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While a reasonable level of fitness, a head for heights and a desire for adventure are all essential requirements for anyone tackling the Traumpfad, it does make a good choice for walkers planning their first independent trek in the Alps. Experience of mountain walking is an advantage but it is not necessary and this guide makes no assumptions about previous experience.

How long will it take?

Descent from Schlauchkarsattel (Stage 16)

The Traumpfad is 569km long and involves 27,000 metres of ascent. The most popular German schedule takes 29 days but assumes that walkers take the chairlift on one section of the walk (Stage 7). The schedule in this guide is similar but assumes that some walkers at least will want to walk ‘every step of the way’ from Munich to Venice and an extra day has therefore been included.

Stages are designed to start and finish where accommodation is available. The daily walking times are between 5hrs 30mins and 9hrs. Matching these times will be harder at the beginning of the walk than at the end, and options for merging days start to increase as the walk progresses.