Lake boats
Between the villages.
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The Achensee is the largest lake in Tyrol, lying north of the town of Jenbach in the Inn valley, about 31 km northeast of Innsbruck in a straight line. It is nicknamed the «Fjord of the Alps» and the «Tyrolean Sea». The lake is up to 133 metres deep, and its water is close to drinking quality, with visibility of up to 10 metres; it rarely gets warmer than 20 °C. The lake and the Achen valley separate the Karwendel range to the west from the Brandenberg Alps to the east. The city of Innsbruck bought the lake in 1919, and its water has been used for hydroelectric power since the 1920s. The clear turquoise-green water stretches long and narrow between steep forested mountains topped with grey rock, much like a fjord. The villages of Pertisau, Achenkirch and Eben line its shores with hotels and small piers. Passenger boats sail between the villages in season, and a historic steam cog railway has run from Jenbach up to the lake since 1889. Walking paths and cycle routes circle the shore, and its steady winds make it a well-known windsurfing spot.
Between the villages.
From Jenbach.
A lakeside village.
North of Jenbach, Tyrol, Austria
Yes, but the water is cold, rarely above 20 °C.
Train to Jenbach, then the steam railway or a bus.