Trip Tirol ➤ Hike to the Blue Grotto in Rosengarten Gorge Imst

The entrance to the Rosengarten Gorge is located at the Johanneskirche directly in the center of Imst. Behind the church starts the rather short hike on a specially created path through the gorge and leads about 2 kilometers and 350 meters of elevation to the other end of the gorge. There is the Blue Grotto, a cave created by mining with two waterfalls, where silver-bearing galena was already mined in Roman times. In Hoch-Imst the route passes the Gasthaus Sonneck, over the Neureit meadows and some switchbacks to the Wetterkreuz viewpoint. Afterwards the path leads down to the edge of the Rosengarten Gorge and down into the valley back to the Johanneskirche.

We recommend sturdy footwear

At our information offices you can borrow child backpacks for free; the gorge is not accessible by strollers!

From Innsbruck: Take the A12 to the Imst/Pitztal exit, then the B171 to the first roundabout, take the 3rd exit there and continue straight on to Johannesplatz

From Kempten: Take the A7, B179 (Fernpass road), and B189 to the center of Imst, turn right onto Franz-Xaver-Renn-Straße, then left to Johannesplatz

Accessible by public transport

Bus lines 4194, 4204, 8352, stop

Imst Terminal Post

Places to eat:

Wald-Café Hoch-Imst

Gasthaus Sonneck Hoch-Imst

Hotel-Gasthof Winkler Hoch-Imst

Café-Konditorei Regensburger

Gasthof Sonne

Guided hikes:

You can experience the wild and romantic Rosengarten Gorge and the Blue Grotto most intensely on the guided geological and botanical circular hike every Monday and Thursday from May to October from 2:00 pm to 5:30 pm (free for guests of the Imst holiday region, otherwise approx. €10). Registration at the information offices.