Karwendelgebirge-Ost, 1: 25 000

1:25000

Map

AV-Karte 5/2, Karwendelgebirge Mitte, 1/25 000

Gallery

(09.07.2020, Elke, Stephan, Nobby, wolfgang) mit Skizze https://photos.app.goo.gl/tr28bGmLZJRvaqJ36

Video

(09.07.2020, Elke, Stephan, Nobby, wolfgang) https://youtu.be/DMmewXnfRRE

23.07.2023 Patrick Summerer ⭐ ★★★★★ 📖 ★★★ ⚓ ★★★ 💧 Normal Completed ✔ machine translated ➜

Was combined with Moserkarbach. The Birkkarbach has somewhat more interesting rappels than the Moserkarbach. Approach very steep in the upper part. Cab may only drive until 18:00 because of nature conservation, cell phone reception (A1 network) only again in the lower part of the descent (when forest begins). Many old hooks of the brand self-made with shackles, 4 of them were newly drilled and replaced on stainless steel or supplemented.