Description
A stage that requires a good level of fitness … across the renowned Kitzbüheler Horn to St. Johann in Tirol, that can also be truncated by using several cable cars.
Views to all four points of the compass, a well-tended Alpine flower garden and several refreshment stop options make this stage a very special experience! Spectacular path on the descent from the Horn to Harschbichl.
Preliminary notes: By taking the Kitzbüheler Hornbahn or the Harschbichl cable car you can truncate this stage to vary the length. Please note the cable car opening and operating hours!
Hornbahn Section 1 to the Adlerhütte (1,270 m, time difference 1 hr 15 minutes)
Hornbahn Section 2 to Alpenhaus (1,670 m, time difference 2 hrs 15 mins)
Horn Gipfelbahn (1,960 m, time difference 3 hrs 30 mins)
On the
descent too you can use the
Harschbichl cable car to St. Johann in Tirol (1,600 m – 650 m, time difference around 2 hrs).
There are also
mountain carts at the
intermediate station, on which there is another option of
speeding into the
valley. If time permits, a trip to the
Hornpark climbing forestnear the
Harschbichlbahn intermediate station is worthwhile.
From the
starting point at the
Hornbahn valley station head on the
access road to
Hagstein. At the
farmhouse Grünberg branch off on to a steep
forest path heading for
Gasthof Hagstein, Adlerhütte,Alpengasthaus.
The route proceeds through the
forest,
uphill in several
serpentines. Further up you pass
Alpine meadows to reach
Adlerhütte (2 hrs from Kitzbühel) and the nearby
intermediate station for the
Hornbahn. Continue on the steep
path behind Adlerhütte, that soon crosses into a
forest path. From here keep following the
signposts to the
Kitzbüheler Horn.
The path soon crosses the
pastureland area and as a result, the
hiking path still ascends slightly beneath the
Wilder Hag over the
hilly Alpine terrain of the
Trattalmen. The summit is now always in front of you and you hike on the
access road, initially to
Alpenhaus (1 hr 15 mins from
Adlerhütte; mountain station section 2).
Then continue on the
access road to the
Kitzbüheler Horn, until you come to the
entrance of the
Alpine flower garden. Go
through this and continue up on the path to
Horngipfelhaus (50 minutes from
Alpenhaus) and the transmitter at the
top of the Horn.
On the
descent, hike up to the section that
branches off to
St. Johann in Tirol, passing an impressive
viewing cross up at around 1,900 metres altitude and take the
same path back. The
path branches off here and is
well-secured with ropes, proceeding through
steep terrain (as an
alternative to the
Scheibersteig you could opt for the
easier but longer Hornrundwanderweg). A spectacular route section on the north west side of the Kitzbüheler Horn!
The terrain flattens out further down and just beneath
Harschbichlalm you come to a
path again. Now either proceed on a short section to
Harschbichlalm (approx. 1 hour from the
Kitzbüheler Horn) and take the
cable car into the valley,
or head down towards the
Stanglalm.
Beneath the
Stanglalm the route proceeds on a
forest path for a short section, until once again this merges on to a steep
path. At the next
junction, head for
Müllneralm.
From there follow the
signs for
Bassgeiger Alm, continuing to
Gasthof Hirschberg and
Hochfeldalm. Follow the
signposts for
Buchwies, the stage proceeds through the
forest to
St. Johann in Tirol and
Hilscherpark at the
valley station for the
Harschbichlbahn
