Long-distance hike The Inntaler Höhenweg trail

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Innsbruck / Tuxer Alpen
Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 75.8 km
Duration: 30:40 h

The “Inntaler Höhenweg 2000” is a 6-day high alpine trek that follows the 2,000 m contour line eastwards high above the Inntal Valley, from the Patscherkofel to the Kellerjoch and vice versa. The trail is located at altitudes between 1,800 and 2,800 m and leads through the largely unspoiled, secluded mountains of the Tux Alps

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 75.8 km
  • Duration: 30:40 h
  • Elevation uphill:4,967 hm
  • Elevation downhill:4,529 hm
Highest point2,794 m
  • Fitness level 4 / 6

Best time of year

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Equipment

Die Route folgt bestehenden Wegen und Steigen, ist markiert und beschildert. Sie kann auch in umgekehrter Richtung vom Kellerjoch zum Patscherkofel begangen werden."Einstiege" in die Tour und "Abstiege" sind auf jeder Hütte möglich.

Description

From Innsbruck/Igls it traverses the Patscherkofel on the Stone Pine Path (Zirbenweg ) to the Glungezer Hütte alpine hut (2,610 m), and along the “Glungezer & Geier” ridge route across the seven Tuxer summits to Lizumer Hütte alpine hut (2,019 m). From here it follows central alpine route 02A over the Grafennsjoch to Weidener Hütte alpine hut, from there over the Nurpensjoch to Rastkogel Hütte alpine hut (2,117 m), to Hochfügen and over the Loassattel to Kellerjoch Hütte alpine hut, before descending to Schwaz.

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Mit dem Bus J zum Ausgangsort nach Igls/ Innsbruck

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