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Feu­er und Eis part­ner tour

Crossing the Alps from Gar­misch to Ster­zing wit­hout lug­ga­ge transfer

from 745,- per person

  • Duration: 8 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 76 km
  • Altitude: (+) 4760 m
  • Altitude: (-) 3870 m
  • Difficulty:
One of the most varied Alpi­ne crossings con­nects Gar­misch, loca­ted at the foot of Ger­many’s hig­hest moun­tain, with Ster­zing, the nor­t­hern­most town in Ita­ly. The rou­te starts impres­si­ve­ly at the thun­de­ring water­falls of the Part­nach­klamm gor­ge and leads past Elmau Cast­le towards Mit­ten­wald. Plung­ing into the rug­ged rocks of the Kar­wen­del moun­ta­ins, you climb fur­ther up to final­ly enjoy the breath­ta­king view of the main Alpi­ne ridge on the ridge of the Nord­ket­te abo­ve Inns­bruck. Along the striking Ser­les, the rou­te runs through the Stu­bai Alps into the Gschnitz­tal val­ley, with views of the Zil­ler­tal gla­ciers, as far as the Obern­berg val­ley. At the secluded Sand­jöchl at an alti­tu­de of 2,165 m, once a path for smugg­lers, you cross the main Alpi­ne ridge into South Tyrol. The Dolo­mieu Trail then takes you up to the sum­mit of the Ross­kopf, from whe­re you can take the cable car down to the medieval streets of Ster­zing in com­fort. With our tour opti­on wit­hout lug­ga­ge trans­port, you can enjoy the com­fort of com­for­ta­ble hotel accom­mo­da­ti­on, but at the end you can also be proud of having car­ri­ed your ruck­sack over the Alps on your own. And by the way, you were also a litt­le bud­get-fri­end­ly on the way. 
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The rocky peak of the Serles in the Stubai Valley is in view. Forest landscape in the foreground.
Ein paar schöne Häuser und Kirche von Garmisch.
Der Blick schweift über die Stadt Innsbruck mit dem Inn und im Hintergrund die Berge.
Der türkis leuchtende Eibsee mit Inseln und das beeindruckende, felsige Zugspitzmassiv im Hintergrund.
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Itinerary / Stages

Day 1
Jour­ney to Gar­misch-Par­ten­kir­chen at the foot of the Zugspitze
Distanz: 6 km Höhe (+): 50m Höhe (-): 50m
Indi­vi­du­al arri­val in Gar­misch-Par­ten­kir­chen, the start­ing point of your crossing of the Alps. We recom­mend arri­ving a litt­le ear­lier in the day to stroll through the pic­tures­que streets and alley­ways of this spa town, which is sur­roun­ded by impres­si­ve moun­tain sce­n­ery. Alter­na­tively, you can take a trip to the foot of Ger­many’s hig­hest moun­tain and take a walk along the Eib­see lake. If the wea­ther is good and you have enough time, it is worth taking the cable car up to the 2,962 m high Zug­spit­ze, from whe­re you can enjoy the breath­ta­king Alpi­ne pan­ora­ma. You will recei­ve fur­ther infor­ma­ti­on and tips in your tra­vel documents. 
Day 2
The wild Part­nach­klamm gor­ge, Elmau Cast­le and the Fer­chen­see lake
Distanz: 16 km Höhe (+): 825m Höhe (-): 500m
After break­fast, your first stage of the crossing of the Alps beg­ins through the scenic Wer­den­fel­ser Land regi­on. A spe­cial high­light awaits you right at the start: the trail leads from the famous ski jumps in Gar­misch-Par­ten­kir­chen to the spec­ta­cu­lar Part­nach­klamm gor­ge. Here, the path winds through rock tun­nels and gal­le­ries, along thun­de­ring water­falls and splas­hing spray that has cut into the rock up to 80 meters deep. At the end of the gor­ge, you climb up to Eck­bau­er (1,237 m) and enjoy the view of the Wet­ter­stein moun­ta­ins. The rou­te con­ti­nues to the Elmau­er Alm and the famous Elmau Cast­le, as far as the idyl­lic Fer­chen­see lake. 
Day 3
The steep rock faces of the Kar­wen­del and Innsbruck
Distanz: 8 km Höhe (+): 1000m Höhe (-): 0m
Ear­ly in the mor­ning, a cab takes you deep into the Kar­wen­del to the rustic Möslalm (1,262 m). Your ascent beg­ins here through the idyl­lic Man­dl­tal val­ley, sur­roun­ded by impres­si­ve rock faces. The path leads ste­adi­ly uphill until you reach the ridge of the Nord­ket­te and sud­den­ly find yours­elf stan­ding abo­ve the roof­tops of Inns­bruck. The Inn­tal val­ley with the Tyro­lean capi­tal stret­ches out below you, with the gla­ciers of the Zil­ler­tal and Stu­bai Alps towe­ring in the back­ground. The Goe­the­weg takes you to the Haf­ele­kar cable car sta­ti­on (2,269 m). From here you float into the old town of Inns­bruck. After a short walk, mar­vel at the Gol­den Roof befo­re boar­ding the bus to the Stu­bai Valley. 
Day 4
The impo­sing Ser­les, the Stu­bai Alps and the Gschnitz­tal valley
Distanz: 11 km Höhe (+): 750m Höhe (-): 1145m
The impo­sing Ser­les, at 2,717 m the striking cor­ner­stone of the Stu­bai Val­ley, cat­ches the eye of every tra­ve­ler hea­ding south on the Bren­ner free­way. Becau­se of its spe­cial shape, the peak is also known as the high altar of Tyrol. Your hike takes you along the foot of this moun­tain mas­sif from the Stu­bai Val­ley into the Gschnitz Val­ley. First you reach Maria Wald­rast, a monas­tery at an alti­tu­de of 1,638 m and one of the oldest and hig­hest places of pil­grimage in the Alps. Sur­roun­ded by spec­ta­cu­lar natu­ral sce­n­ery, you ascend to the Bla­ser­hüt­te (2,180 m), the high­light of today’s stage and ide­al for a break. After enjoy­ing the magni­fi­cent view, you des­cend into the pic­tures­que Gschnitz­tal valley. 
Day 5
The moun­tain pan­ora­ma abo­ve the Obern­berg­tal valley
Distanz: 14 km Höhe (+): 950m Höhe (-): 800m
Today’s stage of your crossing of the Alps once again offers spec­ta­cu­lar views and you hike into ano­ther Alpi­ne val­ley in a sou­t­her­ly direc­tion, towards the main ridge. From the Gschnitz­tal you climb up to the Tru­nahüt­te and con­ti­nue uphill to the Egger­joch (2,132 m). From here, you hike gent­ly up and down across alpi­ne mea­dows and past glo­wing alpi­ne roses along a broad, open moun­tain ridge. The pan­ora­ma is breath­ta­king: the impo­sing peaks of the Tri­bu­lau­ne lie befo­re you, the Bren­ner moun­ta­ins to the south, the gla­ciers of the Zil­ler­tal Alps to the east and the Stu­bai Alps with the striking Habicht to the north. The trail leads past the idyl­lic Licht­see lake down into the Obern­berg­tal valley. 
Day 6
To South Tyrol via old smugg­lers’ trails
Distanz: 13 km Höhe (+): 735m Höhe (-): 1075m
The Obern­berg­tal, also known as the Val­ley of Silence, is one of the most pris­ti­ne moun­tain val­leys in Tyrol. At the end of the val­ley, you begin your ascent to the main Alpi­ne ridge. Your first stop is Lake Obern­berg, framed by the migh­ty rock faces of the Tri­bulaun, a natu­ral monu­ment that reflects the impres­si­ve land­scape. You climb up to Sand­jöchl at 2,165 m on quiet paths once used by smugg­lers. Here you cross the bor­der into Ita­ly, enter South Tyrol and cross the main Alpi­ne ridge. The des­cent takes you into the idyl­lic Pflersch­tal val­ley, your desti­na­ti­on for today. 
Day 7
To the Ross­kopf and down into the alley­ways of Sterzing
Distanz: 8 km Höhe (+): 450m Höhe (-): 300m
On your last stage, a cable car once again makes the first few meters of alti­tu­de easier. From Lad­urns in the pic­tures­que Pflersch­tal val­ley, you head up to the Lad­ur­ner Alm. The impo­sing Pfler­scher Tri­bulaun with its striking rocky peak is enthro­ned oppo­si­te. High abo­ve the Pflersch­tal val­ley, you fol­low the Dolo­mieu­weg trail, named after the geo­lo­gist Dolo­mieu, who dis­co­ver­ed the dolo­mi­te rock here in the 18th cen­tu­ry. Via the Vall­min­g­alm you reach the Ross­kopf (2,189 m), from whe­re you can enjoy spec­ta­cu­lar views of the Zil­ler­tal Alps and Dolo­mi­tes. Almost direct­ly from the sum­mit, the cable car takes you down into the val­ley to Ster­zing. You can cele­bra­te your suc­cess with a glass of wine in the medieval alley­ways and arcades. 
Day 8
Say­ing good­bye to the crossing of the Alps
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
After break­fast, it’s time to say good­bye to Ster­zing and char­ming South Tyrol. A shut­tle bus will take you back to Gar­misch-Par­ten­kir­chen, the start­ing point of your unfor­gettable crossing of the Alps. On the jour­ney, reflect on the eventful hikes of the last few days and think back on the impres­si­ve experiences. 

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Booking code: AU-GA-STERZING-IND-O-GEPAECK

Season

15.06.2026 — 24.06.2026 (Arri­val: Mon, Wed)
29.06.2026 — 29.06.2026 (Arri­val: daily)
01.07.2026 — 29.07.2026 (Arri­val: Mon, Wed)
31.07.2026 — 19.08.2026 (Arri­val: Mon, Wed)
24.08.2026 — 02.09.2026 (Arri­val: Mon, Wed)
07.09.2026 — 23.09.2026 (Arri­val: Mon, Wed)

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Single room

EUR 925,00
EUR 955,00
EUR 975,00
EUR 1.005,00
EUR 975,00
EUR 955,00

Double room*

EUR 745,00
EUR 775,00
EUR 795,00
EUR 825,00
EUR 795,00
EUR 775,00
*Prices are per person.

Services

Included services
  • Indi­vi­du­al hiking (no group tours)
  • 7 x over­night stays in sel­ec­ted hotels or inns, rooms with bath/shower and WC
  • 7 x breakfast
  • 1 x dinner
  • Trans­fer to the Möslalm
  • Digi­tal tra­vel docu­ments (1x per room), maps
  • GPS data for the hikes
  • 7‑day care­free ser­vice number
Excluded services
  • Arri­val and depar­tu­re to the first hotel or start­ing point of the tour
  • Train, bus and cable car rides during the tour (approx. 60,- per person)
  • Local and visi­tor’s tax (approx. 2.50 to 4.80 per per­son and night, to be paid direct­ly on site)
  • Per­so­nal clot­hing and equipment
  • Addi­tio­nal cos­ts due to chan­ges in the pro­gram cau­sed by wea­ther or cir­cum­s­tances for which the tour ope­ra­tor is not responsible
  • All meals not men­tio­ned, addi­tio­nal meals, drinks
  • Per­so­nal expen­ses, pos­si­ble tips

Additional information

Return trans­fer
The pre-orga­ni­zed return trans­fer from Ster­zing to Gar­misch-Par­ten­kir­chen starts on the last day of the tour at approx. 9:00 am. The plan­ned arri­val in Gar­misch is around 12:00 noon. Due to the traf­fic situa­ti­on on the respec­ti­ve day, delays or rou­te chan­ges may occur. Plea­se bear this in mind when plan­ning your onward jour­ney from Gar­misch and allow for a buffer!
Par­king
You can park your car at the­se par­king lots for the dura­ti­on of your trip: — Par­king lot at the ice sta­di­um, Am Eis­sta­di­on 1, 82467 Gar­misch-Par­ten­kir­chen — Par­king lot Kain­zen­bad, Kain­zen­bad­stra­ße 2, 82467 Gar­misch-Par­ten­kir­chen. Par­king curr­ent­ly free of char­ge, chan­ges pos­si­ble at short noti­ce. Plea­se note the local infor­ma­ti­on. We recom­mend moving your vehic­le from the hotel to one of the­se par­king lots in the mor­ning on the second day of the tour befo­re the start of the first stage. You can then reach the start of the first hike direct­ly from the­se par­king lots. Details can be found in your tour description. 
Arri­val
CAR: Direct­ly to Far­chant near Gar­misch-Par­ten­kir­chen to the first hotel. TRAIN: To Far­chant train sta­ti­on near Gar­misch-Par­ten­kir­chen. You can reach the start hotel of your trip from the sta­ti­on in approx. 10 minu­tes on foot. Time­ta­bles and tickets at www.bahn.de.
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.
Part­ner tour
This trip is orga­ni­zed by our part­ner agen­cy. You will the­r­e­fo­re recei­ve the agen­cy’s tra­vel docu­ments. On this trip you use the navi­ga­ti­on app of our part­ner agency.
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. 

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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