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CROSSING THE ALPS

Next departures:
26 June
Duration:

8 Days

Description

From Werdenfelser region in Germany reaching Vipiteno, the northest Italian town: coming from the north you’ll be amazed by the panboramic view over Garmish Partenkirchen mountain, the first one you will cross. 
You will first take the Eckbauer lift and start hiking heading to Mittenwald; you afterwards leave Bavaria behind reaching Tirol region, Inn valley, Stubai and Vipiteno in South Tyrol.  

Tour programme

Day 1:

FROM WERDENFELSER TO MITTENWALD - JUNE 26TH

Meeting with your guide in the morning. From Garmish Partenkirchen you will take the cable car reaching Eckbauer (1.250 m). Passing Elmau Castle, you will reach Lauter lake and then  Mittenwald. Check in at your hotel, dinner and overnight. 

  • Lenght: about 14 km , 4:30 hrs 
  • Elevation + : about 300 m  
  • Elevation -: about 550 m  

Day 2:

KARWENDEL NATURAL PARK - JUNE 27TH

Hotel breakfast and check out. Transfer in the Gleirsch valley near Scharnitz. After passing Kristen hut, we will hike heading to Solstein mountain hut, in the south-western part of the Karwendel mountains.  Break at the mountain hut, admiring the underlying Inn valley. Continuation to Hochzirl and transfer to our next  hotel.  Check in, dinner and overnigt  
  • Lenght: about 11 km , 5:00 hrs
  • Elevation + : about 750 m 
  • Elevation -: about 550 m

Day 3:

STUBAITAL - JUNE 28TH

Hotel breakfast and departure to the majestic Kalkkögel, walking through quiet places overlooking and above Axamer Lizum and reaching Stubai Valley, in german known as “Stubaital”. Check in at your hotel, dinner and overnight.  
  • Lenght: about 12 km , 6:00 hrs
  • Elevation + : about 500 m
  • Elevation -: about 1.150 m 

Day 4:

PASSING THROUGH MARIA WALDRAST TO GSCHNITZTAL - JUNE 29TH

Hotel breakfast and check out.  We will first take the Serles lift into the Stubai Alps. We will pass Waldraster Jöchl reaching  then the Maria Waldrast lodge (1.641 m), which is also a convent located at the foot of Serles Mountain, still nowadays welcoming pilgrims.  After blaser mountain hut we will arrive in Trins in the Gschnitztal valley. Check in at your hotel, dinner and overnight.   
  • Lenght: about 13 km , 7:00 hrs
  • Elevation + : about 750 m 
  • Elevation -: about 1.150 m 

Day 5:

OBERNBERG VALLEY - JUNE 30TH

Hotel breakfast and check out. From one valley to another: walking along the crest of the mountain throght Egger pass we will enjoy a beautiful view over the Brenner mountain, Tribulan and Olperer. From here, we will walk down to Obernberg valley and reach our hotel. Dinner and overnight 
  • Lenght: about 15 km , 6:00 hrs
  • Elevation + : about 950 m 
  • Elevation -: about 800 m 

Day 6:

ON THE SMUGLER TRACKS HEADING TO ALTO ADIGE (SOUTH TYROL) - JULY 1ST

Hotel breakfast and check out.  With the mountains surrounding us, we will first be reflect into Obernberg lake. Like in the past, we will then head to the Austrian – Italian border, walking on the smuglers’tracks reacing Flerers valley in Italy. ***hotel check in, dinner and overnight.  
  • lenght: about 13 km , 5:50 hrs
  • Elevation + : about 750 m 
  • Elevation -: about 1000 m 

Day 7:

FROM FLERES VALLEY TO VIPITENO (STERZING) - JULY 2ND

Hotel breakfast. Take the Ladurno cable car with the view over Tribulaun massif. We will reach the “Dolomieu path”, dedicated to the French geologist Deodat de Dolomieu who, during his studies in these valleys in the end of the 18th century, discovered the dolomit rock.  We will hike to the upper station of Rosskopf lift and we will take this lift going down to Vipiteno (in german: Sterzing). Hotel check in, dinner and overnight.  
  • Lenght: about 8 km , 3:30 hrs
  • Elevation + : about 450 m 
  • Elevation -: about 350 m 

Day 8:

GOOD BYE - JULY 3RD

After breakfast, check out and transfer back to Garmisch Partenkirchen. 

 

THE PRICE INCLUDES:

  • 7 nights in ***/**** in double room, HB  
  • Luggage transfer from one hotel to the other  
  • Transfers and lift tickets as mentioned in the programme  
  • Transfer back to Garmisch Partenkirchen  
  • Official mountain guide  

THE PRICE DOES NOT INCLUDE

  • Lunches and beverages  
  • Insurance  
  • City tax  
  • Tips, extra and other if not mentioned at “included”  

IMPORTANT REMARKS

MIN. 8 PEOPLE - MAX. 15 PEOPLE WITH MAX 3 SINGLE ROOMS 

THE PROGRAMME MAY VARY ACCORDING TO THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AND FORECAST

WHAT TO BRING

  • Backpack 
  • Water bottle
  • Hiking shoes 
  • Hiking clother, also for rain 

CANCELLATION POLICY

A full refund is due until April 22nd.
From April 23rd on, 100% will be charged. 

CROSSING THE ALPS

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1.779 €