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Feu­er und Eis own tour

Alpi­ne crossing Fügen — Ster­zing wit­hout lug­ga­ge transfer

from 618,- per person

  • Duration: 5 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 38 km
  • Altitude: (+) 1670 m
  • Altitude: (-) 1860 m
  • Difficulty:
Real alpi­ne crossing short and com­pact from Fügen in the Zil­ler­tal to Ster­zing inclu­ding: 3–4* guesthouses/hotels break­fast — Schle­geis shut­tle and return trans­fer Ster­zing-Fügen dai­ly tour start

You start your tour in pic­tures­que sce­n­ery from the ent­rance to the Zil­ler­tal — from Fügen with the Spiel­joch­bahn via Hoch­fü­gen, Mayr­ho­fen and the Pfit­scher Joch to Ster­zing. The rou­te runs on easy to modera­te­ly dif­fi­cult paths through fan­ta­stic, chan­ging land­scapes. After each stage, you spend the night in 3–4* cate­go­ry hotels or guest­hou­ses along the rou­te, whe­re you can rech­ar­ge your bat­te­ries for the next day. A 5‑day plea­su­re hike that takes you from the warm hos­pi­ta­li­ty of Tyrol to South Tyro­lean wine. Make your dream of hiking across the Alps come true and embark now on an unfor­gettable experience. 
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AU-TEG-STERZ-KURZ-O-GEPAECK

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Two hikers climb up to the summit on a fog-covered ridge.
Zwei Alpenüberquerer stehen am Gipfel, der von mystischem Nebel umgeben ist und lassen den Blick in die Ferne schweifen.
Zwei Alpenüberquerer wandern auf einem schönen Pfad am Pfitscherjoch an einem Bergsee vorbei.
Wanderer auf Gaisalmsteig am Achensee
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Itinerary / Stages

Day 1
Indi­vi­du­al arri­val in Fügen
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Wel­co­me to Fügen, the gate­way to the Zillertal. 
Day 2
Fügen — Spiel­joch — Hochfügen
Distanz: 14 km Höhe (+): 350m Höhe (-): 740m
After break­fast, walk from your accom­mo­da­ti­on in Fügen — also known as the first vaca­ti­on regi­on in the Zil­ler­tal — to the Spiel­joch cable car. Float effort­less­ly by gon­do­la up to the Spiel­joch at an alti­tu­de of almost 1,850 m and enjoy a fan­ta­stic pan­o­r­amic view of the moun­ta­ins of the Zil­ler­tal, Kar­wen­del and Rofan moun­ta­ins and even as far as the Kitz­bü­hel Alps and the Kai­ser Moun­ta­ins. A won­derful trail bet­ween moun­tain pines, alpi­ne roses, Swiss stone pine trees and gra­ni­te stones takes you via the Gart Alm (we recom­mend Kai­ser­schmar­ren) to the Loas­sat­tel and final­ly on to the Alpen­gast­haus Loas. After a rest and refresh­ment stop, the rou­te takes you com­for­ta­b­ly along a part­ly shady hiking trail to Hoch­fü­gen, today’s stage desti­na­ti­on and well-known win­ter sports destination.
Day 3
Hoch­fü­gen-Melch­bo­den-Zil­ler­tal
Distanz: 11 km Höhe (+): 840m Höhe (-): 300m
Today you hike through an alpi­ne pas­tu­re regi­on that is only visi­ble here in the Alps and pro­vi­des fasci­na­ting insights into his­to­ri­cal alpi­ne far­ming. The Sidan­joch is rea­ched accom­pa­nied by rocks polished by the gla­cier ages ago. The near­by Rast­ko­gel­hüt­te also offers a magni­fi­cent view of the Inn Val­ley, Kar­wen­del and the Tux Alps. After a short ascent to the Mit­ter­wands­kopf, you fol­low a pic­tures­que trail past gla­cial forms, pools and along a moun­tain ridge to the Melch­bo­den. From here, it’s easy on the kne­es on the bus down the Zil­ler­ta­ler Höhen­stra­ße. Depen­ding on whe­re you are stay­ing, con­ti­nue with the Zil­ler­tal­bahn to Aschau or Mayrhofen.
Day 4
Mayrhofen/Aschau — Schle­geis — Pfitsch­tal — Sterzing
Distanz: 13 km Höhe (+): 480m Höhe (-): 820m
Today is the day: you will cross the main Alpi­ne ridge — your de fac­to crossing of the Alps. In the mor­ning, you will tra­vel com­for­ta­b­ly by bus via the toll road to the Schle­geis reser­voir (1,800 m abo­ve sea level) for the start of today’s stage. The impo­sing dam wall — built for ener­gy and water sup­p­ly in the ear­ly 1970s — keeps one of Aus­tria’s lar­gest reser­voirs and the gla­ciers behind it in check. You cross the bor­der to Ita­ly and South Tyrol in front of the mana­ged Pfit­scher­joch­haus and reach the hig­hest point of the day at 2,275 meters — the main Alpi­ne ridge has been crossed. Through gent­le alpi­ne pas­tu­res and later shady mixed forest, you hike a first sec­tion down the Pfitsch­tal val­ley. Con­ti­nue by public bus (approx. hour­ly con­nec­tions) to Sterzing. 
Day 5
Return trans­fer to Fügen
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Orga­ni­zed return trans­fer by shut­tle bus from Ster­zing to Fügen.

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Booking code: AU-TEG-STERZ-KURZ-O-GEPAECK

Minimum number of participants: 2

Season

07.06.2026 — 13.09.2026 (Arri­val: daily)
14.09.2026 — 29.09.2026 (Arri­val: daily)

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Single room

EUR 848,00
EUR 828,00

Double room*

EUR 638,00
EUR 618,00
*Prices are per person.

Additional nights BEFORE the tour

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Fügen in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Waldfriede) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Fügen in a sin­gle room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Waldfriede) 

Price per person/night

EUR 101,00
EUR 136,00

Additional nights AFTER the tour

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Vipi­te­no in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Ster­zin­ger Moos) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Vipi­te­no in a sin­gle room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Ster­zin­ger Moos) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Fügen in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Waldfriede) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Fügen in a sin­gle room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Waldfriede) 

Price per person/night

EUR 79,00
EUR 90,00
EUR 101,00
EUR 136,00

Services

Included services
  • Indi­vi­du­al hiking (no group tours)
  • 4 x over­night stays in sel­ec­ted hotels, inns, guest­hou­ses and B&Bs in the 3*-4* category
  • Room with show­er or bath / WC
  • 4 x breakfast
  • Trans­fer on day 4 from Aschau/Mayrhofen to the Schle­geis reservoir
  • Return trans­fer from Ster­zing to Fügen by shut­tle bus
  • Detail­ed hiking descrip­ti­on (1 x per room)
  • KOMPASS hiking map (1 x per room)
  • Prac­ti­cal felt bag for your tra­vel documents
  • Down­load GPS data for mobi­le navigation
  • Stamp book­let for crossing the Alps
  • Cer­ti­fi­ca­te for suc­cessful­ly com­ple­ting the crossing of the Alps
  • Feu­er und Eis Alpi­ne Crosser Pin
  • Feu­er und Eis Alpi­ne Crosser cell pho­ne sticker
  • Crossing the Alps postcards
  • Dona­ti­on Sus­taina­bi­li­ty Initia­ti­ve Berg­wald­pro­jekt e.V.
  • 7‑day care­free ser­vice number
Excluded services
  • Arri­val and depar­tu­re for the tour
  • Local tax (must be paid on site, usual­ly 1 — 4 EUR per per­son per night)
  • Hiking equip­ment (e.g. shoes etc.)
  • Par­king fees
  • Expen­ses for per­so­nal use, tips
  • Meals and drinks not included
  • Optio­nal visits
  • Cable car ride Spieljochbahn
  • Bus and train journeys
  • The cos­ts for a dog are to be paid direct­ly at the respec­ti­ve accommodation

Additional information

Tour cha­rac­ter
The tour is modera­te­ly dif­fi­cult and requi­res a good basic level of fit­ness and sure­foo­ted­ness. It runs along very well-main­tai­ned hiking trails, forest roads and paths. The­re are no clim­bing pas­sa­ges or hea­vi­ly expo­sed sec­tions. Nevert­hel­ess, it is an advan­ta­ge if you are reason­ab­ly free from gid­di­ness. If you are not fit or the wea­ther is not play­ing ball, it is usual­ly pos­si­ble to tra­vel to the next stage desti­na­ti­on by public trans­port or cab.
Other notes
To ensu­re a stress-free start to the trip, we recom­mend arri­ving at the start­ing point by ear­ly evening in most cases. Some tours start as ear­ly as mid­day, in which case we recom­mend arri­ving the day befo­re and will be hap­py to book an extra night for you at the same time. The indi­vi­du­al return jour­ney takes place on the last day of the tour. The kilo­me­ters are appro­xi­ma­te and may dif­fer from the actu­al kilo­me­ters cover­ed. This tour is not sui­ta­ble for peo­p­le with redu­ced mobility. 
Mini­mum num­ber of participants
If a mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts is requi­red for the tour to take place, this is sta­ted under Pri­ces and ser­vices. If the mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts is not rea­ched, we reser­ve the right to can­cel the trip up to four weeks befo­re the date of arri­val. We recom­mend that you do not orga­ni­ze your arri­val and depar­tu­re until after this dead­line has passed.
7‑day care­free number
No mat­ter how well plan­ned a trip is, in rare cases unex­pec­ted things hap­pen. At such times, it’s nice to have someone you can rely on on site. For this reason, you will have a local cont­act per­son on our indi­vi­du­al acti­vi­ty tours who will be hap­py to pro­vi­de you with infor­ma­ti­on and, as sta­ted in the tra­vel docu­ments, can be cont­ac­ted in an emergency.
Arri­val
BY TRAIN: regu­lar con­nec­tions from Munich, chan­ge in Jen­bach to the Zil­ler­tal Rail­way by car: coming from the north: A8 and A93 high­ways, from Kie­fers­fel­den Inn­tal­au­to­bahn to Wie­sing, from the­re on the B169 to Fügen.
Return trans­fer
Our Alpi­ne Crossing shut­tle bus takes you com­for­ta­b­ly from Ster­zing back to Fügen in the mor­ning (train sta­ti­on, par­king lot or exten­si­on hotel if neces­sa­ry). Arri­val in Fügen is plan­ned for around 11 am, depen­ding on traffic. 
Par­king facilities
We will inform you about par­king faci­li­ties with your tra­vel documents.
Shut­tle bus Mayr­ho­fen — Schlegeisspeicher
On the mor­ning of the 4th day, our Feu­er und Eis bus shut­tle will take you from your hotel in Aschau or Mayr­ho­fen to the Schle­geis reser­voir. Short­ly after the impo­sing dam wall, you then set off in the direc­tion of Pfit­scher­joch and cross the main Alpi­ne ridge. If, in our opi­ni­on, it is not pos­si­ble to cross the ridge due to wea­ther con­di­ti­ons (e.g. seve­re wea­ther war­ning, onset of win­ter), our free bus trans­fer from Aschau/Mayrhofen will take you to the next stage hotel in Pfitsch­tal or Sterzing. 
Insu­ran­ces
Tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on insu­rance inclu­ding tra­vel inter­rup­ti­on insu­rance is recom­men­ded in any case. Infor­ma­ti­on can be found at: https://www.feuer-eis-touristik.de/reiseversicherung

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If something should happen along the way, you are well covered:
ERGO travel insurance, which is only included with Feuer und Eis, covers search, rescue and recovery costs of up to €10,000.

Even in the event of more serious accidents, the insurance cover is reliable and supports you or your relatives with clearly defined assistance and cash benefits.
Depending on the case, benefits of up to €50,000 are covered.

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Being sustainable together

We are delighted to have been able to make a difference together with the Tegernsee vacation region since September 2020. Whether cultural, economic or natural sustainability, every aspect and every action is a positive step for the region in which we live. Together with other companies in the Tegernsee Valley, we look forward to actively working together to protect this wonderful spot on earth. As an exclusive tour operator for active travel in nature, we see it as our duty to sensitize all our travellers and protect our nature and homeland.

What do we want to achieve - added value and ecological footprint:

  • to bring people closer to nature in an authentic way
  • to work closely with regional partners and hosts
  • to create added value for the region and at the same time create added value for the guests
  • active participation in animal welfare (since January 2020)
  • CO2 optimizations in the itinerary