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Summit Tours

Hiking to the very top

Are you a mountaineering fanatic? Or would you like to become one? If so, you're in the right place! We'll show you the most beautiful summit tours in the Innsbruck area. Not all of the peaks are difficult to reach and they don’t all require top mountaineering skills.

You don't have to be a mountaineering great like Reinhold Messner to conquer some of the local peaks. Here we have put together an overview of two easy summit tours.

These tours combine the uplifting feeling of reaching the summit with a comfortable journey there. The magic word is: "Bergbahn". Because where there is a mountain lift or cable car, you only have to complete the last stretch of the route up to the summit cross yourself. Then nothing stands between you and the perfect hiking experience.

Find the perfect mountain peak here

Some summit tours only require a short hike, the rest of the route is covered by a mountain lift or cable car. To see these summit tours, choose "easy" in the filters below.

Are you looking for the ultimate mountaineering experience? Would you like to reach the summit under your own steam? If so, choose "difficult". The results will then show routes for experienced mountaineers with good fitness levels.

Summit tour: Handschuhspitze – Innsbruck Region
Summit tour: Handschuhspitze
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Difficulty
Difficulty
hard
Altitude up
1136 METER
Max altitude
2284 METER
Max. route length
6.5 KM
Walking time uphill
4H
Starting point
Parkplatz Arzkasten
Endpoint
Handschuhspitze
Road quality
Bergpfad, Schotter, alpiner Steig
 
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Starting at Arzkasten car park, take the steep Alpsteig path to the Marienbergalm mountain hut. From there, follow the gravel path towards Marienbergjoch. Just below the Marienbergjoch ridge, a trail leads west towards the Handschuhspitze. You need to be sure-footed for this steep alpine path, which crosses scree fields and leads up the mountain to the summit. The views from the top are fantastic.

 



Arrival, public transport


You reach the starting point via the Inn Valley. At Telfs or Mötz, drive onto the Mieminger Plateau and continue through the village of Obsteig. After about 500 m turn right onto a forest road. After a few minutes drive you will reach the Arzkasten parking lot. Bus 350 or 355 - stop "Obsteig Holzleiten" (approx. 30 minutes walk to the starting point Arzkasten) www.vvt.at

In the surrounding area



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Forecast

It is hard to get in a spring mood at the moment with this weather resembling that of November! Unfortunately, Sunday there’s not going to be much changing with the humid air still bringing plenty of clouds. Precipitation is however rare. Temperatures remain low.

Tendency

On Monday, our weather will be changeable. Temporary sunny spells will alternate with periods of thick cloud and light precipitation. On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, however, we will see a return to sunny high pressure weather!

morning
1°C/34°F

Tomorrow

Monday
7°C/45°F
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