Mountain hikes Ehrwald fire road to Hochthörle Hütte

Ehrwald /
Difficulty ratings: easy
Route length: 3.0 km
Duration: 1:10 h

Hiking trail suitable for baby carriages, steeply ascending at the beginning

Tour information

  • Requirement: easy
  • Length: 3.0 km
  • Duration: 1:10 h
  • Elevation uphill:243 hm
Highest point 1,462 m

Starting point

Talstation Tiroler Zugspitzbahn

Finishing point

Hochthörle Hütte
  • Fitness level 2 / 6
  • Technique 1 / 6

Features

  • Suitable for families
  • suitable for pushchairs

Best time of year

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

Trail condition

Asphalt and fire road, gravel

Equipment

Appropriate clothing, sturdy shoes, rain gear, sunscreen, hiking poles, plenty of fluids.

Description

Start is the parking lot at the valley station of the Tiroler Zugspitzbahn. Follow the signs to the Hochthörle hut.
After a short steep uphill stretch , it goes comfortably always slightly uphill through the forest to the Hochthörle hut.

Important notes:

  •     Stay on the marked hiking trails
  •     Note the opening hours of the huts
  •     Alpine emergency call: 140

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, at the lift station of Zugspitzbahn, you'll find a big parking

  • Contact

    Ehrwald Forstweg zur Hochthörle Hütte
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