Around the Peitlerkofel

Right at the parking lot and the bus stop there, a driveway begins in the turning circle, leading south to the Peitler. After just a few minutes, it comes into view for the first time at the edge of a huge basin. Subsequently, the path follows a ridge line, reaches wide alpine pastures, and finally branches near the northern walls of the Peitlerkofel. At this point, keep right and pass the Peitler hut to circle the Peitler counterclockwise. The path becomes narrower and eventually leads as a roughly altitude-maintaining trail through steeper terrain. As soon as another trail joins from the right, the ascent to the notch finally begins. The trail follows a small stream for a while but repeatedly moves aside. With a bit of surefootedness, the occasionally rocky and scree-covered passages can be easily managed. Upon reaching the Peitlerscharte, all difficulties are overcome.

While summit seekers keep left at the Peitlerscharte, the circuit of the Peitler continues straight ahead. For this, follow the initially slightly descending trail, which later becomes a driveway and then essentially maintains altitude and crosses wide alpine pastures. A rule of thumb here is: always keep left at every fork. With beautiful views into the Gadertal and toward the Fanes group, the Vaciarahütte is passed and – of course, continuing to keep left! – the Gömajoch is reached. Here, the trail turns sharply west and noticeably loses altitude. Soon it ascends slightly again toward the Gömahütte. After another alpine meadow passage, the trail enters unsettled, forested terrain. With many bends and constant ups and downs, a former landslide area is crossed. Shortly afterward, the view opens up again, and once again over wide meadow areas, the junction between Fornella and Peitler huts known from the morning approach is reached. On now familiar trails, the starting point at Würzjoch is quickly reached.