Long-distance hike Stage 4 - Karwendel Höhenweg

Innsbruck / Karwendel
Difficulty ratings: difficult
Route length: 9.0 km
Duration: 4:30 h

In the footsteps of the Wild Bunch The fourth stage of the Karwendel Höhenweg leads from the Pfeishütte over the Stempeljoch to the Bettelwurfhütte. This follows a trail laid out by the mountaineering society "Wilde Bande" founded in 1878. During this stage, you cross the dwarf pine and alpine meadows of the Pfeis and are rewarded with breathtaking views of the rugged Karwendel mountains and the Hall valley.

Tour information

  • Requirement: difficult
  • Length: 9.0 km
  • Duration: 4:30 h
  • Elevation uphill:590 hm
  • Elevation downhill:390 hm
Highest point2,218 m

Starting point

Pfeishütte

Finishing point

Bettelwurfhütte
  • Fitness level 6 / 6

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Equipment

Alternative ascent: At the transition from the Stempeljochreise to the Wilde Bande trail, large snowfields often remain well into the summer.  To avoid these snowfields, it is possible to alternatively descend further eastwards from the Stempeljochreise until reaching the so-called Issanger (1626 m). From the signpost, the path then leads northwards up to the Lafatscher Joch.

ankle-high mountain boots, crampons, telescopic poles, sufficient water

Source: Innsbruck region

Description

In the midst of the southern Karwendel lies the cozy Pfeishütte in the "Pfeis". The fourth stage of the Karwendel Höhenweg starts from there, crossing the Stempeljoch and the Lafatscher Joch, and hiking to the Bettelwurfhütte.


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