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Feu­er und Eis part­ner tour

Indi­vi­du­al crossing of the Alps on the E5 with huts and hotels from Oberst­dorf to Merano

from 725,- per person

  • Duration: 7 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 94 km
  • Altitude: (+) 5610 m
  • Altitude: (-) 7105 m
  • Difficulty:
Expe­ri­ence an unfor­gettable adven­ture and dare to cross the Alps on foot! The clas­sic E5 rou­te from Oberst­dorf to Mer­ano in South Tyrol offers you the oppor­tu­ni­ty to make this dream come true. This hike with over­night stays in moun­tain huts is a uni­que natu­re expe­ri­ence in the Alps. During this tour, you will be sur­roun­ded by the typi­cal flower mea­dows and steep gras­sy moun­ta­ins of the All­gäu Alps, can enjoy breath­ta­king views of striking rock for­ma­ti­ons in the Lech­tal Alps and mar­vel at the impres­si­ve gla­ciers and maje­s­tic moun­tain giants of the Cen­tral Alps in the Pitz­tal and Ötz­tal val­leys. Crossing the Alps offers a spe­cial high­light: you cross all alpi­ne vege­ta­ti­on zones and expe­ri­ence new, breath­ta­king views and impres­si­ons every day. You will soon reach your desti­na­ti­on: the enchan­ting town of Mer­ano. You have made it! Immer­se yours­elf in the Medi­ter­ra­ne­an ambi­ence of this lively town and reward yours­elf with a glass of red wine under the shady arcades. 
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Itinerary / Stages

Past the Kempt­ner Hüt­te over the All­gäu Alps
Distanz: 14 km Höhe (+): 985m Höhe (-): 875m
After your indi­vi­du­al jour­ney to Oberst­dorf, you con­ti­nue by coach to Spiel­mannsau, the start­ing point of the first stage of the crossing of the Alps to Mer­ano. Ahead of you lies the varied ascent up to the main ridge of the All­gäu Alps. Befo­re that, you reach the Kempt­ner Hüt­te just below the ridge, whe­re you should defi­ni­te­ly take a break. Once you have regai­ned your strength, con­ti­nue uphill to the Mäde­l­e­joch (1,973 m), the tran­si­ti­on from Bava­ria to Tyrol. Here you will be reward­ed with a magni­fi­cent view of the Lech­tal Alps oppo­si­te. The des­cent into the Lech­tal val­ley takes you downhill through the Höhen­bach­tal val­ley, past the Roß­gum­pen­al­pe and the Simms water­fall to your desti­na­ti­on for the day in Holzgau. 
Into the Lech­tal Alps to the Mem­min­ger Hütte
Distanz: 18 km Höhe (+): 1225m Höhe (-): 80m
You start your fur­ther rou­te on the E5 direct­ly from your accom­mo­da­ti­on in Holz­gau. First, the rou­te leads along the Lech, through one of the last wild river land­scapes in Cen­tral Euro­pe. Short­ly befo­re the small vil­la­ge of Bach, the E5 turns south into the Madau­tal val­ley, at the end of which the ascent to the Mem­min­ger Hüt­te awaits. Your desti­na­ti­on lies at an alti­tu­de of 2,242 meters in the midd­le of lush green mea­dows, right next to a clear moun­tain lake and sur­roun­ded by rocks in one of the most beau­tiful places in the Lech­tal Alps. After yes­ter­day’s stre­nuous start to your crossing of the Alps, you have the opti­on of taking it a litt­le easier on today’s stage: You can take the bus from your accom­mo­da­ti­on to the vil­la­ge of Bach or dri­ve direct­ly to the par­king lot of the Mem­min­ger Hüt­te and start from there. 
Through the Zam­mer Loch into the Inn Valley
Distanz: 15 km Höhe (+): 500m Höhe (-): 1875m
You start ear­ly in the mor­ning, as a long stage with a fairy­ta­le moun­tain land­scape lies ahead of you. From the impres­si­ve moun­tain basin of the Mem­min­ger Hüt­te, you hike along the banks of the See­wie­sen and climb through stony ter­rain up to the See­schar­te (2,599 m). A fan­ta­stic view is the reward for the ascent. The rou­te now des­cends stee­p­ly, first to the Ober­loch­al­pe and then on to the Unterloch­al­pe. It’s worth taking a break here for bacon and cheese and to rep­le­nish your water sup­p­ly. The rou­te now con­ti­nues to the Zam­mer Loch. You 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 into the Pitz­tal and ascent to the Braun­schwei­ger Hütte
Distanz: 17 km Höhe (+): 1350m Höhe (-): 1550m
From the Venet­bahn moun­tain sta­ti­on, you 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 Tyro­l’s moun­ta­ins. Past the Gal­fu­nalm and the Lar­cher­alm, your rou­te leads you across alpi­ne pas­tu­res and moun­tain mea­dows to Wenns in the Pitz­tal val­ley. Take the Post­bus to the end of the Pitz­tal to Mit­tel­berg. The second part of today’s stage starts here, the ascent to the Braun­schwei­ger Hüt­te. Pas­sing a water­fall, the rou­te ascends in ser­pen­ti­nes, with a view of the gla­cier ice of the still lar­ge Mit­tel­berg­fer­ner. The hut is situa­ted at an alti­tu­de of 2,759 meters, almost direct­ly on the edge of the Karles­fer­ner. You can end the day with a direct view of the glacier. 
Sur­roun­ded by the gla­cier peaks of the Ötz­tal Alps to the Martin-Busch-Hütte
Distanz: 20 km Höhe (+): 1025m Höhe (-): 1375m
Today you hike over the Pitz­ta­ler Jöchl (2,996 m) into the Ötz­tal and on to the gla­cier vil­la­ge of Vent. This stage is the most alpi­ne sec­tion of your crossing of the Alps; short sec­tions are secu­red with wire ropes. On the ascent, you have a fasci­na­ting view of the Karles­fer­ner. Once at the top, the gla­cier peaks of the Ötz­tal and Stu­bai Alps reve­al them­sel­ves. After the des­cent to the Ret­ten­bach­fer­ner, you take a short bus ride through the Rosi-Mit­ter­mai­er-Tun­nel, Euro­pe’s hig­hest road tun­nel, to the Tie­fen­bach­fer­ner. The Ven­ter Höhen­weg trail starts here, taking you to the moun­tai­nee­ring vil­la­ge of Vent with its magni­fi­cent pan­o­r­amic views. After a rest, the last ascent of the day — the Mar­tin-Busch-Hüt­te (2,501 m) in the midd­le of the rug­ged wil­der­ness of the main Alpi­ne ridge — is your desti­na­ti­on for the day. 
Over the main Alpi­ne ridge to Medi­ter­ra­ne­an Merano
Distanz: 10 km Höhe (+): 525m Höhe (-): 1350m
Today you cross the main Alpi­ne ridge and hike from the high alpi­ne regi­on of the Ötz­tal Alps down to South Tyrol. In the mor­ning you start at the Mar­tin-Busch-Hüt­te and climb up through the Nie­der­tal val­ley to the Simi­laun­hüt­te hut sur­roun­ded by gla­ciers. At an alti­tu­de of 3,019 meters, you have rea­ched the hig­hest point of your Alpi­ne crossing here. During a short break, you can admi­re the view of the ice-cover­ed sum­mit of the Similaun (3,599 m). From the hut, the rou­te then des­cends stee­p­ly into the Tisen­tal val­ley. Pas­sing alpi­ne mea­dows, you can alre­a­dy see Lake Ver­nagt glis­tening blue in the val­ley below, the desti­na­ti­on of this stage. Once at the bot­tom, you can stop for a bite to eat befo­re taking the bus for the last few kilo­me­ters to Mer­ano. Here you can cele­bra­te your crossing of the Alps in the leafy streets of the old town. 
Fare­well to the crossing of the Alps
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
The night in the hotel has cer­tain­ly alre­a­dy given you some rest from the exer­ti­ons of the pre­vious days. Over a lei­su­re­ly break­fast, you can look back on the expe­ri­en­ces of your Alpi­ne crossing. From Mer­ano, you can eit­her dri­ve direct­ly back to your home town or use our optio­nal trans­fer back to Oberst­dorf. Or book a few extra nights and extend your stay in Merano/Meran to explo­re the town and the sur­roun­ding area. 

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Booking code: AU-MERAN-CLASSIC‑I

Minimum number of participants: 1

Season

23.06.2026 — 24.06.2026 (Arri­val: Tue, Wed)
28.06.2026 — 28.06.2026 (Arri­val: Sun)
30.06.2026 — 02.09.2026 (Arri­val: Tue, Wed)
09.08.2026 — 09.08.2026 (Arri­val: Sun)
23.08.2026 — 23.08.2026 (Arri­val: Sun)
08.09.2026 — 09.09.2026 (Arri­val: Tue, Wed)

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Single room

EUR 725,00
EUR 745,00
EUR 745,00
EUR 745,00
EUR 745,00
EUR 725,00

Double room*

EUR 725,00
EUR 745,00
EUR 745,00
EUR 745,00
EUR 745,00
EUR 725,00
*Prices are per person.

Additional transfers

(12.06.2026 — 21.09.2026) Return trans­fer with the shut­tle bus Mer­ano — Oberstdorf

Price

EUR 60,00

Services

Included services
  • Indi­vi­du­al hiking (no group tours)
  • 4 x over­night stays in moun­tain huts, shared room/camp with shared show­er and WC
  • 2 x over­night stays in a hotel or inn, shared room or room with bath/shower and WC
  • 6 x breakfast
  • 5 x dinner
  • Digi­tal tra­vel documents
  • Navi­ga­ti­on app
Excluded services
  • Arri­val and depar­tu­re to the first hotel or start­ing point of the tour
  • Bus and cable car rides during the tour (approx. 55 EUR p.p.)
  • Return trans­fer Merano-Oberstdorf
  • Per­so­nal clot­hing and equipment
  • Par­king fees
  • Per­so­nal expenses
  • Tips
  • Addi­tio­nal cos­ts due to chan­ges in the pro­gram cau­sed by wea­ther or cir­cum­s­tances for which the tour ope­ra­tor is not responsible
  • Meals and drinks, unless spe­ci­fied above
  • Trans­fer, unless included in the program
  • Spa/local taxes (approx. 3–4 EUR p.p., to be paid on site)

Additional information

Tour cha­rac­ter
Crossing the Alps on the E5 from hut to hut from Oberst­dorf to Mer­ano requi­res fit­ness for wal­king times of 8 to 9 hours per day. You 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 essen­ti­al. As this is an indi­vi­du­al tour, you should also be able to use a hiking map and find your way around. 
Arri­val
We recom­mend arri­ving and depar­ting by public trans­port. This will save you the stress of par­king and par­king fees. Tra­vel by train to Oberst­dorf sta­ti­on. Arri­val by car direct­ly to Oberstdorf. 
Return jour­ney
From Mer­ano you can book a shut­tle bus back to Oberst­dorf. Depar­tu­re is usual­ly at 08:00 at Mer­ano train sta­ti­on and arri­val is around 14:00 in Oberst­dorf. If you stay over­night at the Hotel Hir­schen, the bus will pick you up direct­ly from the hotel in Algund at 08:05 in the mor­ning. The cost is from 49 per per­son. You can book the return trans­fer yours­elf online direct­ly with Bus Pren­ner: www.prenner.it/de/e5/. Alter­na­tively, you can of cour­se take the train direct­ly home. 
Par­king
Par­king in Oberst­dorf: Par­king lot P2 at the ent­rance to the vil­la­ge. Sub­ject to a fee. 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 also take the local bus (free with par­king ticket). Par­king Nor­dic Zentrum/ All­gäu. Sub­ject to a fee. 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. Infor­ma­ti­on about par­king in Oberst­dorf can be found here: www.oberstdorf.de/information/unterwegs/parken.html
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. On this trip you use the navi­ga­ti­on app of our part­ner agency.
Mee­ting point
The­re is no set mee­ting point for this indi­vi­du­al tour. Plea­se plan your time so that you reach the hotel in Holz­gau by 5:30 pm at the latest on the first day. If neces­sa­ry, book an over­night stay in the regi­on around Oberst­dorf for a more rela­xed jour­ney. You can only reach the start­ing point of the first stage by bus on bus rou­te 8 (moun­tai­nee­ring rou­te) from Oberst­dorf to Spiel­mannsau. Time­ta­bles at www.mona-allgaeu.de
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. 

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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