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The second decision is whether to walk through the World War I Open-air Museum. It is a fascinating journey, described as part of the Italian route, but it does in effect add 2 days to the itinerary. It is possible to take the Austrian route round Monte Coglians (the easier route) and walk through the museum but this again takes 10 days.

The third decision relates to the balance of time spent on the first two-thirds of the walk and the final third. If the first part of the walk holds more interest for you, consider dropping the final couple of days and heading down to the valley by ski lift at Nassfeld. This would allow you to take the Italian route round Monte Coglians, visit the World War I Open-air Museum and complete all the best walking in 8 days.

Incidentally, many will regard the first stage from Arnbach to Obstanserseehütte, at 8hr 45min, as too long, and indeed other guides split this stage into two, staying at the Sillianer Hütte on the first night. This makes for a dull first day, however, spent climbing up through pine to the main ridge. If 8hr 45min is felt to be too long, then consider taking one of the ski lift options. The stretch of walking from the Sillianer Hütte to the Obstanserseehütte is awesome and guarantees that the trip along the Karnischer Höhenweg starts with a bang rather than a whimper.