Finkau to the Zittauer Hütte

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Finkau to the Zittauer Hütte

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1,530

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Finkau to the Zittauer Hütte

05:32

13.6km

900m

Hiking

On your way to the high alpine Zittauer Hütte, you hike through the fabulously beautiful Wildgerlostal - the westernmost in the Hohe Tauern National Park. Rushing water masses, a turquoise gorge and spectacular alpine panoramas await you here. The five-and-a-half-hour tour starts right next to the small reservoir at the…

by TOURISMUSVERBAND KRIMML-HOCHKRIMML

Last updated: August 30, 2024

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Your route passes through a protected area

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Nationalpark Hohe Tauern

Waypoints

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795 m

Gerlos Waterfall

Highlight • Waterfall

Beautiful waterfall on the edge of the Tauern National Park.

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1.24 km

Leitenkammerklamm Gorge

Highlight • Gorge

What a natural spectacle in the Wildgerlostal! On the way through the Leitenkammerklamm you can admire the power of the white water fed by glaciers from several viewing platforms. The …

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1.75 km

Wildgerlostal Valley and Glacier

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The tour is the best if you want to be in a natural area. It won't get boring even with children because there is always something to see. Don't forget …

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6.60 km

Zittauer Hut and Wildgerlos Lake

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A truly fantastic hut.🏡 The rooms are clean and spacious, and the food is truly delicious. The climb to the hut from the Alpengasthaus Finkau isn't too difficult (short sections …

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6.72 km

Wildgerlossee at the Zittauer Hut

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The lower Gerlossee has a size of around ten hectares and a depth of 39 meters and is one of the largest lakes in the protected area of the Hohe …

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13.6 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

7.10 km

4.19 km

2.14 km

154 m

Surfaces

7.24 km

2.86 km

2.01 km

1.33 km

154 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

13°C

4°C

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Comments

August 8, 2025,Hike

This is an amazing hike, with the first two-thirds being relatively easy and the last third more challenging. If you’re in good physical shape, you can complete it in under four hours in good weather. On hot summer days, it’s best to start early in the morning so that you can walk most of the route in the shade. At …

August 30, 2022,207. 🇦🇹 Finkau - Leitenkammerklamm - Trissalm - Zittauer Hütte - Trissalm - Finkau

The perfect hiking weather was announced for today and so we jumped out of bed quite early and set off for Finkau. The starting point of today's tour is the parking lot at the Alpengasthof Finkau. It's still before 9 am, the valley is still in shadow and it's quite chilly. But there are not many hikers on the way …

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August 28, 2022,#475 Hüttentour: ▶Finkau - Zittauer Hütte🏁 - Krimmler Tauernhaus - Krimml (Tag 1)

“Can you charge your cell phone at their place? - as long as there is enough electricity..." - that made us sit up and take notice when we made the reservation, and that's exactly how it was. In the hut there was only one socket...

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August 13, 2022,Von der Finkau zur Zittauer Hütte

It started around 9 o'clock in the morning, from the parking lot of the Finkau restaurant. First for us it is a gravel path through the Leitenkammerklamm up to the Trisslalm. From here the valley widens. We walk along the Gerlos to the Zittauer Hütte cable car. From here it is a beautiful hike towards the glacier up to the …

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September 4, 2022,von Alpengasthaus Finkau zur Zittauer Hütte und zurück

From the parking lot of the Alpengasthaus Finkau (1420m) at the end of the Durlassboden reservoir, take a shady forest path along the Leitenkammerklamm natural monument up to the Trissalm. Continue straight ahead along the stream through the beautiful Wildgerlostal to the large waterfall at the end of the valley. For the steep ascent to the Zittau Hut (2328m) a …

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June 18, 2025,🇦🇹Wildgerlostal-Zittauer Hütte-ab Finkau😍🤩👌18.06.2025

Fantastic weather - fantastic tour!
I'm still blown away by this hike. The Wildgerlostal Valley, with its beautiful Leitkammerklamm Gorge and the very well-maintained trail to the Zittauer Hütte, is simply magnificent. From the Finkau parking lot, take the forest road to the gorge. Pleasantly shaded and lush green. There are numerous great viewpoints into the gorge with its roaring …

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August 30, 2022,Zittauer Hütte (Gletschersee)

@Garmin oh Garmin

My old eTrex HCx tracked it correctly. The Fenix 5x is so totally wrong

If I set stop when stopped, the watch recognizes walking with sticks as a break and often does not track longer sections.

If I enter the minimum of 1.6 km/h, it can also lead to the recognition that I am standing when climbing …

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July 19, 2025,Alpengasthof Finkau zur Zittauer Hütte 2328m

From the Alpengasthof Finkau (parking is €5, less €2 if you spend €10 at the Alpengasthof!), the hike follows the romantic Wildgerlosbach stream along a wide road to the station of the cable car to the Zittauer Hütte. Many take the opportunity to cycle there. Then another good hour of narrow footpath through a steep rocky face secured with stairs …

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June 1, 2024

On your way to the high alpine Zittauer Hütte, you hike through the fabulously beautiful Wildgerlostal - the westernmost in the Hohe Tauern National Park. Rushing water masses, a turquoise gorge and spectacular alpine panoramas await you here. The five-and-a-half-hour tour starts right next to the small

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