Long-distance hike Lechtaler Höhenweg

Imst / Lechtaler Alpen
Difficulty ratings: difficult
Route length: 70.0 km
Duration: 41:00 h

This magnificent trail leads in elegant lines and partly over the numerous peaks. The Lechtal Alps represent the longest closed ridge in the Northern Limestone Alps.

Tour information

  • Requirement: difficult
  • Length: 70.0 km
  • Duration: 41:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:6,100 hm
  • Elevation downhill:5,800 hm
Highest point2,766 m

Starting point

767

Finishing point

Anhalter Hütte bzw. Elmen im Lechtal
  • Fitness level 5 / 6
  • Technique 5 / 6

Features

  • Multi-day hike

Best time of year

  • January
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Source: TVB TirolWest

Description

Its highest elevation, the 3,036 m high Parseier Spitze, is the only 3,000-meter peak. The Lechtaler Höhenweg follows in its entire course the Nordalpenweg (long-distance hiking trail) no. 601 or the European long-distance hiking trail no. 4 alpine.
 

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