5-day hut tour in the Rätikon (stage 4) | Brand

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Stage tour

Mountain Hike · Brand

Stage 4 of the 5-day tour in the Rätikon with overnight stay in huts

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04:25 h duration

9,6 km Length

2367 m Highest point

1612 m Lowest point

780 m Ascent

1130 m Descent

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Landscape

Tour description

On the fourth day, we head left from the Douglass Hütte over the dam wall up to the Lünerkrinne. From there along the Lünerweg and Gipsköpfleweg to the Heinrich-Hueter Hütte and on along the Zimbajochsteig to the Sarotla Hütte, the fourth overnight stop.

Overnight stay: Sarotla Hütte | www.sarotlahuette.at

Tips:
We recommend sure-footedness, a head for heights, and alpine experience. This tour is not recommended in wet conditions or if there are still snowfields below the Zimbajoch. You can divide the ascent per day and hours according to the weather and your needs. The times given are approximate. Depending on fitness, weather conditions or other circumstances, the walking time may be shorter or longer.

Douglass Hütte - Lünerkrinne - Heinrich-Hueter Hütte - Sarotla Hütte

Sturdy footwear, warm clothing, rain and sun protection, a snack, a full water bottle and hiking poles are recommended. Additional equipment for an overnight stay in a refuge and, if necessary, grödel for crossing the glacier field. Cell phone for emergencies.

Landbus Brandnertal Line L580 Stop Brand Dorfbahn
Timetable query online at www.vmobil.at

Hut reservation

Alpengasthof Gamperdona | www.alpengasthof-gamperdona.at
Mannheimer Hütte | www.mannheimerhuette.co.at
Douglass Hütte | www.douglasshuette.at
Sarotla Hütte | www.sarotlahuette.at

Douglass Hütte

Sarotla Hütte

We recommend sure-footedness, a head for heights, and alpine experience. This tour is not recommended in wet conditions or if there are still snowfields below the Zimbajoch.
You can divide the ascent per day and hours according to the weather and your needs.

EMERGENCY CALL
140 Alpine emergencies Austria-wide
144 Alpine emergencies Vorarlberg
112 Euro emergency call (works with any cell phone/network)
www.alpenregion-vorarlberg.com/sicherheitstipps-wandern

EN NOTRUF:

EN 140 - Alpine Notfälle österreichweit

EN 144 - Alpine Notfälle Vorarlberg

EN 112 - Euro-Notruf (funktioniert mit jedem Handy/Netz)

Characteristics

Tour type Mountain Hike

Difficulty Hard

Start Douglass Hütte

Finish Sarotla Hut

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