The Antoniuskapelle chapel
The Antoniuskapelle chapel
The Hinterkaiserhof
The Hinterkaiserhof
The Ritzau Alm in the Kaisertal Valley
The Ritzau Alm in the Kaisertal Valley
The Kaisertal Valley in winter
The Kaisertal Valley in winter
Approaching the valley
Approaching the valley

Winter hike through
Kaisertal Valley to Ritzau Alm hut

The path leading into the famous Kaisertal Valley between the Zahmer Kaiser and Wilder Kaiser mountain ranges has a total of 285 steps. They represent the first challenge of what is actually a relatively easy winter hike through a wind-sheltered valley to the Antoniuskapelle, a traditional chapel built in 1711 on a small plateau overlooking the valley floor. Just a short walk from the chapel itself is the Hinterkaiserhof, a guesthouse where visitors can enjoy local food and fine views of the Gamsberg mountain and further into the Kaisertal Valley. The Kaisertal Valley is an absolute must for visitors to Tirol. Television viewers have even voted it the most beautiful spot in the whole of Austria. The adventure then continues on to the culinary highlight of the hike: the Ritzau Alm. The food served here is excellent and includes dishes made using locally sourced beef and pork as well as game hunted in the surrounding mountains. After a hearty meal it is time to return the way you came.

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Starting point  

Kaisertal car park

Hike to

Antoniuskapelle chapel

Finishing point

Kaisertal car park

Mountain chain

Kaiser Mountains

Length

16 km

Total hiking time

4h

Features

  • Circular hike

Difficulty rating

medium

Altitude

1,160m 500m

Elevation uphill 650m
Vertical metres downhill 650m

Fitness level

Technique

Best time of year

Jan
Feb
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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

Pay-and-display car park next to entrance to Kaisertal Valley near Ebbs

Trail description

From the car park, climb the steps into the Kaisertal Valley to reach the hiking path leading along the valley floor. After completing the last of the 285 steps, the trail leads past the Zottenhof and Veitenhof farmsteads as well as the Pfandlkapelle chapel and the Pfandlhof guesthouse until it divides. Take the left-hand fork in the trail and continue all the way to the Antoniuskapelle chapel.

Return along the same route leading past several traditional farmsteads and guesthouses.

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Ihr Ziel: Kaisertal Valley to Ritzau Alm hut (47.593695,12.188438)

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