INTRODUCTION Villages of the Stubai and Stubaital When to Go Getting to Austria Places to Stay About Innsbruck Tourist Offices Post and Post Offices Places to Leave Luggage Taking Children Health and Fitness Emergencies, Mountain Rescue and Insurance The Austrian Alpine Club About Huts Using this Guide Maps and Guidebooks Alpine Walking Skills and Equipment Mountain Guides THE STUBAI RUCKSACK ROUTE (RUNDE TOUR) Introduction Alternative Start Stage 1A Mieders to Klostergasthof Maria Waldrast Excursion from Klostergasthof Maria Waldrast Stage 1B Klostergasthof Maria Waldrast to the Padasterjoch Haus Stage 1C Padasterjoch Haus to the Innsbrucker Hut Traditional Route Stage 1 Neder to the Innsbrucker Hut Excursions from the Innsbrucker Hut Stage 2 Innsbrucker Hut to the Bremer Hut Stage 3 Bremer Hut to the Nuernburger Hut via Simmingjochl Excursions from the Simmingjochl Stage 4A Nuernburger Hut to the Sulzenau Hut via the Niederl Stage 4B Nuernburger Hut to the Sulzenau Hut via the Mair Spitze Stage 4C Nuernburger Hut to the Sulzenau Hut via the Wilder Freiger Stage 5A Sulzenau Hut to the Dresdner Hut via the Peiljoch Stage 5B Sulzenau Hut to the Dresdner Hut via the Grosser Trogler Excursion from the Dresdner Hut Stage 6 Dresdner Hut to the Neue Regensburger Hut via the Grawagrubennieder Stage 7 Neue Regensburger Hut to the Franz Senn Hut via the Schrimmenneider Excursions from the Franz Senn Hut Stage 8 Franz Senn to the Starkenburger Hut Excursion from the Starkenburger Hut Stage 9 Starkenburger Hut to Neustift Stage 9A Starkenburger Hut to Fulpmes THE STUBAI GLACIER TOUR (HOEHEN WEG) Introduction Stage 1 Milders to the Franz Senn Hut Stage 2 Franz Senn Hut to the Amberger Hut via the Wildgrat Scharte Excursion from the Schwarzenberg Ferner glacier Stage 3 Amberger Hut to the Hoch Stubai Hut via the Wuetenkar Sattel Stage 4 Hoch Stubai Hut to the Hildesheimer Hut via the Bildstoeckljoch Excursion from the Schaufeljochbahn Stage 5 Hildesheimer Hut to the Mueller Hut via the Zuckerhuetl and Wilder Pfaff Stage 5A Hildesheimer Hut to the Siegerland Hut Stage 5B Siegerland Hut to the Mueller Hut via the Sonklar Spitze Stage 6 Mueller Hut to the Nuernburger Hut via the Wilder Freiger Escape Routes from the Mueller Hut Stage 7 Nuernburger Hut to Ranalt, Neustift and Innsbruck Hut Directory Appendix A Useful Contacts Appendix B German–English Glossary Appendix C Further Reading .