Winter hike Juns - valley footpath direction Madseit - Hintertux

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Tux/Hintertux im Zillertal /
Route length: 4.0 km
Duration: 1:00 h

Leisurely valley hike from Tux via Madseit to Hintertux - with a variety of routes and marvellous views.

Tour information

  • Length: 4.0 km
  • Duration: 1:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:140 hm
  • Elevation downhill:30 hm
Highest point1,490 m

Starting point

Juns Bushaltestelle Junser Gasthäusl

Finishing point

Hintertux fire department

Best time of year

  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
  • May
  • June
  • July
  • August
  • September
  • October
  • November
  • December

Trail condition

Gravel road, forest path

Equipment

Winter sports shoes with good thread sole – BETTER: winter hiking shoes

Clotihing suitable for the weather

Sunscreen

Drinks and food

Source: Zillertal

Description

We cross the "Schaffler" bridge opposite the Junser Gasthäusl (house no. 635), at the building yard of the municipality of Tux and branch off to the right, into the valley in the direction of Hintertux. Here the valley hiking trail (trail no. 10) leads to Madseit (1/2 hour). In Madseit we cross either

- the "Gei(oa)sbrücke" to get to the main road. At the Adler Inn Tyrol Mountain Resort (house no. 690) turn left and walk along the road to the Alpinhotel Berghaus (house no. 711). From there, take trail no. 12 through the forest until just before Hintertux, cross the road and follow the access path to the Bichlalm/Hotel Hohenhaus junction. Turn left into the valley onto trail no. 11 and hike above Hintertux to the valley station of the glacier lift.

or

- walk past the Gei(oa)sbrücke bridge to the Nösslauhof farm (house no. 708). After the residential house short descent and hike on the road to house no. 701. Turn left, after the Alpinhotel Berghaus (house no. 711) we rejoin trail no. 12 in the direction of Hintertux.

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Linienbus 4104
    Bus stops Tux-Junser Gasthäusl or Hintertux Feuerwehr

  • Parking

    Tux-Madseit/Heliport Alpin 5 - parking lot on the left side of the Tuxer Landesstraße L6 just after the bus stop Tuxer Mühle

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