Ski Touring - Hirzer - Wattental Valley

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Ski Touring - Hirzer - Wattental Valley

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Up the 2,725-m high Hirzer - Wattental

A popular tour in the Watten valley - first woodland, later flattish mountain pasture and then higher up stunning ski slopes form the main features of this tour. Usually tracked, as very popular with the locals, the Hirzer is not a particularly difficult tour - but an elevation gain of 1,370m should not be taken lightly.

moderate
Distance 6.8 km
4:00 h
1,361 m
2 m
2,712 m
1,351 m
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Hall Wattens
Update: April 06, 2021
Difficulty
moderate
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Highest point
2,712 m
Lowest point
1,351 m
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Track types

Asphalt 51.67%Forested/wild trail 0.93%Path 4.43%Unknown 42.95%
Asphalt
3.5 km
Forested/wild trail
0.1 km
Path
0.3 km
Unknown
2.9 km
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Safety information

Sie durchqueren das Gebiet eines Truppenübungsplatzes. Die Strecken können zeitweise gesperrt sein.

Tips and hints

This route crosses a military training ground. Some parts of the route may be closed at certain times.

Start

Gasthof Hanneburger - Wattenberg (1,352 m)
Coordinates:
DD
47.223444, 11.616767
DMS
47°13'24.4"N 11°37'00.4"E
UTM
32T 698105 5233316
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Destination

Gasthof Hanneburger - Wattenberg

Turn-by-turn directions

Start out at a mountain bar and finish at a mountain bar … that may stir up of malicious rumours about the purpose of the tour, but it would be unworthy to think such thoughts about the Hirzer. The tour stars with a gentle climb just north of the car-park and then winds its way up to the open pastures of the Pofersalm (1,600m). 

In some places it is possible to take a short cut through the forest, but the steep incline and the dense woodland reduce any time savings and use up energy unnecessarily. Following the open pastures to the east, the track branches off to the south east just below the Pofersalm, passing a small mountain pasture hut and then continues on through a wide clearing and less compact stone pine forest as far as the Poferer Hochleger (upper pasture). Continuing mainly in an easterly direction through perfect skiing terrain, you gain height, then follow the north-west ridge running from the Sagspitze as far as a secondary peak. Remove your skis and cover the last few metres to the summit on foot.

Downhill same as ascent.

By road

Mit dem PKW ist die Anreise am besten über die Inntalautobahn A12  und die Ausfahrt 61-Wattens möglich - weiter auf der L339/Wattenbergbis Sie Ihr Ziel erreichen.

Parking

Beim Gasthof Hanneburger gibt es Parkmöglichkeiten.

Coordinates

DD
47.223444, 11.616767
DMS
47°13'24.4"N 11°37'00.4"E
UTM
32T 698105 5233316
w3w 
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

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Difficulty
moderate
Distance
6.8 km
Duration
4:00 h
Ascent
1,361 m
Descent
2 m
Highest point
2,712 m
Lowest point
1,351 m

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