Krumltal/Tal der Geier

With afternoon thunderstorms forecast and after two days of walking with more than 1300m of ascent, we decided that a rest day was in order. We decided to do a short walk up the Krumltal to the Bräualm for lunch.

The valley is best known for the birds of prey, where it is common to see Griffon Vultures, Bearded Vulture and Golden Eagles. What we didn’t realise is that it was also a really beautiful valley which was full of enormous waterfalls.

On our walk into the hut we enjoyed admiring the landscape and the waterfalls, and saw what we believe to be a number of Griffon Vultures. We soon arrived at the beautifully situated farm where the Bräualm was situated, where we enjoyed a lunch of their homemade bread and cheese, with meat from their animals. All of this while overlooking the valley where we were watching Bearded Vultures flying, thankfully someone at the hut let us use their binoculars to fully appreciate the birds.

On the way out we saw a number of Marmots which I was particularly pleased about, and then just as we were about to decent down into the valley we saw a pair of Golden Eagles, to complete the trio of large birds of prey which are often seen in the valley.

As we had 90 mins to wait for the bus, we decided to walk up the valley to a different bus stop which also had a restaurant, where we enjoyed a cold drink and an Apfelstrudel.