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KAT Walk Com­pact with moun­tain railroads

from 1.058,- per person

  • Duration: 7 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 64 km
  • Altitude: (+) 4900 m
  • Altitude: (-) 3325 m
  • Difficulty:
Rustic moun­tain forests, rural cul­tu­ral land­scapes and pan­o­r­amic sum­mit zones — pure hiking enjoy­ment in the Kitz­bü­hel Alps! The gent­le gras­sy moun­tain land­scape exu­des harm­o­ny and secu­ri­ty and invi­tes you to enjoy. The sum­mit zones abo­ve the tree line, on the other hand, allow you to expe­ri­ence bound­less free­dom and alpi­ne moun­tain adven­ture. The dai­ly chan­ging ter­rain pro­vi­des impres­si­ve varie­ty and the moun­tain huts along the way do their bit. Expe­ri­ence living tra­di­ti­on up clo­se and enjoy the Kitz­bü­hel Alps! For tho­se who pre­fer a more rela­xed pace and want to take a short­cut with the cable car, the KAT Walk Com­pact is the best way to indul­ge your wan­der­lust with five exci­ting hiking days. You can use the moun­tain rail­road on four of the five hiking stages, stop off at many cozy huts on the moun­tain every day and enjoy regio­nal deli­ca­ci­es for refreshment. 
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Zwei Wanderer gehen auf einer Forststraße durch die malerischen Kitzbüheler Alpen, umgeben von dichten Wäldern und steilen Bergflanken. Der Himmel ist klar und die Sonne strahlt durch die Baumkronen
Das Bild zeigt einen Mann und eine Frau, die gerade erst loslaufen, auf einem Wanderweg vor einer Berghütte. Sie lachen, während im Hintergrund die beeindruckenden Berge die idyllische Landschaft der Kitzbüheler Alpen umrahmen.
Das Bild ist von unten aufgenommen, mit einigen Grashalmen im Vordergrund, die leicht unscharf sind. Zwei Wanderer stehen im Fokus, während sie laufen und sich unterhalten, ihre Gesichter von der Sonne erleuchtet und die Berge ragen im Hintergrund hoch
Das Bild zeigt einen Baumstumpf im Vordergrund, auf dem das KAT-Logo gut sichtbar aufgedruckt ist. Im unscharfen Hintergrund sind zwei Wanderer zu erkennen, die gemächlich den Wanderweg entlanggehen, während im Hintergrund die majestätischen Berge aufragen
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Indi­vi­du­al arri­val in Bri­xen­tal Valley
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Arri­ve rela­xed in Hopf­gar­ten im Bri­xen­tal and enjoy the day.
Hopf­gar­ten im Bri­xen­tal — Bri­xen in Thale
Distanz: 14 km Höhe (+): 1212m Höhe (-): 1020m
This stage of the KAT Walk Com­pact is a pan­o­r­amic hike with a focus on com­fort from the very first step. We start with the effort­less ascent with the Sal­ven­bahn cable car and thus alre­a­dy reach the alpi­ne pas­tu­re area below the Hohe Sal­ve. This is fol­lo­wed by an easy ascent to the Hohe Sal­ve, one of the best pan­o­r­amic moun­ta­ins in Tyrol. Aus­tria’s hig­hest pil­grimage church is loca­ted right at the sum­mit. The des­cent via the Sal­ven­see and Fil­z­alm­see lakes takes you along pic­tures­que paths. In Hoch­bri­xen, the rou­te con­ti­nues to the moun­tain sta­ti­on of the Hoch­bri­xen gon­do­la lift (or you can hike fur­ther down into the val­ley via a path for approx. one hour), which takes you effort­less­ly and gent­ly to Bri­xen im Tha­le with its impo­sing dou­ble-towe­red church. 
Bri­xen im Tha­le — Kirch­berg in Tirol
Distanz: 10 km Höhe (+): 1000m Höhe (-): 500m
The ascent to the Bri­xen­bachalm along an artis­ti­cal­ly desi­gned cross­roads is the first high­light of the day. You reach the Wie­galm, pic­tures­que­ly nest­led in a sadd­le, through open forest and alpi­ne pas­tu­re ter­rain. From here it is only a short ascent to the long ridge of the Gais­berg. The geo­lo­gi­cal struc­tu­re of the upper­most part of the Gais­berg also chan­ges the land­scape and vege­ta­ti­on: lime­s­tone domi­na­tes with karst phe­no­me­na and moun­tain pine growth. The sum­mit also offers a won­derful 360 degree pan­o­r­amic view. We shor­ten the des­cent through a beau­tiful mixed forest at the end (approx. one hour) with the Gais­berg chairlift. 
Kirch­berg in Tirol — Kitzbühel
Distanz: 10 km Höhe (+): 1000m Höhe (-): 240m
The third stage of the KAT Walk fol­lows in the foot­s­teps of the legen­da­ry Hah­nen­kamm race. You get a tas­te of the World Cup atmo­sphe­re: along the Streif race cour­se, infor­ma­ti­on boards explain famous sec­tions of the cour­se such as the Haus­berg­kan­te or the Mau­se­fal­le (des­cent also pos­si­ble by cable car). The day’s desti­na­ti­on is the town cen­ter of the most legen­da­ry sports town in the Alps: Kitz­bü­hel! Note: For the stage facts (length, alti­tu­de dif­fe­rence and hiking dura­ti­on) we have used the des­cent with the Hahnenkammbahn. 
KItz­bü­hel — St Johann in Tirol
Distanz: 11 km Höhe (+): 690m Höhe (-): 765m
In the com­fort ver­si­on, the phy­si­cal­ly deman­ding stage over the famous Kitz­bü­he­ler Horn to St. Johann in Tirol loses its ter­ror. The­re are 2 ways to get to the Kitz­bü­he­ler Horn. Horn­bahn 1 takes us to the midd­le sta­ti­on and, after chan­ging, we con­ti­nue direct­ly to the sum­mit on the Horn sum­mit lift. Alter­na­tively, we can take the Horn­bahn 2 at the midd­le sta­ti­on and reach the Alpen­haus (refresh­ments available), from whe­re we can reach the sum­mit of the Kitz­bü­he­ler Horn after a short, modera­te­ly steep hike. At the Alpen­haus, we also recom­mend a detour to the well-ten­ded Alpi­ne flower gar­den with its varie­ty of over 400 plant spe­ci­es. After the sum­mit bliss, a spec­ta­cu­lar path awaits us on the des­cent from the Horn to Harsch­bichl. The­re are num­e­rous places to stop for refresh­ments all the way down to the val­ley, and moun­tain carts are also available at the midd­le sta­ti­on of the Harsch­bichl­bahn cable car, which can be used to speed down into the val­ley. If you have time, it is also worth visi­ting the Horn­park clim­bing forest near the midd­le sta­ti­on. We have included the final des­cent from the midd­le sta­ti­on in the KAT-Walk Kom­pakt KOMFORT stage planning! 
St. Johann in Tirol — St Ulrich am Pillersee
Distanz: 19 km Höhe (+): 1000m Höhe (-): 800m
Varied hike to a secluded pla­teau with various karst for­ma­ti­ons and dry alpi­ne pas­tu­res. Moun­tain pine are­as, diver­se mixed forests and views in all direc­tions round off this moun­tain expe­ri­ence. The rou­te runs along paths, mea­dow paths and tracks and is clas­si­fied as modera­te­ly dif­fi­cult. In the last third of the tour, the­re is also the oppor­tu­ni­ty to stop off at the rustic Winterstelleralm. 
Depar­tu­re
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Orga­ni­zed return trans­fer to Hopfgarten.

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Booking code: KAT-WALK-KOMPAKT-KOMFORT

Minimum number of participants: 2

Season

01.06.2026 — 30.09.2026 (Arri­val: daily)

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Single room

EUR 1.268,00

Double room*

EUR 1.058,00
*Prices are per person.

Additional nights BEFORE the tour

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Hopf­gar­ten in a sin­gle room incl. break­fast / (Sport­re­sort Hohe Salve) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Hopf­gar­ten in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Sport­re­sort Hohe Salve) 

Price per person/night

EUR 205,00
EUR 139,00

Additional nights AFTER the tour

(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in St. Ulrich in a sin­gle room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Das Pillersee) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in St. Ulrich in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Das Pillersee) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Hopf­gar­ten in a sin­gle room incl. break­fast / (Sport­re­sort Hohe Salve) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Hop­gar­ten in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Sport­re­sort Hohe Salve) 

Price per person/night

EUR 114,00
EUR 94,00
EUR 205,00
EUR 139,00

Services

Included services
  • 6 x over­night stays in sel­ec­ted hotels, inns and guest­hou­ses (3*/4* category) 
  • Room with show­er or bath / WC
  • 6 x breakfast
  • Lug­ga­ge trans­port from accom­mo­da­ti­on to accom­mo­da­ti­on (1 suit­ca­se per per­son, max. 15 kg) 
  • Orga­ni­zed return trans­fer on day 7 from Ortis­ei to Hopfgarten
  • Free use of the moun­tain railroads
  • Detail­ed tra­vel docu­ments with important infor­ma­ti­on on the rou­te and itin­era­ry (1x per room)
  • Prac­ti­cal felt bag for your tra­vel docu­ments (1x per room) 
  • Dona­ti­on Sus­taina­bi­li­ty Initia­ti­ve Berg­wald­pro­jekt e.V.
  • 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
  • Accom­mo­da­ti­on cos­ts for regis­tered dogs, to be paid at the accom­mo­da­ti­on, if applicable
  • 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 information

Natu­re of the route
Asphalt road, forest paths, moun­tain trail (modera­te­ly dif­fi­cult — mark­ed red), hiking trails or alpi­ne hiking trails
Arri­val
BY CAR: Take the A12 high­way to the Wörgl Ost exit and con­ti­nue on the B170 into Bri­xen­tal Val­ley to Hopf­gar­ten. TRAIN: many direct con­nec­tions to Bri­xen­tal Val­ley, get off at the Berg­lift sta­ti­on in Hopf­gar­ten. Time­ta­bles: www.vvt.at
Par­king lot
Free par­king lot Was­ser­feld in Hopf­gar­ten or paid gara­ge at the cable car Hopfgarten. 
Sus­tainable lug­ga­ge transportation
Our trans­port part­ner only uses elec­tric vehic­les to trans­port your luggage.
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.
Dogs
We can always offer the tour with a dog. Howe­ver, we will then book you 2x in Kirch­berg ins­tead of 1x Bri­xen and 1x Kirch­berg. The­re is a good S‑Bahn con­nec­tion that links the two towns. 

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.

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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