Kaisergebirge

The Kaisergebirge (a nature reserve), familiarly known merely as the "Kaiser", rears its mighty and precipitous walls and towers directly out of the extensive foreland region. Covered with forest and Alpine meadows, it lies to the north of the Kitzbühel Alps and east of the Inn (see Inn Valley), which turns north at Kufstein towards Bavaria. The towering peaks with their majestic silhouettes, separated by gloomy gorges, are of incomparable force and beauty. This wild and rugged massif is a paradise for mountaineers and rock-climbers, and the tourist center of the region is the charmingly situated little town of Hinterbärenbad (831m/2,727ft).