​trail description: From Hallerangerhaus Lodge follow the footpath towards “Lafatscher Joch”. The path takes you through a scree and talus field that is getting steeper and narrower as you walk along. The trail will then lead to the so-called “Durchschlag” (here the old mule-track was built into the rock) and you will pass a cross before reaching a plateau (where you will find a turnoff towards Speckkarspitze Peak). Walk across the plateau to the north and you will soon reach Lafatscherjoch Saddle. At the saddle, follow signage to “Pfeishütte”. This trail is a gentle downhill stroll. Follow signage to “Pfeishütte” and/or “Pfeishütte über Wilde-Bande-Steig”. The pristine Wilde-Bande-Steig Trail is a gentle ascent taking you along dwarf pines and across gullies until you reach the entrance to the cirque below Stempeljoch Saddle. Follow signage to “Stempeljoch” and/or “Pfeishütte”. You have to master steps made of planks and ropes. The trail is getting steeper, while the unstable scree ground will be easier further uphill. Turn right at the saddle and stroll down along meadows and Alpine pastures towards Pfeis Hut.

The way-marked Goetheweg Trail (No. 219) has its trailhead at the hut. The trail is a gentle ascent to the basin south of the