The Way of St. James: Ellbögen – Igls/Vill
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Max. route length
17.2 KM
Starting point
Ellbögen/Erlach 1.030 m
Best season
May
June
July
August
September
October
Road quality
partly asphalt, partly gravel, partly wood trail
As the devout St. James pilgrims coming from Brenner reach Ellbögen, they are welcomed by panoramic views that are truly overwhelming even by Tyrolean standards. The Nordkette mountain range appears like a wall, as if it is trying to protect the city of Innsbruck, home to St. James' Cathedral, in the valley below.
The Tyrolean section of The Way of St. James leads from Ellbögen to Innsbruck and partially follows the route of the old Roman road. At the primary school in Patsch, traces of Roman wagons can even still be seen engraved deep into the street. The zealous pilgrims continue past Igls and Vill before reaching the edge of the alpine plateau above Innsbruck, with the city spread out in the valley below. What a sight! You would struggle to find a view of any other state capital that compares to that of the view of Innsbruck from The Way of St. James.
The descent down into the city is a pure delight and leads via the Cistercian abbey in Wilten to St. James' Cathedral in the centre of Innsbruck. If you take a closer look at the frescoes in the cathedral, you will see various representations of St James, for example in the form of a silver bust.
A description of this stage can be found here
In the surrounding area
Elevation profile
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km
13°C/55°F
80% Fineweather
2000m
Frostborder
Saturday
18°C/64°F
80% Fineweather
2500m
Frostborder
Sunday
23°C/73°F
80% Fineweather
3100m
Frostborder
Forecast
A moderate southerly airflow will bring warm, dry air from the Mediterranean to our region. The weather will thus be bright and dry with pleasant temperatures.
It will, however, be a bit windy, particularly on the mountains.
Tendency
This fantastic early summer weather will persist Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday.
