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Feu­er und Eis own tour

Crossing the Alps from Fügen to Mer­ano wit­hout lug­ga­ge transfer

from 1.128,- per person

  • Duration: 8 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 90 km
  • Altitude: (+) 3140 m
  • Altitude: (-) 3000 m
  • Difficulty:
If you don’t want to end your crossing of the Alps in Ster­zing, but want to hike on to idyl­lic Mer­ano, this rou­te is per­fect for you. The tour starts in Fügen, at the gate­way to the Zil­ler­tal, and first takes you up on the Spiel­joch­bahn cable car. From the­re, you hike via Hoch­fü­gen, Mayr­ho­fen and the Pfit­scher Joch to Ster­zing, whe­re you can alre­a­dy feel the first Ita­li­an flair. The rou­te then con­ti­nues south to Mer­ano, which enchants with its pic­tures­que alley­ways and palm trees. You will expe­ri­ence impres­si­ve natu­ral land­scapes on pre­do­mi­nant­ly easy to modera­te­ly dif­fi­cult hiking trails. After each stage, you can relax in com­for­ta­ble 3- to 4‑star hotels or guest­hou­ses. This 8‑day plea­su­re hike com­bi­nes the warmth of Tyrol with the viney­ards of South Tyrol. Make your dream of crossing the Alps come true and embark on this unfor­gettable experience! 
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Meran mit schön angelegten, blühenden Blumenbeeten und Palmen sowie Kirche im Hintergrund.
Two Alpine crossers have successfully arrived at their destination of Sterzing and are strolling through the old town, past crowded cafés and with the famous tower in the background.
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.
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Indi­vi­du­al arri­val in Fügen
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Wel­co­me to the Zillertal! 
Fügen — Spiel­joch — Hochfügen
Distanz: 14 km Höhe (+): 350m Höhe (-): 740m
In the mor­ning, the Spiel­joch­bahn takes you up to the moun­tain sta­ti­on, whe­re you can alre­a­dy enjoy a breath­ta­king pan­ora­ma over the Zil­ler­tal, the Kar­wen­del and Rofan moun­ta­ins as well as the Kitz­bü­hel Alps and the Kai­ser Moun­ta­ins. From the­re, a lei­su­re­ly path leads to the Gart Alm, on to the Loas­sat­tel and final­ly to the win­ter sports para­di­se of Hochfügen. 
Hoch­fü­gen — Mayrhofen/Aschau
Distanz: 11 km Höhe (+): 840m Höhe (-): 300m
Today’s hike takes you through a spe­cial alpi­ne regi­on that offers rare insights into tra­di­tio­nal alpi­ne far­ming in the Alps. Sur­roun­ded by impres­si­ve rocks for­med by gla­ciers, you reach the Sidan­joch. From the near­by Rast­ko­gel­hüt­te, you can enjoy a breath­ta­king pan­ora­ma over the Inn­tal val­ley, the Kar­wen­del moun­ta­ins and the Tux Alps. After a short ascent to the Mit­ter­wands­kopf, you hike along an idyl­lic path that leads past gla­cial land­scapes, small pools and a moun­tain ridge to Melch­bo­den. From the­re, the public bus takes you com­for­ta­b­ly down into the val­ley via the Zil­ler­ta­ler Höhen­stra­ße. Depen­ding on whe­re you are stay­ing, you can con­ti­nue by bus or the Zil­ler­tal­bahn to Aschau or Mayrhofen. 
Mayrhofen/Aschau — Schle­geis — Pfit­scher Joch — Sterzing
Distanz: 13 km Höhe (+): 480m Höhe (-): 820m
Today the time has final­ly come: you are crossing the main Alpi­ne ridge and thus the Alps. In the mor­ning, a bus takes you com­for­ta­b­ly along the toll road to the Schle­geis reser­voir at 1,800 meters abo­ve sea level, the start­ing point of today’s stage. The impres­si­ve dam wall, which was built in the 1970s for the ener­gy and water sup­p­ly, dams one of the lar­gest lakes in Aus­tria, fed by the sur­roun­ding gla­ciers. Short­ly befo­re the Pfit­scher­joch­haus, whe­re you can take a break, you cross the bor­der into Ita­ly and South Tyrol and reach the hig­hest point of the tour at 2,275 meters. The main Alpi­ne ridge is done! The des­cent takes you through gent­le alpi­ne mea­dows and shady forests into the Pfitsch­tal val­ley. From the­re, take the bus (con­nec­tions every hour or so) to Sterzing. 
Vipi­te­no — Bress­ano­ne — Chiusa
Distanz: 15 km Höhe (+): 580m Höhe (-): 620m
In the mor­ning, the­re is a trans­fer from Ster­zing to the start­ing point of the stage. Start­ing from Bri­xen, the hike leads up the Pfef­fers­berg. You pass small ham­lets and moun­tain farms on beau­tiful ter­races. The pan­o­r­amic view of the migh­ty Dolo­mi­te peaks opens up to the south. Fol­lo­wing the Keschtn­weg trail, you hike through a beau­tiful, root-cover­ed forest path and then reach Feld­thurns. Via Säben Monas­tery, the acro­po­lis of South Tyrol, the rou­te leads to the Dürer town of Klausen. 
Chi­usa — Renon — Bolzano
Distanz: 18 km Höhe (+): 670m Höhe (-): 280m
After a short bus trans­fer to Bar­bia­no, the stage fol­lows the Keschtn­weg trail up the Rit­ten. The pan­ora­ma is sim­ply stun­ning. The hike leads across the Rit­ten high pla­teau abo­ve the Eisack val­ley with stun­ning views of the Dolo­mi­tes, espe­ci­al­ly the Schlern. The earth pyra­mids on the Rit­ten are the hig­hest and most beau­tiful of their kind in Euro­pe. From Ober­bo­zen you can take the cable car to Bol­za­no. Nowhe­re else do Ita­li­an and Ger­man cul­tu­re meet as clo­se­ly as here. 
Bol­za­no — Lana — Merano
Distanz: 19 km Höhe (+): 220m Höhe (-): 240m
After a trans­fer by public trans­port, the stage beg­ins in Lana. The hike leads along the famous Mar­lin­ger Waal­weg. Waa­le are irri­ga­ti­on dit­ches that were crea­ted seve­ral hundred years ago to sup­p­ly dry cor­ri­dors with water. The Mar­lin­ger Waal­weg offers a magni­fi­cent view of the Mer­ano basin and, at 11 km, is the lon­gest of its kind in South Tyrol. Below Tyrol Cast­le, the stage fol­lows the famous Tapp­ei­ner Weg to Mer­ano. Cen­tu­ries-old arca­des and beau­tiful parks invi­te you to enjoy a plea­sant end to the tour in a mild climate. 
Return trans­fer to Fügen
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Our orga­ni­zed trans­fer will take you back to Fügen this morning.

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Booking code: AU-FUEG-MERAN-O-GEPAECK

Minimum number of participants: 5

Season

07.06.2026 — 13.09.2026 (Arri­val: Sat, Sun)
14.09.2026 — 29.09.2026 (Arri­val: Sat, Sun)

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Single room

EUR 1.368,00
EUR 1.328,00

Double room*

EUR 1.168,00
EUR 1.128,00
*Prices are per person.

Additional nights BEFORE the tour

Price per person/night

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Additional nights AFTER the tour

(01.01.2025 — 31.12.2025) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Mer­ano in a dou­ble room incl. breakfast 
(01.01.2025 — 31.12.2025) extra night AFTER the tour in Mer­ano in a sin­gle room incl. breakfast 

Price per person/night

EUR 95,00
EUR 134,00
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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
  • Trans­fer on day 4 from Aschau/Mayrhofen to the Schle­geis reservoir
  • Trans­fer on day 5 from Ster­zing to Brixen
  • Return trans­fer from Mer­ano to Fügen by shut­tle bus (Sat, Sun only)
  • Detail­ed hiking descrip­ti­on (1 x per room)
  • Prac­ti­cal felt bag for your tra­vel documents
  • Down­load GPS data for mobi­le navigation
  • Feu­er und Eis pin badge
  • 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

Additional information

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.
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
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.
Shut­tle bus Mayrhofen/Aschau — 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 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 Sterzing.
Par­king facilities
We will inform you about par­king faci­li­ties with your tra­vel documents.
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.
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. 
Return trans­fer for addi­tio­nal nights in Merano
Post­po­ne­ment of the return trans­fer due to extra nights in Mer­ano only pos­si­ble on request.

Travel carefree with us

More safety. Exclusively at Feuer und Eis.

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.

Bicycle protection

If something comes up on the road, you stay mobile.
Breakdown, accident or theft: ERGO's exclusive travel insurance with Feuer und Eis covers repairs or additional travel costs - quickly and easily.

Details and conditions can be found under Feuer und Eis travel insurance.

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