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Maps and trails
The 10 most beautiful mountaineering routes in the Kitzbühel Alps
Mountain Hike
· Kitzbühel Alps
Rossgruberkogel über Kleinen Rettenstein - Überschreitung
recommended route
Difficulty
T4I
difficult
20.4 km
6:30 h
1,350 m
1,350 m
Sehr exponierte und fast weglose Gratüberschreitung des Kleinen Rettensteins 2216m und des Roßgruberkogels 2156m.
Mountain Hike
· Hohe Salve
Vom Brixental ins Ahrntal, Tag 2: Neue Bamberger Hütte - Tristkopf - Krimml
recommended route
Difficulty
T3
difficult
15.4 km
5:15 h
620 m
1,133 m
Am zweiten Tag gehen wir von der Neuen Bamberger Hütte über alpines Gelände hinunter nach Krimml.
Mountain Hike
· Kaiser Mountains
Koasa Trail Etappen 1 & 2
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
32.2 km
12:30 h
2,000 m
2,000 m
Vom Kraftplatz zum leiblichen WohlDie ersten beiden Etappen des Koasa Trail leiten von St. Johann in Tirol über die Einsiedelei Maria Blut und das Stripsenjochhaus nach Griesenau.
Mountain Hike
· Kitzbühel Alps
Hoher Mahdstein-Hochhörndlerspitze-Rabenköpfe
recommended route
Difficulty
T4I
difficult
15.1 km
6:30 h
1,000 m
1,000 m
A recently quite exposed marked path leads to the Hoher Mahdstein. All approaches here are not difficult but long.
Mountain Hike
· Kitzbühel Alps
Eisstein-Sonnberger Jöchl-Kragenjoch
recommended route
Difficulty
T3
moderate
20.1 km
8:00 h
1,300 m
1,300 m
Long route on forest paths over three different summits near Wörgl.
Via Ferrata
· Kitzbuehel
Kitzbüheler Horn via ferrata with ascent Horngipfelbahn
recommended route
Difficulty
C/D
moderate
1.3 km
1:30 h
150 m
150 m
Ascent with the Kitzbüheler Hornbahn I and the Horngipfelbahn to the Kitzbüheler Horn summit at 1996m. From there a short descent via the beautiful Ludwig Scheiber Path to the via ferrata and then back to the summit via the via ferrata.
Via Ferrata
· Region St. Johann in Tirol
Kitzbüheler Horn via ferrata with approach from Pointen
recommended route
Difficulty
C/D
moderate
12.8 km
5:00 h
1,000 m
1,000 m
Nice approach from Pointen without cable car assistance up to the via ferrata. The via ferrata (C/D) through the north face of the Kitzbüheler Horn features steep vertical sections and airy traverses. From the summit, there is a wonderful panoramic view of the Kaiser mountains, the Loferer Steinberge, and towards the south, the three-thousand-meter peaks.
Mountain Hike
· Uttendorf/Weißsee
Viertalalm-Sommertor-Sonnbergalm, Kitzbühel Alps, Austria
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
15.3 km
6:51 h
916 m
916 m
Scenic route through alpine pasture area above Uttendorf with views to the limestone mountains in the north and the Hohe Tauern in the south
Mountain Hike
· Zell-Gerlos, Zillertal Arena
4-day route around the Reichenspitze
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
35.4 km
18:03 h
2,517 m
2,051 m
This 4-day hut route starts at the Durlaßboden Reservoir and leads via the Zittauer Hütte, the Richter Hütte to the Plauener Hütte, circling 270° around the Reichenspitze.
Mountain Hike
· Kitzbühel Alps
Transition Oberland hut to Steinberghaus
recommended route
Difficulty
moderate
14.7 km
6:00 h
1,189 m
1,315 m
This definitely not short hut crossing requires good fitness as well as surefootedness.
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Roßgruberkogel 2,156 m by Stefan
Photo: Stefan Klinge, Community
Photo: Stefan Klinge, Community
Photo: Stefan Klinge, Community
October 04, 2025
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Community
Route done on October 03, 2025
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Großer Galtenberg by Michael
Photo: Michael Dittmar, Community
July 06, 2025
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Community
wunderschöne Tour mit grandioser Aussicht. Der Grat zwischen großem und kleinem Galtenberg ist schwer, der Rest tendenziell einfacher und schneller zu machen als angegeben.
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Route done on June 12, 2025
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