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Across the Alps TOUR DESCRIPTION From St Anton we climb through the Verwall Mountains to the Edmund Graf hut and cross ACROSS THE the Kappeler Joch before descending to the This information is additional to our General Paznauntal for a night in Ischgl. On the next Information Booklet, which is enclosed. ALPS day we continue over the Kreuzjoch to the atmospheric Heidelberger Hut, ringed by Please note this is not a supported trek and 3,000m peaks. After a free day for local walking you will have to carry your own equipment From The Allgäu To The we continue over the Fimber Pass at 2608m with you. Süd Tirol and descend to the spectacular scenery of the Swiss Engadine. For thousands of years the Alps have provided inspiring journeys, from the Ice Man through TOUR CODE: 24650 We descend to cross the River Inn and climb Hannibal and Napoleon to the modern day GRADE: C/C+ HUTTING up the Val d’Uina and through the noted Uina mountain hiker in search of adventure. We Gorge where a spectacular 900m long path has have devised an itinerary which crosses the been hewn through the rocks. For many this is 2016 Alps north to south, from southern Bavaria the highlight of the holiday. Then we cross the 28 July - 11 Aug through Austria and Switzerland, finishing in Italian border to the Sesvenna Hut where we 11 Aug - 25 Aug northern Italy, crossing five mountain ranges. spend two nights. From here we descend to Mals in Italy from where we take the train to 15 days We start our trek with a night in Oberstdorf, the Merano, then continue the following day to southernmost town in Germany, and finish in Verona. Mals, west of Merano. The Kemptner and Kaiserjochhaus huts give us our first nights in The hiking is on good paths but of course mountain huts, We then descend to the valley stamina, confidence and a good head for in St Anton after a night in the highly rated heights are needed to enjoy this exciting Leutkircher hut. holiday to the full. ITINERARY Overnight Day: Daily itinerary: accommodation: Gasthof Petra, 1: Depart London Heathrow on a British Airways flight to Munich. On arrival in Munich we take the train 3.5 hours to Oberstdorf Oberstdorf. Our hotel is on the outskirts of the village. 850m We head south on foot, following the river along the Tretachtal, gently ascending before turning south east for the Kemptner Hütte 2: steeper final ascent to the Kemptner Hut. 1844m 860m↑ / 54m↓; 14.1km (9 miles); 6 hours After leaving the Kemptner Hut we climb to cross the border into Austria at the Mädelejoch (1974m) before the Kaiserjochhaus stony descent to Holzgau. From here we take the local post bus to the Edelweiss Hut. We continue south up the 3: 2310m beautiful Kaisertal, with a fairly steep climb to the Kaiserjochhaus at 2310m. 930m↑ / 975m↓; 15km (9 ½ miles); 6 ½ hours Ramblers Worldwide Holidays 2013 15/10/13/ GS Overnight Day: Daily itinerary: accommodation: An exhilarating day! From the Kaiserjochhaus we continue west along the ridge to the Leutkircherhütte. Some of our route lies along a spectacular balcony path with steep drops to the valley. Leutkircher 650m / 700m↓; 4km (2 ½ mile), 2 hours 4: Hütte Weather permitting there are in addition several peaks we can choose from either before we leave the hut or on the 2261m way – the Grießkopf (2581m), Stanskogel (2757m) or Hirschpleiskopf (2546m) for example, with varying degrees of difficulty. Pension Gruber, There are various routes down to St Anton. The best takes us west along the Lechtal Alps ridge to the Ulmer Hut, 5: St Anton then descends to the town, with the option of a final descent by chairlift to St Anton. 1286m 300m↑ / 1320m↓; 14km (9 miles); 6 hours Edmund Graf We take transport to Pettneu, then head south up the valley, mainly on a quiet road, before climbing more steeply Hütte on a footpath to the Edmund Graf Hütte. On arrival at the hut it may be possible to hike to the 6: 2408m Schmalzgrubenscharte at 2697m past a couple of lakes. 1200m↑; 8km (5 miles); 4 hours (plus extra walks) Edmund Graf A free day here allows us to attempt an ascent of the Hoher Riffler (3168m). 7: Hütte 760m↑↓; 4km (2 ½ miles); 4 hours 2408m Hotel Alpina, We take the balcony path contouring around the mountain side, then descending to the Alpengasthof Dias for Ischgl lunch. There’s the option afterwards of the cable car down to the valley in Kappl, then the bus to outside the hotel 8: 1376m in Ischgl. 420m↑ / 1430m↓; 10km (6 miles); 4½ hours to Kappl We catch the post bus the short distance to between Mathon and Galtür, then follow a pleasant route up the Heidelberger Lareintal with a good lunch place at the top of the Ritzenjoch (2687m) on the Austro-Swiss border, from where 9: Hütte there are lovely views across the upper Fimbatal. Before descending to the Heidelberger Hut it is normally 2264m possible to ascend the Hoher Kogel (2817m) from the joch. 1150m↑ / 320m↓; 12km (8 miles); 6 hours Heidelberger Today is a rest day, or you can join the leader for a walk to the Breite Krone (3079m) above the Kronenjoch. 10: Hütte 2264m We climb to the Fimberpass at 2608m, descend to Griosch and Zuort before arriving in the picturesque Engadine 11: Ramosch village of Ramosch. 1231m 500m↑ / 1400m↓; 18km (11 miles); 7 hours After descending to the River Inn we make our way up the spectacular Uina Gorge, a route which takes us through Sesvenna Hütte 12: passageways carved out of the rock. Shortly after crossing the border into Italy we arrive at the Sesvenna Hütte. 2258m 1200m↑ / 120m↓; 16km (10 miles); 8 hours Sesvenna Hütte A free day gives us the chance to climb some local peaks. These include the Rasaßspitz (2941m) to the NE or the 13: trickier Föllakopf (2878m) to the SW. 2258m Youth Hostel A steady descent brings us down to Mals (1098m) where we can enjoy lunchtime in a lovely Southern Tirolean 14: Merano village. In the afternoon we continue by train 1¼ hours to Merano. 325m 1100m↓; 12km (7½) ,miles; 4 hours to Mals We continue by train 3 hours to Verona, and then take the shuttle bus to the airport. There may be time for a look 15: Return to the UK around the historic centre of Verona. replacement documents and your return All of these are available from: HOLIDAY GRADE & WALKING to the UK. PROGRAMME The Map Shop Please take your European Health 15 High Street Insurance Card (EHIC) with you - it will Upton upon Severn, Worcs. This holiday is graded C/C+. Whilst some help in the event of an emergency. Please WR8 0HJ England of the days will be amongst the easiest on note that the EHIC has an expiry date and Tel : 01684 593146 any of our hutting tours, others will involve check that your card is still valid for the Fax : 01684 594559 steep ascents and descents, rough duration of your holiday. See section 1 of www.themapshop.co.uk terrain, balcony paths with sheer drops our General Information Booklet for further [email protected] and the likelihood of crossing snowfields. details. There are fixed ropes at times and you Maps normally arrive within 24 hours of an need to be sure-footed and have a good Passport, visa and health requirements order being made. head for heights. In poor weather the can change at any time. It is your own terrain can become even more responsibility to ensure that you inform challenging. From the huts where two yourself from a professionally qualified nights are spent the leader will normally source on, and comply with, such ACCOMMODATION AND MEALS lead a walk to a local peak. requirements. Advice on vaccinations is available from your GP, or can be Where appropriate we use local buses on On this holiday we spend 9 nights in obtained from the Medical Advisory certain days, the cost of which is included mountain huts and 5 nights in valley Services for Travellers Abroad (MASTA). in the price of the holiday. accommodation. In addition, general travel advice is available from the Foreign and We would emphasise that the leader is We book 2 to 6 bedded rooms in the Commonwealth Office at authorised to change the itinerary mountain huts. This is generally speaking www.fco.gov.uk/travel. according to weather conditions and the what we get, but sometimes our groups ability of party members. Anyone who is are still accommodated in the Generally speaking people who go on our unfit or unsuitably equipped may be asked ‘Matratzenlager’. These are wide bunk hutting tours remain fit and healthy to make alternative arrangements if the beds with mattresses to accommodate up throughout the holiday. However, given leader considers that the safety of the to 10 or 12 people. You will still need to the nature of sleeping and washing party could be jeopardised. bring a sheet sleeping bag. Blankets are arrangements in mountain huts, we think it supplied. Facilities are often quite simple a good idea to take with you a small in line with the remoteness and difficulty of plastic bottle of antiseptic hand wash access but they are improving year on which may help to keep any circulating TRAVEL INFORMATION year. germs at bay. In Oberstdorf and Ischgl we stay in small Outbound flight from London hotels. Here we book 3-4 bedded rooms, Heathrow to Munich with British twin rooms and single rooms, where Airways.
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