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
Source: Wilder Kaiser

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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