3. July 2025     15 km 1.310 m up 810 m down 7:50 hrs.   7,5 km + 2,5 km 15 m up + 330 m up 315 m down 2:15 hrs. + 1,5 hrs.   The first block shows the original Glocknerkrone route according to Mapy. From my experience in the Mercantour, I … Continue reading Kalser Tauernhaus -> Lucknerhütte – Fodderenjoying Brain → Read more

2. July 2025     6,7 km 200 m up 1.090 m down 2:40 hrs. According to Mapy, this is the short, direct connection between the two huts. The official description of the Glocknerkrone trail actually recommends taking a worthwhile detour here. At first, we thought we’d decide at the trail junction, but in the … Continue reading Sudetendeutsche Hütte -> Kalser Tauernhaus – Happinessflooded Heart → Read more

1. July 2025     8 km 1.175 m up 50 m down 5 hrs. This is what Mapy said about the planned route. But first, we had to get there.   We set off early — which turned out to be a good idea. Traffic was still light. After Kitzbühel, the route was new … Continue reading Parking Glanz -> Sudetendeutsche Hütte – Sweatheavy Legs → Read more

30. June 2025     When I travelled to France, I wrote an email to all my friends, acquaintances and relatives, telling them what I had planned for the summer (spending time in the Alps) — and that I wouldn’t mind some company on a hut-to-hut tour. And someone actually replied who had both the … Continue reading Glocknerkrone – Tour Introduction → Read more

12. June 2025     When this view greets you when you look out the window in the morning, it’s a joy! I had a plan: I would descend and have Dad pick me up a day earlier. And I would go to the nearest lake beforehand, so I could see a bit more of … Continue reading Refuge de Nice -> M171 – Unforeseen difficulties with a Mobile → Read more

11. June 2025     15,7 km 1.210 m up 900 m down 7:45 hrs. says Mapy.   And because I’m so slow and need breaks, I’d be on the trail for quite a while. But I had the option to abort! There was a section of road where I could have just stopped.   … Continue reading Madone de la Fenestre -> Refuge de Nice – The Path is long → Read more

10. June 2025     Madone de la Fenestre has about 6 buildings and 1 church. The church is huge. 5 of the buildings are locked, and 1 houses the accommodation. There’s a road leading up to it, but it’s private. So, no one lives there except for the hut operators. And there are ibexes … Continue reading Madone de la Fenestre -> Madone de la Fenestre – The Day of Return → Read more

9. June 2025     11,6 km 940 m up 560 m down 5:40 hrs. said Mapy.   Despite feeling tired the day before, I felt in good spirits and eager to hike again in the morning, so I set off quite early. It turned out to be a fantastic day in the mountains! First, … Continue reading Boréon -> Madone de la Fenestre – Chamois sounds so charming → Read more

8. June 2025     8,4 km 950 m up 420 m down 5 hrs.   That’s what Mapy told me about that day. Another description spoke of an hour less and almost 100 meters less elevation gain. In any case, it seemed quite doable to me. Despite a journey of over two hours from … Continue reading St. Martin Vesubie -> Boréon – the small word “demanding” → Read more

7. June 2025     Since 1994, my parents have owned a property in Menton on the Cote d’Azur. To the south, the blue Mediterranean Sea, to the north, the mountains begin immediately. It is the end point of the GR52 long-distance hiking trail. At some point, the idea of ​​doing a hut tour there … Continue reading Mercantour – Tour Introduction → Read more