Two-Day Trek: Fulpmes - Starkenburger Hütte

Stage 1: Fulpmes – Kreuzjoch (cable car ascent) – Hoher Burgstall – Starkenburger Hütte
Uphill/downhill: 501/377 vertical metres, walking time: 3 hours, distance: 4.7 kilometres, highest point: 2,611 metres, difficulty: intermediate (red)

From Fulpmes, (930 metres), take the Kreuzjochbahn cable car up onto the Kreuzjoch ridge. From the top of the cable car, follow the signs for “Burgstall”. The well-maintained walking trail gently ascends to the Sennjoch ridge (2,190 metres) and to the Sennjochhütte hut. The route continues along the southern flank of the Niederer Burgstall mountain (2,436 metres) and climbs onto the 2,410-metre-high Burgstalljoch ridge. The 2,611-metre Burgstall peak is easy to scale via the Burgstalljoch ridge across rugged and rock-laden terrain. Some sections are assisted by a fixed anchoring system of steel cables. On the other side of the peak, follow the signs for “Starkenburger Hütte”. The path zigzags down to Starkenburger Hütte hut, where you will spend the night.

Stage 2: Starkenburger Hütte – Seejöchl – Seducker Hochalm – Milders – Fulpmes
Uphill/downhill: 489/1,703 vertical metres, walking time: 7 hours, distance: 18.3 kilometres, highest point: 2,569 metres, difficulty: difficult (black)

From the hut, retrace your steps and walk back where you have come from the day before. Follow the signage for “Seejöchl” on a trail that gently climbs alpine pastures. Some distance beyond, traverse the scree slopes below the Kalkkögel Mountains and take the well-graded climb atop the Seejöchl ridge (2,518 metres). On the other side of the ridge, follow signs for “Franz-Senn-Hütte”. High above Oberbergtal Valley, you’ll walk into the valley traversing moderately steep tussock slopes that are interspersed with rocks, scree and talus. Proceed in the same direction on this trail that has many easy ups and downs. After a six-kilometre walk you will reach Seducker Hochalm at an elevation of 2,256 metres. From there, the route meanders down to Seduck and Neustift/Milders. It is a gentle downhill stroll over wide open alpine pastures in the beginning. After reaching a grove, the signed path plunges into the trees to descend to the hamlet of Seduck (1,472 metres). The walking time to this point is around five and a half hours.

From Seduck you can take a taxi across the Oberbergtal Valley to get back to the Stubai Valley. Those wanting to burn up some extra energy can walk out of the valley through the gorgeous meadows, following signage for “Bärenbad, Milders” and/or “Neustift”. Passing by remote farmsteads, you will eventually get to the Gasthaus Bärenbad inn, where the trail merges onto the valley road. Walk down along this road for about two kilometres to the hamlet of Milders (1,027 metres). The bus stop is located at the junction of Oberbergtalstraße road in Milders.