Hike in Wonderful Wipptal

6 days, 9 days

Duration

Half board

Board

Experienced, Medium

Physicality

August, July, June, September

Month

Hike from Hut to Hut in Wonderful Wipptal. Mighty mountains, lush meadows and cosy huts. This hike takes walkers all the way around the mountaineering village Gschnitztal Valley, a side valley of the Wipptal Valley, and demands good fitness, a head for hights and sure footing.

All in all it takes 6 or 9 days to complete and starts in Steinach am Brenner at the bottom station of the Bergeralm Bergbahn. From there you can either take the lift to the top (Noesslachjoch) or only to the Middle Station (Bergeralm) and start the tour.

This long distance hike takes you through the Stubai Alps to the impressive Tribulaun Massif, along sections of the Stubaier High Trail up onto the Padasterjoch ridge and to the foot of the mighty Blaser mountain. You stay in huts overnight. From each hut there is the option to descend down into the valley in case the weather is getting bad or you don’t feel comfortable.

LOCATION

Steinach, Wipptal

WHEN

Flexible

INCLUDED

Five nights	Half board*
1 night in 3 star hotel	4 nights in shared rooms
Maps and gpx-files	Guide Hotline
Return train pas between Innsbruck and Wipptal
Welcome briefing

NOT INCLUDED

Insurance

Lunch

Ticket to Bergalm Mountain Station

*This tour is based on a minimum of two participants. Only services mentioned above are included in the price. Single travellers should expect to pay an extra fee for single rooms in hotels. Luggage transfer is only available for two or more participants. **Luggage transfer is only available for two or more participants at an additional fee of €150 (please note that only one participant should book this option, as the price covers up to four adults).

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How to get there

Arrival by public transport: with the S-Bahn (S4) from Innsbruck or Brenner to Steinach a. Br. (10 min walk from the station to the Bergeralm valley station).

Additional information

Ticket Type	Adult, Child (under 13 years)

Day 1: Arrival

***Hotel in Steinach/Trins, including half board

Day 2

Tribulaunhütte: From the Truna Hut continue on path nr. 125 to the Truna ridge, which is the border to the Obernberg Valley in the south. From there you hike westwards on the rigde and continue on path nr. 94 and later on nr. 38 (also Tiroler Höhenweg) to the Gstrein Jöchl (ridge). This will be the highest point and from the ridge you cross back to the Gschnitztal Valley and descend the last part to the Triublaun Hut.

Duration: 5-6 hours
Vertical gain: 800 m+ up, 925 m-

Day 3

Bremer Hütte: Ascent from the Tribulaunhütte in the direction of Sandesjöchl (ridge) and northwards of the Weißwand on the Jubiläumssteig to the Bremer Hütte (2,411 m) – paths no. 63 and then 130 Jubiläumssteig path.

Duration: 6-7 hours
Vertical gain: 1.115 m+, 770 m- down

Day 4

Innsbrucker Hütte: From the Bremer Hütte proceed downhill to the Simmingsee (lake) and continue on the Stubaier Höhenweg (nr. 124, high mountain trail), in part uphill and downhill over steep meadows and stony landscape to the Pramarnspitze and further to the Innsbrucker Hütte (2,370 m).

Duration: 6-7 hours
Vertical gain: 950 m+, 900 m-

Day 5

Padasterjochhaus: From the Innsbrucker Hütte on path no. 123 downwards into the Pinnis Valley (Stubaital) and between the Karalm and Pinnisalm huts right on the Jubiläumssteig path upwards towards the Kirchdachspitze (2,840) on the Silbersattel and downwards to the Padasterjochhaus.

Duration: 7-8 hours
Vertical gain: 1.175 m+, 1.315 m-

Day 6

Back to the valley, no overnight stay (individual): 2 hours, 1000 HM down (alternativ way to Blaserhütte and back into the valley: 8 hours, 800 HM up, 1.800 HM down).

Tour Reviews

5.00 based on 1 review

Henry Lawson

31 October 2022

This was a wonderful hike. What a scenery! Wipptal is such a spectacular landscape. As a hiker with moderate experience, this tour suited my level perfectly. The tour was very well organised, the huts were very comfortable and served great, solid food – just what we needed after a long day of hiking these beautiful trails.