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TOURS AND ROUTES IN THE PITZTAL VALLEY
TOURS AND ROUTES IN THE PITZTAL VALLEY
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Difficulty
Distance
Duration
Altitude
Panorama hike Luibisböden
Start
(1405m)
Finish
(1407m)
Walk by a road to the left towards the broadcasting mast for a short while, then turn left onto a footpath leading in the direction of the mountain hut Luibisalm (not catered). This Alm is a peaceful destination for a day trip and affords walkers panoramic views high over the valley opposite the steep Rofelewand rockface (3,354 m). Continue on past a hunting lodge to the so called Luibisböden. Return via the outward route.
Circular route: Taschen – Galflun Alm – Larcher Alm – ‘Gstoanig Kapelle’ [chapel] – Taschen
Start
Taschen (1263m)
Finish
Taschen (1263m)
Follow the forest road until you get to a steep path leading up to the catered mountain hut Galflun Alm (2 h). Please note: the ascent on this path is in parts very steep and can be very slippery in wet conditions. From the
Galflun Alm continue to walk on an agricultural road to the catered mountain hut Larcher Alm (2 h 20 min), and then further along the forest path. After a few bends, turn off to the right towards a chapel [Gstoanig Kapelle] (3 h 15 min). From there, a footpath through the so-called Salzmöser takes you back to Taschen (4 h 30 min).
Galflun Alm continue to walk on an agricultural road to the catered mountain hut Larcher Alm (2 h 20 min), and then further along the forest path. After a few bends, turn off to the right towards a chapel [Gstoanig Kapelle] (3 h 15 min). From there, a footpath through the so-called Salzmöser takes you back to Taschen (4 h 30 min).
Feuerwehrhaus - Egg - Innerwald - Tanzalm
Start
Bus stop Jerzens Feuerwehr (1090m)
Finish
Bus stop Jerzens Feuerwehr (1090m)
Mountain pasture hike Venet
Start
Car park Piller Zentrum (1355m)
Finish
Car park Piller Zentrum (1361m)
From the starting point you walk in the direction of Oberpiller passing the Piller fishpond. After walking on the Rodelbahn (toboggan run in winter) for a short while you will reach a steep path in the direction of the catered mountain hut Gogles Alm. At the next fork, keep right until the steep path joins a forest road. Continue to walk on the forest road to get to the Gogles Alm. From there, walk along the Venet-Rundwanderweg [circular route] to the catered mountain hut Galflun Alm. Once there, forest path takes you further to the catered mountain hut Larcher Alm. Just before the Larcher Alm a steep path forks off to the right towards Piller. This path joins a wide track, which will take you back to Piller.
Pitztaler Almenweg, Stage 2 (catered mountain huts trail)
Start
Scheibe (1388m)
Finish
Trenkwald (1501m)
The second stage of the Pitztaler Almenweg starts in St Leonhard in the district of Scheibe at 1,390 m. Follow a forest path for a short while, then a steep forest track for approx. 1.5 hrs until you reach the Arzler Alm at 1,875 m. This is the first and only catered mountain hut on this hike. After the Arzler Alm follow a wide forest road for approx. 1 km, then turn off south just below the Rappenkopf. This steep path climbs up gradually. After about 500 m there is another turn-off (this part is hard/black), where you should bear off again in a southerly direction. From here, the high-level trail starts and continues on almost the same altitude level (between 2,000 m and 2,400 m) below the Seirlöcherkogel summit in the direction of the Neururer Berg. Along this route, enjoy several fantastic vistas of Mandarfen, the Mittagsk ogel mountain and the Pitztal Glacier. After a total of about 5.5 hours walking time at the Neururer Berg, the descent towards Trenkwald takes place.
Gondola top station - Gemeindekopf (2,771 m) – Tiroler Jubiläumsweg [Tyrolean Jubilee trail] - Zaunhof
Start
gondola top station (2026m)
Finish
Zaunhof (1295m)
Starting point: gondola top station. From the starting point take the path to the Hochzeiger mountain towards the Groaßsee lake. At the lake, the path forks off to the right to the Hohe Gemeindekopf peak (2,771 m). From there,
you may choose to descend via Kugleter See (lake), keeping to the right to get to the catered mountain hut Ludwigsburger Hütte and then continue to Zaunhof.
you may choose to descend via Kugleter See (lake), keeping to the right to get to the catered mountain hut Ludwigsburger Hütte and then continue to Zaunhof.
Around the Rappenkopf
Start
Scheibe (1387m)
Finish
Scheibe (1390m)
Take a left over the bridge and walk along the agricultural road all the way up to the catered mountain hut Arzler Alm. Continue to bear left to the summit of the Rappenkopf (2,300 m). Descend on bo terrain [Sümpfe] to return to the starting point in Piösmes/Scheibe.
Arzler Alm circular route – Kreuzjoch – Tiefentalalm
Start
Scheibe (1387m)
Finish
Scheibe/Piösmes (1398m)
A steep trail leads from the starting point up to the catered mountain hut Arzler Alm. Once there, turn left onto a trail towards Rappenkopf until you reach the Kreuzjoch turnoff. Then walk to past a hunting lodge. Descend via Tiefentalalm mountain hut and continue along the agricultural road back down to your starting point.
Hike to the Brandkogel
Start
Bus stop Mandarfen Rifflseebahn (1674m)
Finish
Bus stop Mandarfen Rifflseebahn (1675m)
Starting in Mandarfen, cross the bridge to the mountain rescue building and then turn right and follow the signpost to “Hirschtal / Rifflsee”. A steep path leads through the Hirschtal valley and up to Rifflsee Lake. Just below the mountain restaurant Sunna Alm / top station of Rifflsee gondola turn right in the direction of Brandkogel / Cottbusser Höhenweg [high-level trail]. Follow the steep path until you reach the next signpost. Once there, turn left in the direction of Brandkogel until the path gets increasingly steep towards the summit cross at 2,676 metres. Please note that there are sections that will require securing with a fixed rope course. Return via the same path back to Rifflsee. Then run around the right hand shore of the lake and keep right to follow the path back down the valley towards the catered mountain hut Taschachalm. Once there, return on the agricultural road back down to your starting point in Mandarfen. Caution: this route should only be attempted in dry weather conditions!
Cottbuser Höhenweg (high-level trail)
Start
Mandarfen or rather Rifflsee gondola bottom station (2290m)
Finish
Plangeroß or rather Mandarfen (1606m)
Turn right on the clearly waymarked track, following the bends in the direction of the Brandkogel peak. Climb further on this steep track, secured by steel ropes, through gullies and rocky slopes, cross over a cirque, the Alzeleskar and walk around the Steinkogel peak in a wide arch. Please note that difficult passages are secured by steel ropes but you still must be sure-footed and confident not to suffer any fear of heights - 360 degrees overview. When this track joins the high-level trail Cottbuser Höhenweg and the path from Plangeroß in the direction of the catered mountain hut Kaunergrathütte, the path is at first flat (but over rocks and stones) but then climbs very steeply up to the Kaunergrat Hütte. Descend via the outward route, but turn off towards Plangeroß at the aforementioned fork. Take the bus back to the starting point Mandarfen.
Tip: If you still feel fit, you may wish to continue to climb the Plangeroßk opf summit
to enjoy beautiful panoramic scenery, which you can reach in about 1 hr from the Kaunergrathütte. Grade: intermediate.
Tip: If you still feel fit, you may wish to continue to climb the Plangeroßk opf summit
to enjoy beautiful panoramic scenery, which you can reach in about 1 hr from the Kaunergrathütte. Grade: intermediate.
