Summit tour: Sonnkarköpfl – Innsbruck Region
Summit tour: Sonnkarköpfl
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Starting point
Pfaffenhofer Alm (1.694 m)
Endpoint
Pfaffenhofer Alm (1.694 m)
Road quality
trail, gravel trail
This hike starts behind the Pfaffenhofer Alm mountain hut (=Widdersbergalm) and zigzags ever higher up the mountain. After about 45 minutes, you will come to a turnoff. Follow the signs towards Sonnkarköpfl. Once the trail leaves the forest, it continues over barren terrain, first on a north-facing slope and later through a corrie on a south-western slope up to the summit. From the Sonnkarköpfl peak, hike back the same way until you reach the turnoff that leads east to the "Oberhofer Melkalm". This section takes you downhill over vast fields of alpine roses to the Sonnkarhütte mountain hut (not open to the public) and then over alpine meadows to the Oberhofer Melkalm mountain hut. Finally, take the Bettlersteig trail that starts behind the hut and follow it back to the starting point at the Pfaffenhofer Alm mountain hut (=Widdersbergalm).
Tips | notes: It is possible to get a driving permit (fees apply) from the local authority in Pfaffenhofen. This saves you about 2.5 hours of walking time. The journey is possible in a normal car. Please note: after heavy rainfall, the road is difficult to drive and an all-terrain vehicle is recommended.
In the surrounding area
Elevation profile
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Forecast
A strong area of high pressure is situated over Central Europe and keeps dominating our weather scene. We can look forward to a magnificent day; it will be fair to cloudless, dry and warm.
Tendency
On Saturday this beautiful weather will stay with us. On Sunday thunderstorms will form.
A new area of high pressure will follow on Monday. The weather will be sunny and warm again.
18°C/64°F
Tomorrow
31°C/88°F
