Stubaital Attractions

The first place in the Stubaital is Mieders (982m/3,223ft; pop. 950), a picturesque village with leisure facilities of all kinds, e.g. swimming pool, tennis court and ski school, as well as folklore presentations (Tirolean evenings). There is a chairlift up the Kopeneck (1,630m/5,348ft).

The road up the Oberbergtal from Neustift to the northwest comes in 12km/7.5mi to the Bärenbad (1,252m/4,108ft). From here it is a two hours' climb (jeep transport available in summer) to the Oberrisshütte (1,745m/5,725ft), from where it is another one and a half hours to the Franz-Senn-Hütte (2,147m/7,044ft; inn; accommodation), a good climbing and skiing base. The Ruderhofspitze (3,473m/11,395ft) can be climbed in five to six hours, the Hinterer Brunnenkogel (3,325m/10,909ft) also in five to six hours, the Lisener Fernerkogel (3,229m/10,824ft) in 4.5 hours; however, these climbs should be undertaken only by experienced climbers, preferably with a guide.

10km/6mi up the Unterbergtal lies Falbeson (1,194m/3,918ft), from which there is a route up to the Neue Regensburger Hütte (2,286m/7,500ft). A short distance from here is Ranalt, the last hamlet in the valley and a good climbing base.

From the Dresdner Hütte it is an hour's climb to the Egesengrat (2,635m/8,645ft; magnificent view of the glacier), and from there another four and a half to five hours (with guide) to the summit of the Zuckerhütl (3,507m/11,510ft), the highest peak in the Stubai Alps, commanding unforgettable views. To the east of the Dresdner Hütte rears the Sulzenauhütte (2,191m/7,189ft; three hours' climb from the Grawa-Alm, 1,530m/5,020ft), another good climbing base. Three hours' climb south of Ranalt, and overlooking the beautiful Feuerstein group, is the Nürnberger Hütte (2,280m/7,480ft), from which there are a number of good climbs, for example to the Mairspitze (2,781m/9,124ft; one and a half hours). Another worthwhile climb is to the Daunbühel (2,456m/8,061ft), about three and a half hours west of Ranalt.