Reit Im Winkl - Transport

Transport

Reit im Winkl is located at the Deutschen Alpenstraße (B 305) (German Alpine Street), coming from the highway A8 at the Chiemsee and through the valley of the Tiroler Achen to Reit im Winkl and through Ruhpolding to Reichenhall. The street over the Maserer pass was extended several times in the 20th century, but still is a challenge for poorly equipped tourists on snowy days. One other street is following the Lofer river over the border to Austria from the village Kössen the street goes straight into the Inn valley. The need for transport capacities for the sawmills and logs from the surrounding forest a narrow gauge railway was built from Ruhpolding to Reit im Winkl in 1923. Following some accidents and high maintainace costs due to the conditions in the winter the railway was demolished in the 1930s. The causeway is used as a bicycle trail in summer and for nordic skiing in the winter