Stages
Featuring six daily stages, the Karwendel Höhenweg high-altitude trail is one of the shorter multi-day hiking routes. As the main route runs from west to east, the stages are numbered in this order in the overview.
Stage 1
This stage starts in Reith bei Seefeld, heading via the Schartlehnerhaus and through the mountain pines of the Schoaßgrat ridge on the way to the Nördlinger Hütte mountain hut.
Stage 2
Beginning at the Nördlinger Hütte, the second stage of the high-altitude trail leads across the Ursprungsattel ridge and the Eppzirler Scharte gap before coming to the Solsteinhaus.
Stage 3
The longest stage of the high-altitude trail sees mountaineers travel from the Solsteinhaus to the Pfeishütte via the Gipfelstürmerweg and Goetheweg trails.
Stage 4
Departing from the Pfeishütte, this stage initially takes in the Stempeljoch saddle before joining up with the Wilde Bande trail that leads to the Bettelwurfhütte.
Stage 5
The starting point of our hike – the Bettelwurfhütte – is also known as the ‘eagle’s nest’ of the Karwendel mountain range. This stage heads via the Lafatscher Joch saddle and leads to the Hallerangerhaus.
Stage 6
The final stage along the standard west-to-east route begins at the Hallerangerhaus and ends in the town of Scharnitz which is the western gateway to the Karwendel mountain range.