Matrei in Osttirol Defereggental
8.5km/5mi south of Matrei in Osttirol two deep side valleys, one on either side, join the Iseltal. To the west the wild and romantic Defereggental has a good road (22km/14mi) up to St Jakob (1,398m/4,587ft). From the villages of Hopfgarten (with the Defereggen "rock garden"), St Jakob and Erlsbach (1,555m/5,102ft; 28km/17mi) the last settlement in the valley, there are good climbs on the peaks of the Defereggen group.
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Rotspitze and Weissspitze
In the Defereggen group, south of Matrei in Osttirol, the Rotspitze (2,956m/9,699ft) can be climbed in 5.5 hours, the Weissspitze (2,963m/9,722ft) in seven. At the head of the Defereggental a road (closed to caravans) leads from Erlsbach up to the Patscherhaus (1,667m/5,469ft; inn), from which it is three hours' climb to the Barmer Hütte (2,521m/8,271ft), a base for climbs in the Rieserferner group. The valley is being increasingly developed as a winter sports resort.
