Long-distance hike Day 3 - Kaunergrat circuit 7-day tour

Kaunertal / Ötztal Alps
Difficulty ratings: difficult
Route length: 5.4 km
Duration: 4:30 h

Day 3 - Kaunergrat circuit 7-day tour

Tour information

  • Requirement: difficult
  • Length: 5.4 km
  • Duration: 4:30 h
  • Elevation uphill:1,056 hm
  • Elevation downhill:239 hm
Highest point3,043 m

Starting point

Verpeilhütte

Finishing point

Kaunergrathütte

Features

  • Multi-day hike

Best time of year

  • January
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Trail condition

Alpine paths, high alpine trails
Source: TVB Pitztal

Description

Day 3 - Verpeilhütte to the Kaunergrathütte
Walking time: Verpeilhütte - Madatschjoch 3.5 hours
Madatschjoch - Kaunergrathütte 1.0 hour
Total walking time: 4.5 hours
Overnight stay: Kaunergrathütte

Places of interest: Aperes Madatschjoch at over 3,000 metres and first view of the Watzenspitze with its glacier.

Nearby huts and mountain restaurants

Weather

Today

Thunderstorm
20°C/10°C
65%3.6l5 km/h

Wed

mainly clear
25°C/13°C
30%1.3l5 km/h

Thu

light rain showers
22°C/13°C
80%15.4l5 km/h
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