The beauty of the Alps has always drawn me to want to plan and hike another portion of these spectacular mountains. I have found most of my hikes by searching through the Cicerone guidebooks (www.cicerone.co.uk), which is how I discovered the Adlerweg or in English, The Eagles Walk. The official length of the trek is 188 miles and traverses the length of the Tyrol from St. Johann in Tirol to St. Anton am Arlberg. However, we picked up a little extra mileage totaling 201 miles, ascending 50,678′ and descending 35,029′. For most of the Adlerweg, the trail keeps to the mountain ranges just north of the Inntal or Inn Valley along the Inn River. The hike is challenging with no shortage of stunning views to make the long climbs and descents well worth it.
Day 1- St. Johann to Gaudeamushutte
Day 2 – Gaudeamushütte – Hintersteinersee Pension Maier
Day 3 – Hintersteinersee to Kufstein
Day 4 – Rest Day – Kufstein
Day 5 – Kufstein to Langkampfen to Buchackeralm
Day 6 – Buchackeralm to Pinegg
Day 7 – Wimm to Bayreutherhütte
Day 8 – Bayreutherhütte to Erfurterhütte
Day 9 – Erfurterhütte to Pertisau (Rest Day)
Day 10 – Pertisau to Lamsenjochhütte
Day 11 – Lamsenjochhütte to Vomp
Day 12 – Karwendelrast to Walderbrücke Gasthof (Absam)
Day 13 – Walderbrücke Gasthof to Pfeishütte
Day 14 – Pfeishütte to Innsbruck
Day 15 – Innsbruck Rest Day
Day 16 – Patscherkofel to Tulfeinaln – a Day Hike from Innsbruck
Day 17 – Hochzirl to Solsteinhaus
Day 18 – Solsteinhaus to Leutasch
Day 19 – Leutasch to Ehrwald
Day 20 – Ehrwald to Schloss Fernstein
Day 21 – Schloss Fernstein to Anhalterhütte
Day 22 – Anhalterhütte to Haselgehr
Day 23 – Haselgehr to Holzgau
Day 24 – Holzgau to Kaisers
Day 25 – Kaisers to St. Anton