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Feu­er und Eis own tour

Crossing the Alps from Tegern­see to Mer­ano wit­hout lug­ga­ge transfer

from 1.398,- per person

  • Duration: 10 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 135 km
  • Altitude: (+) 4260 m
  • Altitude: (-) 4050 m
  • Difficulty:
This Alpi­ne crossing is aimed at all tho­se who do not want to end their hiking tour in Ster­zing, but want to con­ti­nue the stages to char­ming Meran. Over the cour­se of 10 days, you fol­low a varied rou­te that starts at Lake Tegern­see, leads past the spar­k­ling Lake Achen­see, cros­ses the impres­si­ve Zil­ler­tal val­ley and final­ly runs via Ster­zing to sun­ny Mer­ano. On easy to modera­te­ly chal­len­ging trails, you will enjoy an incom­pa­ra­ble blend of Bava­ri­an hos­pi­ta­li­ty, Tyro­lean hos­pi­ta­li­ty and the South Tyro­lean way of life. After each day’s stage, rela­xing accom­mo­da­ti­on awaits you in careful­ly sel­ec­ted hotels, inns, guest­hou­ses and guest­hou­ses in the 3- to 4‑star cate­go­ry. This hiking tour com­bi­nes breath­ta­king moun­tain land­scapes with culina­ry delights and a Medi­ter­ra­ne­an ambi­ence — a high­light for all tho­se who want to com­bi­ne enjoy­ment and nature. 
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Meran mit schön angelegten, blühenden Blumenbeeten und Palmen sowie Kirche im Hintergrund.
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.
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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
The best time to start the first stage of your crossing of the Alps is around mid­day. Your hike beg­ins in Gmund on the Tegern­see High Trail, which runs around 100 meters abo­ve the nor­t­hern shore. Enjoy fan­ta­stic views of Lake Tegern­see as you hike lei­su­re­ly towards Tegern­see (town). Have your came­ra rea­dy to cap­tu­re the first pan­o­r­amic shots. In Tegern­see, it’s worth stop­ping off at the tra­di­tio­nal bre­wery right on the lakes­hore. After­wards, you have the opti­on of taking the his­to­ric rowing fer­ry to Rot­tach-Egern. Alter­na­tively, you can fol­low the lake­si­de path and con­ti­nue your lei­su­re­ly hike to Bad Wies­see, whe­re you will spend the night today, or take a boat trip as a short­cut. At the end of the day, num­e­rous restau­rants in the towns around Lake Tegern­see invi­te you to enjoy a refresh­ment stop. This is a rela­xing way to round off your first day of hiking befo­re con­ti­nuing into the moun­ta­ins the next day. 
Day 2
Kreuth — Achenkirch
Distanz: 17 km Höhe (+): 820m Höhe (-): 770m
In the mor­ning, a trans­fer takes you to the start­ing point of today’s hike in Kreuth-Sie­ben­hüt­ten. After a short sec­tion on a forest path, an easi­ly acces­si­ble hiking trail leads through den­se mixed forest to the first alpi­ne regi­on of the unma­na­ged Gaisalm. Along a gent­le moun­tain ridge, fol­low the signs towards Schil­den­stein and Blau­bergalm. The land­scape gra­du­al­ly opens up and you reach the bor­der ridge bet­ween Bava­ria and Tyrol, cha­rac­te­ri­zed by typi­cal moun­tain pine vege­ta­ti­on. Impres­si­ve pan­o­r­amic views from the Tegern­see Alpi­ne foot­hills to the peaks of the Kar­wen­del and Zil­ler­tal Alps await you here. After around three hours of hiking, you can take a well-ear­ned break at the Blau­bergalm, the only refresh­ment stop on this stage. The des­cent into the val­ley then beg­ins. You hike along easy paths through the for­mer hun­ting grounds of the Habs­burgs befo­re rea­ching your desti­na­ti­on for today, Achen­wald or Achenkirch. 
Day 3
Achen­kirch — Fügen
Distanz: 14 km Höhe (+): 120m Höhe (-): 100m
This stage is con­side­red one of the most beau­tiful hiking rou­tes in Tyrol and takes you along a well-main­tai­ned path along the wes­tern shore of Lake Achen­see. Steps and handrails make the path easier in some places. After a varied hike, you will reach the Gaisalm, the only alpi­ne pas­tu­re in Tyrol that can only be rea­ched on foot or by boat. The rou­te impres­ses with an impres­si­ve natu­ral mix of water­falls, diver­se vege­ta­ti­on and morai­ne cones that rise almost direct­ly abo­ve the deep blue lake. The­re are swim­ming oppor­tu­ni­ties along the way, but a dip in the Achen­see at 1,000 meters abo­ve sea level requi­res some effort, as the water tem­pe­ra­tu­re rare­ly rises abo­ve 18 degrees. From the Gaisalm, the rou­te con­ti­nues to Per­tis­au and then along the lake­si­de path to the sou­thern end of the lake in Mau­rach. This is also the depar­tu­re point of the his­to­ric Achen­see­bahn, a nost­al­gic steam cog­wheel train. You lea­ve the Achen­see regi­on and con­ti­nue by train and bus to Fügen in the Zil­ler­tal, today’s stage destination. 
Day 4
Fügen — Spiel­joch — Hochfügen
Distanz: 14 km Höhe (+): 350m Höhe (-): 740m
After a rela­xed break­fast, start your day with a walk to the Spiel­joch­bahn cable car. The gon­do­la takes you effort­less­ly up to an alti­tu­de of 1,850 meters, whe­re a breath­ta­king pan­o­r­amic view awaits you. From here, the view sweeps over the peaks of the Zil­ler­tal, Kar­wen­del and Rofan moun­ta­ins and, on clear days, even as far as the Kitz­bü­hel Alps and the Kai­ser Moun­ta­ins. An idyl­lic trail leads through moun­tain pines, bloo­ming alpi­ne roses, Swiss stone pine trees and striking gra­ni­te for­ma­ti­ons. Via the Gart Alm, which is famous for its deli­cious Kai­ser­schmarrn pan­ca­kes, you reach the Loas­sat­tel and final­ly the rustic Alpen­gast­haus Loas, whe­re you can enjoy a cozy break. The rou­te then takes you downhill along a part­ly shady path until you reach today’s desti­na­ti­on: Hoch­fü­gen, a well-known win­ter sports resort. 
Day 5
Hoch­fü­gen — Melch­bo­den — Mayrhofen/Aschau
Distanz: 11 km Höhe (+): 840m Höhe (-): 300m
Today you will immer­se yours­elf in a uni­que Alpi­ne pas­tu­re regi­on that can only be found in this form here in the Alps. The land­scape pro­vi­des fasci­na­ting insights into the tra­di­tio­nal alpi­ne far­ming of times gone by. Accom­pa­nied by anci­ent rocks car­ved by the gla­cier, you reach the Sidan­joch, an idyl­lic crossing in the midd­le of the Tyro­lean moun­ta­ins. Not far away, the Rast­ko­gel­hüt­te invi­tes you to take a well-ear­ned break. From here you can enjoy a breath­ta­king pan­o­r­amic view over the Inn Val­ley, Kar­wen­del and the Tux Alps. After a short but rewar­ding ascent to the Mit­ter­wands­kopf, you fol­low a pic­tures­que trail. The trail takes you past gla­cial for­ma­ti­ons, small pools and along a moun­tain ridge with gre­at views to Melch­bo­den. From the­re, you take a rela­xed bus ride down to the val­ley via the Zil­ler­ta­ler Höhen­stra­ße, which is known for its magni­fi­cent views. Depen­ding on whe­re you spend the night, you then con­ti­nue by Zil­ler­tal­bahn to Aschau or Mayr­ho­fen, whe­re you can end the day in comfort. 
Day 6
Mayrhofen/Aschau — Schlei­geis — Pfitsch­tal — Sterzing
Distanz: 13 km Höhe (+): 480m Höhe (-): 820m
Today you cross the main Alpi­ne ridge, a mile­stone on your tour. Our trans­fer takes you to the Schle­geis reser­voir (1,800 m), whe­re your stage beg­ins. The migh­ty dam wall, sur­roun­ded by gla­ciers, holds back one of Aus­tria’s lar­gest reser­voirs. You ascend modera­te­ly to the Pfit­scher­joch (2,275 m) on a well-main­tai­ned hiking trail. Streams, water­falls and morai­nes cha­rac­te­ri­ze the almost sur­re­al land­scape. At the Pfit­scher­joch­haus you cross the bor­der into South Tyrol. The des­cent leads through alpi­ne mea­dows and shady mixed forest into the Pfitsch­tal val­ley. Final­ly you reach St. Jakob in the Pfitsch­tal val­ley. From the­re, take the bus to Sterzing. 
Day 7
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. 
Day 8
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. 
Day 9
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. 
Day 10
Return trans­fer to the Tegernsee
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
In the mor­ning, our orga­ni­zed trans­fer will take you back to Lake Tegernsee.

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

Minimum number of participants: 5

Season

05.06.2026 — 13.09.2026 (Arri­val: daily)
14.09.2026 — 27.09.2026 (Arri­val: daily)

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Single room

EUR 1.678,00
EUR 1.638,00

Double room*

EUR 1.428,00
EUR 1.398,00
*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 Mer­ano in a dou­ble room incl. breakfast 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) extra night AFTER the tour in Mer­ano in a sin­gle room incl. breakfast 
(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 138,00
EUR 110,00
EUR 165,00

Services

Included services
  • Indi­vi­du­al hiking (no group tours)
  • 9 x over­night stays in sel­ec­ted hotels, inns, guest­hou­ses and guest­hou­ses (3*/4* category)
  • Room with show­er or bath / WC
  • 9 x breakfast
  • 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
  • Return trans­fer on day 10 from Mer­ano to Lake Tegern­see by shut­tle bus
  • 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
  • Spa/local taxes (approx. 14 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

Additional information

7‑day worry-free hotline
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.
Note on lug­ga­ge trans­fer on the day of arrival
Plea­se note that your first stage hike on the Tegern­see-Meran 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. 
Shut­tle bus Mayr­ho­fen — Schlegeisspeicher
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 in the direc­tion of Pfit­scher­joch and cross the main Alpi­ne ridge. If, in our opi­ni­on, it is not pos­si­ble to cross 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. 
Return trans­fer
Post­po­ne­ment of the return trans­fer due to extra nights only pos­si­ble on request. Our Alpi­ne Crossing shut­tle bus will take you com­for­ta­b­ly from Mer­ano back to Lake Tegern­see in the mor­ning (train sta­ti­on, par­king lot or exten­si­on hotel if neces­sa­ry). Arri­val at Lake Tegern­see is sche­du­led bet­ween 13:30 and 14:30, depen­ding on traf­fic. Plea­se plan your onward jour­ney with suf­fi­ci­ent buf­fer time due to the risk of traf­fic jams. 
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. 
Arri­val
By TRAIN: For reasons of sus­taina­bi­li­ty, we recom­mend tra­ve­ling by train to the desti­na­ti­on sta­ti­on Gmund (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, 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. 
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. 

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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