Long-distance hike Eagle Walk Stage 19: Anhalter Hütte - Hanauer Hütte

Picturesque, tranquil, lush - these three attributes stand for today's stage. In the Pfafflartal valley, picturesque, remote Tyrolean villages await the long-distance hikers. The Pfafflartal is tranquil, even if it is a tongue twister. And the vegetation is lush, a feast for the eyes after the many limestone cirques of the past few days.

Description

Route description: From the Anhalter Hütte, first descend a few meters in a westerly direction and then climb gently uphill on the path to the Steinjöchl (rope protection). Beyond the saddle, initially directly downhill, but then gently descending through meadows and mountain pines, crossing the slopes in a south-westerly direction to the Hahntennjoch with its alpine scenery. At the point where the route leads up to the road, follow the red marker arrows across alpine meadows and descend to the west on a path on the right hand side - a little later you will see signs for "Hanauer Hütte".

The route runs north of the road along a path or further down on a cart track through alpine meadows, mountain pines and sparse mixed forest. It also leads through a small gorge for a short stretch in this area. The route then comes to a left-hand bend in the road. From here, you walk downhill on the grass verge north of the road (path no. 601 is marked on the wall). You soon reach the houses of Pfafflar (here you can branch off into the Fundaistal valley to the Galtseitejoch for the alternative ascent to the Hanauer Hütte). For the normal route, however, follow the road through Pfafflar and turn left at the "Nach Boden" sign, crossing the road and the stream. Then descend on an idyllic path along the stream (at the group of houses, you can branch off again to the Galtseitejoch for the alternative approach). For the normal route, however, alternate between the path and cart track in a westerly direction - sometimes quite steeply - down to the village of Boden and the parking lot for the Hanauer Hütte. Cross the Fundaisbach right here and follow the signs for "Hanauer Hütte".

The route now runs along a good forest path and, after crossing the Angerlebach stream, enters the Angerle valley. From the bridge, the route climbs gently again and now leads through sparse forest. The Hanauer Hütte can soon be seen on the plateau above the valley. This is followed by a short downhill section before the trail leads back up through the Angerletal valley alongside the wide gravel stream bed in open terrain. From the valley station of the material cable car, the road turns into a path that finally climbs quite steeply in serpentines (stay on the summer path here) up to the hut.