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ADLERWEG EAST (SELF-GUIDED) 11 stages . 12 nights . Austrian Tyrol
+ The Austrian Tirol from valley agriculture to mountain tarns
+ Sound mountain paths and generally clear forest tracks
+ A choice of paces, and a mix of hotels and huts
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The Adlerweg is a newly-established trekking route across the Tirol region of the Austrian Alps, perhaps alongside the Swiss Valais one of the most characteristically 'Alpine' of areas. Our full Adlerweg takes 19 days from St. Johann-in-Tirol to St. Anton; we offer this East half from St. Johann to Innsbruck in 10 stages plus 1 day to explore the paths high above Innsbruck.
Perhaps more than our other Alpine treks, the Adlerweg spends much time in the pastoral scenery of rural Austria. This is a landscape of many small villages, most with a church in the centre and surrounded by surprisingly neat farmland. The Adlerweg itself begins with a 3-day traverse of forested and open slopes on the side of the Wilder Kaiser massif, to the sweet town of Kufstein with its castle. Stages on high ground are roughly interspersed with valley stages.
We take a lower routing to avoid some awkward terrain, making the last 3 stages a sequence of two historic valley towns - Schwaz and Hall - and finally a descent from Hungerburg (or taking the Hungerburgbahn funicular railway) to Innsbruck. This leaves an afternoon to get to know Innsbruck - and this lively and manageable town surrounded by mountain ranges certainly merits it � before a day with options to traverse the hills South of town using cable cars to two points. On the map, this is the �head of the eagle�!
Your accommodation is based on the friendly hotels that typify the Austrian Alps; wood panelling and carefully presented breakfasts are common. For those nights in the mountains, the huts are at a good standard and relatively accessible.
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 ADEsg Adlerweg East (Self-guided)5 July to 18 September 2020 |
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6 stages (7 nights) |
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930 Singles 125 |
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11 stages (12 nights) |
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1,280 Singles 225 Main ADE |
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9 stages (10 nights) |
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1,140 Singles 175 |
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Baggage transfer
Let us move your bags between stops. Please contact us for a price.
Options
We can adjust your Adlerweg East in various ways, as follows:
Faster treks
The Adlerweg can be broken up in several different ways, thanks to regular villages and huts along the route. A feature of the Austrian Alps that even Switzerland can't always match, is the dense and clear network of buses and trains. Many stages can be reached part-way by the local bus routes, and this helps us offer our quicker 8-stage trek, and a few other options either faster or slower than the modestly-paced 10-stager.
Make two short trips
The Adlerweg East can be broken into 2 treks of ideally 4 and 6 stages, and this combined with a day in Innsbruck or Munich can make a wonderful week's holiday. Please ask us about these and other variants, depending on your time available.
Accommodation
The Adlerweg is a trek with varied options which lets us adjust the mix of hotels and huts from our normal schedule. While dormitories are difficult to avoid entirely, we can reduce their number. Please ask about these and other adjustments to your accommodation.
The route
Our approach to the Adlerweg East
Our trip gives a complete journey on foot from St. Johann-in-Tirol, along the Adlerweg to Innsbruck. On the trek itself, no transport is taken except for (optionally) the train to skip the short valley section between Kufstein and Langkampfen, to reach Schwaz from the trail at Pill-Vomperbach, and the cable car above Innsbruck to reach the ‘head of the eagle’ walk. The Adlerweg is a well-defined route. We take the lower option via Schwaz, on the last 3 days into Innsbruck.
Terrain
The Adlerweg’s terrain comprises wide tracks through forests, tarmac country lanes, zig-zagging hillside paths and steep, rocky mountain paths. In some places on optional variant paths the paths are more steep and loose. The Adlerweg has no via ferrata or climbing sections and is a trek throughout.
How to get there
Your holiday starts in the small town of St. Johann-in-Tirol and ends in the Tyrol capitol of Innsbruck. The most convenient airports are Munich and Innsbruck (limited flights) with several transfer options available by train, but Zurich also works for the return.
Fly toMunich (MUC)
Transfer by3h train
Adlerweg East StartSt. Johann-in-Tyrol
Adlerweg East EndInnsbruck
Transfer by2h train
Fly fromMunich (MUC)
Travel to and from the trip is not included in the holiday price. We take care to give the most useful notes possible about all the travel options. We supply these both on booking and in your info pack, and we offer personalised tips at any point. The aim is that our trekkers arrange their travel by the simplest and most scenic means as suits their plan.
Key information Summer 2020
Trip name: Adlerweg East |
Prices Summer 2020
11 stages, per person:
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The Adlerweg in the Alps
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