Mountain hikes Circular hike around the Zugspitze mountain - 3 day hike

Ehrwald / Wetterstein-Gebirge and Mieminger Kette
Difficulty ratings: difficult
Route length: 47.0 km
Duration: 22:00 h

3-day hike through the stunning Wetterstein mountains Sure-footedness and a head for heights, but no climbing equipment required!

Tour information

  • Requirement: difficult
  • Length: 47.0 km
  • Duration: 22:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:3,758 hm
  • Elevation downhill:3,758 hm
Highest point2,122 m

Starting point

Ehrwalder Alm

Finishing point

Ehrwald
  • Fitness level 6 / 6
  • Technique 5 / 6

Features

  • Circular route
  • Multi-day hike

Best time of year

  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December

Trail condition

Gravel, rock, steep high alpine terrain! Sure-footedness and a head for heights required! No climbing equipment required!

Equipment

Appropriate clothing, sturdy shoes, rain protection and possibly poles. Take plenty of water with you!
No climbing equipment required!

Description

Day 1 - approx. 5 hrs.
Ehrwald - Ehrwalder Alm - Hochfeldernalm - Gatterl - Knorrhütte - overnight stay in the Rheintalangerhaus (Tel.: +49 8821/2903)

2nd day - approx. 7 hrs.

Reintalangerhütte - Kreuzeck - Hupfleitenjoch - Knappenhäuser - Overnight stay in the Hölltalanger Hütte (Tel.: +49 163/5542274)

Day 3 - approx. 5 hrs.

Höllentalanger Hütte - Hölltalklamm - Riffelriss - Thörle - Eibseeblick - return to Ehrwald

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Summer & winter bus of the Tiroler Zugspitz Arena (free with guest card), Postbus (free in the region with guest card), excursion bus Bavaria-Tyrol (only for TZA guests and free with guest card), regional trains (Garmisch-Patenkirchen-Grainau-Ehrwald-Lermoos-Reutte), special bus to Lumagica-Ehrenberg Reutte (free with guest card, winter only, Sundays only)

  • Parking

    Right at the tour start (from Ehrwald), you'll find a big parking lot at the valley gondola station, Ehrwalder Almbahn

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