The sixth stage of your crossing of the Alps begins at the Schlegeisspeichersee and leads you from the dam wall through the vast alpine world of the Zillertal Alps to the Pfitscher Joch. Here you cross the Austrian-Italian border and wander on comfortable hiking trails through the picturesque Pfitschtal… read more

A wonderful hike on which my unforgettable impressions can collect.

Hello, why do you need alpine experience on this stage and what exactly is meant by that?

Hello @ Werner,



'Alpine experience' means that you can safely travel on narrow, rocky or screey mountain trails and trackless over gravel fields. On this tour you will find some mountain paths around the Pfitscher Joch.

Tip: the night before with the bus to Schlegeisspeicher drive and stay there on the Dominikushütte. Nice, open-minded and friendly service .... in addition to tasty food and the great view of the reservoir. Advantage: You start the next morning alone, and not in the crowd of hikers who arrive by bus from Maierhofen, his walk.

Hi there,

I'm currently looking for the bus connection and encounter two challenges:

1. Bus 8340 from the Melchboden snack station to Hippach: no Melchboden / snack station is noted on the bus route map. How do I find this?

2. Bus 4102 from Mayrhofen to Schlegeis: According to the timetable, this bus only… read more

Attention today hiked after the Komoot GPS course and missed a nice part of the original route. Instead you walk along the main street here. So better download the track from the homepage and import it here.

Hi Kreislchen, which homepage do you mean? VG

die-alpenueberquerung.com/etappe/mayrhofen-schlegeis-st-jakob-bzw-platz-im-pfitschtal

This one. At one point Komoot deviates from the original tour.

But only on this stage? Thank you 👍

Otherwise we usually looked for the GPS with the Ü at the same time as the GPS. We didn't notice anything.