The Tillfussalm in the Gaistal Valley, © Tillfussalm

Alpine Walk
Tillfussalm

Local poet Ludwig Ganghofer once praised the beauty of these landscapes and excellent hunting grounds around the Tillfussalm with poetic prose. He wrote one of his most famous works, "Das Schweigen im Walde" ("The Silence of the Forest") in the Gaistal Valley. Even today, the high country around Tillfussalm is a popular meeting place for nature enthusiasts. Hikers and walkers enjoy the romantic Ganghoferweg Trail leading through beautiful Gaistal, especially the sight of peacefully grazing cows, who benefit from these excellent pastures and shady forests. If you are lucky, you may even catch a glimpse of one of the prime stag that are known to roam this region.

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Starting point

Leutasch, car park next to Salzbach, entrance to the Gaistal Valley

Hike to

Tillfussalm

Finishing point

Leutasch, car park next to Salzbach, entrance to the Gaistal Valley

Mountain chain

Wetterstein Mountains

Length

10.2 km

Total hiking time

2 h 30 min

Features

Wheelchair-accessible Hiking Route
Circular hike

Difficulty rating

easy (hiking trails)

Altitude

1,390m

Elevation uphill 335m
Vertical metres downhill 335m

Fitness level

Technique

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* These are approximate values and recommendations. Please take your personal fitness level, technical ability and the current weather conditions into account. Tirol Werbung cannot guarantee that the information provided is correct and accepts no liability.

Public transport

Accessible using public transport

Bus route 430, get off at stop Leutasch Gaistal/Salzbach

Parking

Leutasch. Parking available next to the Salzbach river, at the entrance to the Gaistal Valley

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GPS data: Tillfussalm (gpx)

Trail description

The hike starts in Leutasch at the pay-and-display car park next to the Salzbach river, at the entrance to the Gaistal Valley. A steep trail leads initially 150 vertical metres uphill from here, followed by an almost flat section (102 vertical metres) to the Tillfussalm hut.

Simply turn around and follow the same route back for your return journey.

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Leutasch

For many wintersports enthusiasts, the village of Leutasch is a byword for cross-country skiing. The excellent conditions in the Leutaschtal Valley at the foot of the Wetterstein Mountains are famous…

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