Mountain hikes Circular hike around the Zugspitze mountain - 3 day hike

Ehrwald / Wetterstein-Gebirge and Mieminger Kette

difficult

47.0 km

22:00 h

3-day hike through the stunning Wetterstein mountains Sure-footedness and a head for heights, but no climbing equipment required!

Tour information

Requirement: difficult
Length: 47.0 km
Duration: 22:00 h
Elevation uphill:3,758 hm
Elevation downhill:3,758 hm

Elevation profile

Circular hike around the Zugspitze mountain - 3 day hike.gpx

Highest point2,122 m

Starting point

Ehrwalder Alm

Finishing point

Ehrwald

Fitness level 6 / 6
Technique 5 / 6

Features

Circular route
Multi-day hike

Best time of year

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December

Trail condition

Gravel, rock, steep high alpine terrain! Sure-footedness and a head for heights required! No climbing equipment required!

Equipment

Appropriate clothing, sturdy shoes, rain protection and possibly poles. Take plenty of water with you!
No climbing equipment required!

Source: Tiroler Zugspitz Arena

Description

Day 1 - approx. 5 hrs.
Ehrwald - Ehrwalder Alm - Hochfeldernalm - Gatterl - Knorrhütte - overnight stay in the Rheintalangerhaus (Tel.: +49 8821/2903)

2nd day - approx. 7 hrs.

Reintalangerhütte - Kreuzeck - Hupfleitenjoch - Knappenhäuser - Overnight stay in the Hölltalanger Hütte (Tel.: +49 163/5542274)

Day 3 - approx. 5 hrs.

Höllentalanger Hütte - Hölltalklamm - Riffelriss - Thörle - Eibseeblick - return to Ehrwald

Nearby huts and mountain restaurants

BrentAlm
Opening hours:Open today
Place: Ehrwald
: Restaurant, Alpine pasture / hut / mountain restaurant, café
see restaurant details: BrentAlm
Ehrwalder Alm - The Eatery
Opening hours:Open today
Place: Ehrwald
: Alpine pasture / hut / mountain restaurant
see restaurant details: Ehrwalder Alm - The Eatery
Hochthörle Hütte
Opening hours:Open today
Place: Ehrwald
: Alpine pasture / hut / mountain restaurant
see restaurant details: Hochthörle Hütte
Knorrhütte
Opening hours:Open today
Place: Garmisch-Partenkirchen
: Alpine pasture / hut / mountain restaurant
see restaurant details: Knorrhütte
Tirolerhaus
Opening hours:Open today
Place: Ehrwald
: Alpine pasture / hut / mountain restaurant
see restaurant details: Tirolerhaus

Getting here

Arrival by public transport
Summer & winter bus of the Tiroler Zugspitz Arena (free with guest card), Postbus (free in the region with guest card), excursion bus Bavaria-Tyrol (only for TZA guests and free with guest card), regional trains (Garmisch-Patenkirchen-Grainau-Ehrwald-Lermoos-Reutte), special bus to Lumagica-Ehrenberg Reutte (free with guest card, winter only, Sundays only)
Parking
Right at the tour start (from Ehrwald), you'll find a big parking lot at the valley gondola station, Ehrwalder Almbahn

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