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/ Blick auf Buchboden
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/ Älpeles Berg
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/ Blick auf das Himmeleck (links) und den Schneck
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/ Die Lache
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/ Der Seebensee mit Blick nach Norden
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/ Abenddämmerung am Seebensee
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/ Fantastischer Karwendelblick.
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/ Das Karwendelhaus.
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/ Angeralm mit Blick Richtung Karwendelhaus
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/ Falkenhütte
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/ Blick auf den Schlegeis Stausee
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/ Wandern rund um den Schlegeis Stausee
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Part of my hikingtrip from Amsterdam to Sarajevo, this is the Via Alpina Red Trail through the Austrian Alps.

On the Via Alpina I kept on crossing borders. Germany, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Germany, Austria. The trail follows the mountains and well, nature does not know borders. Borders are often formed by nature, but I could hardly see the differences. So, I “filed” this part under “Austria”, but parts of this traject actually were in Germany.

open

moderate

464.2 km

175:02 h

23,416 m

21,572 m

The Austrian Alps are versatile, the Via Alpina leads you through one National Park after the other. Each mountain range had its own characteristic features. It’s own beauty. I’m not even trying to think of “the most beautiful,” because honestly all of it is worth to explore.

Complete list with daystages: Walking from Amsterdam to Sarajevo

My complete tours on Outdooractive:

For stories about my hike, check out my blog EVAdinarica Project.

Author’s recommendation

Author

EVA dinarica

Updated: July 27, 2020

Difficulty

moderate

Technique

Stamina

Experience

Landscape

Highest point

2,379 m

Lowest point

358 m

Best time of year

Jan

Feb

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Jun

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Dec

Rest Stop

Dominikus Hütte gardenkamp
Untere Guten-Alpe
Reintalangerhütte
Karwendelhaus
Wildenfeldhütte
Mountain hotel Körbersee.
Widdersteinhütte.
Kellerjochhütte
Coburger Hütte
Falkenhütte
Lamsenjochhütte
Knorrhütte
Meilerhütte
Mindelheimer Hütte
Karwendelhaus
Prinz-Luitpold-Haus
Pfitscher-Joch-Haus (Rif. Passo di Vizze)
Landsberger Hütte
Schachenhaus
Dominikushütte

Safety information

Although the route is well marked, a GPS makes it so much easier ánd lighter, because you can leave the maps and guide book at home.

Tips, hints and links

Stories on my BLOG:

Start

Coordinates:

47.504589, 9.713769

DMS

47°30'16.5"N 9°42'49.6"E

UTM

32T 553751 5261486

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Turn-by-turn directions

http://www.via-alpina.org/en/page/237/the-red-trail

Note

all notes on protected areas

Coordinates

47.504589, 9.713769

DMS

47°30'16.5"N 9°42'49.6"E

UTM

32T 553751 5261486

w3w

///howler.evidence.region

Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

Book recommendation by the author

https://www.evadinaricaproject.com/en/2017/07/27/%E2%80%8Btraversing-austrian-alps-via-alpina/

Author’s map recommendations

http://www.via-alpina.org/en/page/237/the-red-trail

Equipment

GPS

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Status

open

Difficulty

moderate

Distance

464.2 km

Duration

175:02 h

Ascent

23,416 m

Descent

21,572 m

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