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Tegern­see to Ster­zing Alpi­ne Crossing: Com­pact Tour with Break­fast and Lug­ga­ge Transfer

Start­ing at 1,075 per person

  • Duration: 7 Days
  • Total distance: approx. 83 km
  • Altitude: (+) 2790 m
  • Altitude: (-) 2910 m
  • Difficulty:
Clas­sic long-distance hiking trail, inclu­ding: pri­ma­ri­ly 4‑star hotels — break­fast — lug­ga­ge trans­port from hotel to hotel — Schle­geis shut­tle and return trans­fer from Ster­zing to Tegern­see — dai­ly tour start — can be exten­ded fle­xi­bly depen­ding on the stage loca­ti­on You’ll hike through pic­tures­que, sto­ry­book-like sce­n­ery from Tegern­see via Achen­see and the Zil­ler­tal to Ster­zing. The rou­te fol­lows easy to modera­te­ly dif­fi­cult trails through stun­ning, varied landscapes—from the Bava­ri­an Pre-Alps through the Tyro­lean moun­ta­ins to South Tyrol. After each stage, you’ll spend the night in sel­ect 3*/4* hotels, inns, guest­hou­ses, and bed-and-break­fasts along the rou­te, and after a rela­xing break­fast, you’ll set off well-res­ted for the next day of hiking. Your lug­ga­ge will be con­ve­ni­ent­ly trans­por­ted from one accom­mo­da­ti­on to the next, so you can enjoy crossing the Alps with just a light back­pack. A week-long lei­su­re­ly hike that com­bi­nes tra­di­tio­nal Bava­ri­an cul­tu­re, Tyro­lean hos­pi­ta­li­ty, and the South Tyro­lean way of life. Make your dream of hiking across the Alps a reality—comfortably orga­ni­zed and with ple­nty of room for your own adventures. 
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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 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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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
Your adven­ture crossing the Alps beg­ins today, on your arri­val day: After the tour begins—we recom­mend start­ing your first stage around noon in Gmund—your first half-day hike will take you along the Tegern­see Höhen­weg, which runs about 100 meters abo­ve the north shore, to your first stop, the town of Tegern­see. Stun­ning views await you on this easy intro­duc­to­ry stage, so have your came­ra or smart­phone rea­dy for tho­se first pan­o­r­amic shots. A visit to the bre­wery right on the lake is also a must. After an optio­nal short crossing on the uni­que rowing fer­ry to Rot­tach-Egern (unfort­u­na­te­ly, dogs are not allo­wed on board), you’ll hike along the lake to your over­night stay in Bad Wies­see, loca­ted on the south side, or you can take the Tegern­see boat ser­vice for a short­cut. The­re are ple­nty of dining opti­ons in all the towns around Lake Tegern­see for dinner. 
Day 2
Kreuth — Achenkirch
Distanz: 17 km Höhe (+): 820m Höhe (-): 770m
In the mor­ning, our trans­fer takes you to today’s start­ing point for the second stage of your hike to Kreuth-Sie­ben­hüt­ten. After a few meters of forest path, a good hiking trail leads you through mixed forest to the first alpi­ne pas­tu­re regi­on of the unma­na­ged Gaisalm. Fol­lo­wing the signs towards Schildenstein/Blaubergalm along a gent­le moun­tain ridge, you final­ly reach the bor­der ridge bet­ween Bava­ria and Tyrol with its typi­cal moun­tain pine vege­ta­ti­on. Impres­si­ve pan­ora­mas open up from the foot­hills of the Tegern­see to the Kar­wen­del and Zil­ler­tal Alps. After just over 3 hours of hiking, we recom­mend a refresh­ment stop at the rustic Blau­bergalm (the only refresh­ment opti­on on the enti­re stage) befo­re des­cen­ding into the val­ley on easy paths through the for­mer Habs­burg hun­ting grounds to Achen­wald and Achenkirch. 
Day 3
Achen­kirch — Fügen
Distanz: 14 km Höhe (+): 120m Höhe (-): 100m
Often cal­led the most beau­tiful hiking trail in Tyrol, today’s stage along the wes­tern shore of Lake Achen­see is tru­ly enchan­ting. From your hotel in Achen­kirch, you’ll hike along a well-main­tai­ned trail—featuring gent­le ascents and des­cents, inclu­ding short sec­tions with steps and handrails—all the way to the Gaisalm. The trail to Tyrol’s only alpi­ne pas­tu­re acces­si­ble only on foot or by boat offers a fasci­na­ting mix of landscapes—including water­falls, varied vege­ta­ti­on, and morai­ne cones—all right abo­ve the Tyro­lean fjord. Swim­ming is pos­si­ble, but the Achen­see, situa­ted at 1,000 meters abo­ve sea level and with a water tem­pe­ra­tu­re rare­ly excee­ding 18 degrees, requi­res a bit of effort to enjoy. Via Per­tis­au and then fol­lo­wing the lake­si­de path, you’ll reach the sou­thern end of the lake in Mau­rach, which is also the depar­tu­re point for the nost­al­gic Achen­see Rail­way (steam cog rail­way). We lea­ve the Achen­see regi­on and con­ti­nue by train and bus to today’s desti­na­ti­on, Fügen in the Zillertal. 
Day 4
Fügen — Spiel­joch — Hochfügen
Distanz: 14 km Höhe (+): 350m Höhe (-): 740m
After break­fast, walk from your accom­mo­da­ti­on in Fügen, also known as the first vaca­ti­on regi­on in the Zil­ler­tal, to the Spiel­joch cable car. The gon­do­la takes you effort­less­ly up to the Spiel­joch at an alti­tu­de of almost 1,850 m and you can enjoy a fan­ta­stic pan­o­r­amic view of the moun­ta­ins of the Zil­ler­tal, Kar­wen­del and Rofan moun­ta­ins and even as far as the Kitz­bü­hel Alps and the Kai­ser Moun­ta­ins. A won­derful trail bet­ween moun­tain pines, alpi­ne roses, Swiss stone pine trees and gra­ni­te stones takes you via the Gart Alm (we recom­mend Kai­ser­schmar­ren) to the Loas­sat­tel and final­ly on to the Alpen­gast­haus Loas. After a rest and refresh­ment stop, the rou­te takes you com­for­ta­b­ly along a part­ly shady hiking trail to Hoch­fü­gen, today’s stage desti­na­ti­on and well-known win­ter sports destination. 
Day 5
Hoch­fü­gen — Melch­bo­den — Mayrhofen
Distanz: 11 km Höhe (+): 840m Höhe (-): 300m
Today you’ll hike through an alpi­ne pas­tu­re region—now found only here in the Alps—that offers fasci­na­ting insights into tra­di­tio­nal alpi­ne far­ming. Flan­ked by rocks polished by gla­ciers in anci­ent times, you’ll reach the Sidan­joch. The near­by Rast­ko­gel­hüt­te then offers a magni­fi­cent pan­o­r­amic view of the Inn Val­ley, the Kar­wen­del, and the Tux Alps. After a short ascent to the Mit­ter­wands­kopf, you’ll fol­low a pic­tures­que trail past gla­cial land­forms and lakes, and along a moun­tain ridge to Melch­bo­den. From here, you’ll take the local bus down the Zil­ler­tal High Road—a gent­le ride that’s easy on the kne­es. Depen­ding on whe­re you’re stay­ing, con­ti­nue on to Mayr­ho­fen via the Zillertalbahn. 
Day 6
Mayr­ho­fen – Schle­geis – Pfitsch­tal – Sterzing
Distanz: 13 km Höhe (+): 480m Höhe (-): 820m
Today is the day: You’ll be crossing the main Alpi­ne ridge—essentially your Alpi­ne crossing—today. In the mor­ning, you’ll take a com­for­ta­ble bus ride along the toll road to the Schle­geis Reser­voir (1,800 m abo­ve sea level), the start­ing point for today’s stage. The impo­sing dam, built in the ear­ly 1970s to pro­vi­de ener­gy and water, holds in check one of Austria’s lar­gest reser­voirs, fed by the gla­ciers behind it. Befo­re rea­ching the Pfit­scher­joch­haus moun­tain hut, you’ll cross the bor­der into Ita­ly (South Tyrol) and reach the day’s hig­hest point at 2,275 meters—marking the crossing of the main Alpi­ne ridge. Hiking through gent­le alpi­ne mea­dows and later through a shady mixed forest, you’ll des­cend the first sec­tion of the Pfitsch­tal val­ley. Con­ti­nue by public bus (appro­xi­m­ate­ly hour­ly ser­vice) to Sterzing. 
Day 7
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-KOMPAKT-M-GEPAECK

Mini­mum num­ber of par­ti­ci­pan­ts: 2 persons

Season

June 3, 2027 – Sep­tem­ber 12, 2027 (Arri­val: Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Sun)
June 3, 2027 – Sep­tem­ber 12, 2027 (Arri­val: Fri, Sat)
Sep­tem­ber 13, 2027 – Sep­tem­ber 19, 2027 (Check-in: daily)

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Single room

EUR 1.365,00
EUR 1.395,00
EUR 1.344,00

Double room*

EUR 1.095,00
EUR 1.115,00
EUR 1.075,00
*Prices are per person.

Additional nights BEFORE the tour

(01.01.2027 — 31.12.2027) Addi­tio­nal night BEFORE the tour in Gmund in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Tegern­seer Hof) 
(01.01.2027 — 31.12.2027) 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

(01.01.2027 — 31.12.2027) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Gmund in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Tegern­seer Hof) 
(01.01.2027 — 31.12.2027) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Gmund in a sin­gle room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Tegern­seer Hof) 
(01.01.2027 — 31.12.2027) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Vipi­te­no in a dou­ble room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Ster­zin­ger Moos) 
(01.01.2027 — 31.12.2027) Addi­tio­nal night AFTER the tour in Vipi­te­no in a sin­gle room incl. break­fast / (Hotel Ster­zin­ger Moos) 

Price per person/night

EUR 110,00
EUR 165,00
EUR 82,00
EUR 93,00

Services

Included services
  • Inde­pen­dent Hiking (not a group tour)
  • 6 nights’ accom­mo­da­ti­ons in sel­ec­ted hotels, inns, guest­hou­ses, and bed-and-break­fasts (3‑star/4‑star category)
  • Rooms with a show­er or a bath­tub and toilet
  • 6 x breakfast
  • Lug­ga­ge trans­por­ta­ti­on from hotel to hotel (1 suit­ca­se per per­son, max. 20 kg)
  • 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
  • City tour in Sterzing
  • Return trans­fer from Vipi­te­no to Lake Tegern­see by shut­tle bus
  • Detail­ed hiking descrip­ti­on (1 x per room)
  • KOMPASS hiking map (1 x per room)
  • Prac­ti­cal felt bag for your tra­vel documents
  • Down­load GPS data for mobi­le navigation
  • 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
  • Feu­er und Eis tra­vel insurance
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 bever­a­ges, unless other­wi­se specified
  • Optio­nal Tours
  • Cable car ride Spieljochbahn
  • Bus and train journeys
  • The cos­ts for a dog are to be paid direct­ly at the respec­ti­ve accommodation

Additional information

7‑Day Hass­le-Free Hotline
No mat­ter how well you plan a trip, unex­pec­ted things can hap­pen on rare occa­si­ons. In moments like the­se, it’s nice to have someone the­re you can count on. For this reason, on our cus­to­mi­zed acti­ve tours, you’ll have a local cont­act per­son who will be hap­py to pro­vi­de you with infor­ma­ti­on and, as indi­ca­ted in your tra­vel docu­ments, will be available to assist you in case of an emergency.
Insu­rance
In any case, we recom­mend purcha­sing tra­vel can­cel­la­ti­on insu­rance that includes trip inter­rup­ti­on covera­ge. For more infor­ma­ti­on, visit: 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 Infor­ma­ti­on
To ensu­re a stress-free start to your trip, we gene­ral­ly recom­mend arri­ving at the start­ing point by ear­ly evening. Some tours begin as ear­ly as noon; in tho­se cases, we recom­mend arri­ving the day befo­re. We’d be hap­py to book an extra night for you right away. Your indi­vi­du­al return trip takes place on the last day of the trip. The distances lis­ted are appro­xi­ma­te and may dif­fer from the actu­al distances tra­ve­led. This trip is not sui­ta­ble for peo­p­le with limi­t­ed mobility. 
Natu­re of the Tour
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. On the Achen­kirch-Fügen stage, a head for heights is an advan­ta­ge for the some­what nar­rower climb along the lake. If in doubt, howe­ver, the path can also be bypas­sed or cir­cum­na­vi­ga­ted. 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. 
Note on lug­ga­ge trans­fer on the day of arrival
Plea­se note that your first stage hike on the Tegern­see-Ster­zing 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. 
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 facilities
For guests arri­ving by car, our exclu­si­ve long-term par­king lot is available. Reser­va­tions are at your own expen­se through our par­king part­ner; you’ll recei­ve all the details with your tra­vel docu­ments. To ensu­re you can start your first leg of the trip right away on the day of arri­val, you can drop off your lug­ga­ge by 1:00 p.m. at the latest direct­ly at the Feu­er und Eis lug­ga­ge con­tai­ner in the par­king lot—we’ll deli­ver your suit­ca­se to your first hotel on Lake Tegernsee. 
Shut­tle bus Mayr­ho­fen — 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. 
Get­ting There
By TRAIN: For reasons of sus­taina­bi­li­ty, we recom­mend tra­ve­ling by train to the desti­na­ti­on sta­ti­on Gmund am Tegern­see (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, you can 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. 

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As a tour operator specializing in active nature travel, the protection and enhancement of the regions we visit are particularly important to us. That is why we ensure that the planning and execution of our trips are carried out in a way that adds value and is environmentally responsible. Specifically, this means: We work closely with local partners to strengthen the regional economy and preserve cultural heritage. In addition, we support the protection and conservation of forests in our home region of Tegernsee-Schliersee by donating five euros per booking to Bergwaldprojekt e.V.

These are our goals:

  • 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

We need your help to make this happen! During your trip, please treat nature with respect and follow general rules of conduct.

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