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Alpi­ne crossing Tegern­see — Ster­zing with lug­ga­ge transfer

from 1.230,- per person

  • Duration: 8 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 103 km
  • Altitude: (+) 2930 m
  • Altitude: (-) 3550 m
  • Difficulty:
Clas­sic long-distance hiking trail inclu­ding: main­ly 4‑star hotels half board — lug­ga­ge trans­port from hotel to hotel Schle­geis shut­tle and return trans­fer Ster­zing-Tegern­see dai­ly tour start — can be exten­ded fle­xi­bly per stage loca­ti­on

Hike through pic­tures­que sce­n­ery from Lake Tegern­see via Lake Achen­see and the Zil­ler­tal val­ley to Ster­zing. The rou­te runs on easy to modera­te­ly dif­fi­cult paths through beau­tiful, chan­ging land­scapes. After each stage, you will spend the night in hotels, inns, guest­hou­ses and B&Bs in the 3*/4* cate­go­ry along the rou­te, whe­re you can rech­ar­ge your bat­te­ries for the next day. A week-long plea­su­re hike that takes you from tra­di­tio­nal Bava­ri­an cul­tu­re to the warm hos­pi­ta­li­ty of Tyrol and South Tyro­lean wine. Make your dream of hiking across the Alps come true and embark on an unfor­gettable expe­ri­ence now. 
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Zwei Alpenüberquerer stehen am Gipfel, der von mystischem Nebel umgeben ist und lassen den Blick in die Ferne schweifen.
Zwei Alpenüberquerer wandern auf dem Gaisalmsteig am Achensee entlang.
Zwei Alpenüberquerer wandern am Pfitscherjoch vor beeindruckender Bergkulisse hinter einem spiegelnden Bergsee vorbei.
Zwei Alpenüberquerer machen ein Selfie am Ufer des Tegernsees mit einem Schiff im Hintergrund.
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Itinerary / Stages

Day 1
Arri­val by 1 p.m. at the latest at the Alpen­über­que­rer par­king lot or Gmund train sta­ti­on, hike to Tegern­see, Bad Wies­see or Kreuth
Distanz: 14 km Höhe (+): 180m Höhe (-): 180m
Your Alpi­ne crossing adven­ture beg­ins on the day you arri­ve: after the start of the tour — we recom­mend start­ing your first stage around mid­day — in Gmund, your first half-day hike takes you along the Tegern­see High Trail, which runs around 100 meters abo­ve the nor­t­hern shore, to the inter­me­dia­te desti­na­ti­on of Tegern­see (town). Fan­ta­stic views await you on this easy intro­duc­to­ry stage — so have your came­ra or smart­phone rea­dy for the first pan­o­r­amic pic­tures. A visit to the bre­wery right on the lake is also a must. After the optio­nal short crossing with the uni­que rowing fer­ry to Rot­tach-Egern (unfort­u­na­te­ly dogs are not allo­wed), you can walk along the lake to your over­night accom­mo­da­ti­on in Bad Wies­see on the south side or take the Tegern­see boat trip for a short­cut. The­re are num­e­rous opti­ons for din­ner in all the vil­la­ges on Lake Tegernsee. 
Day 2
Kreuth — Achenkirch
Distanz: 17 km Höhe (+): 820m Höhe (-): 770m
In the mor­ning, our trans­fer takes you to today’s start­ing point for the second stage of your hike to Kreuth-Sie­ben­hüt­ten. After a few meters of forest path, a good hiking trail leads you through mixed forest to the first alpi­ne pas­tu­re regi­on of the unma­na­ged Gaisalm. Fol­lo­wing the signs towards Schildenstein/Blaubergalm along a gent­le moun­tain ridge, you final­ly reach the bor­der ridge bet­ween Bava­ria and Tyrol with its typi­cal moun­tain pine vege­ta­ti­on. Impres­si­ve pan­ora­mas open up from the foot­hills of the Tegern­see to the Kar­wen­del and Zil­ler­tal Alps. After just over 3 hours of hiking, we recom­mend a refresh­ment stop at the rustic Blau­bergalm (the only refresh­ment opti­on on the enti­re stage) befo­re des­cen­ding into the val­ley on easy paths through the for­mer Habs­burg hun­ting grounds to Achen­wald and Achenkirch. 
Day 3
Achen­kirch — Fügen
Distanz: 14 km Höhe (+): 120m Höhe (-): 100m
Often cal­led the most beau­tiful hiking trail in Tyrol, today’s stage on the wes­tern shore of Lake Achen­see is enchan­ting. From your hotel in Achen­kirch, you hike along the well-main­tai­ned trail with easy up and down sec­tions — inclu­ding short sec­tions with steps and handrails — to the Gaisalm. The path to the only alpi­ne pas­tu­re in Tyrol that can only be rea­ched on foot or by boat impres­ses with a fasci­na­ting mix of land­scapes with water­falls, varied vege­ta­ti­on and morai­ne cones almost right abo­ve the Tyro­lean fjord. Bathing oppor­tu­ni­ties are available, but the Achen­see, which lies at 1000m abo­ve sea level and rare­ly has a water tem­pe­ra­tu­re of more than 18 degrees, requi­res some effort. Via Per­tis­au and then fol­lo­wing the lake­si­de path, you reach the sou­thern end of the lake in Mau­rach, also the depar­tu­re point of the nost­al­gic Achen­see­bahn (steam cog rail­road). We lea­ve the Achen­see regi­on and con­ti­nue by train and bus to the stage desti­na­ti­on of Fügen in the Zillertal. 
Day 4
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 5
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 pas­tu­re far­ming. You reach the Sidan­joch, accom­pa­nied by rocks car­ved by the gla­cier ages ago. The near­by Rast­ko­gel­hüt­te offers a magni­fi­cent view of the Inn Val­ley, Kar­wen­del and the Tux Alps. After a short ascent to the Mit­ter­wands­kopf, you fol­low a pic­tures­que path past gla­cial forms, pools and along a moun­tain ridge to the Melch­bo­den. From here, the bus takes you down the Zil­ler­ta­ler Höhen­stra­ße, which is easy on the kne­es. Depen­ding on whe­re you stay over­night, con­ti­nue with the Zil­ler­tal­bahn to Aschau or Mayrhofen. 
Day 6
Mayrhofen/Aschau — Schle­geis — Pfitschtal
Distanz: 13 km Höhe (+): 480m Höhe (-): 820m
Today is the day: you are crossing the main Alpi­ne ridge — your de fac­to crossing of the Alps. In the mor­ning, take the com­for­ta­ble 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 at the begin­ning of the 1970s — keeps one of Aus­tria’s lar­gest reser­voirs and the gla­ciers behind it in check. Rus­hing streams and impres­si­ve water­falls, scree and stone morai­nes cha­rac­te­ri­ze the mode­ra­te ascent on the well-main­tai­ned hiking trail to the Pfit­scher­joch through the almost unre­al land­scape. Befo­re you reach the Pfit­scher­joch­haus, you cross the bor­der to Ita­ly and South Tyrol 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 to your accom­mo­da­ti­on in St. Jakob.
Day 7
Pfitsch­tal — Sterzing
Distanz: 20 km Höhe (+): 140m Höhe (-): 640m
The final stage on the val­ley flo­or of the Pfitsch Val­ley and gent­ly downhill path — always accom­pa­nied by the Pfitsch stream — offers shady forest pas­sa­ges, lush mea­dows next to pic­tures­que farm­hou­ses and stone churches. Last but not least, the­re is a small climb at Flains, which then leads direct­ly into the pic­tures­que town cen­ter of Ster­zing. And then you’­ve made it — finis­her of the Tegern­see-Ster­zing Alpi­ne Crossing. Bra­vo, congratulations.
Day 8
Return trans­fer to Tegernsee
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Orga­ni­zed return trans­fer by shut­tle bus from Ster­zing to Tegern­see (par­king spaces, train station)

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Booking code: AU-TEG-STERZ-M-GEPAECK

Minimum number of participants: 6

Season

05.06.2026 — 13.09.2026 (Arri­val: Fri, Sat, Sun)
05.06.2026 — 13.09.2026 (Arri­val: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu)
14.09.2026 — 27.09.2026 (Arri­val: daily)

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Single room

EUR 1.740,00
EUR 1.660,00
EUR 1.620,00

Double room*

EUR 1.320,00
EUR 1.270,00
EUR 1.230,00
*Prices are per person.

Additional nights BEFORE the tour

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

Price per person/night

EUR 110,00
EUR 165,00

Additional nights AFTER the tour

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Vipi­te­no in a dou­ble room incl. half board / (Hotel Rosskopf) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Vipi­te­no in a sin­gle room incl. half board / (Hotel Rosskopf) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Gmund in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Tegern­seer Hof) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Gmund in a sin­gle room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Tegern­seer Hof) 

Price per person/night

EUR 99,00
EUR 123,00
EUR 110,00
EUR 165,00

Additional luggage

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026)Addi­tio­nal case up to max. 20 kg 

Price per piece of luggage

EUR 40,00

Services

Included services
  • Indi­vi­du­al hiking (no group tours)
  • 7 x over­night stays in sel­ec­ted hotels, inns, guest­hou­ses and guest­hou­ses (3*/4* category)
  • Room with show­er or bath / WC
  • 7 x breakfast
  • 6 x din­ner (at Tegern­see only breakfast)
  • Lug­ga­ge trans­por­ta­ti­on from hotel to hotel (1 suit­ca­se per per­son, max. 20 kg)
  • Trans­fer on day 2 from Bad Wies­see to the start­ing point behind Wild­bad Kreuth
  • Trans­fer on day 6 from Aschau/Mayrhofen to the Schle­geis reservoir
  • City tour in Sterzing
  • Return trans­fer from Vipi­te­no to Lake Tegern­see 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
  • Feu­er und Eis tra­vel insurance
Excluded services
  • Arri­val and depar­tu­re for the tour
  • Spa/local taxes (approx. 1–4 EUR per per­son and night), to be paid at the accommodation
  • 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

Arri­val
By TRAIN: For reasons of sus­taina­bi­li­ty, we recom­mend tra­ve­ling by train to the desti­na­ti­on sta­ti­on Gmund am Tegern­see (lug­ga­ge drop-off the­re by 13:00 at the latest if no addi­tio­nal night has been boo­ked) hour­ly con­nec­tions from Munich main sta­ti­on to Tegern­see. If you have boo­ked an extra night, you can con­ti­nue on foot or by bus from Gmund sta­ti­on with your lug­ga­ge to your hotel. By car: Coming from the north on the A8, exit Holz­kir­chen, coming from the south on the A8, exit Irschen­berg or A12 Inn­tal­au­to­bahn, exit Achensee/Zillertal via Achensee. 
Shut­tle bus Mayr­ho­fen — Schleggeisspeicher
On the mor­ning of day 6, 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 towards Pfit­scher­joch and cross the main Alpi­ne ridge. If, in our opi­ni­on, it is not pos­si­ble to cross the rou­te due to wea­ther con­di­ti­ons (e.g. seve­re wea­ther war­ning, onset of win­ter), our free bus trans­fer will take you from Aschau/Mayrhofen to the next stage hotel in Pfitsch­tal or Sterzing.
Par­king facilities
For cus­to­mers arri­ving by car, our exclu­si­ve long-term par­king lot is at your dis­po­sal. Reser­va­ti­on at your own expen­se with our par­king lot part­ner You will recei­ve all detail­ed infor­ma­ti­on with your tra­vel docu­ments. In order to be able to start your first stage direct­ly on the day of arri­val, you can lea­ve your lug­ga­ge in the Feu­er und Eis lug­ga­ge con­tai­ner at the par­king lot by 1 p.m. at the latest. We will take your suit­ca­se to your first hotel on Lake Tegernsee. 
Return trans­fer
Our Alpi­ne Crossing shut­tle bus takes you com­for­ta­b­ly from Ster­zing back to Lake Tegern­see in the mor­ning (train sta­ti­on, par­king lot or exten­si­on hotel if neces­sa­ry). Arri­val at Lake Tegern­see is sche­du­led bet­ween 12 and 1 pm, depen­ding on traf­fic. Plea­se plan your onward jour­ney with suf­fi­ci­ent buf­fer time due to the risk of traf­fic jams. 
Note on lug­ga­ge trans­fer on the day of arrival
Plea­se note that your first stage hike on the Tegern­see-Ster­zing Alpi­ne Crossing is alre­a­dy plan­ned for the day of arri­val. The­r­e­fo­re, plea­se plan your tour start for approx. 12:00 noon on the day of arri­val. Lug­ga­ge can be drop­ped off at Gmund train sta­ti­on and the long-stay par­king lot by 1:00 pm at the latest. For a rela­xed start to your Alpi­ne crossing adven­ture or in the event of a long jour­ney, we recom­mend boo­king an over­night stay at Lake Tegern­see in advance. 
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. On the Achen­kirch-Fügen stage, a head for heights is an advan­ta­ge for the some­what nar­rower climb along the lake. If in doubt, howe­ver, the path can also be bypas­sed or cir­cum­na­vi­ga­ted. 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.
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
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.

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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

Tour rating

Gre­at experience
We hik­ed indi­vi­du­al­ly from Tegern­see to Ster­zing. Ever­y­thing work­ed won­derful­ly. We were very satisfied. 
Mar­ti­na
2025-09-08
Alpi­ne crossing, TEGS-STERZ, 13.08., 9 persons
The trip and imple­men­ta­ti­on (tour sheets for each day, detail­ed infor­ma­ti­on about the tour via Komoot app etc.) was very well orga­ni­zed, all trans­fers were punc­tu­al and work­ed very well. Except for half a day, we had very good hiking wea­ther and the atmo­sphe­re in our group was gre­at. 2 hotels were out­stan­ding (VAYA hotel chain with a gre­at well­ness area), the others were good. As we always arri­ved ear­ly in the after­noon, we were also able to enjoy the hotels, and our recom­men­da­ti­on for Ster­zing: defi­ni­te­ly take part in the free city tour, which was impres­si­ve and very infor­ma­ti­ve with a gre­at tour guide. 
Dr. Hans-Peter Kolb
2025-08-25
Alpi­ne Crossing
Dear Feu­er und Eis team, the trip you orga­ni­zed was sen­sa­tio­nal. Start­ing with the pro­blem-free boo­king, the docu­ments sent to us, the par­king lot reser­va­ti­on, the beau­tiful hotels and the very good lug­ga­ge trans­por­ta­ti­on. Ever­y­thing was TOP. Howe­ver, we have two small comm­ents: first­ly, the bus ride from the hotel to the start­ing point of the trip was a dis­as­ter, the dri­ver almost left us stran­ded or cau­sed an acci­dent. The second com­ment is that the announ­ced exch­an­ge of expe­ri­en­ces in Ster­zing did not take place — a pity, but the hiking trip was still SUPER. best regards, Gerd Thul­lAnd­re Wil­helm­Nor­bert Dresken 
Nor­bert Dresken
2025-08-13
Impres­si­ve despi­te con­stant rain
The trip is very well orga­ni­zed, all trans­fers went well and we also give good marks for the over­night stays. We did­n’t have a clear view on any of the days, but the­re was fog and rain, yet we were left with las­ting impres­si­ons. Our fel­low hikers were fri­end­ly and inte­res­t­ing, we recom­mend this tour. 
Petra Schreck
2025-08-01
Dream­li­ke journey
It was inde­scri­ba­b­ly beau­tiful. We will defi­ni­te­ly do ano­ther trip like this. We had mega wea­ther, gre­at hotels and won­derful companions. 
San­dra
2025-07-30
Alpi­ne crossing Tegern­see ‑Ster­zing
The tour was won­derful with the best wea­ther, the orga­niza­ti­on was per­fect, the sel­ec­ted hotels were top and we would be hap­py to do it again anytime.
Micha­el & Klaudia
2025-07-27
TOP Orga­ni­zed
The infor­ma­ti­on for each day of the tour is very accu­ra­te and the sel­ec­ted hotels were a high­light every day. every bus trans­fer was on time and we felt very well loo­ked after by Feu­er und Eis. we would book again at any time.
Kers­tin and Thomas
2025-07-07
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