der Wanderweg

Category: Austria 2019

  • Zillertal Alps

    Zillertal Alps

    We trekked hut-to-hut through Austria’s Zillertal Alps near the Italian border, spending a couple of nights in the hamlet of Ginzling before three days on the Berliner Höhenweg (Berlin high trail).

  • Silvretta Alps

    Silvretta Alps

    Allan and I trekked hut-to-hut through Austria’s Silvretta Alps near the Italian border, beginning in the town of Gaschurn in the state of Vorarlberg and finishing at the Jamtalhütte in Tirol.

  • Breitlahner

    Breitlahner

    A pleasant stroll from the Berliner Hütte down to Breitlahner, where our hiking ends. From here we travel back to Jenbach where we part ways.

  • Schönbichler Horn

    Schönbichler Horn

    Our highest crossing on this trip: the 3,134m (10,282 ft) Schönbichler Horn. This section of the Berliner Höhenweg starts at the Furtschaglhaus and ends at the Berliner Hütte, the Grand Dame of the Zillertal huts.

  • Furtschaglhaus

    Furtschaglhaus

    A short but steep hike from the Schlegeis Stausee to the Furtschaglhaus hut.

  • Pfitscherjoch

    Pfitscherjoch

    An easier hike today over the Zillertal Alps into Italy to have lunch and then back to Austria for dinner.

  • From the Silvretta to the Zillertal

    From the Silvretta to the Zillertal

    120 miles on trains and buses from the Jamtalhütte to the Hotel Gasthaus Schwarzenstein in Ginzling.

  • Getschnerscharte

    Getschnerscharte

    A long day of hiking the Edmund Lorenz Weg (trail) from the Wiesbadener Hütte over our highest crossing in the Silvretta Alps, the 2,839m Getschnerscharte (notch), to the Jamtalhütte. We will also cross over the 2,652m Radsattel (saddle) on the border between the Austrian states of Vorarlberg and Tirol.

  • Litznersattel

    Litznersattel

    Today’s route involved hiking up steep snowfields, outstanding views of big peaks and glaciers, and lush alpine valleys from the Saarbrücker Hütte up to the Litznersattel, down to the Silvretta Reservoir, and up to the Wiesbadener Hütte.

  • Hochmadererjoch

    Hochmadererjoch

    Today we hiked from the Tübinger Hütte, up and over the Hochmadererjoch saddle, down into the Kromertal valley, and up the Kromertal to the Saarbrücker Hütte.

  • Erich Endriss Weg

    Erich Endriss Weg

    The Erich Endriss Weg is a ridge-top trail from Gaschurn to the Tübinger Hütte with stunning views into deep valleys and tall peaks in the Silvretta Alps of Austria.

  • Travel to Austria

    Travel to Austria

    A 20-hour journey from Los Angeles to Gaschurn, Austria on planes, trains, and buses.