Trail running Glacier Trail Braunschweiger mountain hut

St. Leonhard im Pitztal /
Route length: 9.5 km
Duration: 2:00 h

Glacier Trail Braunschweiger mountain hut

Tour information

  • Length: 9.5 km
  • Duration: 2:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:180 hm
  • Elevation downhill:1,290 hm
Highest point2,840 m

Starting point

Top station Gletscherexpress

Finishing point

Mittelberg

Best time of year

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Description

From the top station of the Glacier Express, follow the signposts downhill towards the glacier in the direction of the catered mountain hut Braunschweigerhütte. Follow the markings across the glacier. Caution: depending on the conditions, crampons may be advisable! After crossing the glacier, ascend to the Braunschweigerhütte. Once there, initially follow the Jägersteig [hunter’s trail] down into the valley until you reach the “Notweg” [emergency path] then passing the catered mountain hut Gletscherstube back down to the bottom station of the Glacier Express in Mittelberg.  

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Take the bus to the Mittelberg Gletscherbahn stop.

  • Parking

    Parking at the Pitztal Glacier

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