Mountain hikes Alpine pasture hike Hochzeiger

Jerzens im Pitztal / Ötztaler Alpen
Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 8.3 km
Duration: 3:00 h

Alpine pasture hike Hochzeiger

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 8.3 km
  • Duration: 3:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:240 hm
  • Elevation downhill:800 hm
Highest point2,199 m

Starting point

gondola top station

Finishing point

gondola bottom station

Features

  • Circular route

Best time of year

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Trail condition

forest path, track
Source: Pitztal

Description

Starting point: gondola top station. Follow a path to the left to the catered mountain hut  Kalbenalm  (walking  time:  40  min)  and  from  there  continue  further  through  the Oberlangtal valley until you cross the path coming down from the Sechseizer peak, then continue to the catered mountain hut Leiner Alm (walking time: 1 hr). The path which forks off to the left a few meters after the Leiner Alm will tak e you through the 
forest to Kaitanger and from there further to the bottom station of Hochzeiger Bergbahnen (mountain railway) (walking time: 1.5 hr). Total walking time: approx. 3 hours. Additionally, you may choose to walk via the top station of the double chairlift to the Sechzeiger peak and descend northwards to the Leiner Alm and then continue as above through the forest to the bottom station of Hochzeiger Bergbahnen.

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