Tyrol: Trails of the Wilder Kaiser

Trip Type:

Classic Routes | If you’re the active, outdoorsy type, who’s interested in taking on the great routes of the world or looking for a challenge, then our Classic Routes are for you. We’re talking the West Highland Way, Tour Du Mont Blanc and the Passau to Vienna Danube Cycle Path, to name but a few!

Activity:

Inn to Inn Walking | Walk from place-to-place changing accommodations each night. Generally staying in B&B’s, inns, and guesthouses.

Grade & Terrain

This tour is rated moderate to strenuous.  Distances vary from 10– 16km, and the ascent/descent is considerable, ranging between 540-1,100 m each day. To get the most from this tour you should be in good physical shape, be sure-footed and comfortable using a chair lift. The terrain is alpine, and paths are a mixture of woodland trails, rocky mountain paths, gravel tracks, boulder strewn-paths and faint, narrow grassy trails. There are cables, ropes and chains to aid ascent/descent in some places.

Navigation

The trails are well way-marked, and together with detailed route notes, maps and the Macs Adventure Smartphone App enabling you to follow the route using your phone's GPS, you will have no problems finding the way.

• 5 nights accommodation in 3 & 4* guesthouses & hotels
• 2 nights in a 2 bed dorm in a mountain hut
• Daily breakfasts
• 2 dinners (day 3 & 5)
• Door to door baggage transfers as per your itinerary (excludes days 3 & 5)
• Access to maps, GPX tracks and daily route information with the Macs Adventure smartphone navigation app
• All your trip documents including a detailed information pack provided digitally through your online Macs “My Account”
• Telephone support from our offices in the event of a problem

• Travel insurance (required) and personal equipment
• Travel to the start and from the end point of the tour
• All lunches, 5 dinners, drinks, and snacks
• Public transport & cable cars
• Any additional transfers or public transport required to shorten the walks or skip a stage

• Additional nights before, during or after the tour
• Private airport transfers to/from the start/end points of the tour
• Room upgrades

When To Go

This walk is available to start on any day of the week from the middle of  June to the end of September.

Getting to the Start

Fly into Munich airport or Innsbruck airport from where you can take a train to Kufstein (both direct and both just over an hour) We can also organise private transfers from either airport to the start point, just ask us for more information.

Getting from the End

From Durchholzen take bus no. 4030 to Kufstein train station, from where you can retrace your steps to Munich or Innsbruck airports. We can also organise taxi transfers back to Kufstein if you prefer. Train times and more info can be found in English at www.bahn.de/en (German railways) or www.oebb.at/en/ (Austrian railways).

Baggage Transfer

Bag transfer of one bag per person (up to 20kg) is included as standard. Your bags will be moved from Kufstein to Scheffau, from Scheffau to St. Johann, and from St. Johann to Walchsee/Durccholzen. There is no bag transfer to the Gaudeamashütte (day 3) or to Stripsenjochhaus (day 5) due to their remote locations. On these days, you will carry a few overnight necessities in your day pack, and you will be reunited with your luggage the following day at the next accommodation. 

General Information

The distances and ascents/descents are approximations of the recommended routes. Please be prepared by packing all necessary items, for example proper rain gear, sun hat, sunscreen. Your information pack has detailed advice and a kit list on what to take. This includes good waterproof gear, walking shoes/boots, and lots of other useful bits and bobs.