Comprehensive guidebook to walking the Adlerweg, or Eagle's Way across the Austrian Tyrol. The 300km (186 mile) waymarked trekking route from St Johann to St Anton follows established mountain and valley tracks. 6 low-level alternative stages and a challenging 8 stage variant are included, with suggestions for a 15 day and 21 day itinerary.
Cicerone says:
The Adlerweg or Eagle’s Way is a well maintained and waymarked 300km path traversing the length of the Austrian Tyrol from St Johann in the east to St Anton in the west.
The Adlerweg is a summer walk with a season from mid-June to early October, although after heavy winter snowfall significant snow may remain at higher altitudes until mid-July.
It is possible to walk the entire route in 15 days, but this requires an average of seven hours walking every day, covering 20km, mostly above 1000m. If you wish to take it more gently, five hours walking, covering 14km per day will enable you to complete the trek in three weeks.
This guidebook describes six easier variant stages that avoid the more airy parts, and eight more difficult ‘Alpine’ Stages that provide an alternative high-level trek through the Lechtaler Alps.
the first English-language guide to the route
variants make it as easy or challenging as desired
fit walkers could complete the route in two weeks
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from late June to mid September; the best time is August, but popular mountain refuges can be busy
Centres
from St Johann in Tirol near Kitzbuhel to St Johann am Arlberg, passing through Kufstein, Pertisau/Maurach on Achensee, Innsbruck and Ehrwald
Difficulty
All stages of the path are graded white (easy), red (medium) or black (challenging); most are red and require a reasonable level of fitness, surefootedness and some experience of mountain walking; the 4 black stages can be avoided using signposted variants; no special equipment is required
Must See
crosses Austria’s Tyrol from east to west through a series of mountain ranges, Wilder Kaiser, Rofan and Karwendel, passing beneath Zugspitze and through Lechtaler Alpen; also drops into the Inn Valley, Leutasch and Lechtal
Edition: First
Number of pages: 240
Size: 17.2 x 11.6 x 1.5cm
Weighs 290g
Contents
Introduction Background The Adlerweg National parks and protected areas Preparation Getting there Navigation Maps Accommodation Food and drink Amenities and services The natural environment What to take Safe walking About this guide SECTION 1 Kaisergebirge Stage 1 St Johann in Tirol to Gaudeamushutte Stage 2 Gaudeamushutte to Hintersteinersee Stage 3 Hintersteinersee to Kufstein SECTION 2 Brandenberger Alpen and Rofangebirge Stage 4 Langkampfen to Buchackeralm Stage 5 Buchackeralm to Kaiserhaus Stage 6 Kaiserhaus to Steinberg am Rofan Stage 7 Steinberg am Rofan to Mauritzalm Stage U6 Kaiserhaus to Bayreutherhutte Stage U7 Bayreutherhutte to Mauritzalm SECTION 3 Karwendelgebirge Stage 8 Maurach to Lamsenjochhutte Stage 9 Lamsenjochhutte to Falkenhutte Stage 10 Falkenhutte to Karwendelhaus Stage 11 Karwendelhaus to Hallerangerhaus Stage 12 Hallerangerhaus to Hafelekarhaus Stage U9 Lamsenjochhutte to Vomperberg Stage U10 Vomperberg to Absam Stage U11 Absam to Pfeishutte SECTION 4 Innsbruck and Patscherkofel Stage 12a Innsbruck city tour Stage 13 Patscherkofelhaus to Tulfeinalm Stage 14 Hochzirl to Solsteinhaus SECTION 5 Wettersteingebirge and Miemingergebirge Stage 15 Solsteinhaus to Leutasch Stage 16 Leutasch to Ehrwald Stage 17 Ehrwald to Schloss Fernstein castle SECTION 6 Lechtal and Valluga Stage 18 Schloss Fernstein castle to Anhalterhutte Stage 19 Anhalterhutte to Haselgehr Stage 20 Haselgehr to Steeg Stage 21 Steeg to Stuttgarterhutte Stage 22 Stuttgarterhutte to Ulmerhutte Stage 23 Ulmerhutte to St Anton am Arlberg Stage U22 Steeg to Leutkircherhutte SECTION 7 Lechtaler Alpen Hohenweg Stage A17 Schloss Fernstein castle to Loreahutte Stage A18 Loreahutte to Anhalterhutte Stage A19 Anhalterhutte to Hanauerhutte Stage A20 Hanauerhutte to Wurttembergerhaus Stage A21 Wurttembergerhaus to Memmingerhutte Stage A22 Memmingerhutte to Ansbacherhutte Stage A23 Ansbacherhutte to Kaiserjochhaus Stage A24 Kaiserjochhaus to St Anton am Arlberg
Appendix A Distances and timings Appendix B Suggested 15-day and 21-day schedules Appendix C Tourist offices Appendix D AUseful contacts Appendix E Glossary of German geographic terms