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Start Point

Gießenbach train station

End Point

Gießenbach train station

Difficulty

Medium

Total Distance

12,40 km

Descent Meters

481 m

Highest Point

1453 m

Total Time

04:00 h

Map & Elevation Profile

Start Point

Gießenbach train station

End Point

Gießenbach train station

Difficulty

Medium

Total Distance

12,40 km

Descent Meters

481 m

Highest Point

1453 m

Total Time

04:00 h

Hiking

Best Time

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Hiking tour

Hut hikes

Route: Gießenbach station near Scharnitz - Gießenbachtal - Eppzirler Tal - Eppzirler Alm - Eppzirler Tal - Gießenbachtal - Gießenbach station near Scharnitz

Parking and public transport:

P5/6 "Eppzirl

Take the train to Gießenbach station.

You can find all connections in real time with the Mobility-App "wegfinder".

Directions:

The hike starts at the train station in Giessenbach near Scharnitz, or at the hiking parking lot Giessenbach P5/P6 and leads upstream through the picturesque Giessenbach valley. Follow the forest path steeply at the beginning, then a bit more leisurely along the mountain stream. At the fork in the path, keep to the right. The trail goes steeply uphill for a short distance, then continues more flatly through wooded areas and slightly downhill across alpine meadows into a small valley floor. The last stretch to the Eppzirler Alm is slightly uphill.

Alpine emergency call:

Call: 140

Features & Characteristics

Start Point

Gießenbach train station

End Point

Gießenbach train station

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