A beautiful circular hike in the Senders Valley (Sendertal). The hike starts at Kaserl car park in the Senders Valley and leads up to the idyllic Salfeinssee biotope, where you can admire stunning reflections of the mighty Kalkkögel mountain range on nice summer days. The highlight of this circular hike, however, is the way the route passes along the mountain ridge via Grieskogel, Breitschwemmkogel and Angerbergkopf to Schaflegerkogel and Kreuzjoch before heading down the back of the Senders Valley to the Kemater Alm mountain hut (the only refreshment stop along the way). The hike then follows the Sendersweg path back to the starting point in Kaserl. Hikers must be sure-footed and in good physical shape.
Arrival by car: Take the Senderstal forest road (toll road, fee for cars € 3) directly to the Kaserl car park (free of charge) or the Kemater Alm car park (free of charge).
From the Arz Valley to the Viggar Valley including Kreuzspitze summit
Discover the natural tributary valleys off the Wipp Valley in Elbögen.
This hike starts at the Arztaler Alm mountain hut (1,900 m) and takes about 5.4 hours. The route leads past Durrensee lake, up to the highest point of the hike on Kreuzspitze peak (2,746 m), down to the "Blaue Seen" lakes and the Geschriebenen Stein (2,235 m) and then along alpine pastures to the Meissner Haus mountain hut (1,707 m).
The route can also be walked in the other direction.
The Hochfeldern Alm is a mountain hut located at an altitude of 1,750 metres above sea level between the villages of Leutasch and Ehrwald in the Gais Valley. The hut has fresh alpine milk, butter and Graukäse (Tyrolean grey cheese) every day and can be reached by doing an easy hike up through the beautiful Gais Valley. Once you reach the hut, you can relax on the sun terrace and enjoy magnificent views of the Mieming Range and the Karwendel mountains.
Hike past the barrier and along the forest road to the Inzinger Alm mountain hut. From there, continue a little further along the forest road before turning left onto a narrow mountain path that leads uphill and is steep in places. The route leads you up a steep slope into a large basin with a hunting lodge. Another steep slope then takes you to a trail that runs along the river to the Hundstalsee lake. On the far shore of the turquoise mountain lake lies the "Apollontempel" (Temple of Apollo), a place of power made using raw rock from the area. This work of art was created without using any binding agent by the artists Robert Tribus and Hinz Triendl and it took 20 years to build.
After walking north for a few minutes, you pass a small power station and come to the start of the path that runs through the Zimmerberg Gorge. The path leads along the stream for most of the way and comes to a rest area with a table and benches. The route leads over small bridges and up impressive wooden steps that zigzag along the cliff face before later crossing a 30-metre-long steel cable suspension bridge over the Griesbach.
After a few metres, you’ll come to a wide forest road. From there, follow the signs towards Lehen. The route leads gently downhill and then branches off to the right into the forest. The path soon turns into a gravel road and then finally a paved road just before Lehen. Walk past the first houses and continue down into the valley towards the "Sonnensiedlung" district. At the fork in the road above the Sonnensiedlung district, turn right and continue straight on until you reach "Am Sonnenberg" a few minutes later. Once there, take a sharp left to head south and then turn onto the second side road. At the end of the side road, a small path leads back down to the starting point.
The Westfalenhaus is a mountain hut in the Stubai Alps and an ideal starting point for exploring the surrounding mountains.
From Lüsens, follow the road along the Melach river to the wide head of the Lüsens Valley. Continue past the bottom of the transport cable car (used to move goods) and the youth centre and then turn right to follow the trail that leads steeply uphill between groups of trees to the Längentaler Almen alpine farm buildings. Cross the Längentaler Bach stream below the mighty rockfaces of the Lisenser Fernerkogel, the mountain that dominates the Lüsens Valley, and continue up the northern side of the slope to the mountain hut.
Return hike: you can hike back along the Sommerweg trail, which leads across the mountain slopes and over several trenches, before leading back through the forest and mountain pines to the starting point.
This great lake hike takes you to the beautiful Hundstalsee lake with its "Apollontempel" (Temple of Apollo). From Stiglreith car park, either follow the lift track or the road up to the Rosskogelhütte mountain hut and then continue to Krimpenbachsattel, which is a col set at an altitude of 899 metres above sea level. Pass through the gate to the other side of the fence and follow the Schützensteig trail into the Hundstal valley. When you come to a shepherd's stable, the path joins a trail leading up from the Inzinger Alm mountain hut. Follow this trail as it leads left up a steep slope and into a large basin where you'll see a hunting lodge set in a prime location. Another steep slope then takes you up to the Hundstalsee lake. From there, you can either go left or right around the lake to the "Apollontempel" (Temple of Apollo). This is a lovely spot for a break, in a wide bowl between the Peider Spitze and Weissstein peaks.
The story behind this piece of natural stone art: In August 1986, the two artists Heinz Triendl and Robert Tribus started to build a work of art made entirely of natural rock at an altitude of 2,300 metres above sea level in the Rosskogel area near Oberperfuss. The work of art is an ecologically and aesthetically innovative piece that is intended to represent the connection between nature & humans, art & humans and art & nature. The "Apollontempel", as the piece is known, is made entirely of rocks from the area, which were stacked without using any binding agent. (Author Ernst Aigner)
The Larchsteig is a short circular hike on the edge of the village of Obsteig. If you take your time, you can discover lots of interesting information about the larch itself, as well the history of the larch forests, how they are managed and their inhabitants.
The highlights include glacial erratics, which are large boulders from the Ice Age, and a large stone with a circle on it, known as the "Kreisstein", which still remains a mystery.
The duration of the route depends entirely on who is doing it: runners only need 15 minutes, hikers can complete it in 45 minutes, interested hikers may need two hours and anyone who really wants to savour it should allow half a day.
An alpine-urban ridge hike
Hoadl gondola lift directly at the car park takes you quickly and easily up to the sunny Hoadl plateau and the start of this hike. The trail starts to the right of the Hoadl Haus mountain restaurant (at the top of the double chair lift) and first leads downhill along the ski run before turning left at the signpost to follow the trail to Pleisenjöchl at 2,190 m. From there, a gentle ascent continues to the Pleisenkreuz cross at 2,236 m and then onwards to Axam's local mountain, the Axamer Kögele, at an altitude of 2,097 m (walking time approx. 1 ¼ hours). From there, you get wonderful views of the western mountain plateau, the Inn Valley, the city of Innsbruck, the Nordkette mountain range and the Zugspitze.
For the hike back, you can either follow the same route or take one of several other options, for example:
1: Follow the trail downhill towards the valley from Axamer Kögele until you come to the first turnoff - take the trail down towards Pleisen - below the lift station, follow the signs to bypass the Pleisen summit on the eastern side. After walking for about 15 minutes, you will meet the trail that runs between Pleisenjöchl and Pleisen.
2: From Axamer Kögele, it is also possible to hike down the sometimes very steep "Axamer Skiabfahrt" ski run, which takes you down to the village of Axams in about 1½ to 1¾ hours. (approx: 4.2 km)
Start at the tourist information office in Oberperfuss and take the Peter-Anich-Weg trail towards Ranggen. When you get to the edge of the village of Ranggen, turn left and follow the path via the Ried district to Inzingberg. From there continue via the districts of Eben, Hof, Hattingberg, Pollingberg and Flaurlingberg and then past the hamlets of Bärfall, Mooslehen to Rahm. From there, follow the route down to Flaurling. Finally, walk along the edge of the forest to Oberhofen and on to the Höll district in Pfaffenhofen. Difficulty: easy
This hike leads along a mountain plateau, past old farmhouses and beautiful scenery. The route can be cut short at any point by heading back down to the Inn Valley and taking public transport back to the starting point. A very rewarding family hike! Tips and things to see along the way: the Oberperfuss Parish Church with its sundial by Peter Anich, the Peter Anich Museum, Ranggen Parish Church and the most beautiful sacristy in Tyrol, the Ris Castle estate in Flaurling and much more.
This route starts from the car park in Praxmar and immediately turns right to head south up a trail signposted towards the Westfalenhaus. The route later crosses the Schöntal valley above Lüsens and meets trail no. 141 coming up from Lüsens. The wide trail turns to take hikers west into the Längen Valley and reaches the Westfalenhaus mountain hut after about three hours. From there, it is possible to hike back along the winter hiking trail that leads along the valley floor to Lüsens before joining the forest road back to Praxmar.
Rangger Köpfl is a striking mountain located about ten kilometres west of Innsbruck. It is the most significant landmark in this hiking destination and boasts breathtaking panoramic views. Take the Peter-Anich Gondola I from Oberperfuss and float up the mountain in comfort to Stiglreith at 1360 metres above sea level. There you will find the Panoramarestaurant, where you can stop in for a bite to eat. Then take the 8-seater Peter-Anich II Gondola up to Sulzstich at 1560 metres above sea level. Once at the top of the gondola, walk downhill for a few minutes until you reach the idyllic reservoir and then head south along the forest road. Below the reservoir, you'll come to the Sulzstich restaurant with its large sun terrace.
If you would rather start your hike from the car park at Stiglreith (1363 m, fees apply), you can follow the road up to Sulzstich (1560 m), past the picturesque reservoir to the last bend below the Rosskogelhütte mountain hut. From there you can already see the Krimpenbachalm mountain hut (not open to the public) below the mighty Rosskogel mountain. Turn left onto the trail towards the Krimpenbachalm and follow it until you come to the Krimpenbachsattel at 1899 metres above sea level. Then follow the gently climbing forest road with stunning panoramic views up to the summit of Rangger Köpfl (1939 m), where you can enjoy impressive 360° views of the surrounding mountains!
From the summit cross, follow the trail that leads down the ski slope to the Rosskogelhütte mountain hut. This hut with its wonderful sun terrace is a good place to take a break and enjoy a bite to eat.
From the Rosskogelhütte, you can follow the road back down or take the path that leads down the ski slope, past the reservoir lake to the starting point at Stiglreith.
This hike is particularly popular with children. The ideal starting point: the bottom lift station of the Bergbahnen Oberperfuss gondola. From there, you can take the gondola up to an altitude of over 1,500 metres above sea level. Once at the top of the gondola, walk downhill for a few minutes until you reach an idyllic reservoir. If you walk around the reservoir to the south, you'll come to a forest road. Take the road and then turn left to continue down to the junction for Restaurant Sulzstich.
At this point, you'll see the first of the "tree beards", which are upside down spruces with carved faces. At the push of a button, these trees tell authentic stories by students from the primary schools in Oberperfuss. Some of the "tree beards" pose puzzles instead of telling stories. If you can solve the puzzles, you will be rewarded with magic & power stones when you get back to the bottom lift station. You'll also be given a booklet with all of the stories and puzzles to enjoy reading after your walk.
This trail is the ultimate family highlight. Hikers are accompanied by excited children's voices, storytelling and lovely walks from puzzle to puzzle. Along the way, a slide, a rest area and a barefoot trail provide even more variety. After a good one and a half kilometres, the trail comes to Stiglreith where children can play on the slide in front of the panoramic restaurant.
If the gondola is not running, you can drive to the starting point at Stiglreith car park, which is located at an altitude of 1,383 metres above sea level. Fees apply to park in the car park. It can be reached via the panoramic road that branches off to the right from Oberperfuss Berg. From that approach, the hike past the talking tree beards leads from the Stiglreith mountain lift station to the reservoir at Sulzstich and back along the road to the starting point.
Fees apply to park in the car park at Stiglreith. The road to Stiglreith is closed to cars from 1 November until 31 March.
The Sellraintaler Höhenweg is a high altitude trail that leads along the two-thousand-metre contour line from the Zirmbachalm mountain hut, which lies between Haggen and Kühtai, to the Rosskogelhütte mountain hut on Rangger Köpfel mountain in Oberperfuss.
The trail is well-signposted and starts 300 metres east of the Zirmbachalm, initially leading steeply uphill to the terraced pastures on Sonnberg mountain. From there, it continues at a moderate incline high above the Sellrain Valley, passing through the alpine pastures of the Haggen and Peider Sonnberg, traversing the slopes of the Koflerspitze and Weißstein to just below the Rosskogel and then finally continuing from Kögele to the Rosskogelhütte mountain hut. From there, you can take the gondola down to Oberperfuss for a relaxing trip back into the valley. From the Höhenweg trail, it is possible to make a detour up to the summit of Seejoch, Weißstein or Rosskogel.
There are routes back to the valley in various places along the way: via the Sonnbergalm to St. Sigmund, along the Heuriesenweg trail to Gries im Sellrain or via St. Quirin to Sellrain.
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