Day 1: Arrival to Garmisch-Partenkirchen and first hike

Individual arrival to Garmisch-Partenkirchen,
earliest arrival on 13. June 2020, last Arrival on 20. September 2020,
Hand in luggage by noon to the Dorint-Hotel in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, until noon, then travel on the cable care to an altitude of 1,250 m to the Eckbauer, hike to Elmau Castle and on to the Lautersee. The trail rises once again just before Mittenwald to the mountain guest house Ederkanzel, before heading down to the entrance to the Leutascher Geisterklamm. If you feel like it, you can take a tour of the impressive ravine (additional 3½ km, admission free). By public bus to the hotel in Leutssach,
ca. 15 km, 5½ hours, 550 m ascent, 700 m descent.

Day 2: Seefeld Olympic Region and Innsbruck, capital of the Alps

Today’s hike leads through Leutascher Valley and across the Katzenkopf to Seefeld Olympic Region. After passing through the town, the hike continues by train down to Innsbruck. Once you arrive, there is enough time to explore the busy city, especially the Old Town with its world-famous Goldenen Dachl, or Golden Roof.
Return by public bus to the hotel, in the mountains to the west of Innsbruck.
ca. 10 km, 3,5 hours, 400 m ascent, 300 m descent.

Day 3: Hike to the Stubai Valley

From the hotel the hiking trail leads past the Kalkkögeln, a mountain formation that is similar to the Dolomites, then across the Halsl and down through the Stubai Valley to the accommodation in Telfes/Fulpmes.
ca. 11 km, 5½ hours, 550 m ascent, 1050 m descent.

Day 4: Hike from the Stubai Valley to the Gschnitz Valley

The first ascent is conquered in the morning with the help of the Serles cable car; the summit station is at an altitude of 1,560 m. From there the hike leads to Maria Waldrast monastery, with a constant of the majestic Serles, 2,718 m high. From the pilgrimage site back down to the Blaserhütte at 2,176 m, a great place to get some sustenance after all the climbing, and a well-deserved break before descending down into the Gschnitz Valley and to the hotel in Triens.
ca. 14½ km, 5 hours, 350 m ascent, 700 m descent.

Day 5: Hike from the Gschnitz Valley to the idyllic Obernberg Valley

This morning, sadly, no cable car will take us up the first ascent. That means that we start climbing immediately, past the Trunaalm, to the Eggerjoch.
The subsequent descent first leads to the Lichtsee, a cold, crystal-clear mountain lake.
On the further descent into the Obernberg Valley there is a great view of the nearby Brenner Mountains, the distinctive Tribulaunen and the Olperer, before reaching the valley floor and the accommodation.
ca. 17 km, 8 hours, 1050 m ascent, 900 m descent.

Day 6: On smugglers’ trails to South Tyrol

Uphill from the accommodation through the Obernberg Valley to the beautifully located Obernberger Lake.
Continue uphill on old smugglers’ trails to the Sandjoch, at this point crossing the border from Austria to Italy.
From the Sandjoch the hike now descends and arrives in the Pflersch Valley.
ca. 15½ km, 7 hours, 800 m ascent, 1100 m descent.

Day 7: Hike to the Riednaun Valley

After breakfast a short transfer to the gates of Sterzing (Vipiteno).
On today’s hike you can choose between a stroll through Sterzing, with the tranquil atmosphere of an historical Old Town and pretty shops, or a panoramic hike on a ridgeway in the Riednaun Valley.
To do so, take the cable car up to the Rosskopf (Monte Cavallo), and then with beautiful views of Sterzing and the Riednaun Valley, where the hike across the Alps finally ends.
ca. 14 km, 5 hours, 400 m ascent, 800 m descent.

Day 8: Return to Garmisch-Partenkirchen

After breakfast, collection from the hotel and return to Garmisch-Partenkirchen, departure ca. 9 a.m., arrival in Garmisch ca. 12 p.m., however the arrival could be much later, depending on traffic!