Canyon Gnaupenloch in Tirol/Österreich v3-a4-V 3.95/5* 5h30

Country: Österreich / Austria

Region: Tirol

Subregion: Bezirk Innsbruck-Land

Town: Zirl

v3 a4 V

5h30

2h

2h30

1h

1575m

1130m

445m

18m

2x20m

35

1650m

Bike/Mountainbike

Rating:

★★★★★

4 (9)

Info:

★★★

2.8 (5)

Belay:

★★★

2 (7)

Summary: machine translated ➜

Sequence of many smaller rappels in a continuously narrow and long gorge section

South

Summary: machine translated ➜

Sequence of many smaller rappels in a continuously narrow and long gorge section

Access: machine translated ➜

Coming from Innsbruck, we leave the A 12 at Zirl onto the B 177 in the direction of Seefeld, Garmisch (D). After about 2 km we leave the B 177 via the Zirl-West exit. This is where the Hochzirler Straße begins, which we follow uphill. After 1.7 km, a forest road joins from the right. Here we can park the lower car in a suitable place. The second car continues uphill, past the Hochzirl train station to the Hochzirl regional hospital (3 km from the B 177). Park the (upper) car on the left-hand side of the road here.

Approach (2 h): machine translated ➜

From the upper parking lot, we take the forest path that leads directly above the hospital in an easterly direction. Follow the signs to the "Solsteinhaus" here and beyond. If you only have one car available, it is best to park it in the lower parking lot and then walk up the forest path that ends here. After just 300 m, you have the first opportunity to change to the upper access path ("Brunnalm"). After 2 km (from Hochzirler Straße) there is a second option (easy forest path) and after about 3 km a third option (just before crossing the Ehnbach). Follow the signs to the "Solsteinhaus". At an altitude of 1385 m above sea level, we pass the freight elevator to the Solsteinhaus. We continue uphill on a path past a fountain with fresh water. At 1610 m above sea level, we pass a hunting lodge (on the left) and shortly afterwards come to the Soln-Alm (1645 m above sea level - also with a fountain). To the right of the path we now see a fenced-in wooden cross. Directly to the left of this, a path leads down to the stream.

Tour (2 h 30): machine translated ➜

After about 100m in the open gravel bed of the Ehnbach stream, the gorge begins. Now follows a long series (about 30) of shorter rappels (mostly outside the beam) until you reach the exit of the first section of the gorge after about 2 hours. Here, if necessary, you can climb steeply up to the slope. The more recommendable variant leads after another hour and 5 not unattractive rappels as well as a longer stretch in the stream bed gravel down to the exit on the crossing piste.

Return (1 h): machine translated ➜

On the slope always slightly downhill and via the hiking trail past the train station to Hochzirler Straße.

Coordinates:

Canyon Start

47.3056°, 11.2826° ↓

Canyon End

47.292°, 11.2815° ↓

Parking at Entry

47.2854°, 11.2437° ↓

parkink clinic - navette possible (descente)

Parking at Exit

47.2785°, 11.2517° ↓

navette possible, mais pas necessaire (mountain bike utile) (descente)

Waypoint

47.2949°, 11.2782° ↓

bifurcation: à droite ("Solsteinhaus") (descente)

Waypoint

47.3036°, 11.2808° ↓

Solen-Alm: bifurcation: sente à droite vers le lit du Ehnbach ("Lärchensteig") (descente)

Literatures:

Map

Freytag & Berndt - WK 323 - Karwendel - 1:50.000

1:50000

Map

Alpenvereinskarte 5/1, Karwendelgebirge West, 1/25000

1:25000

Map

BEV ÖK50, Blatt Nr.2222, Telfs

Canyoning Book

Tiroler Canyoningführer

Alexander Riml / Gunnar Amor

2012

Canyoning Booklet

Superare I Confini

AIC

2024

Booklet des Canyoning Treffens in Südtirol 2024 - Beschreibungen übernommen nach freundlicher Genehmigung

Cwiki Canyon Info

Canyoning Wiki Link Gnaupenloch https://canyon.carto.net/cwiki/bin/view/Canyons/GnaupenlochCanyon.html

Descente Canyon Info

https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/canyon/23104

Ropewiki Canyon Info

http://ropewiki.com/Gnaupenloch

Gallery

(27.06.2014) https://goo.gl/photos/7BsNRbCkSBkGNbyZA

Video

(27.06.2014) https://youtu.be/xhpPG-iwgmU

Trip Report (e.g. Blogpost)

(5.8.2018) http://irgendwoanders.info/?p=6302

Trip Report (e.g. Blogpost)

Gnaupenloch mit Ski: "v1-a1-V5" Massel g'het https://youtu.be/Sc9aquvkMKE

19.05.2025 Ba ⭐ ★★★★★ 📖 ★★★ ⚓ ★★★ 💧 Normal Completed ✔ machine translated ➜

Access by MTB 50 min + 40 on foot. We only walked the upper part (abseiling points 35 to 6). Exit after the hole on the right up the streambed back to the bike. Water cold and perhaps a little more than usual. We didn't need the auger. At one point we used a Panikexe (highly recommended). Abseiling point 25, the belay is much too high (not easy to reach even with a robber ladder), a glued anchor in good condition looks out to the right at foot level, with good rope management you can easily pull off the rope. A flap has been added to the Abs 23, when pulling the rope I noticed that it is not very tight. Please tighten it. We had a lot of fun 😊

08.09.2024 Joey CIA ⭐ ★★★★★ 📖 ★★★ ⚓ ★★★ 💧 Normal Completed ✔ machine translated ➜

Access by MTB (45min) and hiking 1:15h Beautiful canyon, well worth the walk. Well set up, beautiful rock, lots of boulders in the canyon. Superiore day!

Other users were: Bavarian Canyoning

23.08.2024 Max Rudholzer ⭐ ★★★★★ 📖 ★★★ ⚓ ★★★ 💧 Low Completed ✔ machine translated ➜

Scenic, fascinating and extremely rewarding. There is a bolt at belay 23, but there is no bolt and rapid link. However, the spot can be downclimbed without any problems at this water level. An obstruction must have come loose at belay 18. Here the anchor can only be reached via a robber's ladder. Be careful at the blockage at the Gnaupenloch. It is easy to trigger a rockfall here.

10.08.2024 Gregor Bernsteiner ⭐ ★★★★★ 📖 ★★★ ⚓ ★★★ 💧 Normal Completed ✔ machine translated ➜

Very beautiful canyon. Lots of gravel and debris in the canyon. At the Gnaupenloch unstable blockage, can be avoided with rope traverses. Stands in order

25.10.2023 Franz Baumgartner ⭐ ★★★★★ 📖 ★★★ ⚓ ★★★ 💧 Normal Completed ✔ no translation available

Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Gnaupenloch Ancrages ok. Très beau canyon alpin. (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/canyon-debit/23104/observations.html)

15.10.2023 Jeroen k ⭐ ★★★★★ 📖 ★★★ ⚓ ★★★ 💧 Normal Completed ✔ no translation available

Automatisch importiert von Descente-Canyon.com für Canyon Gnaupenloch All anchors ok, all quicklinks in place, single most of the time, best not to add more anchors, as the river bed will again change in time, just be prepared with a bolting kit and know when a storm has hit (this was the case in 2023, hence the new anchors). (Quelle: https://www.descente-canyon.com/canyoning/canyon-debit/23104/observations.html)

15.10.2023 Jeroen Kirchner ⭐ ★★★★★ 📖 ★★★ ⚓ ★★★ 💧 Normal Completed ✔

All anchors ok, quicklinks in place, single most of the time, best not to add more since the river bed will change in time but bring a bolting kit just in case and know when a storm has hit (this was the case in 2023). Great with mountainbike.

28.09.2023 Clarissa Linder ⭐ ★★★★★ 📖 ★★★ ⚓ ★★★ 💧 Low Completed ✔ machine translated ➜

2 new hooks set (No. 31 and No. 20). A lot of gravel and debris since the last flood. When abseiling in the "Gnaupenloch" has also come with the unstable entanglement some stones.

10.07.2023 Patrick Summerer ⭐ ★★★★★ 📖 ★★★ ⚓ ★★★ 💧 Normal Completed ✔ machine translated ➜

At the rappelling point with rope railing directly at the "Gnaupenloch" (stone arch at the end of the narrow cut section) is a somewhat unstable entanglement, The rapid link for rappelling was moved to the second anchorage at the rope railing.

09.03.2023 System User ⭐ ★★★★★ 📖 ★★★ ⚓ ★★★ no translation available

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