Wegscheid

Wegscheid is a hamlet in Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser, Kufstein District, Tyrol. Wegscheid is situated nearby to the hamlet Steinacker, as well as near Mittersbach.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser - Parish church and Tuxeck.

Scheffau am Wilden Kaiser - Parish church

Church

Photo: Leitzsche, CC0.

Tuxeck

Peak

Photo: Luidger, CC BY 3.0.

The Tuxeck is a 2,226 m high mountain in the Kaisergebirge range in the Austrian state of Tyrol. It lies south of the Treffauer and is also called the Ellmauer Hochkaiser. Tuxeck is situated 2½ km northeast of Wegscheid.

Treffauer

Peak

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

At 2,304 metres, the Treffauer is the third highest mountain in the Kaisergebirge range of the Alps. It lies in the Austrian state of Tyrol. Treffauer is situated 3 km northeast of Wegscheid.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ellmau and Söll.

Ellmau

Photo: Wilder Kaiser, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ellmau is a small village in the heart of the Wilder Kaiser mountains in Northeast Tyrol. Visitors can travel to the top of Hartkaiser mountain via the Hartkaiserbahn funicular, the only of its type in the Ski Welt.

Söll

Village

Photo: Jaapkievit, CC BY 3.0.

Söll is a municipality in the district of Kufstein in the Austrian region of Sölllandl. It is located 9 km south of Kufstein and 9 km east of Wörgl. The village consists of 25 subdivisions. The main sources of income are agriculture and tourism. Söll is situated 7 km southwest of Wegscheid.