Walk the Adlerweg (Eagle's Way) with a Cicerone Guidebook

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Published

16 Jan 2012

Edition

First

ISBN

9781852846411

Size

17.2 x 11.6 x 1.5cm

Weight

290g

Pages

240

Originally Published

16 Jan 2012

The Adlerweg

The Eagle's Way across the Austrian Tyrol by Mike Wells

An essential guidebook for anyone walking the Adlerweg, or Eagle's Way across the Austrian Tyrol. The 300km waymarked route from St Johann to St Anton follows established mountain and valley tracks. 6 low-level alternative stages and a challenging 8 stage variant are included, with suggestions for a 15 day and 21 day itinerary. More...

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Seasons

from late June to mid September; the best time is August, but popular mountain refuges can be busy

Centres

from St Johann in Tirol near Kitzbuhel to St Johann am Arlberg, passing through Kufstein, Read More... Pertisau/Maurach on Achensee, Innsbruck and Ehrwald

Difficulty

All stages of the path are graded white (easy), red (medium) or black (challenging); most are red Read More... and require a reasonable level of fitness, surefootedness and some experience of mountain walking; the 4 black stages can be avoided using signposted variants; no special equipment is required

Must See

crosses Austria’s Tyrol from east to west through a series of mountain ranges, Wilder Kaiser, Read More... Rofan and Karwendel, passing beneath Zugspitze and through Lechtaler Alpen; also drops into the Inn Valley, Leutasch and Lechtal

Map key
Overview map
Introduction
Background
The Adlerweg
National parks and protected areas
Preparation
Getting there
Navigation
Maps
Accommodation
Food and drink
Amenities and services
The natural environment
What to take
Safe walking
About this guide

The Route

Section 1
Kaisergebirge
Stage 1   St Johann in Tirol to Gaudeamushutte
Stage 2   Gaudeamushutte to Hintersteinersee
Stage 3   Hintersteinersee to Kufstein

Section 2
Brandenberger Alpen and Rofangebirge
Stage 4   Langkampfen to Buchackeralm
Stage 5   Buchackeralm to Kaiserhaus
Stage 6   Kaiserhaus to Steinberg am Rofan
Stage 7   Steinberg am Rofan to Mauritzalm
Stage U6   Kaiserhaus to Bayreutherhutte
Stage U7   Bayreutherhutte to Mauritzalm

Section 3
Karwendelgebirge
Stage 8   Maurach to Lamsenjoch
Stage 9   Lamsenjoch to Falkenhutte
Stage 10   Falkenhutte to Karwendelhaus
Stage 11   Karwendelhaus to Hallerangeralm
Stage 12   Hallerangeralm to Hafelekar
Stage U9   Lamsenjoch to Vomperberg
Stage U10   Vomperberg to Absam
Stage U11   Absam to Pfeishutte

Section 4
Innsbruck and Patscherkofel
Stage 12a   Innsbruck city tour
Stage 13   Patscherkofel to Tulfeinalm
Stage 14   Hochzirl to Solsteinhaus

Section 5
Wettersteingebirge and Miemingergebirge
Stage 15   Solsteinhaus to Leutasch
Stage 16   Leutasch to Ehrwald
Stage 17   Ehrwald to Fernstein

Section 6
Lechtal and Valluga
Stage 18   Fernstein to Anhalterhutte
Stage 19   Anhalterhutte to Haselgehr
Stage 20   Haselgehr to Steeg
Stage 21   Steeg to Stuttgarterhutte
Stage 22   Stuttgarterhutte to Ulmerhutte
Stage 23   Ulmerhutte to St Anton am Arlberg
Stage U22   Steeg to Leutkircherhutte

Section 7
Lechtaler Alpen Hohenweg
Stage A17   Fernstein to Loreahutte
Stage A18   Loreahutte to Anhalterhutte
Stage A19   Anhalterhutte to Hanauerhutte
Stage A20   Hanauerhutte to Wurttembergerhaus
Stage A21   Wurttembergerhaus to Memmingerhutte
Stage A22   Memmingerhutte to Ansbacherhutte
Stage A23   Ansbacherhutte to Kaiserjochhaus
Stage A24   Kaiserjochhaus to St Anton am Arlberg

Appendix A   Distances and timings
Appendix B   Suggested schedules to walk the Adlerweg in 15 and 21 days   223
Appendix C   Tourist offices   226
Appendix D   Useful contacts   228
Appendix E   Glossary of German geographic terms   231