Hikes near Gerlos
Gerlos (1246 m) sits in Tyrol (Tirol), Austria. MR. ALPS lists 22 waymarked hiking trails starting from or crossing the area, 361 km of marked route in total. They run from 3.2 km to 58.4 km, the longest being Wanderweg 540. 22 of them record their elevation gain, between 47 m and 4937 m.
The trail network at a glance
- Waymarked trails
- 22
- Total marked distance
- 361 km
- Shortest route
- 3.2 km
- Longest route
- 58.4 km
- Elevation gain
- 47–4937 m (on 22 trails)
- Route maps available
- on 22 trails
Walking times are estimates calculated from distance and elevation gain using Naismith's rule, and exclude stops.
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Wanderweg 511 - Gerlos
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Wanderweg 511
Krimmler Tauernhaus (Wanderweg 512) - Rainbachsee - Rainbachscharte - Zittauerhütte
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Wanderweg 540
Krimmler Tauern (Wanderweg 541)- Windbachscharte - Richterhütte - Roßkarscharte - Zittauerhütte (Wanderweg 511)
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Wanderweg 513
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Wasserfall-Trail
This valley trail between Gerlos and the small Gerlosbach reservoir near Gmünd is lined with 40 installations — among them strange artworks up to 3 m tall, carved wooden figures, a waterwheel, a small biotope, and play areas for children — all designed to deepen the connection between people and ecology.
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Wanderweg 7a - Gerlos
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Bachrunde
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Innertal-Runde
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Wanderweg 2 - Gerlos
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Wanderweg 9 - Gerlos
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Wanderweg 3 - Gerlos
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Wanderweg 8 - Gerlos
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Gmündner Seemeile
The trail follows the Gerlosbach stream through a romantic forest path from Gerlos village to the Gmünder Stausee reservoir, passing through a short tunnel before emerging along the scenic lakeshore. A 2025 art installation by Zillertaler artist HAKI marks six stations along the return loop, inviting walkers to pause amid the reservoir's surroundings.
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Wanderweg 7 - Gerlos
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Wanderweg 6 - Gerlos
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Wanderweg 5 - Gerlos
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Zillertal-Arena Wanderweg 1
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Wanderweg 4 - Gerlos
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Zillertal-Arena Wanderweg 2
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2-Seen-Runde
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Stauseerunde
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AV Weg 542
More hiking near Gerlos
Other walking bases within 40 km of Gerlos, each with its own trail list:
- Königsleiten, Tyrol (Tirol) — 23 trails, 7.1 km away
- Hochkrimml, Tyrol (Tirol) — 24 trails, 8.6 km away
- Gerlosstein, Tyrol (Tirol) — 17 trails, 9.5 km away
- Zell am Ziller, Tyrol (Tirol) — 17 trails, 11.3 km away
- Brandberg, Tyrol (Tirol) — 20 trails, 11.8 km away
- Ramsau im Zillertal, Tyrol (Tirol) — 19 trails, 12.1 km away