Wolfsklamm gorge

From Stans you can reach the pilgrimage site of St. Georgenberg across the Wolfsklamm gorge.

When you walk from Stans in the holiday area Achensee and Karwendel to the pilgrimage church of St. Georgenberg, the trail alone will impress you. It starts in Stans at the parking space “Wolfsklamm - St. Georgenberg”, which you can find past the left side of the church of Stans. As the parking space is on private ground, it is subject to charge. Alternatively you can park your car in the centre of the village and walk the short track.

Unusually the Wolfsklamm gorge was not named after the river of Stans, taking its course across the gorge, but it was named after the wolves that, according to legends, used to live in this place. Already in 1901 wooden footpaths were established and inaugurated, which were, however, destroyed in a flooding in 1950. Today 354 steps lead the way to the gorge, characterised by a particularly impressive panoramic view, taking visitors up to the tavern “Wallfahrtseinkehr” and the pilgrimage site St. Georgenberg and further up to the Felsenkloster monastery in the Karwendel Alpine Park, the largest nature reserve of Austria. The little fee you have to pay at the entrance is applied for the protection of the gorge and its trails. The hike takes you about one hour, overcoming an altitude difference of 254 m.

At the end of the tour we recommend you a visit to the St. Georgenberg pilgrimage site with its Benedictine monastery. It is one of the most famous pilgrimage sites of Tyrol, whose monastery also offers nighttime pilgrimages and contemplation days. To get back to your starting point, take the route across the pilgrimage trail to the Maria Tax church and back to Stans. Another possibility is to schedule a day tour and to proceed via the Höhenweg (altitude trail) to the Tratzberg Castle. The Wolfsklamm gorge is open from early summer to autumn.

Where: Stans
Starting point: the parking space “Wolfsklamm - St. Georgenberg”
Peculiarities: 354 stairs across the gorge, the pilgrimage site St. Georgenberg, which is the oldest pilgrimage site of Tyrol