Via ferrata Via Ferrata Fernau Express

Neustift im Stubaital

D/E

0:15 h

200 hm

Enormously difficult via ferrata which extremely difficult passages also demands a great deal of the hiker because of barely available resting points.

Information

Requirement: D/E
Duration: 1:45 h
Duration: 0:15 h
Elevation difference: 200 hm

Topography

Via Ferrata Fernau Express

Approach

Ascend from the middle station to the Dresdner Hütte and follow the red markings north of the hut to the entrance (sign) on the east edge (15 min. from the middle station). The Dresdner Hütte can also be reached in a good 1.5 hours from the valley (path directly under the cable car).

Descent

From the exit along the ridge to the summit. From there follow the ridge to the west and then descend on tracks to a small mountain lake, from there back to the Dresdner Hut (35 min. from the summit to the hut). For the descent to the valley, the path through the Wilde Grube is recommended (descend from the ridge in a westerly direction), but ski slopes have also been blasted into the mountain there. If you have a little more time, choose the scenically impressive path over the Mutterberger See lake and get back to the valley (2 hrs).

Walking time descent

0:45 h

Best time of year

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Route description

Times /height differences:
Approach: 15 min.
Via ferrata: 1.5 h / 160 hm
Descent: 45 min. / 340 hm
Starting point:
Middle station of the Stubaier Gletscherbahn, approx. 2290 m

The Fernau Express does definitely count to one of the most ambitious via ferrata of the Alps.

The experienced climber of via ferrata who has an outlook for handholds and steps and occasionally wants to flex one’s muscles, will get one’s money worth on the Fernau Express, furthermore he will find moments to enjoy the marvelous view to the glacier.

Very useful in addition to the via ferrata security equipment are climbing shoes and a security rope for lower experienced hikers. For beginners may not overbalance the joyful moments on this route.

Getting here

Arrival by public transport
From the train station Innsbruck regulaly running busses to Neustift- stop Mutterberg/Stubaier Gletscher.
Parking
Parking at valley station Stubaier Gletscherbahnen.
Contact
Klettersteig Fernau Express

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