Hiking tours are perfect for starting your holiday week, in between or as preparation for longer hiking tours in the mountains. Start your hike straight from your accommodation provider or make use of one of the three mountain railways – Hochzeiger Bergbahnen, Rifflsee Bergbahnen or Pitztal Glacier – to spare your legs and energy reserves on the way up.
Hiking tours
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Hiking tours in Pitztal
Walking in Pitztal’ s mountains
Hiking tours in Pitztal
Pitztal offers a diverse range of hikes – from forest hikes to hikes through gorges and romantic vie ferrates with breath-taking panoramic views. Start your hiking week with a hiking tour before venturing out to a breath-taking summit. Hiking tours in Pitztal are perfectly suited as preparation and fitness training for longer hiking tours.
Top hiking tours in our villages…
Arzl: Luis-Trenker trail, Adlerhorst
Wenns: Large Harbe pond circular route, Hike to Kielebergalm
Jerzens: Stuibenwasserfall [waterfall], Sechszeiger
St Leonhard: Almenweg [catered mountain hut tour], Rüsselsheimer Hütte
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Difficulty
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Duration
Altitude
Wenns – Oberleins – Jausenstation Waldeck – Wenns
Matzlewald Säge [sawmill] – Kielebergalm – Naturparkhaus [Nature Park Centre] at Gachenblick
A public bus will take you back to the bus stop Matzlewald. From there it is only a short walk along the road to return to the car park by the sawmill.
Panorama hike Larcher Alm
Circular route Waldeck – Leiner Alm
pastures until you reach another forest path. Follow the signpost ‘Wald - Hilterboden - Kapelle‘ [chapel]. A few meters after the chapel the path forks off to the right to the Galtwiese lift and a little further turn left into a forest path to return to the start. Alternatively: Follow the wild animal adventure trail. This nature trail is a circular trail
which takes approx. 20 minutes, on which you can investigate wild animal tracks.
Circular route Brechsee (lake)
path in the direction of Brechsee/ Stallkogel. This path forks off after approximately 100 m. The lefthand track leads to the Stallkogel – take the track to the right, which leads to the beautiful Alpine lake Brechsee. At the lake, enjoy fantastic vistas of Wenns and Arzl and the panoramic Alpine scenery of the Venet, Tschirgant and Gemeindekopf summits. From there, the path forks off again: follow the steep path to the catered
mountain hut Söllbergalm, which is an approximately 30 to 45 minute walk from the lake. From the Alm, walk on the agricultural road in the direction of Wiese. After approximately 150 m turn off right by a moderately steep path leading back to the Mauchele Alm. This path continues through larch and Swiss pine forests until it joins with the agricultural road to the Mauchele Alm. From there, it is about 200 m further to reach the Mauchele peak. Descend on this path to the starting point in Rehwald.
Hike to Ritzenrieder Alm
Wennerberg
Hike to Straßbergalm
Hike to Söllbergalm
Pitztal Alpine Pasture Route
set in a scenic location. The path continues behind the Alm left over a bridge to the catered mountain hut Arzler Alm. Descend on the agricultural road or via a forest path to Scheibe. Then turn left and walk along the Pitze river to return to your starting point in Eggenstall, which is an easy 30 minutes’ walk away.
Hochzeiger hiking tours
Far-reaching views at Sechszeiger
Hochzeiger hiking resort offers a network of 100 kilometres of marked hiking trails spread over four alpine levels. Spare your legs and quickly get up to 2,370 metres at the top station of Sechzeiger double chair lift with the mountain railways at Hochzeiger ski resort. From there, you can start your planned hike in Pitztal.
A selection of hiking tours at Hochzeiger
Hiking tips from the Sechszeiger lift top station | |
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(B) * |
To the Sechszeiger at 2,395 m and back to the "Landschaftsteich" lake before descending to the Kalbenalm. From there either continue along Path to the Tanzalm (Jerzner Alm) or walk direct to the gondola top station. |
(C) * |
To the Sechszeiger and then descend in a northerly direction to the Leiner Alm (1 hour) before returning to the bottom lift station (1 hour 30 min.). |
(D) * |
From the Sechszeiger descend in a northerly direction along through the Oberlang Valley to the Kalbenalm. From there either continue along to the Tanzalm (Jerzner Alm) or walk directly to the gondola top station. |
Hiking tips from the Gondola top station | |
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(H) * |
To the Zollberg at 2,225 m from where you have a magnificent panorama view into the Inner Pitz Valley and across to the Wildspitze mountain. |
(I) * |
To the Kalbenalm and return to the Tanzalm. |
(J) * |
To the Jerzner Alm (5 min.) and continue to the Hochzeigerhaus (15 min.). Take either the "Bärensteig" or the "Außerwaldweg" to the bottom station. |
(K) * |
To the valley station via the "Innerwald". Walking time: 1 hour. easy hike |
(L) * |
To the valley station via the "Rodelweg". |
(M) * |
Walk to the Kalbenalm (30 min.) and continue through the Oberlang Valley until you reach the path leading down from the Sechszeiger lift which takes you to the Leiner Alm (1 hour 15 min.). From the Leiner Alm to the bottom station (1 hour 30 min.). Walking time: 3 hours 15 min. intermediate hike |
* look up in the Hochzeiger hiking tips brochure
Pitztal Glacier - Towards the Eternal Ice
Pitztal Glacier hiking tours
Although this is really high Alpine terrain, Pitztal Glacier offers a huge choice of marvelous Alpine walking tours between two and five hiking hours. Of course, sturdy mountain hiking boots, surefootedness and appropriate clothes (pullover, windbreaker, sun glasses, sunscreen) are an absolute must.
Important Information:
- All walking times listed below are roughly estimated times
- Always plan a tour in advance according to your personal fitness and skills
- Take a look at the local weather report and walk back in case of danger
- For more detailed information please contact the certified Pitztal Mountain Guides at any time
- Mittagskogel Walking Tour 3,159 m (View of the Alps & the Valley)
Walking time: 2 hours up to the peak
Difficulty level: red/black
- Braunschweiger Hütte Walking Tour
Walking time: 1,5 hours up to the mountain hut
Attention: glacier crossing!
- Braunschweiger Hütte incl. Pitztaler Jöchl 2,996 m
Walking time: 3 hours
Difficulty level: red
- Short hikes/walks at Pitztal Glacier
- Alpine hiking tours around Pitztal Glacier
- High Alpine peak tours starting at Pitzal Glacier
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Day Tours for Hikers
Varied Mountain Hikes in the Rifflsee Area
Thanks to top modern lift technologies, the Rifflsee mountain gondola takes you from Mandarfen up to 2,300 meters altitude within a few minutes.
Once on top, you can choose from a myriad of hiking trails and routes between two and five walking hours. Sturdy mountain hiking boots, surefootedness and appropriate clothes/mountain equipment (pullover, windbreaker, sun glasses, sunscreen) are an absolute must.
Important Information:
- All walking times listed below are roughly estimated times
- Always plan a tour in advance according to your personal fitness and skills
- Take a look at the local weather report and walk back in case of danger
- For more detailed information please contact the certified Pitztal Mountain Guides at any time
Rifflsee Hiking Paths and Trail Running Routes
Starting point: Rifflseebahn (gondola) top station - Restaurant Sunna Alm 2,291 m
- Plodersee Loop Tour: hiking trail to a crystal clear mountain lake at 2,380 m (you can even see the lake bottom!)
Walking time: approx. 4 hours
Difficulty level: red
- Wurmtal & Löcher Hike: walking tour to Rifflferner glacier (part of the "Offenbacher Höhenweg")
Walking time: approx. 2-4 hours (depending on stamina)
- Hirschtal Valley Hike: descent via Hirschtal to Tieflehn or Mandarfen, 600 meters of altitude difference
walking time, descent: approx. 1 hour
- Rifflsee Panorama Footpath: valley hike via Rifflseehütte or Muldennpiste slope
Walking time: approx. 1.5-2 hours
- Walking trail or cart trail to Taschach Alm cheese dairy (serviced)
Walking time: approx. 1.5-2 hours
Difficulty level: blue
- Fuldaer High Elevation Trail: panoramic hiking tour to Taschachhaus at 2,432 m
Walking time: approx. 3,5 hours
Difficulty level: red
- Lange Willi Steig: adventurous hike through the Stone Pine Forest into Taschachtal
Walking time: approx. 3 hours (part of the "Fuldauer Höhenweg" to Taschach Alm)
Difficulty level: blue
- Grubenkarspitze 3000 m: demanding hike on cart road, along the ski run to the summit
Walking time: approx. 2 hours
Difficulty level: red
- Rostizjoch 3,083 m: Alpine mountain hike across pasturelands and erosion areas
Walking time: approx. 4 hours
Difficulty level: red (the route is not marked on some stages)
- Cottbuser Höhenweg: challenging high Alpine hike to Kaunergrathütte at 2,817 m
Walking time: approx. 4 hours
Difficulty level: red-black !!!rock climbing skills required!!!
![From Rifflsee on Fuldaer Höhenweg Trail to Taschachhaus](https://www.pitztal.com/sites/default/files/styles/adaptive/public/rifflsee_fuldaer-hoehenweg_1020.jpg?itok=pLiiRzxa)