828-2300m. 4 attractive mountain villages with a population of 3800 charcterise this lovely, 24km long high mountainvalley which lies away from the main stream of traffic and is still only 7km distant from the motorway and the smalltown of Wörgl and the historic town of Kufstein and 20km from the German border. Niederau (828m), the main village of Oberau (936m), Auffach (875m) and the idyllic Thierbach (1173m) have an official target: to become the cleanest highvalley in the whole of Europe. The valley stretches through the wide, gentle valley basin and the mountain countryside. Numerous walking trails will take you through friendly villages, past typical Tyrolean farmhouses, through meadows, silent forests, past pure mountain streams and up to the wide alpine pastures with their mountain shelters and fromwhere you can admire the wonderful, panoramic views of the "Grasberge" and the neighbouring "Wilder Kaiser" mountainswith their enormous rocky walls and craggy peaks (2344m), a challenge to all mountaineers. Cable railways also take youup to this magical, mountain world. Here you can enjoy folk culture, colourful regional costumes, folk music, festivals, entertainment. For the active, sport enthusiasts and children: adventure hikes, children's adventure programme and playground, mountain guide, mountain biking, indoor swimming bath, sauna, openair pool, bathing and hiking bus, archery, riding, fishing, tennis, paragliding, minigolf, museum, visits to the saltmine works, country markets, cosy inns, cafés, international restaurants, Tyrolean evenings. Excursions: Kitzbühel (30km), Innsbruck (80km), Munich and Salzburg (120km), Schloß Herren-Chiemsee, Königsee/Berchtesgaden/Obersalzberg, saltmine works, Krimmler waterfalls, Tuxer glacier railway, Achensee and Zillertal steam railways, world of crystal in Wattens, Rattenberg. Gross Glockner, Zell am See, icecaves, farm museums, South Tyrol, Italy, etc. WINTER: popular skiing and snowboarding valley: 40km of slopes, 2 cable railways, 30 chair and ski lifts up to 1903m. Halfpipe, skiing school, children's club, free ski bus, cross country skiing track (35km), ski tours, iceskating, toboganning parties, bars, discos, winter hiking, riding, paragliding. Further skiing centres: Brixental, Kitzbühel 6-20km.