Hut hike Pertisau - Pletzachalm - Gern Alm - Pertisau

Difficulty ratings: easy
Route length: 10.7 km
Duration: 3:30 h

Starting in Pertisau, this walk leads through the gentle Gerntal Valley in the Karwendel Nature Park – via the Pletzachalm to the Gern Alm at the end of the valley, out and back.

Tour information

  • Requirement: easy
  • Length: 10.7 km
  • Duration: 3:30 h
  • Elevation uphill:195 hm
  • Elevation downhill:195 hm
Highest point1,172 m

Starting point

Pertisau, toll booth at the entrance to the Karwendel valleys

Finishing point

Pertisau, toll booth at the entrance to the Karwendel valleys
  • Fitness level 2 / 6
  • Technique 1 / 6

Features

  • Suitable for families

Best time of year

  • January
  • February
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  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December

Trail condition

forest road, forest path

Equipment

Sturdy boots (ankle-high hiking boots), weather appropriate clothing. Telescopic hiking poles are recommended.
Source: Achensee Tourismus

Description

From the toll booth at the entrance to the Karwendel valleys (952 metres) turn right and walk along the Seebergsteig trail. Follow the signpost to the Pletzachalm mountain hut (1,040 metres, time ca. 1 hour). In continue to the Gern Alm mountain hut (1,172 metres), turn right before the Pletzachalm and follow the scenic trail through the forest. The return is via the same route.

Nearby huts and mountain restaurants

  • Alpengasthaus Pletzachalm

    Opening hours:Open today
    Place: Pertisau am Achensee
    : Restaurant, Alpine pasture / hut / mountain restaurant
  • Alpengasthof Gern Alm

    Opening hours:Open today
    Place: Pertisau am Achensee
    : Restaurant, Alpine pasture / hut / mountain restaurant : vegetarian

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Take the regional bus (line 8332 or 390) to Pertisau and get off at the "Pertisau Karwendeltäler" stop.

  • Parking

    Car park Karwendeltäler in Pertisau (paid parking)

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