Mieming Range

Overview

Mieming Range is not really a mountain group, but it is more than a sub-group. Its mountains belong to the Wetterstein Mountains. Mieming Range is a quite forgotten area and not as popular as Wetterstein Mountains (Zugspitze). The beauty of this range is outstanding. Unfriendly-looking faces and peaks, meadows, lots of (seldom) plants, and some crystal-clear lakes.

To the north Gaistal (valley of the river "Gais") separates Mieming Range from Wetterstein Mountains. To the east, the next mountain group is Karwendel and the Lechtaler Alps are close to the west. To the south Mieming Range has steep slopes down to the broad valley of the river Inn. On the other side of this valley, the high peaks of Zillertal Alps, Stubai Alps, and Ötztal Alps are completing the impressive panorama.

Mountains in the Mieming Range are very fragile. Because of being of limestone lots of rocks are loose, so on some mountains a helmet is necessary! In some parts in Mieming Range you feel like you are in the Dolomites in Italy (but with the big pro, that you're nearly alone!).

Mieming Range offers a lot of work for mountaineers. In summer lots of hiking trails, via Ferratae and climbing routes are waiting for you. In winter the peaks on the south side are very interesting, because of its splendid view and quite safe slopes. The higher peaks are nearly not climbed in winter.
If you're near this area and your arms and feet need something to do, Mieming Range has the right thing for you!

Ehrwalder Alm Panorama

Major Mountains of Mieming Range

Sorted by height, beginning with the highest peak.

Hochplattig	Height 2768m / 9081ft, Latitude 47.34°N, Longitude 10.98°E Highest summit in the Mieming Range. Very huge peak with a distance of about 700m between east and west summit. The main summit is about in the middle between them. Because of its height very good views! Easiest route: via Henneberg. Trailhead in Mieming. Follow trail 12 to Boasligbrücke. From there trail 15 leads via Henneberg to the south slopes of Hochplattig (UIAA I, helmet!!).
Griesspitzen	Height 2747m / 9012ft, Latitude 47.35°N, Longitude 10.95°E Huge and rocky mountain, which offers no easy ascent. Seldomly climbed!
Hochwand	Height 2719m / 8920ft, Latitude 47.35°N, Longitude 11.01°E Impressive peak with a gigantic north face (height: 1300m / 4265ft). Lots of climbing routes all over the mountain. Easiest route: Southern slopes. From Alplhaus trail 233 leads up to Karkopf. An unnamed trail turns left up to Hochwand (UIAA I) while trail 233 turns right.
Mitterspitzen	Height 2688m / 8753ft, Latitude 47.35°N, Longitude 10.96°E Not as high as their closest neighbors but summitted seldomly. No really easy ascent!
Hohe Munde	Height 2662m / 8733ft, Latitude 47.33°N, Longitude 11.06°E Hohe Munde is an impressive stand-alone mountain. Its south face drops about 400m / 1321ft and the summit is about 2000m / 6561ft above the river Inn. Easiest route: East side. Trail 8 leads from Moos via Rauthhut to the summit.
Grünstein	Height 2661m / 8730ft, Latitude 47.33°N, Longitude 10.92°E Highest peak of the western part of the Mieming Range. Splendid views towards Drachensee, Seebensee and Zugspitze. Easiest route: From Hölltörl (hell-gate) an unmarked trail leads up through the Riffltal (UIAA I-II).
Marienbergspitzen	Height 2561m / 8402ft, Latitude 47.35°N, Longitude 10.90°E Unfriendly looking mountain with a western and a (higher) eastern summit. Seldomly climbed, because of Grünstein, which is about 100m / 328ft higher and as difficult as Marienbergspitze. Easiest route: From Marienbergjoch a trail leads up a steep scree-field into a gully, which leads up to both summits.
Wamperter Schrofen	Height 2520m / 8267ft, Latitude 47.36°N, Longitude 10.91°E Massife mountain with great faces and lots of climbing routes. Translating Wamperter Schrofen into English it means something like "bulbous rock". It got this name because of its huge and "bulbous" slopes to the west. Easiest route: From Coburger hut trail 814 leads to Biberwier Scharte. Not far from this pass a trail turns left (south), which leads via some rock steps (UIAA I-II) to the summit.
Wannig	Height 2493m / 8179ft, Latitude 47.33°N, Longitude 10.86°E Mountain on the west end of Mieming Range. Very popular because of its great views! Easiest route: From Nassereith trail 25 leads up to Muthenaualm. About 10 minutes before you reach the hut trail 26 turns right (east) and leads up to the summit.
Breitenkopf	Height 2469m / 8100ft, Latitude 47.35°N, Longitude 10.98°E Huge, but unimportant peak in the middle of the Mieming Range. Because of its higher neighbors, it is seldomly climbed. Easiest route: Follow Knappensteig (trail 34) from Ehrwalder Alm to Igelsee. A marked trail leads up to Breitenkopfhut and from there up the south ridge of Breitenkopf.
Karkopf	Height 2469m / 8100ft, Latitude 47.35°N, Longitude 11.02°E Rectangular summit in the west of Niedere Munde with beautiful ascents. Traverse to Hochwand is possible. Easiest route: Southern slopes. From Alplhaus trail 233 leads up to Karkopf (UIAA I).
Tajakopf	Height 2450m / 8038ft, Latitude 47.35°N, Longitude 10.93°E This peak catches your eye if you're around Ehrwalder Alm. A famous and difficult via ferrata (Tajakante) leads up to the higher summit. Easiest route: Both summits of Tajakopf are easily reachable from Coburger hut via trail 812. A path to each summit turns leaves trail 812 on the left side.
Ehrwalder Sonnenspitze	Height 2412m / 7913ft, Latitude 47.36°N, Longitude 10.91°E The "Matterhorn of Ehrwald"! Spectacular and very exposed peak above Ehrwald. Easiest route: South slopes. An unmarked trail leads up from Seebensee. The descent route of the south - north traverse
Drachenkopf	Height 2410m / 7906ft, Latitude 47.35°N, Longitude 10.92°E The hidden mountain of the Mieming Range - it can be seen from nearly nowhere (in the valley). Offers great views to the mountains around Coburger hut. Easiest route: South ridge. From Coburger hut trail 814 leads around the north face of Drachenkopf. Turn left and follow the red markings up to the ridge.
Handschuhspitze	2319m / 7608ft, Latitude 47.33°N, Longitude 10.87°E Unimportant peak, which is only (I think) climbed if someone does the travers of Handschuhspitze to Wannig. Easiest route: From Marienbergjoch trail 30 leads up a steep scree-field.
Igelskopf	2224m / 7296ft, Latitude 47.35°N, Longitude 10.97°E Small peak in near Breitenkopf. Very seldomly climbed! Easiest route: Follow Knappensteig (trail 34) from Ehrwalder Alm to Igelsee. A marked trail leads up to Breitenkopfhut. On the right side an unmarked trail leads up to the ridge to Igelskopf.
Wankspitze	2209m / 7247ft, Latitude 47.33°N, Longitude 10.93°E Nice mountain with great views, a little via ferrata and a nice ski-tour. This summit gets crowded all the year! Easiest route: From Holzleiten (near Nassereith) trail 812 leads up to Lehnberghaus. From there trail 22 follows the southern slopes up to the summit.
Höllkopf	2194m / 7198ft, Latitude 47.33°N, Longitude 10.92°E Same pros as Wankspitze, but without a via ferrata. Easiest route: From Marienbergjoch it is just a 1-2h walk along trail 29.
Judenköpfe	2021m / 6630ft, Latitude 47.33°N, Longitude 10.98°E Like the other to southern mountains (Wankspitze and Höllkopf), Judenköpfe offer great views and a nice ski-run in winter. Easiest route: From Alplhut trail 17A leads upp to Judenörl und further on to the summit.

Arnstock subgroup

The Arnstock is a little subgroup at the east end of the Wetterstein. Most of its summit are in Austria. The highest peak of is on the border to Germany. Arnspitzhut is the only hut in this subgroup and it is a self supplier hut.

Sorted by height, beginning with the highest peak.

Grosse Arnspitze	2196m / 7204ft, Latitude 47.3965°N, Longitude 11.2220°E Highest peak of this little subgroup. Easiest Route: From Scharnitz a trail leads west up to Arnspitzhut and from there to the summit.
Arnplatten-Spitze    or Hintere Arnspitze	2170m / 7119ft, Latitude 47.3924°N, Longitude 11.2085°E From west and east an impressive peak with rocky faces. Despite of its look its summit isn' t that difficult. Easiest route: From the Hoher Sattel (reachable from Leutasch and Scharnitz) a trail leads north up to Arnplatten Spitze (UIAA I some places II).
Mittlere Arnspitze	2091m / 6860ft, Latitude 47.3944°N, Longitude 11.2169°E Summit between Grosse Arnspitze and Hintere Arnspitze. This peak is only done in combination with the Traverse of the Arnstock. Easiest route: Traverse of the Arnstock.
Arnkopf	1934m / 6345ft, Latitude 47.3897°N, Longitude 11.2011°E Summit at the west end of this subgroup. Easiest route: From Leutasch (near Ahrn) a trail leads up to the summit.

Huts overview

Routes overview

Description of trails that don' t belong to a specific mountain.

Getting There

By car:

• From Ehrwald you have access to Garmisch Partenkirchen (Germany) via road 187 and 24 (about 20km).
• From Seefeld Garmisch Partenkirchen is reachable via road 177 and B2 (about 25km).
• Nassereith is connected to Ehrwald via Fernpass (about 15km). Access to highway 12 (=> Innsbruck airport).
• The southern cities/towns of Mieming Range are connected via highway 12.
• From Seefeld road 177 leads along Zirler Berg to Zirl (highway 12).
• Reutte-Füssen-Kempten (Germany) are connected to Ehrwald.
• From Garmisch Partenkirchen Munich (airport) is about 100km away.

By train:

• Trains from Innsbruck to Garmisch Partenkirchen stop in Seefeld.
• Garmisch Partenkrichen is connected to Ehrwald.
• Ehrwald has a train connection to Kempten (via Reutte).
• From Kempten, Garmisch Partenkirchen and Innsbruck you have train access to varios national and international destinations.

For more information about getting there by train visit one of the following links:
ÖBB - Austrian train schedule.
DBahn - German train schedule.

Red Tape

There are no permits, fees or seasonal closures.
In every city/town around Mieming Range parking is free (or if not, there are several possibilities of free parking!).

When To Climb

The Mieming Range offers many possibilities of summiting all the year.
In Summer every peak can be climbed. Some summits get a bit crowded on sunny days, if you' re on tour during weekends. From monday to friday you meet just a few people, if you' re not on the popular and easy mountains. On most of the mountains hiking gear is sufficient. A helmet may be useful on some mountains. Some peaks or routes upon them require climbing gear (rope, nuts, ...).
During winter the higher summits are quite dangerous, because of avalanches roaring down their steep slopes. Most of the lower peaks, especially on the south side of the Mieming Range, are very popular amoung skiers. If you try to reach the top of one of the higher peaks, you have to be sure that this terrain is easy for you and you have no problems in route finding or judging avalanche slopes.

Accomodation

The area of Seefeld and Ehrwald is very touristic. Several campsites and hotels can be found around this cities.
For more specific information visit the homepage of Seefeld and Ehrwald.

Not every hut in the Mieming Range has bedrooms. I think camping on the mountain is not allowed (on the other hand I haven' t heard that it is forbidden...).
Look at "Huts overview" for more detailed information.

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