Mountain hikes Höhenrundweg Hohe Salve

Hopfgarten im Brixental / Kitzbühel Alps
Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 7.4 km
Duration: 2:00 h

Leisurely hike from the Kleine Salve across alpine meadows around the Hohe Salve.  

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 7.4 km
  • Duration: 2:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:270 hm
  • Elevation downhill:273 hm
Highest point1,606 m

Starting point

Middle station Hopfgarten, 1192m

Finishing point

Middle station Hopfgarten, 1192m
  • Fitness level 2 / 6
  • Technique 2 / 6

Features

  • Circular route

Best time of year

  • January
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  • December

Trail condition

Forest road, hiking path

Equipment

Outdoor clothing, sturdy shoes
Sufficient food and drinks
First aid kit
Mobile phone with full battery & charger Hiking map & guide literature Possibly a GPS device or download the GPS data to your mobile phone
Sun protection (sunglasses, sun cream & cap)
Rain protection
Cash 
Source: Kitzbüheler Alpen Management GmbH

Description

The starting point for this circular hike is the mountain station of the Salvista cable car on the Kleine Salve.
From there, follow the signs towards Alpengasthof Rigi, past the Kleine Salve reservoir. Continue on trail no. 71 to the Salvensee lake. Now follow the same signs in the direction of Keatalm and back to the starting point, the mountain station of the Salvista cable car. 
Alternatively, you can hike along the forest path or the trail to the KRAFTalm and take the cable car from the middle station down

Nearby huts and mountain restaurants

  • Alpengasthof Rigi

    Place:Hopfgarten im Brixental
    :Restaurant, Tavern, Alpine pasture / hut / mountain restaurant, Bar / Pub

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    bus: Salvistabahn Talstation 

    Guest card of the region = train ticket from Kirchbichl to Hochfilzen + bus ticket from Mariastein to Kitzbühel included! 
    Valid on ÖBB local trains (S, REX) and InterRegio trains (IR) between Kirchbichl - Wörgl and Hochfilzen.
    Not valid on RJ, RJX, EC, IC, ICE, D and NJ/EN trains.


    More detailed information: www.hohe-salve.com/mobility

  • Parking

    Coming from Innsbruck/Munich: A12 exit Wörgl Ost - feeder road B178 direction St. Johann i.T. & Kitzbühel - after passing through the tunnel approx. 3 km - destination is on the right hand side.
    Coming from Kitzbühel: From the B161 feeder road take the B178 towards Oberndorf i.T. - stay on the B178 for approx. 4km towards Going am Wilden Kaiser/Stanglwirt - at the junction opposite the Stanglwirt turn right onto Loferer Straße - continue on the B178 towards Ellmau/Scheffau/Söll/Itter - destination is approx. 16km on the left-hand side
    Parking facilities directly at the Salvistabahn valley station

Weather

Today

clear sky
6°C/-1°C
5%0l5 km/h

Tue

partly Cloudy
6°C/0°C
10%0l0 km/h

Wed

cloudy
6°C/1°C
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