Scharnitz Pass

The Porta Claudia is a former fortification at the Scharnitz Pass, where the valley of the River Isar narrows near the village of Scharnitz (Tyrol, Austria), on the Bavarian border near Mittenwald. The Porta Claudia – or more precisely the Scharnitz Pass – is the start of the present federal highways, the B 2 (Germany) and the B 177 (Austria).

Scharnitz is a municipality in the district of Innsbruck-Land in the Austrian state of Tyrol located 16.4 kilometres (10.2 mi) north of Innsbruck and 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) from Seefeld in Tirol on the German border. It is one of the largest municipalities and has 10 parts: Au, Eisack, Gießenbach, Inrain, Jägerviertel, Oberdorf, Schanz, Schießstand, Siedlung, Unterdorf. The village was founded in the early Middle Ages and was once an important commercial route between Germany and Italy. The main source of income is tourism, both in summer and winter. Scharnitz is the western entry point to the Hinterau valley, where the source of river Isar is located.

The Große Arnspitze is the highest peak in the Arnspitze Group in the Wettersteingebirge mountains. It is located west of Scharnitz in Austria. The border between Germany and Austria runs over its summit. The normal climbing route, Weg 851, runs from Scharnitz westwards and below the Ahrntalköpfle to the Riedberg. Below this mountain the path bends to the southwest from the Arnspitzhütte, whence it heads northwest to the summit.

The Arnspitze Group (German: Arnspitzgruppe) is a free-standing mountain chain in Austrian and Germany, in the states of Tyrol and Bavaria, between Seefeld in Tirol and Mittenwald, and between the Leutasch valley in the west and the Isar valley near Scharnitz in the east. In the literature, the Arnspitze Group is classed as part of the Wettersteingebirge. The majority of the group belongs to Tyrol, a northeastern part of the chain lies in Bavaria. The border between Bavaria and Tyrol runs over the summit of the Große Arnspitze.

The Gleirschbach is a river of Tyrol, Austria, a tributary of the Isar. The Gleirschbach originates north of the alpine hut Pfeishütte. It has a length of app. 12 km (7.5 mi), 7.40 km (4.60 mi) of these on the city area of Innsbruck. At the "Möslalm" the Gleirschbach picks up the 1.40 km (0.87 mi) long Angerbach, which originates on the northern side of the Nordkette. At the exit of the Hinterau valley the Gleirschbach merges with the Isar. The water possesses A grade quality and is popular among rafting-fans.

Hoher Brendten is a mountain in Bavaria, Germany.

The Erlspitze Group (German: Erlspitzgruppe), also called the Seefeld Group, is the southwesternmost side range of the Austrian part of the Karwendel mountains in the Alps. It forms a horseshoe-shaped highland around the valley of Eppzirler Tal and is joined in the south to the Nordkette by the Erl Saddle (Erlsattel) near Solsteinhaus. It is bounded in the west by the Seefeld Basin, in the east by the valleys of the Gleirschtal and the Großes Kristental; its forested northern foothills reach as far as Scharnitz. Unlike the four main ranges of the Karwendel, the Erlspitze Group is made of Main Dolomite. Typical of this rock are bizarre weathering forms, like towers, pinnacles and sharply formed arêtes as well as rock arches and caves as a consequence of the rapid erosion of individual rock strata. Its valley bases are Hochzirl, Reith, Seefeld and Scharnitz, all of which are on the Innsbruck-Mittenwald section of the Mittenwald Railway. Two alpine club huts act as bases for tours in the area of the Erlspitze Group: in the west is the Nördlinger Hut and, in the south, is the Solsteinhaus. In the northern part of the Erlspitze Group are two huts open in summer: the Oberbrunnalm and, in the Eppzirler Tal, the Eppzirler Alm. Important peaks (by height) Erlspitze (2,405 m (AA)) Reither Spitze (2,374 m (AA)) Freiungen (2,332 m (AA)) Kuhljochspitze (2,297 m (AA)) Härmelekopf (2,224 m (AA)) Seefelder Spitze (2,221 m (AA)) Fleischbanktürme (2,216 m (AA)) Fleischbankspitze (2,206 m (AA)) Karlspitze (2,174 m (AA)) Seefelder Joch (2,060 m (AA)) Zischgenkopf (1,932 m (AA)) Zäunlkopf (1,746 m (AA))

Ferchensee is a lake in Oberbayern, Bavaria, Germany, located at an elevation of 1060 metres. It is currently ranked #2 of 15 things to do in Mittenwald on TripAdvisor.

The Hoher Kranzberg is a mountain in Bavaria, Germany. Compared to its neighbours in the Wetterstein Mountains and the Karwendel Mountains, the Hoher Kranzberg is more of a gentle grass hill.

The Seefelder Spitze is a mountain east of Seefeld in Tirol in the Karwendel Alps in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It is 2,221 metres high and there is a summit cross at the top.

Schafreuter or Schafreiter is a mountain at the border of Bavaria, Germany and Tirol, Austria in the Karwendel range.

The Erlspitze, at 2,405 m (AA), is the highest mountain of the range to which it gives its name in the southeastern corner of the Karwendel Alps. Its pyramid-shaped summit makes it a good observation peak north of the Erl Saddle and the Solsteinhaus mountain hut.