Family Hut-to-hut tour with children Zillertal Alps

We start this hut-to-hut tour at the Gasthof Breitlahner in Ginzling. The guide will meet you here and give you further explanation about the coming days. 
If desired, the guide can also get acquainted in the days before and check the material for the hut-to-hut tour. Think of shoes and backpacks. 

After the introduction, we go up a nice wide road to the Alpenrose Hütte. We sometimes walk uphill along meadows, waterfalls and a beautiful mountain world.
Along the way we have a cup of coffee or a soft drink at the Grawand Hütte that we encounter along the way. 
After this well-deserved break, we continue above the tree line, we can already see the glaciers in the distance and slowly we also see our mountain hut for the night.

The area in which we walk is a paradise. Each part of the hut-to-hut tour differs in terrain, nature and views. In addition to hiking, having fun is an important part. 
We will take all the time to enjoy the environment in different ways. 
The children (and parents) will never forget this trip. 

Alpenrose Hütte and Berliner Hütte

We stay in this hut-to-hut tour in the above-mentioned mountain huts. Both cabins are very different from each other and so nice to have been in both. 

The Alpenrosenhütte is a hut in the middle of the Zillertal Alps that is only open in summer. The Tyrolean mountain hut in the Zillertal Zemmgrund has a total of 80 beds. It is the ideal starting point for high alpine mountain tours in the Zillertal Alps, such as to the Schwarzenstein or the Zsigmondyspitze. In addition, the Alpenrosenhütte is ideal as a stopover on multi-day hiking tours and a popular stage destination on the Berlin Höhenweg. 

The Berliner Hütte is powerful and breathes a piece of history. The idea of being able to spend the night in this mountain hut is a dream in itself. 
The Hütte is a category I refuge of the Berlin branch of the German Alpine Club.

Listed as a Historic Monument since 1997, the Alpine Club is the largest of its kind in the Zillertal Alps in the Austrian Tyrol with more than 180 overnight stays in rooms and dormitories. The Berliner Hütte is the oldest and best-known mountain hut in the Zillertal Alps. It was the first and, until 2013, only refuge in Austria to be granted the status of an architectural monument.

Day 1
Start: Gasthof Breitlahner 1257 m
Destination: Alpenrose Hütte 1878m via Grawand Hütte 
Walking time: 3 hours (without breaks)
 

Arrival Ginzling
We travel on our own to the starting point Gasthof Breitlahner in Ginzling. We will gather in the morning where the guide will welcome us. 
He will tell you how the next few days will go and also look at the contents of the backpacks for the hut tour. 
From the Gasthof Breitlahner we hike towards the Alpenrose in the Zemmgrund region. The Alpenrosehütte is surrounded by glaciers, waterfalls and a huge display of flowers. 
 

Hiking information
Today we mainly walk on wide hiking trails, interspersed with smaller, rocky mountain paths.
Manageable altimeters +/- 600

Day 2
Start: Alpenrose Hütte 1878 m
Final destination: Berliner Hütte 2,042 m
Walking time: 2 hours (without breaks)
 

Glacier Runde
From the Alpenrose we go directly uphill (depending on the weather) towards Berliner Hütte or via a nice detour over the moraine of the glacier. This glacier road reflects the greatness of the mountains and the world around them. 

Hiking information
Today we mainly walk on narrower mountain paths and clamber over rock and stone
Manageable altimeters +/- 200
 

Day 3
Start: Berliner Hütte 2.042 m
Destination: Gasthof Breitlahner 1257 m
Walking time: 2 hours (without breaks) possibly extension of 4 hours if we visit the Schwarzsee
 

Schwarzsee
Weather permitting, we will make an uphill trip to the Schwarzsee. From the Berliner Hütte, the Central Alpine Trail leads steadily uphill to a large mountain lake, the Schwarzsee, with its picturesque high mountain landscape. The section of the trail has no special requirements and is fairly easy to do for children.
After enjoying the Black Sea, we walk back to our starting point Gasthof Breitlahner via the Berliner Hütte. 
 

Hiking information
Today we mainly walk on narrower mountain paths and clamber over rock and stone. The last 2 hours of walking on a wider road. 
Manageable altimeters +/- 200

Would you like to stay in the Zillertal for a few more days? Please contact us for the possibilities.

Our trips are organized on the basis of our own transport. This means that you take care of your own transport to the first starting point of your desired week. 
If desired, we can provide accommodation where you can stay before and after the week. Feel free to contact us so we can arrange this for you. 

How do you prepare for a hut-to-hut tour?

A good basic condition is nice, you can simply enjoy the tour more. Therefore, start the physical preparation for the hut-to-hut tour on time. A good preparation consists of strengthening muscles that you rarely use in daily life and improving mobility and stability. Don't forget to get your body used to walking with a backpack (weight included). 

Mountaineering boots have to endure a lot on a hut-to-hut tour. Check your shoes before the start of the hut-to-hut tour. Make sure your hiking boots are well broken in, have a good tread and that they are in one piece. In addition, extra care of your shoe with a maintenance product is not an unnecessary luxury.

Difficulty of this hut-to-hut tour

View details of the difficulty of this hut-to-hut tour here. Do you have any questions about this? Feel free to contact us.

What do you bring?

Enjoying and being safe on the road in the mountains is our top priority. To make this possible, good equipment is important. We have drawn up a packing list, which gives you tools to pack the right equipment. At the start of the hut-to-hut tour, we check your equipment to prevent you from taking too much or too little.

Bring enough cash with you, many cabins do not allow payment by debit card

It is always useful to know what is included in a trip. Below are the most important points

INCLUDING

• Trusted, experienced & licensed English speaking tour guide: 
• 2 nights in double rooms (larger rooms possible on request)
• Half board (breakfast and dinner) from dinner day 1 to breakfast on day 3
• Additional information such as packing lists 

EXCLUSIVE

• Personal expenses on drinks, phone calls, snacks and souvenirs
• Lunch
• Round-trip journey to and from the start and end points of the journey
• Tours snacks such as bars, nuts & chocolate and lunch 
• Travel and cancellation insurance 

For this hut-to-hut tour we use different prices for adults and children.

Pricing Overview

• 3 walking days led by a Dutch-speaking guide
• 2 nights in a cabin on a half-board basis 
• Overnight stays in 2-person rooms (larger rooms on request)
• Possible rental of hiking poles

Price from 14 years € 299,- / Price up to 14 years € 219,-