Trekking over the Alps from Innsbruck to Sterzing

15 km, + 350 Hm, - 1020 Hm, Walking time appr. 6 hours

With the tram you will leave Innsbruck and reach the so called „Innsbruck village“ like Mutters. Afterwards you will take the cable car up the mountain pastures Muttereralm where you will start your tour along the trail “Innsbrucker Almentour” from cabin to cabin. It will be an easy trail mainly along a mountain road with wonderful views into the Alps. The optional tour is almost in the valley if the weather is not well enough. Overnight in Fulpmes, a well-known winter sport resort.

15 - 18 km, + 930 - 1415 Hm, - 650 - 1131 Hm, Walking time appr.6 to 8 hours

You will start walking uphill along a long distance trail to the restaurant Sonnstein with a view down to the valley. Afterwards you will follow the pilgrimage trail to the highest monastery in Europe to Maria Waldrast which offers a nice restaurant. Now you will cross over from one valley to the other valley over a mountain pass with a cabin which is just right for a rest. The optional tour runs around the hill and will be a little bit shorter. Anyway around the cabin are wonderful flower meadows. Overnight will be in Trins, a little village in a side valley

 11 km, +970 Hm, - 806 Hm, Walking time appr. 6 hours

Today you will follow the pilgrimage trail „Romediusweg” to the next valley. The trail will lead you into a high valley on upwards to a mountain pass. Expect a lovely landscape with mountain pastures, summits with glaciers and little mountain lakes. A mountain road or a steep zigzag trail will lead you downwards to Obernberg, which is a very small mountain village. Overnight in Obernberg.

 13-16 km, +844 Hm, - 1135 Hm, Walking time appr. 6 to 7,5 hours

You may walk or take the local bus into the valley where you start your walking tour to Lake Obernberg. Right after the lake the ascent to the mountain pass “Sandjöchl” will start and again a wonderful landscape with summits around will enjoy you. On the mountain pass, you will reach the frontier to Italy and along a military road, you will walk downwards to Gossensaß. It will be a steep descent but with views into the Dolomites. Overnight in Gossensaß

13 - 17 km, + 700 - 1220 Hm, - 580 Hm, Walking time appr. 6 hours

With the local bus, you will get to the starting point in Innerpflersch. Steep by steep you will walk upwards passing by cabins with view to the valley. When you reach Ladurns (cable car station), you will follow the high trail slightly up and down passing by mountain pastures with cabin. Take a rest and enjoy the view to the Alps and Dolomites. The tour ends at the cable car staion Rosskopf where you will glide downwards to Sterzing. Sterzing is the first city after the Alps with a long history and a very nice city centre. Feel the combination of the Alps with Mediterranean flair. Overnight in Sterzing.