Mountain hikes Ehrwald fire road to Hochthörle Hütte

Ehrwald / Wetterstein-Gebirge and Mieminger Kette
Difficulty ratings: easy
Route length: 3.0 km
Duration: 1:10 h

Hiking trail suitable for baby carriages, steeply ascending at the beginning

Tour information

  • Requirement: easy
  • Length: 3.0 km
  • Duration: 1:10 h
  • Elevation uphill:243 hm
Highest point1,462 m

Starting point

Talstation Tiroler Zugspitzbahn

Finishing point

Hochthörle Hütte
  • Fitness level 2 / 6
  • Technique 1 / 6

Features

  • Suitable for families
  • suitable for pushchairs

Best time of year

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

Trail condition

Asphalt and fire road, gravel

Equipment

Appropriate clothing, sturdy shoes, rain gear, sunscreen, hiking poles, plenty of fluids.
Source: Tiroler Zugspitz Arena

Description

Start is the parking lot at the valley station of the Tiroler Zugspitzbahn. Follow the signs to the Hochthörle hut.
After a short steep uphill stretch , it goes comfortably always slightly uphill through the forest to the Hochthörle hut.

Important notes:

  •     Stay on the marked hiking trails
  •     Note the opening hours of the huts
  •     Alpine emergency call: 140

Nearby huts and mountain restaurants

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, at the lift station of Zugspitzbahn, you'll find a big parking

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