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The hike leads over the Kitzbüheler Alps into the Hohe Tauern National Park with its glacially shaped valleys and extraordinary floral diversity. The area is getting rougher, the cliffs are steeper and in the distance the iron-covered summits of the three-thousanders and ever closer peaks of the Dolomites come nearer and nearer. Via the Gsieser Törl you finally cross from Austria to Italy. Past lush alpine meadows and huts, you descend into the Gsiesertal valley. Stately courtyards with sun-drenched balconies seem to be scattered randomly over the flower and herb meadows. The stage destination is not far away and another highlight awaits you at the end of the tour: the Three Peaks, located in the middle of the UNESCO World Heritage Site.
The hike runs along marked mountain and hiking trails. The tour is suitable for anyone with a good basic condition. Climbing skills are not necessary. Larger climbs are overcome by cable car and it is possible to shorten the stages by using public transport and/or taxi.The hiking trip is suitable for children over 14 years.
If the minimum number of participants has not been reached, we reserve the right to cancel the trip up to four weeks before the “arrival date.” We recommend arranging your travel to and from the destination only after this deadline.
Included and Not Included Services
Accommodation in guesthouses and hotels 3*** category
Breakfast buffet or full breakfast
Luggage transfer from hotel to hotel
Videobriefing
Transfers according to the program
Well planned routes
Detailed documents (maps, route description, places to visit, important telephone numbers)
Navigation APP
Telephone service hotline for the entire tour
Arrival to the starting point of the tour
Departure at the end of the tour
Drinks, tourist tax and all extras
Lunch, Dinner
Bus tickets Mittersill, Gsiesertal and Drei Zinnen (one way and roundtrip) and Drei Zinnen Viewpoint
Not mentioned entries
Travel insurance
All not expressly mentioned under the item „Included services“
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.
A shuttle will take you to the starting point of the tour. If you wish to avoid the descent from the Resterhöhe, you can take the Kitzbühel Alps II panoramic cable car to save yourself a few metres in altitude (not included in the price). A bus will take you to Mittersill
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.
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.
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 – Three Peaks Viewpoint - Drei Zinnen (Three Peaks) – Fischleintal (Ascent approx. 950 metres, descent approx. 940 metres / approx. 15 km / approx. 5.5–6 hours. Alternative route: Three Peaks circuit: Ascent approx. 350 metres, descent approx. 350 metres / approx. 9 km / approx. 3–4 hours.) In the morning, you take the public bus to the Three Peaks viewpoint. From there, you hike across the Rienzböden and through the Rienztal valley up to the Three Peaks, the landmark of the Dolomites and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. You then continue hiking to the famous Dreizinnenhütte. From there, the route takes you below the Paternkofel, which was fought over in the First World War (the legendary mountain guide Sepp Innerkofler lost his life here), into the Fischleintal valley. From the Fischleintal valley, you take the bus to Toblach. Alternatively, you can take the bus directly to Rifugio Auronzo and do a round hike of the famous Three Peaks, before you take the bus back from Rifugio Auronzo to Dobbiaco (tickets not included).Day 8: Departure Individual departure or possibility of extending the stay.
Quotation
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Tour information
- Duration 8 days
- Minimum age 14 years and older
- Difficulty Level Media