Zell-Gerlos hiking area

Idyllic alpine pastures, kilometres of hiking trails, vast meadows and culinary delights – this is how the Zillertal Arena presents itself in summer with a wide range of outdoor activities to suit everyone.

Kilometres of
hiking trails
400
Kilometres of
hiking trails
Themed
trails
9
Themed
trails
Kilometres of
Nordic walking trails
136
Kilometres of
Nordic walking trails
Huts &
mountain inns
40
Huts &
mountain inns

Summer holidays
for mountain enthusiasts

What could be better than exploring the unique and magnificent mountains of Zillertal and Pinzgau on foot? Pack a hearty snack in your rucksack and put on your hiking boots: there are 400 km of hiking trails to explore. The Arena’s mountain summer offers, for example, the 5 side valleys of Gerlos – leisurely alpine hikes included and suitable for children of all ages. In Zell am Ziller, hikes around the Kreuzjoch area and in the Gerlosstein area on the Hainzenberg are particularly attractive.

CABLE CAR OPERATING HOURS
SUMMER PRICES & RATES

Gerlossteinwand/Torhelm (2.452 m) - Weißbachalm (1.543 m) - Kühle Rast (1.191 m)

Overview

Walking time
03:30 h
Route Length
14 km
Difficulty
Middle
altitude meters uphill
820 hm
altitude meters downhill
1250 hm
highest point
2452 m
Route Start

top station, Gerlossteinbahn Hainzenberg

Route End

Gasthof Kühle Rast (1.191 m), return by hiking bus is possible

Altitude Profile

Weather

weather today
Sleet, mostly cloudy
weather tomorrow
Mostly sunny

Description

Hike on the wonderful Gerloser Höhenweg - award-winning hiking trail of the Land Tyrol
After the ascent with the Gerlossteinbahn turn left onto hiking trail no. 8 over a gently rising road. After crossing a small, romantic ravine the climb branches off to the right just before a T-bar lift. By heading over lush green Alpine meadows and steep terrain in multiple steep steps, you will reach Heimjöchl. Continue a little bit further downwards till a slowly to moderately ascending path leads along the slope to Lixlkarscharte. From there you will be able to catch a glimpse of the wonderful view of the Brandberger Kolm in the east and Geiskopf in the west. Hiking trail no. 8 leads left at first along a small bay and then continues off to the right over a green Alpine meadow underneath the Brandberger Kolm. A path branches off to the left here to Torhelm. On a broad, green ridge you will finally reach the peak of the mountain after heading in a south-westerly direction. Enjoy the magnificent view of the surrounding mountain scenery from up here! The descent first leads back over the same path and then follows – a trackless path in part – the markings in no. 8 downwards into a high valley. After approx. 20 minutes you will cross a babbling brook in the direction of Weißbachalm. Follow this hiking trail downwards to the valley over other lush Alpine meadows, until you reach a road. Then continue on this path to Schwarzbichlalm, and then, after a few kilometres, you will finally reach “Kühle Rast”. From “Kühle Rast“, you can then travel back to Hainzenberg to the starting point by bus. 

Hiking tips

Weibsbildertour

4 days of fun and a lot of mountain adventures for tough girls. The tour leads to one of the most impressive and beautiful areas of the Zillertal Alps and the Hohe Tauern National Park in four days.

Mannsbildertour

A special mountain adventure for real men! More than 3,000 metres difference in altitude are conquered in four days. The tour leads from the Salzburger Land to Tirol.

Arena Panorama Tour

Magnificent panoramic hike with spectacular views of Zillertal and the Tux Alps. Starting point Rosenalmbahn Zell or Isskogelbahn Gerlos top station.

Gerlossteinwand mountain tour

Panoramic mountain tour on the magnificent Gerlossteinwand (2,166 m). Trip up by Gerlossteinbahn cable car.

Schmankerlweg Kreuzwiese

Easy tour from the Rosenalm on the Schmankerlweg. Trip up by gondola from Zell. A romantic forest hiking trail ideal for families with children and for nature lovers.

Almpromenade Gerlosstein

You can enjoy spectacular nature during a gentle walk along the Almpromenade and also discover many interesting things on the way to the Zillertal Almtribüne viewing platform.

Mountain farms & huts in Zell and the surrounding area

You can enjoy typical delicacies from the region at the numerous huts, mountain restaurants and snack stations.

Zell-Gerlos-Königsleiten-Krimml
hiking bus

Free usage of the bus line 4094 (Hikingbus Zell-Gerlos-Königsleiten-Krimml and back)

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A mountain farm is not a petting zoo

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