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East Tirol – Eagle Walk Stage 1
Ströden – Johannis Hut
© Virgentaler Hütten
This is a trail where the journey is as interesting as the destination, with cascading
waterfalls and glistening glaciers. Trailhead
of East Tirol’s Eagle Walk Stage 1 is at
Prägraten/Ströden, close to Umbal Waterfalls, where it begins its long and winding
way up the mountain. As you leave the woods,
keep an eye out for marmots which can often
be seen here on a sunny day. Walking past
Göriach Ochsner Hut, the route continues
to Essener-Rostocker Hut that provides the
perfect rest stop for hikers. Follow Schwerin
Trail beneath Kleiner Geiger on your way to
Türml Col. Trail markers will show you the
way to Johannis Hut, the oldest mountain
refuge of the Eastern Alps. The hut dates
back to 1857 and was completely
refurbished in 1999.
Trailhead
Ströden (Car Park)
Destination
Johannis Hut
Distance
13 Kilometres
Elevation ↑
1,430m
Elevation ↓
730m
Hiking Time
6.5 Hours
Difficulty
Intermediate (red)
Eagle Alpine History
Alpine Sherpas. Großvenediger is the main peak of the Venediger Mountains. Several
unsuccessful attempts were made in the early 19th century to reach its summit. However, it
wasn‘t until September 1841, forty years after the first ascent of Großglockner, that a team
of mountaineers scaled its summit. Mountaineering was gaining in popularity and drew
many people to the Alps, which is why the first shelters and refuges were built in the early
20th Century. Local porters were hired for mountaineering expeditions, renowned in the
international climbing and mountaineering community for their expertise and experience
at high altitudes. In the years to follow the porters became guides, however, they were
poorly paid and their working conditions were highly unsatisfactory and
frequently unsafe.
© Baumann-Schicht, Bad Reichenhall
Eagle View
Look forward to some of the most stunning
views you’ll ever have in the realm of “ThreeThousanders”, high altitude peaks averaging
3,000 metres in elevation. From EssenerRostocker Hut gaze at ten glistening, ice-capped
peaks. Johannis Hut affords vistas of majestic
and impressive Großvenediger Mountain that
will keep you mesmerized and captivated for long.
Tirolean Summer
in the Mountains
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· www.tyrol.com/eagle-walk
Eagle Kick
2,844-metre Türml is a peak of Dorferkamm
Ridge that is accessed with a 30 minute climb
from Türml Col via a C graded Via Ferrata.
The descent down the mountain’s south flank
has some technical sections, assisted by a
fixed anchoring system of cables. Views of
the Venediger Mountains will inspire you!
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Johannis Hut
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Trail Description
Trailhead is the car park at Ströden. Having
crossed the bridge, the trail begins to work its
way up to Stoanalm (elev. 1,450m), running
parallel to Maurerbach Creek. A dirt road
runs to the base of the telpher line, from
where a steep path under a canopy of ancient
larch trees begins its long and winding way
up the mountain. The 20+ switchbacks up to
Göriach Ochsner Hut (elev. 1,948m) entail
some 500 metres of climbing. The steep
grade lessens and the trail continues, still
close to the creek, working its way up to
the peaks of Venediger Range, all topped in
ice. Cross the bridge of roaring Maurerbach
Creek at Upper Ochsner Hut. The mighty
creek is the divide between Göriach Alpine
Pasture and Maurer Alpine Pasture to the
west. Another steep section brings you up
to Essener-Rostocker Hut, encircled by the
lateral moraines of Simony Glacier that has
retreated significantly over the last few years.
Essener-Rostocker Hut provides the perfect
rest stop for hikers. From the hut, follow
Schwerin Trail and continue up a couple
switchbacks for an hour. The trail climbs the
boulder-strewn east flank of Kleiner Geiger
Mountain on its way towards the red rocks
of Türml Peak, passing glacial boulders with
striations left over from the last ice age and
scree and talus slopes. 2,772-metre Türml
Col is situated on foot of Türml Peak. Descend
to the east over snowfields and rocks across
the east flank of Dorferkamm for about 15
minutes. Then, swing northeast along the
crags of Aderkamm and cross a few unbridged
creeks. Eventually, cut down below the crags
heading south to Dorferbach Creek, where
glacial boulders with striations are to be found.
Cross the creek by footbridge and wander
across meadows, passing a memorial cross
and Zettalunitzbach Creek to reach your
destination end of this walk, ample
Johannis Hut (elev. 2,121m).
· www.tyrol.com/eagle-walk
· Ströden – Johannis Hut
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Trailside Eateries &
Accommodations
1 Stoanalm Alpine Pasture Hut
2 Essener- u. Rostocker Hut
2 Johannis Hut
Any questions?
Alpine Auskunft
Meinhardstraße 7-11
A-6020 Innsbruck
t +43.512.58 78 28
f +43.512.58 88 42
e [email protected]
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