Hiking Kitzbühel - Three Peaks

Day 2: Kitzbühel – Aurach – Jochberg

(ascent approx. 540 m, descent approx. 380 m/approx. 4-5 hours - variant Hahnenkamm: ascent approx. 680 m, descent approx. 1.110 m / approx. 5-6 hours)

Starting from Kitzbühel, you walk comfortably below the Kitzbüheler Südberge. You will pass small villages and rustic farms with wonderful floral decorations. The village character of Aurach in Tyrol, the various hamlets and settlements and the wonderful location at the foot of the Kitzbüheler Südberge make Aurach special. It is not for nothing that the great Kitzbüheler artist and painter Alfons Walde has chosen the church and the small village square of Aurach as motifs again and again, thus helping them to achieve worldwide fame. Overnight stay in Jochberg.

Day 3: Jochberg – Gauxjoch – Hartkaserhöhe – Mittersill

(ascent approx. 820 m, descent approx. 800 m/approx. 5-6 hours or ascent approx. 820 m, descent approx. 250 m/approx. 4-5 hours)

A shuttle will take you to the starting point of your trip. Passing through lush alpine pastures below the valley heights, you will continue to hike up into the beautiful mountains. Enjoy the tranquility and the flora and fauna. Via the Gauxjoch you reach the Trattenbachalm and the Hartkaserhöhe. Along the hilltop runs the border between the two provinces of Tyrol and Salzburg. If you want to avoid the descent from the Resterhöhe, you can use the Panoramabahn Kitzbühler Alpen II to shorten some altitude meters (not included in the price). A bus will take you to Mittersill.

Day 4: Mittersill – Tauernhaus - Venedigerblick - Matrei/Matreier Tauernhaus

(Innergschlöß: ascent approx. 650 m, descent approx. 650 m / approx. 4-5 hours Alternative: Hintersee – St. Pöltener Hütte – Tauernhaus; ascent approx. 1.240 m, descent approx. 1.040 m / approx. 6-7 hours)

In the morning transfer from Mittersill to the Matreier Tauernhaus. If you like, you can also walk from lake Hintersee over the Felbertauern and the St. Pöltener Hütte to the Matreier Tauernhaus. At first, the trail climbs steadily through meadows and larch forests to the Venedigerblick. At the highest point you have a wonderful view of the glacier world of the Großvenediger. Over a well signposted hiking trail, the Großvenediger and the surrounding mountains always in view, you hike in the direction of Innergschlöss and over the beautiful alpine pastures back to the Matreier Tauernhaus. From there you can get to Matrei by public transport.

Day 5: Matrei/Matreier Tauernhaus – Mariahilf – Gsieser Törl – Gsiesertal

(ascent approx. 780 m, descent approx. 740 m / approx. 4.5 – 5.5 hours)

After a bus ride to Mariahilf you start today‘s hiking day. Over shady forest paths you go higher and higher up to the first alpine pastures and the Gsieser Törl around which many old smuggler stories rank. It was a smuggler route between Italy and Austria, especially in the 1920s and 1930s. The view sweeps over the valley to the Pragser Dolomites. On your way to the contemplative Gsiesertal, one hut joins the next: Oberberg-, Kradorferalm or Messnerhütte to name just a few. Almost everywhere the local food is amazing. The many traditional dishes are simply too tempting to resist: bacon dumplings on cabbage, cheese dumplings, Kaiserschmarrn, apple strudel.

Day 6: Gsiesertal – Frondeign – Wahlen – Toblach

(ascent approx. 470 m, descent approx. 440 m / approx. 3-4 hours or ascent approx. 850 m, descent approx. 810 m / approx. 5-6 hours)

The tour leads further and further south and the Dolomites are only a stone‘s throw away. From the Gsiesertal valley, the trail climbs steadily and comfortably to the crossing of Frondeign. The hike is mostly in the shady forest. If you prefer, you can take the more athletic option towards the „Schuieralm“. The path winds its way down to Wahlen. The valley widens and offers a view of the Neunerkofel, Haunold, Dürrenstein and the Höhlenstein valley.

Day 7: Toblach – Drei Zinnen (Three Peaks) – Toblach

(ascent approx. 350 m, descent approx. 350 m / approx. 3 - 4 hours or ascent approx. 1.025 m, descent approx. 125 m / approx. 4.5 - 5.5 hours)

You get to the Auronzo Hut by public transport (ticket not included). Along the south side of the Three Peaks you first hike towards Lavaredo Hut and then up to the Paternsattel; at 2.454m above sea level, you can enjoy a magnificent view of the 500m high north faces of the Three Peaks. Here the beautiful northern part of the hike begins with the typical image of the Three Peaks. Along a hiking trail you then join the Lange Alm and past the west side back you get to the starting point. If you want to have a more sporty day you can take the bus to the Three Peaks View and from there climb up to the Lange Alm, go round the Three Peaks and take the bus back from the Auronzo Hut to Dobbiaco (ticket not included).

Day 8: Toblach/Dobbiaco

Individual departure from Toblach/Dobbiaco or possibility to extend your stay.

By car: Coming from the north (D, NL, B, GB, ...): A8 direction Salzburg - Inntal - Dreieck direction Kufstein A93 - exit Kufstein South - Loferer federal road B178 direction St. Johann in Tirol - Pass Thurn federal road B161 direction Kitzbühel. Coming from the west (CH): Inntalautobahn A12 - Exit Wörgl Ost - Loferer Bundesstraße B178 direction St. Johann in Tirol - Pass Thurn Bundesstraße B161 direction Kitzbühel. Coming from the east: Westautobahn A1 direction Salzburg - A8 direction Munich first exit Bad Reichenhall - B20 direction Lofer - Loferer federal road B178 direction St. Johann in Tyrol - Pass Thurn federal road B161 direction Kitzbühel.
By train: Tyrol can be reached quickly and easily by train, via Munich with one of more than 25 daily direct connections to Tyrol.
By plane: Airport Munich, Salzburg or Innsbruck. There are many taxi companies that offer trips from all these
cities to your starting point.

Guesthouses and hotels 3*** category.
Attention: Tourist tax – if requested – has to be paid on the spot!

Unattended parking facilities near the hotel.

Return transfer from Dobbiaco to Kitzbühel on Saturday and Sunday at the price of € 79,00 per person. Min. 4 persons.
Alternative: It is also possible to take public transport from Toblach to Lienz and from there to Kitzbühel by post bus.

We suggest travel insurance.

Yes - you can extend your trip at the start and end hotel. We will be happy to make the necessary arrangements for you and book the extra nights. The prices for the desired additional nights are listed with the respective travel description.

The ideal travel time is certainly from May to September.

We will be happy to send it to you upon booking confirmation.

This is an individual hiking tour.
You hike the tour without any group commitment and you decide yourself when you start in the morning, where you want to have a break and which sightseeing you want to follow. We take care of the (preferably perfect) organisation of the trip: map and tour description, luggage transport service, booking of suitable hotels, and much more.

Return transfer from Dobbiaco to Kitzbühel on request on Saturday and Sunday at the price of € 79,00 per person. Min. 4 persons. It is also possible to take public transport from Toblach to Lienz and from there to Kitzbühel by post bus.