Ellmauer Halt

The Ellmauer Halt at 2,344 meters is the highest peak in the Wilder Kaiser massif and one of the most distinctive summits in Tyrol: the jagged limestone rock faces of the Kaiser range are visible from as far as the Inn valley, and the Halt offers a full panorama over the Tyrolean foothills toward Munich and south to the Central Alps.

The Ellmauer Halt at 2,344 meters is the highest summit in Tyrol’s Wilder Kaiser massif, one of the most recognizable rock silhouettes in the Eastern Alps. The main approach from Ellmau via the Gruttenhutte (1,620 m) takes 5-8 hours round trip; the summit requires solid mountain fitness and involves hands-on scrambling. No cable car access. Free to hike; Gruttenhutte offers food and accommodation (book ahead in summer). The Wilder Kaiser range has a significant place in the history of European rock climbing; the Halt’s vertical limestone faces attracted some of the early 20th century’s most ambitious Alpine routes.