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Feu­er und Eis own tour

Solo Tra­ve­ler Tour // Alpi­ne Crossing Tegern­see — Ster­zing Guided

from 2.078,- per person

  • Duration: 8 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 96 km
  • Altitude: (+) 2870 m
  • Altitude: (-) 3490 m
  • Difficulty:
We have reser­ved sin­gle rooms exclu­si­ve­ly for the­se solo tra­ve­ler dates. Ide­al for hiking enthu­si­asts who are tra­ve­ling wit­hout com­pa­ny and are loo­king for­ward to a good time with like-min­ded peo­p­le.

The best­sel­ler under the expert gui­dance of our moun­tain hiking gui­de in a small group (max. 12) inclu­ding: 3/4 star inns/guesthouses/hotels Half board Lug­ga­ge trans­port from hotel to hotel All trans­fers, e.g. Achen­see cable car, cable car ride, Schle­geis and return trans­fer Ster­zing-Tegern­see Addi­tio­nal nights can be boo­ked before/after the tour Tog­e­ther with an expe­ri­en­ced hiking gui­de, you and your group set off on an impres­si­ve crossing of the Alps. Your jour­ney beg­ins at Lake Tegern­see and then takes you via Lake Achen­see and the Zil­ler­tal val­ley to Ster­zing. During this tour, you will tack­le rou­tes that vary from easy to modera­te­ly dif­fi­cult and cross breath­ta­king and diver­se land­scapes. You will find accom­mo­da­ti­on in careful­ly sel­ec­ted hotels, guest­hou­ses and inns and have the oppor­tu­ni­ty to expe­ri­ence the rich histo­ry and uni­que cha­rac­te­ristics of this regi­on. This one-week trip is a true plea­su­re hike, taking you from tra­di­tio­nal Bava­ri­an cul­tu­re to warm Tyro­lean hos­pi­ta­li­ty and the deli­ca­ci­es of South Tyro­lean wine. You will always remem­ber the uni­que expe­ri­ence of crossing the Alps. 
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Two Alpine crossers have successfully arrived at their destination of Sterzing and are strolling through the old town, past crowded cafés and with the famous tower in the background.
Zwei Alpenüberquerer wandern am Pfitscherjoch vor beeindruckender Bergkulisse hinter einem spiegelnden Bergsee vorbei.
Wandergruppe auf Gaisalmsteig am Achensee
Wandergruppe wandert auf Forstweg am Achensee entlang.
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Itinerary / Stages

Mee­ting point with the gui­de at 12:30 pm in Gmund at the train sta­ti­on, hike to Tegern­see, Bad Wies­see or Kreuth
Distanz: 7 km Höhe (+): 120m Höhe (-): 120m
Your Alpi­ne crossing adven­ture beg­ins on the day of your arri­val. At luncht­i­me, you will meet your gui­de who will accom­pa­ny you on your jour­ney. Your first half-day hike takes you along the Tegern­see High Trail, which stret­ches around 100 meters abo­ve the nor­t­hern shore to today’s desti­na­ti­on of Tegern­see. Fan­ta­stic views await you during this easy intro­duc­to­ry stage. So get your came­ra or smart­phone rea­dy to cap­tu­re the first pan­o­r­amic images. Final­ly, a visit to the bre­wery direct­ly on the lake awaits you. After­wards, take the boat to your over­night accom­mo­da­ti­on in Bad Wies­see or con­ti­nue on foot or by bus to Kreuth if you are stay­ing overnight. 
Kreuth — Achenkirch
Distanz: 17 km Höhe (+): 820m Höhe (-): 770m
Our trans­fer to the start­ing point of your hike for the second stage to Kreuth-Sie­ben­hüt­ten beg­ins in the mor­ning. After wal­king just a few meters on a forest path, a well-main­tai­ned hiking trail leads you through a mixed forest and into the first alpi­ne pas­tu­re regi­on to the unma­na­ged Gaisalm. Fol­low the signs in the direc­tion of Schildenstein/Blaubergalm along a gent­le moun­tain ridge to final­ly reach the bor­der ridge bet­ween Bava­ria and Tyrol, which is cha­rac­te­ri­zed by the cha­rac­te­ristic moun­tain pine vege­ta­ti­on. During this hike, impres­si­ve pan­o­r­amic views open up, ran­ging from the Alpi­ne foot­hills of Lake Tegern­see to the Kar­wen­del and Zil­ler­tal Alps. After just over 3 hours of hiking, you can take a break at the rustic Blau­bergalm, which is the only refresh­ment stop on this enti­re stage. You then des­cend into the val­ley on easy paths through the for­mer hun­ting grounds of the Habs­burgs to final­ly reach Achen­wal or Achenkirch. 
Achen­kirch — Fügen
Distanz: 14 km Höhe (+): 120m Höhe (-): 100m
Today’s stage on the wes­tern shore of Lake Achen­see is often descri­bed as the most beau­tiful hiking trail in Tyrol and will enchant you. From your hotel in Achen­kirch, you hike along a well-main­tai­ned path with easy ascents and des­cents, inclu­ding short sec­tions with steps and handrails. This path leads you to the Gaisalm, the only alpi­ne pas­tu­re in Tyrol that can only be rea­ched on foot or by boat. This trail is cha­rac­te­ri­zed by a fasci­na­ting varie­ty of land­scapes, inclu­ding water­falls, varied vege­ta­ti­on and morai­ne hills that rise almost abo­ve the Tyro­lean fjord. Alt­hough the­re are oppor­tu­ni­ties for swim­ming, you should bear in mind that Lake Achen­see, which lies at 1,000 meters abo­ve sea level, rare­ly rea­ches more than 18 degrees water tem­pe­ra­tu­re and can the­r­e­fo­re requi­re some effort. Via Per­tis­au and along the lake­si­de path, you final­ly reach the sou­thern end of the lake in Mau­rach, which also ser­ves as the start­ing point for the nost­al­gic Achen­see­bahn, a steam cog rail­road. After lea­ving the Achen­see regi­on, you con­ti­nue your jour­ney by train and bus and reach your stage desti­na­ti­on of Fügen in the Zillertal. 
Fügen Spiel­joch Hochfügen
Distanz: 14 km Höhe (+): 350m Höhe (-): 740m
After break­fast, head from your accom­mo­da­ti­on in Fügen, which is also known as the first vaca­ti­on regi­on in the Zil­ler­tal, to the Spiel­joch cable car. From the­re, you float effort­less­ly in the gon­do­la up to the Spiel­joch at an alti­tu­de of almost 1,850 meters and enjoy a breath­ta­king pan­o­r­amic view of the moun­ta­ins of the Zil­ler­tal, the Kar­wen­del and Rofan moun­ta­ins and even as far as the Kitz­bü­hel Alps and the Kai­ser Moun­ta­ins. A won­derful hiking trail leads you bet­ween moun­tain pines, alpi­ne roses, Swiss stone pine trees and gra­ni­te stones to the Gart Alm (whe­re we recom­mend the Kai­ser­schmar­ren) and then on to the Loas­sat­tel. From the­re, con­ti­nue to the Loas Alpi­ne inn. After a well-ear­ned rest and a refresh­ment stop, you con­ti­nue your hike on part­ly shady paths and final­ly reach today’s stage desti­na­ti­on of Hoch­fü­gen, which is known abo­ve all for its win­ter sports facilities. 
Hoch­fü­gen — Melch­bo­den — Mayrhofen/Aschau
Distanz: 11 km Höhe (+): 840m Höhe (-): 300m
Today your hike takes you through an alpi­ne pas­tu­re regi­on that is only pre­ser­ved in its ori­gi­nal form here in the Alps and offers fasci­na­ting insights into the his­to­ri­cal cul­ti­va­ti­on of alpi­ne pas­tu­res. While you are accom­pa­nied by rocks that have been polished by the gla­cier sin­ce time imme­mo­ri­al, you final­ly reach the Sidan­joch. Near the Rast­ko­gel­hüt­te hut, an impres­si­ve distant view of the Inn­tal val­ley, the Kar­wen­del moun­ta­ins and the Tux Alps opens up. After a short ascent to the Mit­ter­wands­kopf, you fol­low a pic­tures­que path that leads past ice-age for­ma­ti­ons, var­nis­hes and along a moun­tain ridge until you final­ly reach the Melch­bo­den. From here, take the bus down the Zil­ler­ta­ler Höhen­stra­ße into the val­ley. Depen­ding on whe­re you are stay­ing over­night, you can con­ti­nue your jour­ney eit­her by bus or on the Zil­ler­tal­bahn to Aschau or Mayrhofen. 
Mayrhofen/Aschau — Schle­geis — Pfitschtal
Distanz: 13 km Höhe (+): 480m Höhe (-): 820m
Today is the day on which you will actual­ly cross the main Alpi­ne ridge, the high­light of your crossing of the Alps. In the mor­ning, you will tra­vel com­for­ta­b­ly by bus along the toll road to the Schle­geis reser­voir at 1,800 meters abo­ve sea level, whe­re you will begin today’s stage. The impo­sing dam wall, which was built in the ear­ly 1970s, ser­ves as an ener­gy and water sup­p­ly and keeps one of Aus­tria’s lar­gest reser­voirs in check, which is fed by the gla­ciers behind it. During the mode­ra­te ascent along the well-main­tai­ned hiking trail to the Pfit­scher­joch, you are accom­pa­nied by rus­hing streams and impres­si­ve water­falls, and you cross scree fields and rocky morai­nes in this almost sur­re­al-loo­king land­scape. Befo­re rea­ching the Pfit­scher­joch hut, which is open to the public, you cross the bor­der to Ita­ly and South Tyrol and reach the hig­hest point of the day at 2,275 meters — the main Alpi­ne ridge has been con­que­r­ed. Your path then leads you through gent­le alpi­ne pas­tu­res and later through shady mixed forest as you hike down the first sec­tion of the Pfitsch­tal val­ley. Final­ly you reach your accom­mo­da­ti­on in St. Jakob. 
Pfitsch­tal — Sterzing
Distanz: 20 km Höhe (+): 140m Höhe (-): 640m
The last stage takes you along the val­ley flo­or of the Pfitsch Val­ley, on a gent­le, downhill path that is always accom­pa­nied by the rus­hing Pfitsch stream. Shady forest pas­sa­ges, green mea­dows next to pic­tures­que farm­hou­ses and his­to­ric stone churches await you on this stage. To round off this hike, a short climb awaits you in Flains, which then takes you direct­ly to the pic­tures­que cen­ter of Ster­zing. And then you’­ve done it — you’­re the finis­her of the Alpi­ne crossing from Tegern­see to Ster­zing. Con­gra­tu­la­ti­ons, we con­gra­tu­la­te you on this impres­si­ve success.
Return trans­fer to Tegernsee
Distanz: 0 km Höhe (+): 0m Höhe (-): 0m
Orga­ni­zed return trans­fer by shut­tle bus from Ster­zing to Tegern­see (par­king spaces, train station)

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Booking code: AU-TEG-STERZ-GEF-SINGLE

Minimum number of participants: 8

Season

11.06.2026 — 11.06.2026 (Arri­val: Thu)
25.06.2026 — 25.06.2026 (Arri­val: Thu)
16.07.2026 — 16.07.2026 (Arri­val: Thu)
13.08.2026 — 13.08.2026 (Arri­val: Thu)

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Single room

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Double room*

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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 Vipi­te­no in a dou­ble room incl. half board / (Hotel Rosskopf) 
(01.01.2026 — 31.12.2026) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Vipi­te­no in a sin­gle room incl. half board / (Hotel Rosskopf) 

Price per person/night

EUR 99,00
EUR 123,00

Services

Included services
  • Gui­ded group tour (Ger­man-spea­king guide)
  • 7 x over­night stays in sel­ec­ted accom­mo­da­ti­on in the 3*-4* category
  • Room with show­er or bath / WC
  • 7 x breakfast
  • 6 x din­ner (at Tegern­see only breakfast)
  • Lug­ga­ge trans­fer from hotel to hotel (1 suit­ca­se per per­son, max. 20 kg)
  • Boat trip on day 1 from Tegern­see to Bad Wiessee
  • 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
  • 1 x cable car ride up the Spieljoch
  • City tour in Sterzing
  • Return trans­fer from Vipi­te­no to Lake Tegern­see by shut­tle bus
  • Tra­vel docu­ments (1x per room)
  • Prac­ti­cal felt bag for your tra­vel documents
  • Stamp book­let for crossing the Alps
  • Cer­ti­fi­ca­te for suc­cessful­ly com­ple­ting the crossing of the Alps
  • Feu­er und Eis Alpi­ne Crosser Pin
  • 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
  • Trans­fer if not included in the program

Additional information

Arri­val
By TRAIN: For reasons of sus­taina­bi­li­ty, we recom­mend tra­ve­ling by train to the desti­na­ti­on sta­ti­on Gmund (lug­ga­ge drop-off the­re unless you have boo­ked an extra night), with 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. 
Return trans­fer
Our Alpi­ne Crossing shut­tle bus takes you com­for­ta­b­ly from Ster­zing back to Lake Tegern­see in the mor­ning (train sta­ti­on, par­king lot or exten­si­on hotel if neces­sa­ry). Arri­val at Lake Tegern­see is sche­du­led bet­ween 12 and 1 pm, depen­ding on traf­fic. Plea­se plan your onward jour­ney with suf­fi­ci­ent buf­fer time due to the risk of traf­fic jams. 
Par­king
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. We will bring your suit­ca­se to your first hotel on Lake Tegernsee. 
Shut­tle bus Mayrhofen/Aschau Schleggeisspeicher
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. 
Mee­ting point
Plea­se note that the mee­ting point for the gui­ded Alpi­ne crossing Tegern­see-Ster­zing is at 12:30 pm at Gmund sta­ti­on. The­r­e­fo­re, plea­se plan your arri­val in good time. 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. 
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, e.g. for the climb along Lake Achen­see on day 3. For this tour, you should be used to moun­tain tours and be able to hike for approx. 5 hours a day wit­hout any pro­blems. If you are not quite sure whe­ther you are fit enough for the tour, plea­se call our tra­vel experts in advan­ce for advice. 
Important note
The­re may be chan­ges to the tour at any time due to wea­ther conditions!
Note on the gui­ded tour
Should it beco­me appa­rent during the tour that a par­ti­ci­pant is not sui­ta­ble for the tour, e.g. due to a lack of fit­ness, the gui­de reser­ves the right to exclude them from the hikes in order to ensu­re a safe tour for the group. Excluded par­ti­ci­pan­ts can tra­vel to the boo­ked hotels at their own expen­se and use the over­night accom­mo­da­ti­on and any boo­ked trans­fers. The­re will be no refund of the tour pri­ce. Plea­se find out in advan­ce whe­ther the tour is sui­ta­ble for you. 
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.
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