Crossing the Alps Garmisch-Partenkirchen – Sterzing, entirely without public transport

Evening loop around Partenkirchen

Day 1 — pre-stage up to the Eckbauer

Day 1 — Welcome to Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Day 1 — post-stage from the Geisterklamm to Leutasch

Day 2 — pre-stage from the Hubertushof to Leutasch Weidach

Day 2 — Olympic Seefeld and Innsbruck, capital of the Alps

Day 2 — post-stage from Seefeld to Birgitz

Day 3 — pre-stage up to the Mutterer Alm top station

Day 3 — crossing into the Stubai Valley (standard route)

Day 4 — pre-stage up to the Serles top station

Day 4 — past the Maria Waldrast pilgrimage site (non-standard route)

Day 5 — into the idyllic Obernberg Valley (standard route)

Day 6 — smugglers' paths into South Tyrol

Day 7 — pre-stage from Gossensaß to the Ladurns top station

Day 7 — from the Pflersch Valley to Sterzing

Day 7 — post-stage from the Rosskopf top station to Sterzing

Epilogue — through the Partnachklamm to the Reintalanger hut and back