Via Crucis Trail to Birnlücke (Route 13)
Via Crucis Trail to Birnlücke (Route 13)
4.8
(118)
558
hikers
Via Crucis Trail to Birnlücke (Route 13)
07:31
18.2km
1,070m
Hiking
Granite Via Crucis path through Rieserferner Nature Park to alpine huts and Venediger Group views.
Last updated: September 16, 2025
Tips
Your route passes through protected areas
Please check local regulations for:
Waypoints
Start point
Get Directions
39 m
Trail Signpost at Rötalm Junction
Highlight • Rest Area
Translated by Google •
Tip by
443 m
Via Crucis Trail to Heiliggeist Church
Highlight • Trail
Translated by Google •
Tip by
1.11 km
Holy Spirit Church (Heilig-Geist-Kirche)
Highlight • Religious Site
Translated by Google •
Tip by
1.89 km
Goose Pond in the Rieserferner-Ahrn Nature Park
Highlight • Lake
The ducks and geese are happy too 😉
Translated by Google •
Tip by
2.48 km
Hunter's Hut
Highlight • Mountain Hut
Translated by Google •
Tip by
2.54 km
Eagle Alp
Highlight • Mountain Hut
But you don't have to be able …
Translated by Google •
Tip by
17.0 km
Talschlusshütte Casere
Highlight • Mountain Hut
Translated by Google •
Tip by
18.0 km
Casere Visitor Center – Vedrette di Ries-Aurina Nature Park
Highlight • Rest Area
Translated by Google •
Tip by
18.2 km
End point
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
8.14 km
5.45 km
2.57 km
2.03 km
Surfaces
7.93 km
5.39 km
2.16 km
2.01 km
648 m
< 100 m
Sign up to see more specific route details
Sign up for free
Elevation
Highest point (2,640 m)
Lowest point (1,590 m)
Sign up to see more specific route details
Sign up for free
Weather
Powered by Foreca
Wednesday 20 May
7°C
1°C
18 %
Additional weather tips
Max wind speed: 8.0 km/h
to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route
This route was planned by komoot.
Nearby routes
Trail Reviews
On the recommendation of our host, we headed to the Birnlückenhütte 🏠, the northernmost hut in Italy 🇮🇹. We started again at the final stop 🚏of the hiking bus in Kasern. Afterwards, we walked 🚶🏼♂️🚶🏼♀️ leisurely along the Ahrn to the Kehreralm 🛖. There, the first climb ↗️ began, which, after about 30 minutes, led into a small valley with a magnificent 🤩 view. From there, you could see the hut 🏠 and, of course, the extreme 🫣 ascent. About 400 meters of steep ⛰️ ascent ⬆️ up stone steps 🪨. After this tough, very strenuous climb, we reached the Birnlückenhütte. The Birnlücke is a further 40-minute climb and offers a view of the Zillertal Valley. Because of the fog, we decided to descend. On the beautiful return journey, with a view over the Ahrntal Valley, we stopped at the Jägeralm hut and rewarded ourselves with Kaiserschmarrn.
Amazingly, my Garmin Fenix even managed 17.61 km, almost 10% more than the Komoot app. Total time 5:52:47 (but the time spent in the hut is missing), overall average 3.0 km/h, average heart rate 99, maximum heart rate 153, 891 meters of elevation gain. According to the Komoot app, time in motion 4:47, average 3.4 km/h, total time 6:10, overall average 2.6 km/h, 850 meters of elevation gain.
Great hike with a long and steep climb to the hut. Saw a family of marmots on the way.