Mountain hikes Tux-Lanersbach - Finkenberg via Lachtalscharte

Tux / Zillertal Alps
Difficulty ratings: difficult
Route length: 18.7 km
Duration: 8:30 h

Challenging high-altitude hike over the Kreuzjoch and the Lachtalscharte to the Gamshütte - with magnificent views and an alpine finale in Finkenberg!

Tour information

  • Requirement: difficult
  • Length: 18.7 km
  • Duration: 8:30 h
  • Elevation uphill:1,260 hm
  • Elevation downhill:1,650 hm
Highest point2,181 m

Starting point

Tux-Lanersbach Hinterangerbrücke

Finishing point

Finkenberg Dornau

Best time of year

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Trail condition

Mountain path, mountain trail, gravel path

Lachtalscharte to Gamshütte: a head for heights and surefootedness required!

Equipment

Correct footwear (sole with a tread, firm hiking shoes)

Clothing (quickly drying, protection against wind, rain and cold)

Sunscreen – ATTENTION: strong sunlight in the mountains! Sunglasses, head protection, sunscreen with a high sun protection factor

First aid kit (gauze bandage, plaster)

Charged mobile phone

Drinks and food (drink plenty of fluid on hikes – but avoid alcohol!)

Source: Zillertal Tourismus GmbH

Description

From Tux-Lanersbach on the gravel road (path 28) to the Höllensteinhütte. Ascent to the "Am Flach" (Tettensjoch/Kreuzjoch), from there turn right to the Elsalm and then on the AV trail 534 steeply ascending to the Lachtalscharte. Now crossing partly very steep slopes to the Gamshütte. Direct descent on the AV trail 534 to the Brunnhaus district in Finkenberg. Return by public bus.


 

Nearby huts and mountain restaurants

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Linienbus 4104

    Bus stops Tux-Lanersbach Hinteranger and Finkenberg Teufelsbrücke

  • Parking

    Bus/train

    from Jenbach with the Zillertalbahn railway to Mayrhofen station
    from Mayrhofen railway station, take the 4104 bus to Tux-Lanersbach

    CAR

    Zillertal: B 169 from Strass/Brettfalltunnel to Mayrhofen - junction Ginzling/Hintertux
    Tuxertal: turn right at the crossroads and stay on the L 6 Tuxer Landesstraße to Tux-Lanersbach


    Day parking lot Tux-Center in Tux-Lanersbach or day parking lot Finkenberg Teufelsbrücke

Weather

Today

clear sky
7°C/0°C
65%1.3l5 km/h

Sun

light snowfall
1°C/-2°C
75%3.1l5 km/h

Mon

cloudy
3°C/-3°C
15%0l5 km/h
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