High up

Hiking and climbing in a stunning panorama

All cable-cars, Alpine pastures and peaks are directly within the hotel’s reach.

Send enquiry

Sunrise hike Guided hikes Themed hiking tours Climbing Hiking tipps

Here comes the sun!

Absolute highlight

Sunrise hike

Experiencing the sunrise in the mountains is something you will never forget. Martin, your Gartnerkofel landlord, will take you to our sunrise spot “Gugger” via Garnitzen-Thörl early in the morning. After the strenuous hike you have deserved a hearty breakfast on the Alpine pasture!

The hike and the Alpine breakfast are both absolute delights!

With your host

Picnic on the alpine pasture

The picnic on the Winkelalm pasture is organised once a week and is an absolute highlight for every holiday at Gartnerkofel hotel. From our hotel, you can take various routes (from 1 hour to 4.5 hours hiking time) up to the pasture. For everyone with sore feet or otherwise tired of hiking, the Gartnerkofel Alpine vehicle will take you right up to the picnic spot.

Cima di Terra Rossa

Ibex tour

First, we go to Italy in a private car, then on the 2.5 hours hike up to the Cima di Terra Rossa (2,420 m). Something special at this tour: you can watch many ibexes in close-up. At the end of the tour we will visit the Brazza mountain restaurant.

From Alpine pasture to Alpine pasture

Guided hiking tours

We hike with you from Alpine pasture to Alpine pasture or go mountain climbing with you. Our guided hikes are an experience for everyone and show you the most beautiful sides of your holiday region. We will guide you over hill and dale and have many interesting stories to tell. Our guests have free travel on the Gartnerkofel chairlift! Above enjoy a unique panorama over the Alps, Dolomites and Julian Alps.

Sunrise hike with martin

Together, we will enjoy the breath-taking view from the Auernig mountain at sunrise. We walk past the hotel, pass the Plattner Alpenhotel, and go up to Watschiger Alm pasture, up on the Auernig mountain. After such a strenuous hike, we all deserve a hearty breakfast in the mountains. This hike is “delight at its best” – ask your landlord, he will agree.

Meeting point: ca. 4.40 a.m. Hotel Gartnerkofel (depending on sunrise)
Duration: about 3 h

Hiking tour Rossalm

From Hotel Gartnerkofel we walk throw Tressdorfer Alm and along the way till Rossalm. After a short break we walk along the trail till Nassfeld sea and back to the hotel.

Meeting point: Hotel Gartnerkofel
Duration: about 2 h

Hiking tour to the Kammleitn

We start at Hotel Gartnerkofel and take the Gartnerkofel chair lift up to the Berghex. From there we walk along the Trail to the Kammleitn.

Meeting point: Hotel Gartnerkofel
Duration: about 4 h

Marmot hike

We start at Hotel Gartnerkofel and take the Madritschen chair lift up to the Madritsche. Now we go to search marmots in the nature. At this hiking we mostly walk down, so children have to be 8 years minimum.

Meeting point: Hotel Gartnerkofel
Duration: about 4 h

Hiking tour Auernig Höhenweg

We start at Hotel Gartnerkofel and take the Gartnerkofel chair lift up to the Berghex. From there on we walk along the Auernig Höhenweg, Garnitzenberg, Auernig and back to the hotel.

Meeting point: Hotel Gartnerkofel
Duration: about 4 h

Sunrise hike with martin

Together, we will enjoy the breath-taking view from the Auernig mountain at sunrise. We walk past the hotel, pass the Plattner Alpenhotel, and go up to Watschiger Alm pasture, up on the Auernig mountain. After such a strenuous hike, we all deserve a hearty breakfast in the mountains. This hike is “delight at its best” – ask your landlord, he will agree.

Meeting point: ca. 4.40 a.m. Hotel Gartnerkofel (depending on sunrise)
Duration: about 3 h

A lot to discover

Our themed hiking tours

Aqua-Trail "BergWasser"

Play – experience - enjoy: This is what the 1.5 kilometre-family-adventure track on the Madritsche mountain is about. An ideal family outing, even for the youngest, is the “BergWasser” aqua trail you can stroll along with your pram, close to the Millennium express mountain station. There is a lot to discover at the aqua trail:

Splashing water fountains
Boats at the pond
Fun on the trampolines
Play & fun stations

Trail riding

It's a kind of different mountain experience!

But so much fun for the whole family! The "Rossalm" hike with Noriker horses are guided riding tours with refreshments on the alpine pasture. You can choose between short and long tours and admire the wonderful mountain panorama.

Guided lama tours

Lama tours are for body, mind and soul!

You want to do something unusual? Then give it a try! In this year's summer season we offer varied and guided lama tours. You can expect tours with 8 lamas, a parkour with skill exercises and culinary highlights with Frigga and Co. afterwards.

“Almrausch” playground

At the mountain station of the Gartnerkofel quad chairlift, children will find an amazingly huge adventure area with eight stations where they can resolve tricky tasks. The smart foxes Fix & Foxi will be the young visitors’ companions.

Fossil hike

Go on a fossil hunt every week. Our expert guide will show you the trail up to the Kronalm pasture where so far, every single one of our guests could find their personal fossils and take them home as souvenirs.

Dolce Vita Trail

Dolce Vita Trail was planned as an extension to the aqua trail. The round course takes you via Italy back to the Madritschenkofel mountain and is just like the aqua trail a comfortable hiking trail for all the family.

Culinary hike

We hike to the Winkelalm pasture (2-4 hrs) once a week. The three hosts from the Nassfeld show you how to party. After the hike, it’s time for barbecue, great fun and sometimes dance.

Aqua-Trail "BergWasser"

Play – experience - enjoy: This is what the 1.5 kilometre-family-adventure track on the Madritsche mountain is about. An ideal family outing, even for the youngest, is the “BergWasser” aqua trail you can stroll along with your pram, close to the Millennium express mountain station. There is a lot to discover at the aqua trail:

Splashing water fountains
Boats at the pond
Fun on the trampolines
Play & fun stations

Fix & Foxi

In the mood for action?

Playground "Zur wilden Bande"

The adventure starts right opposite Gartnerkofel hotel and is free for our guests. It offers adventures, cross-border stations with games and fun in Austria and Italy.

Don’t miss this – “Fix & Foxi in the Lake Witch’s Realm” are waiting for you.

For beginners and advanced climbers

Climbing while on holiday

For beginners

Climbing – try out

Under expert guidance and with modern equipment you will learn the correct technique and how to use the climbing gear.

Free for our guests, duration approx. 2 hours
Necessary equipment: Mountaineering/trekking boots and sports clothes
Requirements: from 6 years, no vertigo
Participants: maximum 9 persons per group

For advanced climbers

Climbing park Winkelturm

Climb with our guide:

Climbing track for pros
Winkelturm north face (D/E, difficult and exposed track approx. 180 metres up the Winkelturm/Torre Clampil)
Winkelturm east ridge (B/C, short panoramic climbing track along the Austro-Italian border to the Winkelturm peak)

Versatile

Nassfeld Via Ferrata

Numerous climbing tracks to Rosskofel, Trogkofel, Malurch, Zottachkofel, and Gartnerkofel mountains are waiting for you – attractive routes for beginners and pros alike! You will be rewarded with breath-taking views of the neighbouring mountain ranges.

For the whole family

Rock maze

The rock maze just above Tressdorfer Alm pasture offers fun, thrill and a sporty challenge for all the family. Children start from the age of 8 years or with 110 cm height.

More sports & action

Mountain biking Golf Swimming Gartnerkofel adventures Hiking tips