Hartkaiserweg trail Ellmau

Ellmau / Kitzbüheler Alpen
Route length: 8.2 km

Ellmau village park - Hartkaiserbahn valley station - Bergschenke - Rübezahlalm - Jägerhütte - Hartkaiser summit station

Tour information

  • Length: 8.2 km
  • Elevation uphill:720 hm
Highest point1,522 m

Starting point

Hiking starting point Tourist Info, Ellmau (800 m)

Finishing point

Hartkaiser summit station, Ellmau (1,555 m)
  • Fitness level 4 / 6
  • Technique 1 / 6

Best time of year

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Equipment

Running shoes, water bottle, energy bar, possibly gpx track

Description

Your destination is Ellmis Zauberwelt (magic world). You start this moderately challenging circuit at the Ellmau hiking info point. Walk/run in the direction of the Hartkaiserbahn valley station. Pass this to your left and take the first ascent to the Faistenbichl. Walk/run past the Bergschenke on the forest road heading towards Rübezahlalm and Jägerhütte. There is then a final climb. After a stop on the viewing terrace of the Bergkaiser restaurant you can visit the magic forest and Ellmi. You can take the Hartkaiserbahn lift to return to the valley.

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    KaiserJet stop “Ellmau Alte Post” or Postbus stop “Ellmau Dorf Bauhof”.
    More information at: www.wilderkaiser.info/mobility

  • Parking

    Public car parks in Ellmau centre or west (800 m) - for free

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