This guidebook describes the Stubai Rucksack Route (or Hohen Weg) and the Stubai Glacier Tour, two hut-to-hut trekking routes in the Stubai Alps in the Austrian Tyrol. The Stubai Rucksack Route is an ideal route for the novice mountain walker, and links eight huts without crossing glaciers or difficult passes. The Stubai Glacier Route is a hut-to-hut tour through the best of the Stubai that crosses glaciers and has ample opportunities for ascents of easy peaks. Both routes can be accomplished in eight to ten days. Both tours are given their own brief introduction with profiles of the route and other vital information to enhance your experience of each area. The routes are illustrated with colour photographs and sketch maps, and the introduction provides vital transport, language, accommodation and equipment information. Of all the many Alpine areas, few can match Austria's Stubai Alps as a venue for a first Alpine season. The Stubai Alps are situated southwest of Innsbruck. The area has easy access and can be reached by local bus from Innsbruck in about one hour.

Table of Contents:
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 Emergencies, Mountain Rescue and Insurance The Austrian Alpine Club About Huts Using this Guide Maps and Guidebooks Alpine Walking Skills and Equipment Kit List Mountain Guides Stubai Rucksack Route and Round Tour Introduction Alternative Start Stage 1A: Mieders to Klostergasthof Maria Waldrast Ascent of Serles and Lampermahd Spitze from Klostergasthof Maria Waldrast Stage 1B: Klostergasthof Maria Waldrast to the Padasterjoch Haus Stage 1C: Padasterjoch Haus to the Innsbrucker Hut Main Route Stage 1: Neder to the Innsbrucker Hut Ascent of the Habicht from the Innsbrucker Hut Ascent of the Kalkwand from the Innsbrucker Hut Stage 2: Innsbrucker Hut to the Bremer Hut Stage 3: Bremer Hut to the Nuernburger Hut via Simmingjochl Ascent of the Ostlicher Feuerstein from the Simmingjochl Ascent of the Aperer Feuerstein from the Simmingjochl Stage 4: Nuernburger Hut to the Sulzenau Hut Stage 4A: Via the Niederl Stage 4B: Via ascent of the Mair Spitze Stage 4C: Via ascent of the Wilder Freiger Stage 5: Sulzenau Hut to the Dresdner Hut Stage 5A: Via the Peiljoch Stage 5B: Via the Grosser Trogler Ascent of the Schaufel Spitze from the Dresdner Hut Stage 6: Dresdner Hut to the Neue Regensburger Hut via the Grawagrubenneider Stage 7: Neue Regensburger Hut to the Franz Senn Hut via the Schrimmenneider Ascent to the Rinnen See from the Franz Senn Hut Ascent of the Sommerwand from the Franz Senn Hut Ascent of the Lisenser Ferner Kogel from the Franz Senn Hut Stage 8: Franz Senn to the Starkenburger Hut Ascent of Hoher Burgstall from the Starkenburger Hut Stage 9: Starkenburger Hut to Neustift Alternative Finish 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 Ascent of the Schrankogel 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 Ascent of the Schaufel Spitze from the Schaufeljochbahn Stage 5: Hildesheimer Hut to the Mueller Hut via the Zuckerhuetl and Wilder Pfaff Alternative Poor Weather Routes 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 Stage 7: Nuernburger Hut to Ranalt, Neustift and Innsbruck Hut Directory Appendix A: Useful Contacts Appendix B: Useful German Words and Phrases Appendix C: Further Reading Index