To the ice cave on the Hundalm – hiking on the Hohe Salve

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To the ice cave on the Hundalm – hiking on the Hohe Salve

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To the ice cave on the Hundalm – hiking on the Hohe Salve

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13.8km

890m

Hiking

The cave at the Hundalm is the only ice and stalactite cave in Tyrol. In summer, the cave is open to the public and you can visit it as part of a guided tour. (July & August daily, May, June & September open on Saturdays and Sundays)

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by Region Hohe Salve

Last updated: June 11, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.68 km

Adlerhorst

Highlight • Viewpoint

This eagle's nest has a permanently installed telescope that can be used free of charge. What's special about it is that it displays the names of the mountains you're looking at. An interesting high-tech device for free!

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6.84 km

Ice Cave on the Hundalm

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For a guided tour of the ice cave, you should bring a warm jacket. You'll also be given an extra one. You'll be crawling and it's tight, so it's inevitable …

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8.95 km

Buchacker Alm

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The Buchackeralm is a perfect rest stop after a hike to the Hundalm Ice Cave. You can then rest your legs on the sun terrace and enjoy the magnificent view with a slice of cake.

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13.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.9 km

1.86 km

110 m

Surfaces

10.1 km

3.58 km

110 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Friday 9 October

14°C

9°C

99 %

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Max wind speed: 3.0 km/h

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Comments

June 17, 2022,🇦🇹 zur Eis- und Tropfsteinhöhle Hundalm

There wasn't a swing in sight today. But benches, and we used them on the descent.
Today's tour went to the ice u. Hundalm stalactite cave. We started in Embach from the hiking car park. After the first bend it went up, up, up. Everything on the forest road and in serpentines. Walking time to the Buchackeralm was given as …

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October 16, 2021,Herbstliche Wanderung Embach-Eishöhle-BuchackerAlm

All in all, a nice hiking tour in the autumn forest to the ice cave and the BuchackerAlm.

I particularly liked the humorous 3G rule of the inn on the BuchackerAlm (see photo) ...
And the bacon dumpling soup was a very tasty and beneficial refreshment before the descent.

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May 31, 2018

The cave at the Hundalm is the only ice and stalactite cave in Tyrol. In summer, the cave is open to the public and you can visit it as part of a guided tour. (July & August daily, May, June & September open on Saturdays and Sundays)
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For your cave tour you should definitely bring warm clothes - even if

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