Hochfeiler Hut – Rock Step Near Hochfeiler Hut loop from Hochfeiler - Gran Pilastro

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Hochfeiler Hut – Rock Step Near Hochfeiler Hut loop from Hochfeiler - Gran Pilastro

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Hochfeiler Hut – Rock Step Near Hochfeiler Hut loop from Hochfeiler - Gran Pilastro

04:25

5.25km

720m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required.

Last updated: August 2, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 65 m for 5.17 km

Waypoints

Start point

Alpine Hut

Get Directions

39 m

Gliederferner Crossing – Lower Weißzint Notch (Closed)

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Blocked since the beginning of 2022! There are no longer any path markings or safety ropes. The path from the Hochfeilerhütte to the crossing has partially broken away. The approach …

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78 m

Hochfeiler Hut

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The tour to the Hochfeiler is long and exhausting. It's best to plan two days to climb the highest Zillertal summit and spend the night in the Hochfeiler hut. From …

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2.32 km

Ridge trail to the Hochfeiler

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This steep ridge trail leads to the summit of Gran Pilastro, on the Italian-Austrian border, between the province of Bolzano and Tyrol. Be careful because the trail is not very …

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2.57 km

Hochfeiler / Gran Pilastro Summit

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At 3510m, the Hochfeiler is the highest in the Zillertal and a technically easy hiking mountain, which can now be walked to the summit in summer without any contact with …

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4.79 km

Rock Step Near Hochfeiler Hut

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On the way to the top of the Hochfeiler, you have to climb a short, well protected with steel ropes rock level, which you master in easy rock climbing. The …

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5.25 km

End point

Alpine Hut

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.12 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

4.22 km

973 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Monday 12 October

6°C

-1°C

43 %

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Comments

August 10, 2024,Hochfeiler (3510m) von der Hochfeilerhütte

The Hochferner was actually planned. A descent to the Weißkarferner from the ridge of the Hochfeiler at around 3300m was not possible, however, as the flank is now too brittle and in danger of landslides.

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