3D hiking map

Wilder Kaiser launches “pathbreaking” 3D Hiking Maps on the Internet and on GPS Mobiles

The latest service success to come from the renowned innovative Wilder Kaiser holiday region in Tyrol can be described as “pathbreaking” in the truest sense of the word. On a high resolution, three-dimensional hiking map, all the hiking routes in Ellmau, Going, Scheffau and Söll can be observed in the “ flight of an eagle” on the internet at www.wilderkaiser.info and loaded onto your GPS mobile or printed out as a PDF document.

On 29th May, the 3D hiking map, which is unique in the complexity of its features, was officially activated on the “Hartkaiser” in Ellmau. Commissioned by the Wilder Kaiser Tourist Association, the Alpstein Austria company has managed to accurately georeference and digitalise the entire 400 km network of trails in the region in just nine months. By means of spectacular 3D panoramic flights, high resolution digital aerial photographs, the guest currently chooses from 20 top tours, correctly estimates the timeframes required for them and in doing so removes in advance any concern that the identified route might overexert his physical constitution. An individual hiking tour can be planned conveniently and in a matter of seconds – with all the important information such as walking time, altitude difference, rest stops, suitability for mountain bikes or children’s pushchairs, terrain and soil conditions and much more. In the future, it will also be possible to “conquer” ski slopes, cable cars and lifts, toboggan runs, ski tours and snowshoe hikes on a 3D winter map.