The Zirbenweg trail and the descent from the middle lift station on Glungezer to Tulfes
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Driving time downhill
4 H
Max. route length
11.9 KM
Starting point
Patscherkofel cable car, summit station (1,952 m)
Endpoint
Glungezer chair lift, summit station
Best season
June
July
August
September
October
A wonderful hiking trail located 2,000 metres above sea level that leads through one of Europe's largest stone pine forests.
The Zirbenweg trail is a popular hike that is widely renowned and always an uplifting experience. Located above Innsbruck, the hike covers part of the Adlerweg trail (the Eagle's Way) from the top of the lift at Patscherkofel to the Tulfeinalm mountain hut (Tulfes). You can get to the start of the hike by taking the Patscherkofelbahn lift up to an altitude of 1,952 metres above sea level. From there, the Zirbenweg trail follows a wide mountain path that leads from Patscherkofel towards Tulfes, past the rather remote Boscheben mountain hut. The path is gently undulating and follows the tree line at over 2,000 metres above sea level without any significant changes in altitude. The route takes you through centuries-old stone pine forests and has breathtaking backdrops and stunning views of the Inn Valley every step of the way. On the other side of Innsbruck, the impressive Nordkette mountain range rises up and marks the start of the Karwendel mountains.
At the end of the Zirbenweg trail, you can take the Glungezerbahn chairlift down to the Halsmarter middle lift station and then continue downhill on foot along route no. 21 until the first turnoff and then route no. 37 down to the village of Tulfes. (The descent from the Halsmarter middle station to Tulfes covers a distance of 4.6 kilometres and about 630 vertical metres).
The route can also be hiked in the other direction, starting in Tulfes.
Postbus - daily, see http://www.innsbruck.info/pdf/postbus_zirbenweg.pdf; free for guests with a Welcome Card.
At the valley lift stations, ask for the Zirbenweg round trip ticket with/without bus.
Arrival, public transport
Bus J to the stop "Patscherkofelbahn"
In the surrounding area
Elevation profile
[[0.047,1947],[0.066,1947],[0.066,1947],[0.089,1959],[0.124,1959],[0.124,1959],[0.142,1959],[0.142,1964],[0.15,1964],[0.161,1964],[0.215,1964],[0.235,1974],[0.253,1974],[0.283,1974],[0.316,1974],[0.382,1988],[0.419,1988],[0.435,1988],[0.449,1988],[0.465,1991],[0.529,1991],[0.546,1991],[0.607,1991],[0.661,2003],[0.689,2003],[0.727,2003],[0.755,2003],[0.777,2004],[0.82,2004],[0.866,2004],[0.889,2004],[0.908,2009],[0.953,2009],[0.971,2009],[1.004,2009],[1.017,2016],[1.039,2016],[1.059,2016],[1.077,2016],[1.101,2017],[1.112,2017],[1.124,2017],[1.131,2017],[1.143,2019],[1.186,2019],[1.198,2019],[1.217,2019],[1.251,2021],[1.274,2021],[1.31,2021],[1.358,2021],[1.395,2022],[1.444,2022],[1.487,2022],[1.509,2022],[1.555,2023],[1.572,2023],[1.588,2023],[1.601,2023],[1.661,2027],[1.72,2027],[1.742,2027],[1.778,2027],[1.832,2031],[1.851,2031],[1.868,2031],[1.879,2031],[1.916,2034],[1.922,2034],[1.96,2034],[1.98,2034],[2.028,2035],[2.063,2035],[2.1,2035],[2.113,2035],[2.143,2034],[2.18,2034],[2.216,2034],[2.252,2034],[2.263,2034],[2.276,2034],[2.352,2034],[2.369,2034],[2.388,2038],[2.414,2038],[2.471,2038],[2.487,2038],[2.501,2043],[2.511,2043],[2.546,2043],[2.613,2043],[2.676,2042],[2.684,2042],[2.741,2042],[2.767,2042],[2.795,2037],[2.917,2037],[2.972,2037],[3.046,2037],[3.058,2037],[3.058,2037],[3.064,2037],[3.08,2037],[3.092,2041],[3.106,2041],[3.112,2041],[3.118,2041],[3.129,2037],[3.175,2037],[3.204,2037],[3.231,2037],[3.243,2026],[3.254,2026],[3.295,2026],[3.309,2026],[3.353,2024],[3.366,2024],[3.381,2024],[3.396,2024],[3.433,2024],[3.444,2024],[3.459,2024],[3.477,2024],[3.488,2022],[3.505,2022],[3.53,2022],[3.563,2022],[3.589,2018],[3.623,2018],[3.636,2018],[3.673,2018],[3.678,2003],[3.706,2003],[3.71,2003],[3.729,2003],[3.76,1993],[3.775,1993],[3.792,1993],[3.803,1993],[3.816,1991],[3.84,1991],[3.845,1991],[3.891,1991],[3.917,1992],[3.938,1992],[3.966,1992],[4.017,1992],[4.072,1988],[4.092,1988],[4.137,1988],[4.163,1988],[4.194,1990],[4.279,1990],[4.296,1990],[4.311,1990],[4.335,1996],[4.369,1996],[4.392,1996],[4.405,1996],[4.426,2007],[4.443,2007],[4.457,2007],[4.512,2007],[4.577,2018],[4.656,2018],[4.681,2018],[4.699,2018],[4.719,2014],[4.741,2014],[4.79,2014],[4.824,2014],[4.87,2020],[4.897,2020],[4.936,2020],[4.952,2020],[4.969,2039],[4.983,2039],[5.006,2039],[5.02,2039],[5.032,2044],[5.045,2044],[5.057,2044],[5.094,2044],[5.111,2051],[5.148,2051],[5.158,2051],[5.174,2051],[5.194,2044],[5.203,2044],[5.253,2044],[5.271,2044],[5.284,2040],[5.297,2040],[5.324,2040],[5.368,2040],[5.377,2049],[5.384,2049],[5.409,2049],[5.446,2049],[5.457,2053],[5.486,2053],[5.51,2053],[5.55,2053],[5.656,2045],[5.727,2045],[5.767,2045],[5.835,2045],[5.899,2060],[5.952,2060],[5.992,2060],[6.01,2060],[6.057,2054],[6.065,2054],[6.088,2054],[6.097,2054],[6.109,2054],[6.14,2054],[6.156,2054],[6.175,2054],[6.202,2042],[6.206,2042],[6.214,2042],[6.236,2042],[6.241,2036],[6.285,2036],[6.318,2036],[6.329,2036],[6.353,2031],[6.381,2031],[6.412,2031],[6.421,2031],[6.459,2032],[6.504,2032],[6.554,2032],[6.595,2032],[6.686,2022],[6.734,2022],[6.742,2022],[6.75,2022],[6.763,2022],[6.778,2022],[6.837,2022],[6.863,2022],[6.882,2025],[6.909,2025],[6.924,2025],[6.957,2025],[6.974,2028],[7.014,2028],[7.029,2028],[7.04,2028],[7.066,2031],[7.099,2031],[7.125,2031],[7.198,2031],[7.227,2032],[7.251,2032],[7.281,2032],[7.304,2032],[7.318,2038],[7.355,2038],[7.369,1555],[7.377,1555],[7.395,1555],[7.427,1546],[7.461,1546],[7.472,1546],[7.485,1546],[7.498,1539],[7.515,1539],[7.525,1539],[7.536,1539],[7.546,1535],[7.561,1535],[7.584,1535],[7.604,1535],[7.637,1530],[7.682,1530],[7.698,1530],[7.73,1530],[7.753,1517],[7.773,1517],[7.79,1517],[7.806,1517],[7.835,1506],[7.868,1506],[7.895,1506],[7.921,1506],[7.947,1493],[7.963,1493],[7.978,1493],[8.034,1493],[8.056,1483],[8.078,1483],[8.098,1483],[8.122,1483],[8.138,1477],[8.154,1477],[8.178,1477],[8.192,1477],[8.204,1468],[8.235,1468],[8.265,1468],[8.295,1468],[8.319,1452],[8.33,1452],[8.335,1452],[8.351,1452],[8.366,1443],[8.385,1443],[8.411,1443],[8.46,1443],[8.479,1426],[8.506,1426],[8.542,1426],[8.553,1426],[8.567,1408],[8.584,1408],[8.636,1408],[8.652,1408],[8.681,1390],[8.713,1390],[8.733,1390],[8.748,1390],[8.772,1379],[8.808,1379],[8.843,1379],[8.89,1379],[8.914,1353],[8.928,1353],[8.949,1353],[8.963,1353],[9.013,1336],[9.02,1336],[9.047,1336],[9.09,1336],[9.181,1309],[9.251,1309],[9.284,1309],[9.313,1309],[9.347,1283],[9.374,1283],[9.409,1283],[9.417,1283],[9.436,1270],[9.503,1270],[9.537,1270],[9.573,1270],[9.593,1246],[9.612,1246],[9.636,1246],[9.649,1246],[9.682,1231],[9.695,1231],[9.71,1231],[9.745,1231],[9.78,1214],[9.853,1214],[9.923,1214],[9.936,1214],[9.953,1188],[9.975,1188],[10.001,1188],[10.061,1188],[10.102,1166],[10.14,1166],[10.227,1166],[10.261,1166],[10.279,1138],[10.3,1138],[10.321,1138],[10.343,1138],[10.363,1127],[10.371,1127],[10.385,1127],[10.398,1127],[10.417,1115],[10.433,1115],[10.45,1115],[10.47,1115],[10.509,1103],[10.526,1103],[10.552,1103],[10.582,1103],[10.603,1086],[10.662,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km
0°C/32°F
0% Fineweather
600m
Frostborder
Tuesday
3°C/37°F
50% Fineweather
1000m
Frostborder
Wednesday
10°C/50°F
50% Fineweather
2300m
Frostborder
Forecast
After yesterdays few clearer spells, the weather will get much worse again today due to an area of low pressure pushing in from the Arctic Ocean bringing humid and cold air into our region. We will see a dull day with frequent snowfall.
Tendency
After this excellent performance, Old Mother Frost will leave us for a while. From Tuesday, the weather will become drier and the clouds will partially clear.
