Snow-covered forests and meadows await walkers on this winter adventure starting in Ellmau and leading to the Biedringer Alm hut. The Biedringer Platte offers fabulous views of the Kitzbühel Alps. From bottom to top this walk climbs 400 vertical metres, so walkers should have good general fitness and remember to take a snack with them as the hut is closed and there are no other places serving food or drink along the way.
Winter Walk
Starting point
Tourist information centre, Ellmau
Finishing point
Tourist information centre, Ellmau
Mountain chain
Kaiser Mountains
Length
13 km
Total hiking time
4 h 15 min
Features
- Circular hike
Difficulty rating
medium
Altitude
1,225m 767m
Elevation uphill 475m
Vertical metres downhill 475m
Fitness level
Technique
Best time of year
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* These are approximate values and recommendations. Please take your personal fitness level, technical ability and the current weather conditions into account. Tirol Werbung cannot guarantee that the information provided is correct and accepts no liability.
Public transport
- Accessible using public transport
Parking
Several parking options in the centre of Ellmau
Places serving food & drink
- Various locations in Ellmau
Trail description
The walk begins on a tarmac road at the tourist information office in Ellmau. At the intersection between the Kapellenweg and the Birkenweg roads, follow the Birkenweg in a northerly direction. Cross the golf course and continue to the hamlet of Wimm. Keep right and climb up to another hamlet called Riesen. Here, a walking trail branches off left into the Riesenwald forest and eventually up to the Biedringer Platte all the way to the (closed) Biedringer Alm hut. It is here that the descent begins, leading down via a series of switchback corners via the settlement of Biedring to the starting point in the centre of Ellmau.
Information on place
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