Variation 8

Hochstubaihütte (3174 m) – Jochdohle (3150 m) – Hildesheimer Hütte (2900 m)

Information:
Route:	steep path, footpath, prepared trail on the glacier
Requirements:	surefootedness, good head for heights, high alpine experience; black mountain trail
Difficulties:	several glacier sections (crevasses); guide recommended
Equipment:	standard hiking equipment, depending on snow conditions: icepick, crampons; rope; must rope up on Wütenkarferner
Walking time:	approx. 4 1/2 hrs.
Changes in elevation:	approx. 350 meters climbing, 600 meters descending
Highest point:	3186 m
Distance:	approx. 6 km
Lodging, refreshment stops:	Hochstubaihütte, Restaurant Jochdohle, Hildesheimer Hütte
Access/Exit points:	from Sölden via Kleblealm and Laubkarsee to Hochstubaihütte (approx. 5 hrs. up and 4 hrs. down); from Sölden via Gasthaus Fiegl in Windachtal and Seekarsee to Hochstubaihütte (steep ascent, approx. 5 ½ hrs. up and 4 ½ hrs. down); alternatively public bus to Kleblealm and Gasthaus Fiegl from where it's a 3 ½ hrs. climb to Hochstubaihütte (approx. 2 ½ hrs. descending); from Sölden through Windachtal and along Aschenbrennerweg or Gaiskarweg (steep) to Hildesheimer Hütte (approx. 5 hrs. up and 4 hrs. down); alternatively public bus from Sölden to Gasthaus Fiegl from where it's a 3 hrs. climb to Hildesheimer Hütte (approx. 2 hrs. down); Bus schedule: call +43/(0)57200/200

Across Glaciers To Hildesheimer Hütte

This stage leads from Hochstubaihütte across several glaciers and via Jochdohle in Stubai’s glacier ski area to Hildesheimer Hütte. Once you have passed Warenkarscharte the route is all smooth sailing. From Hochstubaihütte, which affords breathtaking views thank to its high location, you walk down a few meters in a northwestern direction and continue in the opposite direction towards Laubkarsee. At the lodge you make a right and walk down to Wütenkarferner and follow the trail which first climbs gently, then steeply for a short distance and then moderately again in a northeastern direction to Warenkarscharte (no ice). Past Warenkarscharte there is a snow field which can be a bit tricky. If you don’t feel comfortable you can circumvent it following an old, blue-blazed trail. After the snow field you switchback down a well-maintained path; after a scree field the trail levels out and descends for a short distance before climbing again. The trail continues below Stubaier Wildspitze and runs through rubble, scree and crevasse-free snowfields. Follow the drag-lift on a well-maintained and easy trail to Restaurant Jochdohle. From the restaurant it’s a gentle hike down via Gaiskarferner to a hilltop from where the trail switchbacks down to Hildesheimer Hütte.

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