Mountain hikes Hintertux - Sommerbergalm

Tux/Hintertux im Zillertal / Tuxer Alpen
Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 4.0 km
Duration: 2:00 h

From Hintertux, the trail leads along idyllic paths, past alpine meadows and through forests, up to the Sommerbergalm.

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 4.0 km
  • Duration: 2:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:555 hm
Highest point2,035 m
  • Fitness level 3 / 6
  • Technique 2 / 6

Best time of year

  • January
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Trail condition

hiking path and wide gravel road

Equipment

Correct footwear (sole with a tread, firm hiking shoes)

Clothing (quickly drying, protection against wind, rain and cold)

Sunscreen – ATTENTION: strong sunlight in the mountains! Sunglasses, head protection, sunscreen with a high sun protection factor

First aid kit (gauze bandage, plaster)

Charged mobile phone

Drinks and food (drink plenty of fluid on hikes – but avoid alcohol!)

Source: Zillertal

Description

From the village square to the Hotel Hohenhaus (house no. 774) - turn left throuth the tunnel - then up to the right along the avalanche barrage and follow AV path no. 323 leading above the fence as far as the Isse. Turn off to the left crossing the stream and carry on via the broad path to the sommerbergalm. Back with the glacier-lift or way down over the Waldeben (path no. 16).

Nearby huts and mountain restaurants

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    busline 4104
    bus stops: Hintertux Feuerwehrhaus (firebrigade), Hintertux Gletscherbahn (cable car)

  • Parking

    dayparking  and garage at Hintertux Gletscherbahn (cable car), Hintertux 794

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