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Excursion to the Stubai Glacier

A wonderful and varied day trip in the Stubai region

Petr Liška
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Excursion to the Stubai Glacier
Inserted: 30.10.2022
Author: Petr Liška © gigaplaces.com
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The end of the Stubai valley offers a huge amount of natural beauty. Thanks to the cable car, which takes you over two intermediate stations up to a height of around 3,200 meters above sea level, a variety of mountain landscapes and a whole range of other hiking options await you. Let's take a look at what can be done here.

Cable car to the top of the mountains

It is ideal to take the cable car to the very top early in the morning and get to know the individual intermediate stations on the way down. Be aware that there is a huge elevation gain ahead of you and some may have a problem with the quickly gained altitude.

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Eisgratbahn cable car to the Top of Tyrol

By cable car to the Stubai Glacier

Altitude: 2 265 m / 7 431 ft

One of the biggest attractions of the Stubai Alps, or rather the Stubai Valley, is the cable car ride over the Stubai Glacier to the Top of Tyrol viewpoint (3,210m). There are two intermediate stations along the way, where you can break the journey and walk around the beautiful surroundings. continue reading

Hikes and walks from the top station of the cable car

There are many options to go to, but these three are the most famous:- Climb to the observation platform TOP of Tirol- Take a mountain hike to the Schaufelspitze- Walk to the glacial lake a few hundred meters below the cable car

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Ascent to the TOP of Tyrol viewpoint

The most famous viewpoint of the Stubai Alps

Altitude: 3 154 m / 10 348 ft

One of the most famous attractions of the Stubai Alps is the cable car leading over the Stubai Glacier to the Schaufeljoch pass (3,158m above sea level). From there you can go on a short ascent to the viewing platform with a stated height of 3,210 meters (which seems a bit high). From the lookout there is a very nice view, including the highest mountain of the Zuckerhütl range continue reading

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Ascent to the Schaufelspitze (3332 m)

Beautiful view over the Stubai Alps

Altitude: 3 332 m / 10 932 ft

The Schaufelspitze is a relatively high peak in the Stubai Alps. At the same time, it is very accessible, because a cable car will take you up to the saddle below it – Schaufeljoch (3,158m above sea level). So you only have about 175 meters of elevation gain. The terrain itself is not difficult, only a few times you will have to hold on to something, but you must have a certain step. A fall or slip from a narrow mountain trail could be fatal. continue reading

Trips on the way down

In the second intermediate station you can visit a glacier cave and in the first you can go on a whole series of other hikes or just look at a small waterfall

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The surroundings of the Dresdner Hütte mountain hut

Center for tourism in the Stubai Valley

Altitude: 2 306 m / 7 566 ft

The mountain hut Dresdner Hütte, located at an altitude of 2,300 meters above sea level, is one of the iconic places of the Stubai Alps. It is an incredible crossroads of long-distance hiking trails. Right next to it is also the first intermediate station of the cable car leading up to the TOP of Tyrol, so there is no shortage of visitors here. You can go on a number of hikes or just a short walk to a wild waterfall right from the cottage. continue reading

A walk around the Grawa waterfall

On the way back, be sure to stop at the Grawa waterfall, one of the most beautiful in Austria and the widest in the Eastern Alps

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Walk to Grawa waterfall

Trip to the most beautiful waterfall in Tyrol

Altitude: 1 539 m / 5 049 ft

The Grawa waterfall is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Austria and is certainly the widest of them all. It is also very accessible, as it is right next to the main road leading through the Stubai Valley, just a short distance from the cable car leading to the Stubai Glacier. There are several options for parking around the waterfall, and then you can go straight to it on the footpath. From under the waterfall, there is the most beautiful view of it and there is a unique observation and relaxation platform. You can also climb along the waterfall for more viewpoints continue reading

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