The Spertental is a southern side valley of the Brixental located in Tyrol , Austria . The valley, which is 8 km in length, unites with the Brixental near Kirchberg in Tirol (837 m).
6-538: The Aschauer Ache flows through Spertental. The landscape is surrounded by great, smooth mountains. The highest summits, the Großer Rettenstein and (2,366 m) and Kleiner Rettenstein (2,216 m), as well as smaller peaks, form a protective wall around the valley. The Aschauer Ache rises at the foot of the Großer Rettenstein and then flows to Kirchberg, continuing to Reith bei Kitzbühel before discharging into
12-651: Is the Pinzgau region. 47°24′47″N 12°18′35″E / 47.41306°N 12.30972°E / 47.41306; 12.30972 This Tyrol location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gro%C3%9Fer Rettenstein The Großer Rettenstein is a mountain with multiple peaks in the Kitzbühel Alps in Austria. The main summit reaches a height of 2,362 m (AA) Although not
18-842: Is the dominating peak of the Spertental valley. Its isolated location also makes the summit an outstanding viewing point and it is therefore a popular destination. To the north the Rettenstein sends a long ridge out to the Spiessnägel, that separates the oberer Grund and unterer Grund . The Rettenstein lies in the Spertental-Rettenstein protected landscape and so Pine , Spruce , Gentian , Willow Gentian , Platenigl, Edelweiss , Monkshood , Rock Ptarmigan , Black Grouse and Capercaillie , Red Deer , Chamois , Ibex and Marmot all occur here. The simplest ascent starts from Aschau in
24-688: The Kitzbühler Ache near St. Johann in Tirol . The main settlement in the valley is Aschau im Spertental. The little village has around 100 inhabitants. The hamlet has its own parish church, the Holy Cross of Christ ( Heiliger Kreuz Christi ), its own school and a community hall. It also has its own band. Near Aschau the Spertental branches into the Oberengrund and Unterengrund ; beyond these bottleneck valley
30-572: The Sperten valley and crosses the unterer Grund and the Schöntalalm in 3 to 4 hours. Sure-footedness is required for this route. As a variation on the descent, fit hikers can take the long ridgeway over the Spiessnägel. Another approach option is possible from the Mühlbach valley ( Bramberg municipality) in the upper Pinzgau to the south. Here the way runs initially along a drivable forest track (close to
36-531: The highest mountain in the Kitzbühel Alps (that honour goes to the Kreuzjoch at 2,558 m above sea level (AA) ), the Großer Rettenstein is the most striking in this range of otherwise gentle grass-covered mountains. It also has a mighty, craggy, summit block made of limestone , four hundred metres high, that stands atop base of grauwacke and primary rock ( Urgestein - quartz phyllite). The Rettenstein
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