E5 (European long-distance hiking trail)
Overcoming limits and boundaries
The European long-distance hiking trail on 3200 kilometers from the French Atlantic coast to Venice culminates in the crossing of the Alps. The queen's stage leads surefooted hikers with excellent stamina and a good head for heights from Pitztal via Ötztal and Timmelsjoch Pass to Moos in Passeier. A new alternative offers border-cross hikers an attractive route plus useful services.
Via Timmelsjoch Pass to South Tyrol
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The European E5 long-distance hiking trail, also known as E5 long-distance hiking trail, covers a total of 3200 kilometers, stretching from the French Atlantic coast across the Alps to Venice. The high alpine queen's stage leads from Braunschweiger Hütte via Zwieselstein in Ötztal and Timmelsjoch pass to the South Tyrol's Passeiertal valley. HERE you will find a detailed description of the route and further information on the queen's stage, which leads through Upper Ötztal.
A long-distance hiking trail of more than 3200 kilometers is of course physically challenging. Especially the queen's stage from Braunschweiger Hütte in upper Pitztal via Zwieselstein in Ötztal and Timmelsjoch pass requires a lot of stamina, but also surefootedness. However, if you want to cross the Alps on the E5 European long-distance hiking trail, you should have an excellent basic level of stamina, feel comfortable on (high) alpine climbs and be able to cover a distance of up to 14 daily kilometers or 1400 altitude meters while carrying a backpack. HERE you will find a detailed description of the route and further information on the queen's stage, which leads through Upper Ötztal.
The costs for an Alpine crossing strongly depend on several factors: how many nights will you stay overnight in a mountain hut? Is there a luggage service or passenger transport? Do you do the alpine hike alone or together with a mountain guide? Depending on all these basic conditions, the expenses can vary. And yet a certain sum can be estimated: about € 300 to € 600 (without travel costs) must be calculated for an individual crossing of the Alps.
Ötztal in Tirol is home to one of the most beautiful and spectacular crossings of the Eastern Alps along the queen's stage of the E5 European long-distance hiking trail. HERE you will find out everything about the ingenious cross-border hiking tour. Thanks to Ötztaler Urweg or Ötztal Trek, Tirol's longest side valley also boasts other exciting long-distance hiking options.
The scenic E5 European long-distance hiking trail starts in Pointe du Raz on the Atlantic coast, France's westernmost mainland point. The long-distance hiking trail covers a total of 3200 kilometers, leading through France, Switzerland, Germany, Austria and Italy before reaching its destination in Venice.
The high alpine queen's stage leads from Braunschweig hut via Zwieselstein in Ötztal and Timmelsjoch pass to South Tyrol's Passeiertal valley. HERE you will find a detailed description of the route and further information on this impressive stage which leads through Upper Ötztal in Tirol.