Long-distance hike KAT Walk Alpine stage 5

Description

A physically demanding stage …

over the famous Kitzbüheler Horn to St. Johann in Tirol—though you can shorten the route by taking several Uphill Facilities. Views in every direction, a well-maintained alpine flower garden, and several places to stop for refreshments make this stage a special experience! A spectacular trail on the descent from the Horn to the Harschbichl.


Note: By using the Kitzbühel Hornbahn and the Harschbichl Uphill Facilities , you can shorten this stage to various distances. Please note the opening and operating hours of the Uphill Facilities!

Hornbahn Section 1 to the Adlerhütte

(1,270 m, travel time 1 hr 15 min)

Hornbahn Section 2 to the Alpenhaus

(1,670 m, travel time 2 h 15 min)

Horn Summit Cable Car

(1,960 m, travel time 3 h 30 min)

For the descent , you can also

take

the

Harschbichl mountain railway to St. Johann in Tirol
(1,600 m – 650 m, travel time approx. 2 h).

In addition, mountain carts are available at the Middle station, which you can optionally use to zoom down into the valley. If you have time, it’s also worth visiting the Hornpark Climbing Forest near the Middle station of the Harschbichlbahn.

From the Starting Point at the Hornbahn Valley station, walk along the access road toward Hagstein. At the Grünberg farm, turn onto a steep forest trail leading toward Gasthof Hagstein,Adlerhütte, and Alpengasthaus.

The route winds upward through the forest in several switchbacks. Further up, you’ll reach the Adlerhütte (2 hours from Kitzbühel) and the nearby Middle station of the Hornbahn. Behind the Adlerhütte , continue along a trail that soon turns into a forest path . From here on, follow the signs to the Kitzbüheler Horn.

The Hiking Trail soon crosses the pastureland, and from there it continues with only a slight incline below the Wilder Hag, leading over to the rolling alpine pastures of the Trattalmen. Now you’ll have the summit directly ahead of you as you hike along the access road, first to the Alpenhaus (1 hr 15 min from the Adlerhütte; Top station 2).

Then continue along the access road to the Kitzbüheler Horn until you reach the entrance to the Alpine Flower Garden . Pass through it and continue along the trail at the top to the Horngipfelhaus (50 min from the Alpenhaus) and the transmitter at the tip of the Horn.

On the descent, hike to the turnoff toward St. Johann in Tirol, past a striking viewpoint cross at about 1,900 meters above sea level, and return along the same path. Here, a trail well-secured with ropes branches off through steep terrain (as an alternative to the Scheibersteig, you can choose the Easy but longer, signposted Horn Circular Hiking Trail). A spectacular section of the trail on the northwest face of the Kitzbüheler Horn!

Further down, the terrain flattens out. From there, you can already see the Harschbichlalm and the Harschbichlbahn. You can either climb a few meters of altitude to the Harschbichlbahn Hiking (about 1 hour from the Kitzbüheler Horn) and, after a stop at the Harschbichlalm , take the gondola back down to the valley at a leisurely pace, or you can complete this stage by hiking. Then hike down the forest trail toward the Stanglalm.

Below the Stanglalm , the route follows a forest road for a short distance until it joins a trail again. At the next fork, head toward the Müllneralm.

From there, follow the signposting to the Bassgeiger Alp and continue on tothe Gasthof Hirschberg and the Hochfeld Alp.Following the signposting toward Buchwies, the stage leads through the forest to St. Johann in Tirol and the Hilscherpark at the Valley station of the Harschbichlbahn.