Difficulty:medium
Length:6.0 kmDuration:2:30 hElevation uphill:460 m
More beautiful than any Hollywood movie in the cinema: at the Knotten-Kino near the Aifner Alm, you can sit for hours and watch the wild peaks of the Kaunertal. However, you shouldn't forget that the path over to the Falkauns Alm is much more than just boring credits.
An enjoyable high-altitude hike with a Tyrolean seal of approval on the sunny balcony of the front Kaunertal valley, which connects two cozy alpine pastures with only a few metres of ascent. Right at the start at the Aifneralm, you should definitely plan a short detour to the Knotten Kino, a truly special viewpoint. The trail can be followed in both directions. Most of the time, the beautiful rocky peaks of the Kaunergrat ridge catch the eye. The tour can be done every Thursday with a hiking bus transfer to the Falkaunsalm and pick-up from the Aifner Alm.
The panoramic trail begins at the pasture area of the Aifneralm, then leads through a beautiful mountain forest and crosses the species-rich avalanche tracks below the Aifner peaks. After about an hour, you reach the ascent at the ‘Wetterkreuzbichl’, where you come across an old larch tree characterised by harsh weather and lightning strikes. Here you have to overcome a few metres in altitude, whereby the consistently good path now leads through more rugged terrain. At an altitude of 2,220 metres, you reach the Schlafbödele. With impressive views of the Kaunertal and the Gepatschferner to the south, you now hike downhill. At a beautifully situated bench with a shrine, you are already halfway down the trail. Past alpine roses, cranberries and a small, tapped spring, the path continues into the sparse larch forest above the Falkaunsalm. Shortly afterwards, you reach the mountain
