Mountain hikes Stage of the Peter Habeler Runde: Geraerhütte - Tuxerjochhaus

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Difficulty ratings: difficult
Route length: 9.9 km
Duration: 4:00 h

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Experience the breathtaking stage of the Peter Habeler Runde in the Zillertal!

Tour information

  • Requirement: difficult
  • Length: 9.9 km
  • Duration: 4:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:690 hm
  • Elevation downhill:695 hm
Highest point2,566 m

Starting point

Geraer Hütte, 6154 Vals, Italien

Finishing point

Tuxerjochhaus, 6293 Tux
  • Fitness level 5 / 6
  • Technique 5 / 6

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Trail condition

  • Well-marked hiking trail
  • Steep ascent through glacier moraines
  • Crossing old moraines and rocky sections
  • Trek through the Vorder Höllwand
  • Increasingly open terrain with alpine meadows
  • Passage through the notches (Kleegrubenscharte, Kasererscharte)
  • Views of the Frauenwand

Equipment

The decision regarding the equipment to bring is your own responsibility. Make sure to take care of your personal safety as well as that of the group, and plan accordingly.

Description

From the Geraer Hütte, 2.326 m, the route follows Trail No. 527 in a northerly direction towards the Steinernes Lamm, 2.528 m. The path traverses old glacial moraines through the vordere Höllwand and continues to the Kleegrubenscharte, 2.495 m and the Kasererscharte, 2.446 m. Subsequently, it leads to the Frauenwand, 2.541 m. Finally, crossing alpine meadows, you arrive at the Tuxerjochhaus, 2.313 m.

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Linie: 4104, Haltestelle: Gletscherbahn 
    Linie: 4144, Haltestelle: Vals Touristenrast 
    www.mayrhofen.at/fahrplaene
     

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