Hahntennjoch

Steep climb the mountain pass of Imst

The Hahntennjoch, more rarely also called Hantenjoch or Hantennjoch, is a 1894 m above sea level. A. high mountain pass in Austria and connects the upper Inn valley with the Tyrolean Lech Valley. The Imst ( B189 ) to Elmen ( B198) leading road is 29 km long. It is popular as a scenic road particularly among motorcyclists. But many cyclists try here from sporting ambition.

The Hahntennjoch - road means especially for the residents of the upper Lech Valley, a shorter connection in the Inn Valley in comparison to the Fern Pass or Flex Pass ( via the Arlberg ). The winding, narrow road has gradients of up to 18.9% and is for vehicles over 14 tonnes and caravan locked. In the winter months ( November to April) is on the road generally closed in winter.

From Hahntennjoch you can reach the Muttekopfhütte (1934 m ) in 1 ½ hours over the Steinjöchl pickups hut ( 2042 m) or in 3 hours on the Scharnitzsattel ( 2441 m).

Road

From Imst upper town it runs 13.9 kilometers long as the state road 246 on the Teilwiesen ( Linserhof ) and the narrow Salvesental at the Maldonalm over the pass summit at 1894 m. This forms the border between the municipalities of Imst and Pfafflar and simultaneously between the districts of Imst and Reutte.

On Außerferner side the road leads 5.2 km long as the state road 72 on Pfafflar on the soil. The further course of 10.3 km through the valley and Bschlaber Bschlabs up to Elmen in the Lech Valley carries the designation L 266 Bschlaber road.

Natural Hazards

The Hahntennjoch Street is prone to natural hazards such as avalanches, rockfalls and debris flows. Particular, there is an acute danger during severe weather by landslides and rockfalls from the gravel slopes along the route. In 2004, an automated system with two meteorological monitoring stations at Hahntennjoch and on the Muttekopfhütte was installed, the event of imminent danger radio-controlled traffic lights on red switches and thus obtains a corresponding blocking of the road.

History

Pfafflar ( first mentioned in 1288 ) and the Bschlaber valley was inhabited by the room Imst via the Hahntennjoch, as well Gramais. The three villages Pfafflar, soil and Bschlabs have arisen from pastures, belonging to the municipality of Imst. In the 13th and 14th centuries the Imst landlords facing a Schwaighöfe. 1448 the Schwaighof Maldon was converted into a pasture due to climate fluctuations with glacier advances. Until about the mid-17th century with the deceased for burial in Imst had to be crossed Hahntennjoch. 1938 came the places Gramais and Pfafflar from Imst district to the district Reutte and so was the Hahntennjoch county line. The road was built in the late 1960s and in 1969 was opened to traffic.

Gallery

View from the summit to the west

Maldonalm on Hahntennjoch

Hahntennjoch pass

Hahntennjoch pass from the top of falsity Kogel ( 2388 m)

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