updated hiking-guide - Zillertal

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continue above the meadows until the path joins a meadow path and, after
about 300 m, you fork left on to a path that continues to the Höhenstrasse.
You continue along this to the first turning off, when you fork left on to a
forest track. Fork right at the first bench on the forest track. The path climbs
steeply up, crossing three forest roads until it reaches the Höhenstrasse
again. This asphalt road in turn leads past Alpine huts to the ski hut.
The Gedrechter (2217m) from the Kaltenbach Ski Hut Path No. 12
Walking time: Ski Hut – the Gedrechter about 11/2 hours
Continuing past the terrace of the Kaltenbach Ski Hut, the path leads gently
uphill through the Alpine Garden. Fork left at the path crossing above the
Alpine Garden. Turn left again at the Arbiskopf/Gedrechter path crossing,
after which the path leads via high alpine meadows to the chairlift’s mountain
station. The path then leads past the station to the Gedrechter.
Variant for the return leg:
Take the gravelled track from the Gedrechter to the Mizunalm, then walk along
the Zillertaler Höhenstrasse past the Zirmstadl back to the Ski Hut. Take the
path from the Gedrechter through the Grubach valley to the Hochalm, from
which it’s back on the gravelled track (passing the Hubertus chapel) to the
Ski Hut.
Kaltenbacher Wetterkreuz (2417m) and Wimbachkopf (2442m) from the
Kaltenbach Ski Hut Path No. 15
Walking time: Ski Hut – Wetterkreuz about 2 hours; Ski Hut – Wimbachkopf
about 3 hours
The path leads from the Kaltenbach Ski Hut along the Zillertaler Höhenstrasse
to the turning off for Mizunalm, where you fork right and take the gravelled
track past it. Keep right at the first path crossing, fork left at the second
crossing (stream), and continue to the mountain station of the chairlift, from
which the path leads along the ridge to the Wetterkreuz.
From the Wetterkreuz the path climbs steeply up over the Graukopf right up
to the Wimbachkopf.
Marchkopf (2499m) from the Kaltenbach Ski Hut
Walking time: Ski Hut – Marchkopf about 3 hours
Take the path from the Kaltenbach Ski Hut to the Gedrechter. Past the Gipfelkreuz
(cross on the peak) the path leads through a valley to the mountain
station of the chairlift. Past the station (keeping right) the path continues on a
gravelled track leading gently up through the Grubach, you fork left and from
there it goes on to a ridge. Following this path (steep in places) you reach the
peak of the Marchkopf.
Tracks and paths from Aschau
Ziller promenade
You can walk right along the whole Ziller valley, without climbing, to the north
(Fügen-Strass) and south (Mayrhofen). In all there are about 60 km of paths
through the Ziller valley along both banks of the river.
Walking time: Aschau-Kaltenbach-Stumm-Aschau about 21/4 hours
Set off from the village centre to the left towards the Aufenfeld camp site,
forking to the left (towards Kaltenbach) before the bridge over the Ziller, along
which the path leads right through to Kaltenbach. At the pedestrian bridge
fork right towards Stumm, going straight through the village of Acham to
the Hotel Pinzger, but turning right before it. Then follow the gravelled track