Hotel Edelweiss Kitzbuhel to St Johann and return
Austria
Distance 21km
Monday 20th August 2012
We had talked about doing a long walk today but did not get up in time for the bus. When we went down to breakfast, at the Hotel Edelweiss, Klaus told us the bus driver had been on the phone and was holding the bus for us. Secretly I think Anne was pleased we were not doing the walk I had been talking about. However we had asked Klaus about a good walk for our last full day which would be tomorrow. So here we were at breakfast again with nothing decided as to where or what we were going to do today.
I cannot remember who, but someone had suggested we walk to St Johann. We had done this walk last year. We made our packed lunches, changed into our walking clothes and set off. Last year we walked down by the train station and followed the road before climbing up a hill to reach the Romerweg (Roman Way). Which was a busy noisy route, so this year we walked through the town and joined the Romerweg near the bottom of the Kitzbuheler Horn cable car station. A much more pleasanter route. The route basically follows the valley North near the river and the train line. It is on the whole a flat walk with very little climb.
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| A shrine near the bottom of the Kitzbuheler Horn cable car station |
It was very hot so we had a few stops and so sat in the shade and enjoyed the views. Everywhere we walked in Austria you could hear lawn mowers, electric wood saws, harvesters cutting the grass in the fields.
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| Farmer cutting the grass |
Near Oberndorf is a big factory which you can see for miles. We found last year when we thought St Johann was going to be near the factory, it is not. There is still a couple of miles to go. On this stretch we passed a group of walkers who were walking to St Johann and they were also staying at our hotel the Hotel Edelweiss.
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| First view of St Johann |
St Johann is another village down the valley. We had a coffee at one of the open cafes, where it was very hot, even sitting in the shade. After the coffee we had a little walk around before finding a seat that was in the shade. There was a cool breeze where we sat and had our packed lunch. It did not take long to have a further look around the village then we started thinking about going back to Kitzbuhel.
Anne decided to get either the train or the bus back to Kitzbuhel, I was going to walk. As we got to the train station we saw a bus pulling in to the bus stop for Kitzbuhel next to the train station. So Anne using the bus pass jumped on and was away. I started walking back.
Walking back I passed a couple of groups of walkers who were heading towards Kitzbuhel.
This morning as we passed this field a tractor was cutting the grass, by the time I was walking back it was all bailed up and ready to be stored.
I was soon back at the Hotel Edelweiss, it had been a very hot day, with very little shelter from the sun.
Anyway a few cups of tea and a piece of cake soon sorted that out. I reckoned I had walked about 21km.
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Details correct at time of walking.
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