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Feu­er und Eis part­ner tour

Gui­ded Alpi­ne crossing on the E5 hut tour from Oberst­dorf to Merano

from 1.195,- per person

  • Duration: 7 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 80 km
  • Altitude: (+) 5440 m
  • Altitude: (-) 7250 m
  • Difficulty:
The rou­te on the E5 from Oberst­dorf in the All­gäu to Mer­ano in South Tyrol is the clas­sic rou­te across the Alps and offers an unfor­gettable adven­ture. On this Alpi­ne crossing from hut to hut, you will expe­ri­ence the Alps in all their diver­si­ty and an impres­si­ve expe­ri­ence of natu­re. We start our Alpi­ne crossing in the steep gras­sy moun­ta­ins of the All­gäu Alps and then cross over to the Lech­tal Alps with their striking rock for­ma­ti­ons. Through the Pitz­tal val­ley and into the Ötz­tal Alps, the three-thousand-met­re peaks of the Cen­tral Alps lie befo­re us, framed by the ice of the gla­ciers. Pas­sing the Simi­laun­hüt­te, we cross the main Alpi­ne ridge at the hig­hest point of our crossing at 3,019 meters abo­ve sea level. Here we are fol­lo­wing in Ötzi’s foot­s­teps, as the ice man’s dis­co­very site is not far from the hut. From now on, howe­ver, it’s all downhill to the Ver­nagt reser­voir, which we can alre­a­dy see spar­k­ling blue from abo­ve. A shut­tle takes us the last few kilo­me­ters towards Mer­ano, whe­re we can end the tour with a cool drink by the pool at our accom­mo­da­ti­on or use the time to stroll through Mer­ano with its lively alley­ways and arca­des in the old town.

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Itinerary / Stages

Wel­co­me to the All­gäu and ascent to the Kempt­ner Hütte
Distanz: 6 km Höhe (+): 900m Höhe (-): 50m
We meet our moun­tain gui­de for our Alpi­ne crossing at the train sta­ti­on in Oberst­dorf. After a short equip­ment check, we take the bus to Spiel­mannsau, whe­re the ascent to the Kempt­ner Hüt­te beg­ins. The varied path through the nar­row Sperr­bach­to­bel ravi­ne up to the hut with its stun­ning views takes us straight into the magni­fi­cent moun­tain world of the All­gäu Alps. 
Over the Mäde­l­e­joch to the Mem­min­ger Hüt­te in the Lech­tal Alps
Distanz: 14 km Höhe (+): 1150m Höhe (-): 975m
After break­fast, we start the ascent to the Mäde­l­e­joch (1,973 m). Here we cross the bor­der from Ger­ma­ny to Aus­tria, from Bava­ria to Tyrol. Befo­re our eyes lies the impo­sing moun­tain ran­ge of the Lech­tal Alps with its many rocky peaks. We hike from the Joch down into the Höhen­bach val­ley and, pas­sing the Roß­gum­pen­al­pe and the Simms water­fall, reach the Lech­tal val­ley and the small vil­la­ge of Holz­gau. Here we tre­at our­sel­ves to a short rest befo­re a cab takes us a short distance to Madau. Now it’s time to climb back up to our over­night stop. Green mea­dows, a clear moun­tain lake and rocky peaks frame the Mem­min­ger Hüt­te at an alti­tu­de of 2,242 meters in one of the most beau­tiful places in the Lech­tal Alps. 
Through the Zam­mer Loch into the Inn Valley
Distanz: 16 km Höhe (+): 500m Höhe (-): 1875m
A long stage through a fairy­ta­le moun­tain land­scape lies ahead of us, which is why we set off ear­ly in the mor­ning. Our rou­te leads us along the See­wi­seen lakes from the impres­si­ve moun­tain basin of the Mem­min­ger Hüt­te through rocky ter­rain up to the See­schar­te (2,599 m). The reward for this ascent is a breath­ta­king view. The des­cent beg­ins stee­p­ly. The rou­te then con­ti­nues on a flat­ter path to the Ober­loch­al­pe and the Unterloch­al­pe, which invi­tes you to take a short break. Streng­the­ned with bacon and cheese, we con­ti­nue our tour to the Zam­mer Loch. We hike down through this mys­ti­cal, deep­ly car­ved gor­ge land­scape via a path car­ved into the rock face to Zams in the Inn­tal valley. 
From the Venet to the Braun­schwei­ger Hüt­te at the end of the Pitz­tal valley
Distanz: 17 km Höhe (+): 1350m Höhe (-): 1550m
From the Venet­bahn moun­tain sta­ti­on, we hike high abo­ve the Inn­tal val­ley to the sum­mit of the Venet, the Gland­er­spit­ze (2,512 m). The free-stan­ding sum­mit mas­sif offers an excel­lent pan­o­r­amic view of the Tyro­lean moun­ta­ins. Our rou­te con­ti­nues across alpi­ne pas­tu­res and moun­tain mea­dows to Wenns in the Pitz­tal val­ley, from whe­re a trans­fer takes us to the end of the val­ley to Mit­tel­berg. This is whe­re the second part of today’s stage beg­ins, the ascent to the Braun­schwei­ger Hüt­te. Pas­sing an impres­si­ve water­fall, we ascend in ser­pen­ti­nes until the view opens up to the impo­sing gla­cier ice of the still lar­ge Mit­tel­berg gla­cier. The hut is loca­ted at an alti­tu­de of 2,759 meters, almost on the edge of the Karles­fer­ner. We can end the day on the hut ter­race with a direct view of the glacier. 
In the gla­cier world of the Ötz­tal Alps to the Martin-Busch-Hütte
Distanz: 20 km Höhe (+): 1025m Höhe (-): 1375m
Today we expe­ri­ence a fasci­na­ting hike over the Pitz­ta­ler Jöchl (2,996 m) into the Ötz­tal and on to the gla­cier vil­la­ge of Vent. This sec­tion is the most alpi­ne part of our crossing of the Alps, with short pas­sa­ges secu­red by wire ropes. During the ascent to the Joch, the­re is a breath­ta­king view of the ice of the Karles­fer­ner, while the maje­s­tic gla­cier peaks of the Ötz­tal and Stu­bai Alps await us at the top. After the des­cent to the Ret­ten­bach­fer­ner, we take a short bus ride to the Tie­fen­bach­fer­ner. This is whe­re the Ven­ter Höhen­weg trail beg­ins, lea­ding us to the moun­tai­nee­ring vil­la­ge of Vent with its magni­fi­cent pan­o­r­amic views. After a well-ear­ned rest, the last ascent of the day awaits us — the Mar­tin-Busch-Hüt­te (2,501 m) in the midd­le of the rug­ged wil­der­ness of the main Alpi­ne ridge is our destination. 
The rou­te over the main Alpi­ne ridge and on towards Merano
Distanz: 10 km Höhe (+): 525m Höhe (-): 1350m
Today we cross the main Alpi­ne ridge and hike from the high alpi­ne regi­on of the Ötz­tal Alps down to South Tyrol. From the Mar­tin-Busch-Hüt­te we ascend through the Nie­der­tal val­ley to the Simi­laun­hüt­te hut sur­roun­ded by gla­ciers. At a proud 3,019 meters abo­ve sea level, we reach the hig­hest point of our Alpi­ne crossing here. During a short break, we can enjoy the view of the ice-cover­ed sum­mit of the Similaun (3,599 m). From the hut, the rou­te des­cends stee­p­ly into the Tisen­tal val­ley. At the bot­tom, Lake Ver­nagt alre­a­dy spar­kles in bright blue, the desti­na­ti­on of today’s stage. We cover the last few kilo­me­ters towards Mer­ano by cab. We can end the tour by the pool of our accom­mo­da­ti­on under palm trees or use the time to explo­re the old town of Merano. 
Fare­well to Mer­ano and return to Oberstdorf
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
The night in the hotel cer­tain­ly hel­ped us reco­ver from the exer­ti­ons of the pre­vious days. After break­fast, a bus takes us back to Oberst­dorf, the start­ing point of our Alpi­ne crossing.

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Booking code: AU-MERA-CLASSIC

Minimum number of participants: 4

Season

22.06.2026 — 22.06.2026 (Arri­val: daily)
29.06.2026 — 29.06.2026 (Arri­val: daily)
06.07.2026 — 06.07.2026 (Arri­val: daily)
13.07.2026 — 13.07.2026 (Arri­val: daily)
20.07.2026 — 20.07.2026 (Arri­val: daily)
27.07.2026 — 27.07.2026 (Arri­val: daily)
03.08.2026 — 03.08.2026 (Arri­val: daily)
10.08.2026 — 10.08.2026 (Arri­val: daily)
17.08.2026 — 17.08.2026 (Arri­val: daily)
24.08.2026 — 24.08.2026 (Arri­val: daily)
31.08.2026 — 31.08.2026 (Arri­val: daily)

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Single room

EUR 1.195,00
EUR 1.225,00
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Double room*

EUR 1.195,00
EUR 1.225,00
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*Prices are per person.

Additional nights BEFORE the tour

Price per person/night

Additional nights AFTER the tour

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour at the Hotel Gast­hof zum Hir­schen in Algund in a dou­ble room incl. Breakfast
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour at the Hotel Gast­hof zum Hir­schen in Algund in a sin­gle room incl. break­fast. Breakfast

Price per person/night

EUR 95,00
EUR 115,00

Services

Included services
  • Gui­ded group hike with cer­ti­fied, Ger­man-spea­king hiking guide
  • 5 x over­night stays in moun­tain huts, shared room/camp with shared show­er and WC
  • 1 x over­night stay in a hotel in Algund near Meran, room with bath/shower and WC
  • 6 x breakfast
  • 6 x dinner
  • Trans­fer from Oberst­dorf to Spielmannsau
  • Trans­fer through the Lech­tal val­ley to the Mem­min­ger Hüt­te hut ascent
  • Cable car ride up the Venet
  • Bus trip from the Ret­ten­bach to the Tie­fen­bach glacier
  • Shut­tle trans­fer from the Ver­na­go reser­voir to Merano
  • Return jour­ney from Mer­ano to Oberstdorf
  • Detail­ed digi­tal tra­vel documents 
  • Cer­ti­fi­ca­te and exclu­si­ve Alpi­ne Crossing PIN
  • 7‑day care­free ser­vice num­ber (dai­ly from 08:00 to 19:00)
  • Feu­er und Eis tra­vel insurance 
Excluded services
  • Tra­vel to and from the tour and par­king fees
  • Spa/local taxes (approx. 1–4 EUR per per­son and night), to be paid at the accommodation
  • Meals and drinks not included
  • Tips, sight­see­ing and other per­so­nal expenses
  • Bus and train jour­neys, trans­fers if not expli­cit­ly included in the program
  • Tra­vel insu­rance (we are hap­py to book tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on and inter­rup­ti­on insurance)
  • Addi­tio­nal cos­ts due to chan­ges in the pro­gram cau­sed by wea­ther or cir­cum­s­tances for which the tour ope­ra­tor is not responsible

Additional information

Tour cha­rac­ter
Crossing the Alps on the E5 from hut to hut from Oberst­dorf to Meran requi­res fit­ness for wal­king times of 8 to 9 hours per day. They have to mas­ter ascents of up to 1,300 meters in alti­tu­de, des­cents of up to 2,000 meters in alti­tu­de and wal­king distances of up to 20 km. The rou­te leads part­ly through alpi­ne ter­rain with snow­fields or slip­pery scree. Short sec­tions are secu­red with wire ropes. You should the­r­e­fo­re have moun­tain hiking expe­ri­ence. Sure-foo­ted­ness and a head for heights are neces­sa­ry. Dif­fi­cul­ty level: dif­fi­cult fit­ness level, medi­um technique.
Return trans­fer
Our return trans­fer from Mer­ano to Oberst­dorf starts on the last day of the tour at around 8:00 am. The plan­ned arri­val in Oberst­dorf is bet­ween 13:30 and 14:30. Due to the traf­fic situa­ti­on on the respec­ti­ve day, the­re may be delays or rou­te chan­ges. Plea­se take this into account when plan­ning your onward jour­ney from Oberst­dorf and allow for a buffer. 
Par­king
Par­king opti­ons in Oberst­dorf: Par­king lot P2 at the ent­rance to the vil­la­ge, char­geable, cos­ts 20 per day, pay­ment with coins, card or Apple-/Goog­le-Pay. From this par­king lot you can walk to the train sta­ti­on in approx. 10 minu­tes. Alter­na­tively, you can take the local bus (free with par­king ticket). Par­king Nor­dic Zen­trum / All­gäu, char­geable, cos­ts 15 per day, pay­ment with coins, card or Apple-/Goog­le-Pay. From this par­king lot you can reach the train sta­ti­on by bus line 7. 
Arri­val
BY CAR: High­way Ulm Kemp­ten or Munich Kemp­ten con­ti­nue on the B19 to Oberst­dorf. BY TRAIN: Tra­vel by train to Oberst­dorf station. 
Mee­ting point arri­val day
At 11:00 a.m. in front of the bak­ery in the con­cour­se of Oberst­dorf station.
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.
Part­ner tour
This trip is orga­ni­zed by our part­ner agen­cy. You will the­r­e­fo­re recei­ve the agen­cy’s tra­vel documents. 
Over­night stay in a hut
For this trip you will need a hut slee­ping bag for the over­night stays in the huts. This is a kind of light linen sheet which must be used for hygie­nic reasons. Pil­lows and warm blan­kets are also available in the huts. 
Note on the accommodation
It is not pos­si­ble to book dou­ble or sin­gle rooms! Accom­mo­da­ti­on in the huts is in dor­mi­t­ories/­mul­ti-bed rooms. Accom­mo­da­ti­on in the last hotel in Mer­ano is sub­ject to avai­la­bi­li­ty on site in mul­ti-bed rooms, dou­ble rooms or sin­gle rooms. If available, requests will be taken into account on arri­val. It is not pos­si­ble to book in advan­ce. Plea­se note: Most­ly shared rooms are reser­ved. Howe­ver, the allo­ca­ti­on in the hut is the respon­si­bi­li­ty of the hut war­den and depends on the cur­rent occu­p­an­cy rate. Remem­ber to bring cash for the addi­tio­nal cos­ts at the huts and, if neces­sa­ry, for buy­ing a snack for lunch, which you should take with you for the long day’s stages in the mor­ning at the hut. 

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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