High alpine landscapes with rugged rock faces, unique vegetation

as well as rustic huts for a cozy stop. Covering an area of 379 square kilometers, the Zillertal Alps High Mountain Nature Park, which has been under nature conservation since 2001, offers everything that makes alpinists' hearts beat faster with its mountain refuges and numerous three-thousand-meter peaks: Whether a week-long tour via the Berliner Höhenweg, a summit tour of the western Zillertal Alps via the new Peter Habeler Runde or a hike via the Neumarkter Runde - in the rear Zillertal there are tours for every taste and every requirement. And with the cable cars on the action mountain Penken and the pleasure mountain Ahorn, pleasure hikers can also enjoy the magnificent alpine panorama.

"Hiking is experiencing a great rebirth," says mountaineering legend Peter Habeler. "More and more young people are rediscovering hiking for themselves. But families also enjoy going from hut to hut, admiring the beauty of the mountains and the diversity of nature." Because hiking decelerates: The everyday life moves into the background, the circulation is stimulated, the musculature is strengthened gently. With over 200 kilometers of well-maintained hiking trails, the mountain world around Mayrhofen-Hippach offers countless opportunities to explore the charming landscape of the rear Zillertal - either individually or on a guided tour.

70 KILOMETERS IN SEVEN DAYS - THE BERLINER HÖHENWEG
It takes seven days to hike the entire Berliner Höhenweg from the Gamshütte near Finkenberg to the Karl-von-Edel-Hütte in Mayrhofen. A total of 70 kilometers and 6,700 meters of altitude difference must be overcome on this demanding tour through the heart of the high mountain nature park. The Berliner Höhenweg - also known as the Zillertaler Runde - is a classic tour that requires not only good equipment but also alpine experience, good physical condition and a head for heights and surefootedness. Those who do not want to master the whole round can descend from any hut.

OVER THE MOST BEAUTIFUL ZILLERTAL PEAKS - THE PETER HABELER CIRCUIT
On the occasion of his 70th birthday, a new high-altitude trail was dedicated to Mayrhofner mountain professor Peter Habeler last year: the almost 60-kilometer-long circular hike leads over six cozy huts with distances ranging from 3.5 to 13 kilometers - with and without summit ascents. The respective routes are divided into walking times of 2.5 to 8 hours with varying degrees of difficulty and lead over easy terrain such as alpine meadows and gravel as well as over boulder stone, moraines and scree. During this summit tour of the western Zillertal Alps with its magnificent high alpine landscape, a total of about 5,000 meters of altitude have to be climbed and descended - not infrequently under the observation of marmots and chamois. The approaches are possible via Ginzling and Hintertux as well as via the Wipptal and Pfitschtal valleys or the Brenner Pass.

HIKING BEYOND THE ZILLERTAL
If you're fit, you can simply extend your radius beyond the Zillertal: the Adlerweg leads across 31 stages and about 23,000 meters of altitude difference throughout Tyrol, with four of its stage destinations in the Mayrhofen-Hippach vacation region. Another not quite everyday challenge is the Alpine Crossing www.die-alpenueberquerung.com: It leads within a week on easy to moderately difficult paths from Lake Tegernsee via Lake Achensee and the Zillertal to Sterzing - a Transalp for everyone and certainly an unforgettable experience.