Our last stage of the Berlin High Trail, heading towards Finkenberg, mainly followed lovely and easy forest paths. Apart from the large amount of elevation you have to descend, there are no difficulties. The trail actually ends right in Finkenberg, but we had decided to cover the way back to the car on foot as…
The last demanding stage on the Berlin High Trail – or the first, depending on where you start – stretches over just under 14 km to the Gamshütte. It is peppered with narrow grassy paths and a few short scrambles. There is no wire-rope protection anywhere on the route.
We combined two stages in one go, as the distance between the Olperer Hütte and the Friesenberghaus is very short. It was nevertheless probably the most relaxing day of the tour. There were no exposed scrambling sections, and the number of sweat-inducing climbs was limited too. First we descended towards the Schlegeis reservoir and followed…
From the Alpenrose the trail climbs steadily towards the Schönbichler Horn, which is quite strenuous. On this stage in particular it was really warm, and we worked up a good sweat. If it looks like the weather is going to be really fine, you should set off as early as possible so as not to…
After investing a large part of our money in beer, we treated ourselves to a rest day at the Greizer Hütte, just so we could tackle the trail with full energy again afterwards. We followed the path from the hut down into the valley and walked straight towards the mountain opposite. There we began the…
After the strenuous tour of the previous day, a very leisurely hike to the Greizer Hütte awaited us today. The trail leads to the other side of the valley, but without crossing it first. So you walk without any major climbs and with a magnificent view as far as the Lapenscharte. Along the way you…
After the hut breakfast, the morning starts straight away with a climb that leads, secured by a wire rope, over the first ridge of the Siebenschneidenweg. My mild fear of heights was to be put properly to the test that day. Right after that, the route continued on a grassy path that was, for someone…
It was very late in the afternoon when we finally set off on the first stage of the Berlin High Trail (Berliner Höhenweg) in Austria. Before that we still had to descend from the Bayreuther Hütte and drive to Mayrhofen. After getting caught in a rain shower the day before, it felt good to start…
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I thought it might be quite interesting to show you what I actually had in my pack on my…
As early as 7 o’clock this morning, the uneven, stony ground drove me out of my tent. That was still a long way from an early start on the trail, though. First I treated myself to a hearty breakfast, which took not even half as long as packing everything up and loading my backpack. It…
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