Karwendel tour

Difficulty ratings: difficult
Route length: 44.2 km
Duration: 24:00 h

Challenging 3-day tour in the Karwendel mountains with 3 summit climbs, 45 km, approx. 4,000 metres of elevation gain and two overnight stays in mountain huts. Highlights: Rappenspitze, Sonnjoch, Lamsenspitze.

Tour information

  • Requirement: difficult
  • Length: 44.2 km
  • Duration: 4 days
  • Elevation uphill:3,955 hm
  • Elevation downhill:3,960 hm
Highest point2,457 m

Starting point

Pertisau, valley station of the Karwendel cable car

Finishing point

Pertisau, valley station of the Karwendel cable car
  • Fitness level 6 / 6
  • Technique 6 / 6

Features

  • Multi-day hike

Best time of year

  • January
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Trail condition

hiking trail (partially secured with iron steps and a steel rope, exposed areas), hiking path, forest road, asphalt

Equipment

Sturdy boots (ankle-high hiking boots), weather appropriate clothing, enough to drink and eat. Telescopic hiking poles and a first aid kit are recommended. Hut sleeping bag. The tour requires sure-footedness and a head for heights.

Description

This challenging three-day hike takes you on a rewarding journey through the Karwendel mountains, connecting three iconic peaks: Rappenspitze (2,233m), Sonnjoch (2,457m), and Lamsenspitze (2,508m). Starting and ending in Pertisau, the route covers around 50 kilometres with an elevation gain of 4,000 metres over three days. You will follow scenic ridges and alpine passes, with two overnight stays at rustic mountain huts and inns along the way.

Stage 1: From the top station of the Karwendel cable car (Zwölferkopf), follow the trail via the Bärenbadalm (refreshments available), Weißenbachsattel, Blasermahdlegg and Ochsenkopf to the Nauderer Kar, and continue to the Rappenspitze (2,233m). Descent via the Dristlalm to the Gramai Alm (1,267m, overnight stay).

Access to Stage 1 is also possible from the valley station of the Karwendel cable car via the Rodlhütte to the top station.

Stage 2: From the Gramai Alm via the Gramai Hochleger to the Sonnjoch (2,457m). Return to the Gramai Hochleger (refreshments available), continue over the Gramaisattel, the Gramaijoch and the Hahnkampl (2,082m) to the Lamsenjochhütte (1,953m, overnight stay).

Stage 3: From the Lamsenjochhütte, climb via the Lamsenscharte to the Lamsenspitze (2,508m), then descend to the Gramai Alm and continue via the Falzthurnalm back to Pertisau.

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Take the regional bus (line 8332 or 390) to the Karwendel cable car and get off at the stop "Pertisau Karwendellift".  

  • Parking

    Car park of the Karwendel cable car no. 1 or 2 (subject to charge)

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