Today's stage could be described as an active recovery day. Just 3.5 hours walking time, less than 1000 meters uphill and hardly any meters downhill. Your thighs will be happy. There is also enough time to take an afternoon nap in the meadow at the Friedrichshafener Hütte, our destination for today, and enjoy the Alpine panorama of the Silvretta.
Medium-difficulty stage on good paths. Sure-footedness, a solid level of fitness and good walking technique are required.
With a walking time of 3.5 hours, stage 5 of the trail is the most relaxed of the nine stages. Nevertheless, you have to cover 850 vertical metres to get to the end of the stage at Friedrichshafener Hütte lodge. The stage starts at the centre of Galtür and runs via Außertschafein up to 1,560 metres above sea level. From there, follow the signposts towards Friedrichshafener Hütte. The Torrent and Avalanche Control Services of Tyrol have taken great care in developing this trail, establishing two stops with information boards about the local vegetation, forestry management and torrent control. At this point, you enter the Verwall mountains, which offer you great panoramic views of the Samnaun mountains at the opposite side of the valley. After passing the ridge of Adamsberg at about 2,330 metres above sea level, the trail takes you back down across the mountainside of the Hohe Köpfe to Friedrichshafener Hütte at 2,138 metres above sea level.
With the railway station in Landeck, the Paznaun is optimally connected to the Austrian train network. From Landeck-Zams station, only a short bus ride separates you from the Paznaun. Every half hour, line bus 260 runs from there through the valley. Bus stop: Galtür Dorfplatz
Buses in the Paznaun valley | Region Paznaun – Ischgl
