Hiking holidays in the Wilder Kaiser region

Circular hike to the Gruttenhütte

• Difficulty: moderate
• Duration: approx. 6 hours
• Vertical metres: 950 m
• Length: 14.00 km
• Start: Going Information Office

Start your hike at the Going tourist information office, follow the Going brook to the Raiffeisenbank. Here, turn left and go through the underpass towards the Schwendterweg. Between the farms on the sunny plateau in Schwendt, you get to see the Wilder Kaiser from its best side, a perfect photo opportunity. Continue in the direction of the Wilder Kaiser. You arrive at a gravel track which then takes you into the forest. In the pleasant quietness and with the babbling of the brook, be careful not to miss the first turning on the right. Follow this track over a bridge, and at the end of the path you will see the Tannbichl car park. Go past the barrier and take the path towards the Wilder Kaiser. After approx.  200 m, you can quench your thirst at the spring trough, filled by the Wilder Kaiser Spring. After this refreshment, continue on the forest track towards the Gaudeamushütte.

TIP:  Once at the hut, take a break and enjoy one of the simply heavenly home-made cakes! Now follow the signs “Gruttenhütte über Klamml” that takes you to the Jubiläumssteig route. This black standard mountain path is for the most part secured with steel ropes, some foot rungs, and ladders. When you finally reach the end, you find yourself standing in front of the Gruttenhütte, the highest hut on the Wilder Kaiser. Sense the mighty power of the Wilder Kaiser and enjoy the view for a while. The way down take you towards the Wochenbrunneralm. You need to cross the few scree fields before you reach the forest path. After a short while you arrive back at the Gaudeamushütte. From this point, you continue downhill the rest of the way. Turn off to the left towards the Brennhütte. From here, a path leads towards Going, and at the end there is a small chapel. Just a few metres right, past the Blattlhof, through the underpass, then along the Auweg and you arrive back where you started.

Brandstadl Panorama Hike Hartkaiser

• Difficulty: easy
• Duration: approx. 2 hours
• Vertical metres: 110 m
• Length: 4.8 km
• Start: Scheffau gondola lift to the mountain restaurant Brandstadl

The panoramic hike from the Hartkaiser to the Hexenwasser is ideal for leisure hikers and families. It is a lovely discovery route with breathtaking mountain scenery.

Begin at the Brandstadl mountain restaurant, go past the “KaiserWelt” world of play, and follow path number 40. Continue via the Tanzbodenalm to a large junction of paths. At the next opportunity, turn left onto the Panoramaweg Nr. 6. You soon arrive at the Hartkaiser top station at 1555 m above sea level.

TIP:  Re-energise with some “Buchtel” with vanilla sauce, enjoy the wonderful views of the Wilder Kaiser whilst younger walkers visit “Ellmi’s Zauberwelt” Magic Kingdom, an adventure world for children. The way back takes you a little way on a familiar path, and at the fork, keep to the left and head along the forest track towards Brandstadl Nr. 11. This takes you back onto your start route. Continue up a gentle slope, past the Tanzbodenalm to the Brandstadl top station.

• Difficulty: easy
• Length: 6.5 km
• Start: Central the village – Centre (Whiskymühle)

Start from the car park to the west of the Whiskymühle. This gives you direct access to your Nordic walking pleasure. Head out along the pedestrian zone, then turn right to the pedestrian underpass, past the Freihof to the Moonlightbar. You already find yourself above the Knollenbrand with fascinating views. You then continue along the family piste to the Gasthaus Oberhausberg. The route then takes you on a very quiet road back into the valley. Go past the recycling centre towards Ferienwohnungen Lederer. Take the Sunnseitweg towards the Pirchmooser chapel, past Hotel Fuchs, and return with renewed energy to the village.

• Difficulty: easy
• Length: 1 km
• Start: Village centre – Centre (Whiskymühle)

The speed trail is perfect for interval training. Here again you start from the car park west of the Whiskymühle. The route takes you past the signs and streetlamps to the junction, then right up to the Wies junction. Turn off sharply to the right, past Hotel Tyrol and the bandstand. A few metres further takes you to the pedestrian zone and back to where you started.