Alps as far as the eye can see – so to speak, an Alpine crossing “light” is the experience on the eight-day hiking tour from Eurohike. From the tranquil Olympic city of Garmisch-Patenkirchen you hike in the direction of South Tyrol. You travel through the region of Tyrol until you finally arrive in Merano. In addition to impressive high valleys, thundering gorges and rustic mountain pastures, the charming mountain huts invite you to linger. Hearty Tyrolean delicacies, South Tyrolean Specialities and Italian wine sweeten this hiking tour through three countries.
Details about the hike from Garmisch to Meran
Raging falls tumble down over the rocks. At the side, rustic wooden steps lead through the impressive Partnachklamm Gorge until you reach the Elmbau Alm in Tyrol via the Wamberg. Past blooming meadows, sparkling mountain lakes and overlooking the sugared Alps you travel step by step to the next destination.
On day five, tired hiking feet can recover for a short time. A shuttle will drive you over the Reschenpass, and a cable car will take you to the Mutzkopf, from where hikes to the Schwarzsee and Grünsee will continue.
At the end of the hiking tour you will reach Italian Meran. The Mediterranean climate with its plants and magnificent cathedral square immerse you in the atmosphere of this South Tyrolean spa town.
Highlights of the hiking tour Garmisch – Meran at a glance
The sunken church of the Reschensee: The Reschensee in Vinschgau is six kilometres long. It sits in the mountain scenery of the quaint Langtauferer Valley. And in the middle of the crystal-clear water you will find a sunken church tower. It’s worth a visit to find out about the tower in the lake!
The Sisi city of Meran: A magical little spa town that was once considered a luxury resort. The reason: Austrian Empress Sisi paid a visit to the pretty city in 1870.
Three countries in one tour: From Germany to South Tyrol/Italy, you are travelling through three countries, and each is more impressive than the last.
Useful information about the hiking tour
Mountain hiking with a crossing of the Alps is the theme of this trip. But beware: this particular tour is not for occasional hikers! You should definitely have a good basic fitness level and proper footwear packed in your luggage.
Via the Alps you will reach the stations, where you will be spoiled with delicious specialities of each country. Every day you have to walk 15 kilometres and overcome some altitude.
The famous olympic town Garmisch-Partenkirchen beckons you to explore: discover the beautiful pedestrian zone, the traditionally painted houses and cozy beergardens.
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).
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.
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 you take the train, which takes you to your Day Finish Landeck with views onto the famous mountains with glaciers of the Ötztaler and Pitztaler Alps.
Transfer onto the Reschen-pass and by cable car to Mutzkopf, 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 Reschensee, with your same-named Day Finish Reschensee. Welcome to Italy!
Short bus journey along Lake Reschensee with a view onto the sunken church of Graun to the trailhead. The hiking tour in the nature reserve on Lake Haidersee leads you downhill into the Alpine dairy village of Burgeis and then via diverse paths across meadows and ‚Waalweg‘-paths (ancient water channels) to Schluderns and by train through vineyards and orchards to Naturns.
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 Meran. Now you have reached the end destination of your impressive hiking week and get to toast to your experiences in the pretty centre of Meran.
approx. 5 hours
19 km
400 m
600 m
Day
8
Departure or extension
Characteristics of the route
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.
From Garmisch to Meran, 8 days, charm, DE-ZUWGM-08D
Base price
1,049.00
1,129.00
1,199.00
Surcharge half board 7x
239.00
239.00
239.00
Surcharge single room
229.00
229.00
229.00
You spend the night in specially selected hotels with special "extras" and can enjoy all the facilities of the charming accommodations (see "Accommodation").
Season1
May 26, 2022 - Jun 12, 2022
Sep 12, 2022 - Oct 8, 2022
Arrival Thursday until incl. Monday
Season2
Jun 13, 2022 - Jun 26, 2022
Aug 29, 2022 - Sep 11, 2022
Arrival Thursday until incl. Monday
Season3
Jun 27, 2022 - Aug 28, 2022
Arrival Thursday until incl. Monday
From Garmisch to Meran, 8 days, charm, DE-ZUWGM-08D
You spend the night in specially selected hotels with special "extras" and can enjoy all the facilities of the charming accommodations (see "Accommodation").
Detailed travel documents 1x per room (German, English)
App for Navigarion and GPS-data available
Service hotline
Optional extras:
Half-board evening meal (mostly multi-course, sometimes outside the property, payable with voucher)
Collective transfer (with a central located get-on and get-off stop) from Meran to Garmisch (change in Bolzano) daily (min. 2 persons), costs EUR 55 per person, EUR 19 per dog, reservation is necassary, to be paid for in advance.
Infos
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 Meran 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 ride Reschen – St. Valentin, approx. EUR 3 per person
Special dates on request
Further important information according to the package travel law can be found here!
Accommodation
Hotel Staudacherhof Garmisch-Partenkirchen
★★★★S
‚Bavarian History’ is a family-run tradition-hotel located in a central yet quiet location in the heart of the Alpine town of Garmisch.
Hotel Staudacherhof Garmisch-Partenkirchen
★★★★S
‚Bavarian History’ is a family-run tradition-hotel located in a central yet quiet location in the heart of the Alpine town of Garmisch. At the start and the end of your hiking holiday you get to enjoy two relaxing nights in the comfortable rooms with Alpine decor. There are plenty of facilities to deeply relax such as the in-house very charming spa area with indoor and outdoor pool, sauna, steam room and many more. The restaurant serves Bavarian and international specialities on toque-niveau.
In the well-known holiday resort Mittenwald, situated directly in the Alpine world of the Karwendel Mountains is the location of Hotel Post.
Hotel Post Mittenwald
★★★★
In the well-known holiday resort Mittenwald, situated directly in the Alpine world of the Karwendel Mountains and lovingly designed in the former Thurn and Taxis-postal station, is the location of Hotel Post. In the typical Bavarian public rooms and the quaint beer garden regional cuisine and cool beer is served. Charming modern rooms and a pool provide the necessary relaxation.
‚Biohotel Leutascher Hof’ offers pure quietness and relaxation, surrounded by this unique mountain world, which you get to marvel at from the sun-lounger after the hiking tours.
Biohotel Leutascher Hof
★★★★
,Biohotel Leutascher Hof’ offers pure quietness and relaxation, surrounded by this unique mountain world, which you get to marvel at from the sun-lounger after the hiking tours. Additionally the spa aera with meadow sauna, a so-called ‚Brechlbad’ (herbal steam room) and a ‚Kraxnofen’ (Carinthian haybath oven). For breakfast and dinner an elaborate cuisine awaits with freshly sourced, local produce.
Located amidst the Tyrolean mountain world Hotel Enzian awaits with its regional style interior featuring modern comfort rooms and a wellness area with a bathing pond to recuperate.
Hotel Enzian Landeck
★★★★
Located amidst the Tyrolean mountain world Hotel Enzian awaits with its regional style interior featuring modern comfort rooms and a wellness area with a bathing pond to recuperate. In the evening you are spoilt with local specialities in the homely atmosphere of the public room decorated in wood. Tyrolean hospitality is top of the list here.
The wonderful ‘Villa Waldkönigin' 4****, surrounded by mountains, forests and meadows, is situated at the edge of a picturesque larch forest of St. Valentin.
Boutique Hotel Villa Waldkönigin Reschen
★★★★
The wonderful ‘Villa Waldkönigin' 4****, surrounded by mountains, forests and meadows, is situated at the edge of a picturesque larch forest of St. Valentin. The newly renovated Art Deco ancestral home and the newly constructed building provide every comfort of a modern spa. In the dining room you can enjoy an exquisite cuisine as well as delicate, regional wines.
The Hotel Sand’ 4****, situated in a quiet 10.000m² park, offers its guests a natural bathing pond, a wellness area and an excellent regional cuisine.
Hotel Sand Naturns
★★★★
The Hotel Sand’ 4****, situated in a quiet 10.000m² park, offers its guests a natural bathing pond, a wellness area and an excellent regional cuisine in their ‘Tyrol Restaurant’. You live in cosy rooms equipped in the Alpine style. This hiking-hotel won’t fail to make your stay most comfortable!
The ‘Rosenhotel Pienzenau’ 4****S is located in the quiet neighbourhood of mansions in Meran and offers its guests every possible comfort.
Hotel Pienzenau am Schloßpark Meran
★★★★S
The ‘Rosenhotel Pienzenau’ 4****S is located in the quiet neighbourhood of mansions in Meran and offers its guests every possible comfort: indoor and outdoor pool with wellness area, rooftop terrace with a marvellous views of Meran and the vineyards plus a sterling restaurant with an exquisite cuisine. The rooms are elegantly equipped in the South Tyrolian style.
Eine anstrengende aber unvergessliche Woche - gut betreut im eigenen Tempo unterwegs
Es war eine tolle und abwechslungsreiche Strecke. Die Wegbeschreibung war eindeutig, aber an einigen (wenigen) Stellen nicht mehr ganz aktuell. Wir fanden auch den Kontakt zu den anderen Wanderern sehr angenehm. Obwohl alleine unterwegs traf man sich immer wieder in den Hotels, auf dem Bahnhof oder den Almen. Erkennungszeichen: Die Kartentasche von Eurohike. Alles hat gut geklappt! Dank und Lob an die Organisatoren.
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4 stars
Alfred Wolf |15.09.2021
Sehr erfreuliche Wanderung
Alles in allem war es für uns (um die 70) ein sehr feines Erlebnis, diese 6 Tage mit jeweils etwa 15 km nicht nur zu schaffen, sondern auch zu geniessen. Die Tourenbeschreibung ist fast problemlos - bei den Waalwegen und die Richtung zu 3Ländergrenzstein ist sie etwas anfällig. Als Option für den ersten, relativ langen Tag von Garmisch nach Mittenwald lönnte man den EckbauerIift anführen. Sonst geht sich alles sehr fein aus. In manchen Belangen wäre es vielleicht ratsam, das 4*-Niveau der teilnehmenden Hotels zu überprüfen. Die Betreuung vor Ort (siehe oben) beziehe ich auf den Gepäcktransport, sehr effizient und verlässlich.