Mountain hikes Madseit - forest path to Hintertux

Tux/Hintertux im Zillertal /
Difficulty ratings: easy
Route length: 2.5 km
Duration: 1:00 h

Leisurely forest hike with glacier views, past alpine pastures and a chapel into the heart of Hintertux!

Tour information

  • Requirement: easy
  • Length: 2.5 km
  • Duration: 1:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:125 hm
  • Elevation downhill:45 hm
Highest point1,490 m

Starting point

Madseit Alpinhotel Berghaus

Finishing point

Hintertux Feuerwehr

Best time of year

  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December

Trail condition

Gravel, asphalt

Equipment

Sports shoes with good thread sole – BETTER: light hiking shoes

Clotihing suitable for the weather

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

Proceed past the Hotel Berghaus (house no. 711) and make your way gently uphill (path no. 12) through the woods, then cross the road, uphill in the direction of Bichlalm, keep left at the fork - trail no. 11, walk to the Hotel Alpenbad Hohenhaus (house no. 774). Either pass the Maria-Himmelfahrts chapel to the bus stop in Hintertux "Feuerwehr" or pass the tunnel and walk to the end of the valley with the Hintertux glacier cable car.

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Linienbus 4104
    Bus stops Madseit Alpinhotel Berghaus, Hintertux Feuerwehr or Hintertuxer Gletscherbahn

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