Today you get to choose from a huge selection of cool activities on the mountain: Will you visit the Alpine Flower Garden with the Kids Climbing Path on the summit of the Kitzbüheler Horn? That's also the highest point on the KAT Walk! Or would you prefer the Hornpark Tree Top Adventure Park? You can also jet into the valley with fun Mountain Carts and explore the Hilscherpark Forest Playground below. All of that awaits you today – so put on your hiking boots and head up the mountain!
Stoabock route: for sporty families and children in good physical condition with endurance (can partially be shortened with the mountain railway as an option)
Oachkatzl route: minimal walking distance, maximum fun – with use of the mountain railway for leisurely hiking days
Note: from June 2022 - increased number of kilometers due to adjusted route!Stoabock route (21 km –
1,250 m uphill –
1,350 m downhill –
8 hours):Today, your hike starts from
Hornbahn valley station. You can decide whether you want to hike to
Kitzbüheler Horn, take the cable car to the middle station or from there, let the
Horngipfelbahn take you all the way up to the summit.
You will begin the tour on foot from the
valley station on the
access road towards
Hagstein. At the
farmhouse Grünberg, branch off onto a
steep forest path in the direction of
Gasthof Hagstein, Adlerhütte, Alpengasthaus. As always, pay attention to the yellow signs, they will show you the way!
The route leads up through the
forest in several
curves. Further up you will pass Alpine meadows to reach restaurant
Adlerhütte and the nearby
middle station of
Hornbahn. Well done, you've been on the road for around two hours and you're halfway to the summit!
Behind Adlerhütte you will continue on a
road that soon turns into a
forest path. From here on you should always follow the
signs to the
Kitzbüheler Horn. You'll cross a lot of
pastures and soon you'll have the striking summit of the Kitzbüheler Horn in sight. The red and white
radio mast up there is a proud 102 metres high and enables reception of television and radio stations in the area.
Walking along the
road you'll finally reach the
Alpenhaus, from where you'll continue on your way until you arrive at the entrance of the
Alpenblumengarten (
Alpine Flower Garden). Here,
over 400 types of alpine flowers await your discovery! Both local and "zuagroaste" (Tyrolean for immigrated, moved) specimens adorn the mountains here.
After having marvelled at the sea of flowers, you will reach your next adventure: the
Kids-Kletterpfad (
Kids Climbing Path). On the last stretch before reaching the summit, your
skill and a
head for heights are required in order to master the climbing stations and become true
summiteers!
After mastering this challenge, you will reach restaurant
Horngipfelhaus and the
antenna at the top of the Horn. Fantastic – you are now at the
highest point of the KAT Walk! Isn't the view amazing?
It's all
downhill from here and you can follow the
path to
St. Johann in two ways: either courageously over the
rope-secured Ludwig-Scheiber-Steig or over the more leisurely, but also
longer,
Hornrundwanderweg (
Horn Circular Hiking Trail) towards
Harschbichlalm.
After a good hour from the summit you will reach the
mountain station of
Harschbichlbahn and you can either take the
cable car to your
destination St. Johann, ride to the
middle station (where the tree top adventure park
Klettwerwald Hornpark and the
Mountain Carts are located) or hike towards the valley with your own physical strength.
To do that, walk past the mountain railway to
restaurant Stanglalm and from there on towards
restaurant Müllneralm – always keep an eye on the yellow signs! That way you will soon reach the area around the
middle station of
Harschbichlbahn and thus to two other great highlights on today's tour. Here you can discover the
Kletterwald Hornpark (
Hornpark Tree Top Adventure Park) with its
85 elements such as
slacklines, flying fox and many more. You will also have the opportunity to grab a
Mountain Cart and
jet into the valley to St. Johann at lightning speed – what great fun!
Alternatively, of course,
Harschbichlbahn will bring you down to
St. Johann in Tirol or you can hike to the stage destination.
Follow the path towards restaurant
Müllneralm, from there via
Bassgeiger Alm to restaurant
Hirschberg and then to
Hochfeldalm. Now the
signs will direct you to
Buchwies and through the
forest to
St. Johann in Tirol.
Once you have reached your destination, the
Waldspielplatz Hilscherpark (
Hilscherpark Forest Playground) awaits busy mountaineers and you have mastered the day with flying colours!
Oachkatzl route (3.5 km –
400 m downhill –
1.5 hours):There are loads of highlights waiting for the squirrel troop today!
You'll start from
Kitzbühel with the mountain railways
Hornbahn 1 and then
Horngipfelbahn up to
Kitzbüheler Horn, the
highest point of the KAT Walk. Once at the top you can admire the great view and explore this special summit by mastering the
Kids-Kletterpfad (
Kids Climbing Path) and enjoying the
Alpenblumengarten (
Alpine Flower Garden).
To get to the
valley, you'll hike from the
Kitzbüheler Horn on the
Hornrundwanderweg (
Horn Circular Hiking Trail) in the direction of
St. Johann and
Harschbichlalm. After about an hour you will reach the
mountain station of
Harschbichlbahn, which will take you downhill comfortably. Get off at the
middle station to master the
Kletterwald Hornpark (
Hornpark Tree Top Adventure Park) with its
85 cool elements or
jet into the valley at lightning speed with the exciting
Mountain Carts!
Of course, you can also just take the
gondola to
St. Johann and explore
Waldspielplatz Hilscherpark (
Hilscherpark Forest Playground) near the
valley station. What an adventurous day!
Highlights along the way: •
Alpenblumengarten (Alpine Flower Garden) on the summit of Kitzbüheler Horneducational path with over 400 types of alpine flowers
•
Kids-Kletterpfad (
Kids Climbing Path)
on the summit of Kitzbüheler HornPath secured with steel ropes and steps for summiteers
•
Kletterwald Hornpark (
Hornpark Tree Top Adventure Park)
85 elements such as slackline, flying fox and many more
•
Mountain CartFun & action for the whole family
•
Waldspielplatz Hilscherpark (
Hilscherpark Forest Playground)
Harschbichlbahn valley station