Trail running Trail Run Loop via Nördlinger Hütte & Eppzirler Alm to Seefeld

Challenging trail running loop from Seefeld via the Nördlinger Hütte (2,238 m) and Eppzirler Alm (1,459 m), offering panoramic views of the Karwendel mountains and the Seefeld Plateau.

Description

Attention: Due to work on the via ferrata, the hiking trail from Reither Kar to the Härmekopf Mountain Station is currently closed.
Detour: The closed section can be bypassed. The detour leads through Reither Kar, continues over Reither Joch, and then along the Kuntersteig (on the southwest side of Härmekopf) to the Härmekopf Mountain Station.

This highly challenging trail run requires alpine experience and surefootedness. It starts at Seefeld train station.

The route first leads through the village, past the Wildsee, and towards Auland, where the road is passed underneath. From there, a hiking trail climbs up to the Reitherjochalm. The path then continues partly along the ski slope and partly on trails to the top station of the Härmelekopfbahn.

From here, trails lead to the Nördlinger Hütte (note: do not take the route over the Reither Spitze). A very steep descent follows to the Ursprungssattel before the trail continues towards the Eppzirler Alm. However, the route does not lead directly to the hut, as it runs above the forest road out of the valley. A stop at the Alm is possible.

The trail then follows the forest road down to Gießenbach, where it joins the Hirnweg leading back to Seefeld. Alternatively, the train can be taken from Gießenbach for the return journey.

(Attention: Construction work at the Nördlinger Hütte – Due to extensive renovation work, the Nördlinger Hütte will be closed and unstaffed from September 2026 until the start of the 2028 season (no overnight accommodation or food service; last overnight stay on 16 August 2026, day service until 30 August 2026). During this period, a small replacement kiosk is planned, subject to availability.)