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Description
The Nordkette mountain range is located near Innsbruck. The top of 2,300m-high Mount Hafelekar can be easily reached from the center of Innsbruck. In good weather you have a beautiful view of the Inntall and the mountain peaks. So if you visit Innsbruck you have the possibility to reach an alpine environment in a few minutes. Going in eastern direction for about 1 km. Birds like White-winged Snowfinch, Alpine Accentor, Water Pipit and Yellow-billed Chough are very easy to be found.
Details
Access
Starting at the city center you take the Hungerburgbahn from Station Congress to Station Hungerburg (there ist also a parking lot, see the P in the map). With the Nordkettenbahnen cable car you are in a few minutes at the top (about 2300m). See the link below for schedule and tickets for the cable car. There is a restaurant in the mountain station with a terrace and there are several beautiful hiking trails to various mountain peaks in the area.
Terrain and Habitat
MountainConditions
Mountainous , RockyCircular trail
NoIs a telescope useful?
NoGood birding season
Summer , SpringBest time to visit
SummerRoute
Narrow trailDifficulty walking trail
Average walkAccessible by
FootBirdwatching hide / platform
NoExtra info
Photo Yellow-billed Chough on Hafelekar by Mbdortmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/, via Wikimedia Commons