Wonderful mountain tour from Trins via the Trunaalm and the Trunajoch to the Rötenspitze.
From the picturesquely situated village of Trins, the trail leads up through spruce forests to the Trunahütte. Beautifully situated in a wide valley basin and surrounded by numerous well-tended mountain meadows, it towers high above the Gschnitztal valley, opposite Kirchdachl and Ilmspitze. Continue along a beautifully laid out, gently ascending alpine path deeper into the valley basin to the Trunaalm - along colourful larch forests, quaint, old alpine huts and impressive views, this is a real treat. It is now not far to the Trunajöchl, the crossing to Obernberg. Here again, the next fantastic panorama awaits, from the peaks of the Zillertal main ridge over the still Lichtsee lake to the striking Tribulaun massif. It is also the Tribulaun massif that is permanently in the hiker's field of vision during the last ascent over the ridge to the summit and that casts a spell over him. This last section of the tour flies by and before you know it, you are standing on the fantastic panorama mountain, where you can recover from the efforts of the ascent in the magic of the surroundings.
ROUTE DESCRIPTION
From the car park next to the Liftstüberl, first follow the asphalt road along the stream into the valley. After a good 200m, a steep road turns off to the left, leading fairly straight up through the meadows around the lift. After crossing a small section of forest, the road flattens out again and leads past the small plateau into the valley until it finally turns into a forest path at the beginning of the forest. If you are on your bike, you can follow this path. Hikers, on the other hand, also have the option of ascending via the trail with the number 125. This trail turns off immediately at the first bend in the forest road and then heads up past the Truna waterfalls through the spruce forest. Shortly before the beginning of the mountain meadows, the forest path and the trail reunite and lead together past the Truna hut back to the Trunaalm. The Trunaalm, located at the very back of the Truna valley basin, is an ideal place to park the bike - the forest path becomes more and more of a cart track and somewhat rougher from here on. From here it is a good 200 metres in altitude to the Trunajoch, which are quickly covered. At the Jöchl, you meet the high trail coming from the Bergeralm (part of the Gschnitztaler Hüttentour) with the No. 94, which continues to the Gstreinjöchl in the rearmost Obernbergtal. We follow this for a while along the ridge in a westerly direction until we reach a signpost. Here the high trail turns downwards, but we stay on the ridge and follow the trail with the No. 41 for the last 300 metres up to the Rötenspitze.
TIP OF THE AUTHOR
The path up to the Trunaalm can also be completed by bike via the forest path - a worthwhile alternative, especially for the descent.
Take the train to Steinach am Brenner. From there take the regional bus to Trins-Gemeindeamt. Information on the timetable at www.vvt.at. From the bus stop, take the municipal road down to the bottom of the valley and the stream, which you then follow into the valley. After about 800m you reach the parking lot at the Liftstüberl, the starting point of the tour.
Car park Liftstüberl
