Mountain hikes Gern Alm - Satteljoch

Eben am Achensee / Karwendel
Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 10.2 km
Duration: 5:00 h

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 10.2 km
  • Duration: 5:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:785 hm
  • Elevation downhill:785 hm
Highest point1,935 m

Starting point

Pertisau, Gern Alm

Finishing point

Pertisau, Gern Alm

Best time of year

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Trail condition

forest road, hiking trail

Equipment

Sturdy boots (ankle-high hiking boots), weather appropriate clothing. Telescopic hiking poles are recommended.
Source: Achensee Tourismus

Description

From the Gern Alm you hike up an uphill path to the Plumssattel. Follow the signposted path in the direction of Plumsjoch/Montscheinspitze. Until just before the ascent to the Plumsjoch, take the path to the left to the Satteljoch. Alternatively, an ascent from the Hagelhütten in the Rißtal via the Plumsjochhütte or Hasentalalm is also possible.

Nearby huts and mountain restaurants

  • Alpengasthof Gern Alm

    Opening hours:closed
    Place:Pertisau am Achensee
    :Restaurant, Alpine pasture / hut / mountain restaurant:vegetarian
  • Plumsjochhütte

    Opening hours:Open today
    Place:Pertisau am Achensee
    :Alpine pasture / hut / mountain restaurant

Getting here

  • Parking

    By car to the Gern Alm. From Pertisau at the beginning of the Nature Park Karwendel, a toll road leads to the Gern Alm.
    Or by foot, to the route description. 
    Car park of the Gern Alm. 

Weather

Today

mainly clear
11°C/1°C
0%0l5 km/h

Fri

clear sky
10°C/0°C
0%0l10 km/h

Sat

mainly clear
9°C/-1°C
60%0.6l10 km/h

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