Mountain hikes Escape Trail - The secret of the high alpine spirit

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Difficulty ratings: medium
Duration: 3:00 h

Can you unravel the inexplicable events? Follow in the footsteps of the dairyman Josef Sprenger and relive what was probably the most mysterious night of his life...

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Duration: 3:00 h

Starting point

Hotel Thaneller (Rinnen)

Finishing point

Hotel Thaneller (Rinnen)
  • Fitness level 3 / 6
  • Technique 3 / 6

Features

  • Circular route
  • Suitable for families

Best time of year

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

Trail condition

Meadow, gravel, stones, forest floor

Equipment

Appropriate clothing, sturdy shoes, rain protection, sun protection, hiking poles, sufficient water.

Description

“I don't know if I can still trust my senses. Is something miraculous at work here or is it just me seeing ghostly things? It happened when I had been on the high alpine pasture near Berwang for several days, as I had done so often before. A few cows, which I had been ordered to protect, were grazing quietly around my little alpine hut. The darkness and great stillness of the night had just fallen over the mountains and I was sitting peacefully by the fire of my little stove. Then suddenly the inexplicable occurrences began...”
This takes you on a journey back in time to the year 1868. Follow in the footsteps of alpine dairyman Josef Sprenger using his diary entries and relive what was probably the most mysterious night of his life...
Can you unravel the inexplicable events? What is the story behind all the wondrous objects, signs and riddles in Josef's rucksack and on your path? Will you even find a ghost who is responsible for everything? Then immerse yourself in this old legend, in the secret of the high alpine ghost.

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

    In Rinnen, next to the main road, you find parkings

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