Mountain hikes High Trail Trophy Hiking Route

Wildschönau / Kitzbüheler Alpen
Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 15.3 km

15 kilometers of hiking fun on the Wildschönau High Trail

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 15.3 km
  • Elevation uphill:1,000 hm
  • Elevation downhill:1,250 hm
Highest point1,990 m

Starting point

Markbachjochbahn Bergstation

Finishing point

Schönanger
  • Fitness level 4 / 6
  • Technique 3 / 6

Best time of year

  • January
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  • December

Equipment

Complete safety equipment must be carried in order to participate. Equipment will be checked at random at the start.

  • Water bottle with a total capacity of 1 liter
  • Fully charged cell phone (always switched on)
  • Race number
  • Emergency blanket
  • First aid kit
  • Rain jacket with hood (minimum 10k water column recommended)
Source: TVB Wildschönau

Description

The hiking route for individual hikers and teams of three starts at the Markbachjoch cable car mountain station in Niederau. It continues over the following peaks:

  • Rosskopf
  • Feldalphorn
  • Schwaigberghorn
  • Breiteggern
The destination is the Schönangeralm at the end of the Wildschönau valley in Auffach.

Getting here

  • Parking

    There is ample parking available at the Markbachjochbahn valley station.

    Address:

    Dorfstraße, Niederau 91a
    6314 Wildschönau
    Tyrol

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  • Breitegg tour

    Difficulty: medium
    Length: 11.0 km Duration: 5:00 h Elevation uphill: 680 m
  • Kundl Gorge

    Opening hours: closed
    Difficulty: easy
    Length: 6.5 km Duration: 3:00 h Elevation uphill: 10 m
  • The Wildschönau High Trail

    Difficulty: medium
    Length: 14.8 km Duration: 6:30 h Elevation uphill: 760 m
  • Winter walk Schönanger

    Difficulty: easy
    Length: 3.6 km Duration: 1:00 h Elevation uphill: 80 m
  • Schatzberg and Joel Spitze

    Difficulty: medium
    Length: 7.3 km Duration: 3:00 h Elevation uphill: 400 m
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