Mountain Hike
Hochfügen – Rastkogel Hut

From Hochfügen (elev. 1,470m), take the gravel road that runs past Pfundsalm Alpine Pasture Hut (elev. 1,640m) and continues atop Sidanjoch Col. From the 2,127-meter col you can either walk over to Rastkogel Hut (elev. 2,124m) or follow Zentralalpenweg Trail to sparkling Sidanseen Lakes and on to gain the summit of 2,762-meter Rastkogel Peak. Walk back along Viertelalm Hochleger and Niederleger to Holzalm Alpine Pasture Hut with the trail bringing you back down to Hochfügen. This demanding tour will cost you nearly 1,400 vertical meters of sweat and toil.

Take the bus from Uderns (549 metres) to Hochfügen (1,474 metres). The journey takes 45 minutes. From Hochfügen, follow the gravel trail – along the banks of the Finsingbach stream – uphill to around 1,600 metres above sea level, past the Pfundsalm-Niederleger building, then the Pfundsalm-Mittelleger (1,832 metres) and, after crossing over the stream, up via a series of switchbacks to the Sidanjoch ridge (2,127 metres). From the ridge, head either straight to the Rastkogelhütte (2,124 metres) or via the Central Alpine Way to the Sidanseen lakes and then on to the Rastkogel mountain. Then, take the same way back to the ridge before heading east to the Rastkogelhütte. After a break at the hut (or an overnight stay) head down in a northerly direction to the Viertelalm-Hochleger and via a series of switchbacks to the Viertelalm-Niederleger. The final section takes in the Holzalm-Niederleger before reaching the village of Hochfügen, where a bus will take you back to Uderns.