Winter hike in Hochfilzen, © Andreas Langreiter

Winter hike
Hoametzlhütte Hut

Hochfilzen is best known as a mecca for fans of cross-country skiing, but there is plenty of excellent winter hiking in this small resort in the Loferer and Leogang Rocky Mountains. This winter hike up to the Hoametzlhütte hut can be combined with a fun toboggan ride back down into the valley. The other alternative is to walk back down and enjoy the magnificent mountain views.

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Starting point

Hochfilzen

Hike to

Hoametzlhütte hut

Finishing point

Hochfilzen

Mountain chain

Kitzbühel Alps

Length

4.4 km

Total hiking time

1 h 45 min

Features

Circular hike

Difficulty rating

medium

Altitude

1,200m 970m

Elevation uphill 230m
Vertical metres downhill 230m

Fitness level

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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.

Parking

Car park next to the Raiffeisen bank in the centre of the village

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GPS data: Winter hike to the Hoametzlhütte hut (gpx)

Trail description

This hike starts in the centre of Hochfilzen and leads to the Maria Schnee pilgrimage church. Opposite the church take the "Herrengasse" winter hiking trail between cross-country skiing trails towards Warming. After passing through the underpass take the pavement on the left to the "Hörlbauer" and "Glaagut" farmsteads. Then turn off between the two buildings left onto the "Tennweg" trail and continue to the Hoametzlhütte hut. After a drink and a snack in the hut, hikers can either ride back down into the valley on a toboggan or walk back down to the starting point. Those who decide to toboggan down can take the free ski bus from Warming back into the centre of the village. The toboggan run is floodlit every evening until midnight.

Information on place

Hochfilzen

Surrounded by the iconic Loferer Rocky Mountains and the Kitzbühel Alps, the municipality of Hochhfilzen lies in the Pillerseetal Valley near the Grießenpass which connects Tirol and Salzburg.

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