Nature & Health

Discover the five nature parks and the beauty of the surrounding Alpine landscape. On a guided hike you will experience the quiet beauty of the landscape and gain insights into the fragile ecosystems. With a bit of luck, you will encounter free-living chamois, marmots or the majestic Tyrolean golden eagle in our nature-protected surroundings.

A pair of golden eagles and their offspring can often be seen from our apartment balconies and terraces! Immerse yourself in the alpine habitat of flora and fauna and gather unforgettable impressions.

Wild and untamed, in foaming exuberance or quietly rippling: the element of water shows itself in many forms in Tyrol. Around 10,000 springs with about 1.5 billion cubic metres of water rise in the Tyrolean mountains. The majority of the 600 or so lakes, ponds and pools contain water of drinking quality. And on a hot summer day, there is hardly anything better than cooling off with a dip in one of the numerous bathing lakes. And guests of the Cristall and Josi chalets can enjoy a very special advantage: they can visit the recently built Alpenbad Leutasch free of charge: http: //www.alpenbad-leutasch.at/. By the way: our water has healing powers! In the immediate vicinity of Chalet Cristall you will find a number of beautiful natural lakes:
NATURE AND CULTURE - THE LAKS IN AND AROUND LEUTASCH

From time immemorial, the charming landscape of our holiday region has been dominated by lakes. To describe them as mere water reservoirs or local recreation areas does not do them justice. The lakes are particularly interesting due to their historical-naming component and an enigmatic natural phenomenon.

Lake Weidach

It is mentioned in Emperor Maximilian's famous fishing book from 1500 as a "soul in Leutasch". The fishing rights to the Weidachsee and the Leutascher Ache are now owned by Dr. Thomas Angerer. He runs a quality fish farm recognised by the Chamber of Agriculture and specialises in the production of stocked and table trout.

Brown trout, rainbow trout and brook trout are bred. In a beautiful and natural setting, you have the opportunity to fish at the 4.5 ha Weidachsee from April to October without advance notice. The lake is ideal for fly-fishing, as you can fish from a 600 m long
wooden jetty.

Lake Möser

About 15 minutes above Mösern, in idyllic forest solitude, nestled in a rocky trough padded with moraine debris, lies the small, up to 11 m deep Möserer See (1,292 m). Although it is located in a nature reserve (there is fever clover in the shallow water, alpine roses bloom near the shore and it serves as a breeding ground for various water birds), bathing is permitted here. It is considered one of the warmest bathing lakes in Tyrol. The "Möserer Seestub'n" offers refreshments.

Wildmoossee and Lottensee - natural phenomena

Near the idyllically situated Möserer See on the Wildmoos plateau (1320 m), a popular recreation area near Seefeld, there is a very interesting natural phenomenon to observe: As if from nowhere, two lakes, the Wildmoossee and the Lottensee, form in the midst of green meadows, larch and birch forests.

This a-periodic (not regular) "natural miracle" probably results from an interaction of the water level in the underground karst systems due to spring precipitation and snowmelt. The ground below these lakes is probably heavily karstified, but the vascular system is sealed at the bottom. When the spring thaw sets in, the underground vessels fill with water, the overflow floods the meadow depressions and forms lakes, which, however, often disappear after a few weeks. Interestingly, in some years the water level continues to rise even after the snow has melted, with water bubbling up from the depths in fountains.

The lakes then remain throughout the summer with a constant water level - and are also suitable for bathing - in autumn the lake then suddenly runs dry in two to three weeks. Despite numerous attempts to predict the occurrence of the lakes, this has not been successful. The exact causes for the appearance or absence of the lakes cannot be precisely defined.

The Ablasssee - eponym of the Seekirchls

This lake (which unfortunately no longer exists) explains the name of the Heiligkreuzkirche as "Seekirchl". Created by Duke Sigmund the Minty Rich (1427-1496) as a fish pond, it surrounded the church, which was completed in 1666 and originally stood on a rocky island connected to the mainland by a bridge. The lake was about 30 hectares in size and was sold to the postmaster of Seefeld in 1808. He had it drained (probably because of a lack of fish or customers). However, the existence of this lake at that time still inspires (landscape) architects today who advocate a "re-creation" of the water area at the Seekirchl.

The Wildsee

The name of the settlement "Sevelt" (Feld am See), which was first mentioned in a document in 1022, was probably coined by the Wildsee lake, which already existed at that time. At the time of Emperor Maximilian, a species of fish was introduced there which gave the lake its "second" name ("Lampretensee"). However, the economic use of the lake was only limited to a few decades. It contributed and continues to contribute to the beauty of the Seefeld plateau and is today a popular bathing lake with its two lido facilities. The southern shore of the lake with the Reither Moor has been a nature reserve since 1926 because of its botanical features.

Kaltwassersee - Rosshütte

The artificially created Kaltwassersee lake was built in 2002 to provide snow for the Rosshütte ski area. It holds approx. 70,000 m³ of water, which is used to supply the 180 snow cannons of the ski area. In summer, the cold-water lake is ideal for a short circular hike at lofty heights.

SOURCES:

Pinzer, Beatrix and Egon: Holiday region Seefeld. Leutasch-Mösern/Buchen-Reith-
Scharnitz-Seefeld, Landschaft - Kultur - Lebensraum. Innsbruck, 2003. Schatz, Mechthild
and Sailer, Gerhard: Seefeld. Zell a. See, 1974.

Leutasch is good for me: We pamper our guests not only with a dreamlike mountain landscape, but also with good air and relaxing health treatments. From internationally awarded health centres to yoga on the mountain and Kneipp pools with panoramic views: The combination of wellness offers and nature invites you to breathe in and recharge your batteries in Tyrol. So that you don't have to leave the house for your wellness, we have set up a beautiful wellness area with Finnish sauna for our guests to use free of charge. Water rats and guests who like to swim lengths can also visit the recently built Alpenbad Leutasch exclusively as our guests free of charge: www.alpenbad-leutasch.at.