Name: From Garmisch to Merano
Brand: Eurohike
Price: 999.00 EUR
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Rating: 4.75 (77 reviews)

Itinerary at a glance

From Garmisch-Partenkirchen you will travel over valleys and gorges into the mountain world of Tyrol. Over the Resia Pass you reach Italy and catch sight of the famous church in the lake. Arriving in Merano, you will enjoy the flair of the Sissi city.

The famous olympic town Garmisch-Partenkirchen beckons you to explore: discover the beautiful pedestrian zone, the traditionally painted houses and cozy beergardens.

Hotel example: R heinischer Hof

Walk past the renowned ski-jumping hill and through the imposing Partnachklamm-ravine, where a roaring mass of water has dug deep into the rock. Via Mount Wamberg you walk to the Elmauer Alp and continue through blooming meadows and valleys to Lake Lauter- and Lake Ferchensee. You stay overnight in Mittenwald, renowned for violin making and ‚Lüftlmalerei‘ (a kind of trompe l’oeil on houses).

Hotel example: Bichlerhof

Today you leave Bavaria and head for the Tyrolean mountain world! The Geisterklamm-ravine situated high above a gorge awaits for you to walk through it on bridges and footbridges. After that you hike through a splendid high mountain valley, which is also the location of the popular holiday destination Leutasch, surrounded by mountain chains.

Hotel example: Weidacherhof

Remote hill moor areas and forests lead you to the crossover onto the ‚Buchner Höhe‘. Past walls of rock of the ‚Hohen Munde‘ along a beautiful hiking trail downhill into the green Inn-river valley. From the historic market town Telfs an organized transfer will take you to the Tyrolean Oberland to Nauders am Reschenpass.

Hotel example: Alpenhof

You can reach the Mutzkopf by cable car, where you start your hike to Lake Schwarzsee and Lake Grünsee. You ascend as far as the three-nation border stone, where you get to stand exactly on the border between Italy, Austria and Switzerland. You descend via alps to the giant Lake Resia, with your same-named Day Finish Lake Resia. Welcome to Italy!

Hotel example: Edelweiss

Short bus journey along Lake Resia with a view onto the sunken church of Graun to the trailhead. A hike in the nature reserve at Lake Haidersee takes you to the idyllic Fischgadermoos and across the mountain lake down to the alpine dairy village of Burgeis. and viaOver varied meadow and irrigation channel paths to Schluderns and by train through vineyards and apple orchards to Naturns, the gateway to the impressive Texel Group.

Hotel example: Kleinkunst

You walk along a panorama-trail with great views all the way to the streams of the ‚Sagenweg‘-path. Along the many Waalweg-paths traditional wine taverns invite you again and again to have a break. In the afternoon you reach the ‚Tappeiner Promenade‘, whose exotic floral splendor you follow as far as the cathedral square of Merano. Now you have reached the end destination of your impressive hiking week and get to toast to your experiences in the pretty centre of Merano.

Hotel example: Flora

Other variants of this tour

From Garmisch to Merano with Charm

8 Days

25 ratings

Breathtaking view of Lake Reschen from the Haideralm

Hikers on the shore of Lake Reschen with a view of the church tower

Hiking along Tappeinerweg with view to Merano

DIFFICULTY LEVEL

Mountain Hiking

Good stamina and a good basic fitness level are required for the daily hiking tours of up to a maximum of 5 hours walking time. Daily routes run along well-maintained and most of all diverse mountain paths, where in parts surefootedness is required. Sometimes routes can be cut short by public transport.

Prices & Dates

Prices per person in EUR

Sustainably on the go

Our contribution to climate protection

233 kg

CO₂-Emissions are offset

With a hiking holiday, you are opting for an extremely climate-friendly form of travel. We are aware that even this generates a certain amount of CO2 emissions, even if this is low compared to other forms of travel. The emissions caused are calculated per travel and person using the internationally recognised ‘Carmacal’ CO2 calculator and offset by supporting carefully selected climate protection projects. A detailed overview of emissions in the areas of transport, accommodation, activities and on-site catering can be found here.

Accommodation (69%)

Meals (14%)

Transport (16%)

Activities (1%)

100%

Services & Information

Further details about this tour

Services

Included

Accommodation in beautiful 3*** hotels and inns
Breakfast
Luggage transfer
Welcome briefing (German, English)
1 Train journey Telfs – Landeck
1 Bus ride Landeck – Nauders
1 Cable car ascent Mutzkopf
1 Train journey Schluderns – Naturno
Carefully elaborated route description
Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English, French)
App for Navigation and GPS-data
Service hotline

Optional extras

Collective transfer from Meran to Garmisch (with a central located get-on and get-off stop), daily from 01.06. to 30.09. (min. 2 persons, change in Bolzano) , costs EUR 69 per person, EUR 35 per dog (dogs over 8kg EUR 69), reservation is necessary, to be paid for in advance.

Information

Arrival / Parking / Departure

Arrival by train at Garmisch-Partenkirchen and a short walk or a short bus ride to the start hotel.
Munich airport.
Parking: limited number of hotel parking spaces free of charge, no reservation possible. Plenty of parking options free of charge near the hotel.
Return journey from Merano to Garmisch by train in approx. 4.5 hours (2x change of trains)

Things to note

Tourist tax, if due, is not included in the price
Bus journey from Resia to San Valentino, approx. EUR 3 per person
Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!

Sustainability

Join us in achieving greater sustainability by choosing our digital route book, rather than the printed version. As a small thank you we will give you a discount of €20 per room.