Aperer Turm

Route description

1. Franz-Senn-Hütte → Abzweigung Talschluss2,5 km · T1i

   From the Franz-Senn-Hütte (2147 m), follow the marked path no. 131 towards the Alpeiner Ferner, heading up-valley along the Alpeiner Bach. For a good 2.5 km the route runs almost level across the valley floor; only at the Höllenrachen (c. 2190 m), where the stream squeezes through a short gorge, does the path overcome a small steep step (the via ferrata runs separately through the gorge).

2. Abzweigung Talschluss → Abzweigung Gletschervorfeld1,8 km · T2i

   From the signpost, follow the “Gletscherweg” up-valley as it climbs in switchbacks beside the waterfalls of the Alpeiner Bach to the glacier forefield of the Alpeiner Ferner (approx. 2520 m).

3. Abzweigung Gletschervorfeld → Abzweigung Verborgen Berg1,2 km · T2i

   From the signpost at the glacier forefield, follow the path up the slopes of the left lateral moraine to its crest. At the signpost there it meets the old approach path. Continue south along the moraine crest to the Verborgen Berg – Aperer Turm junction.

4. Abzweigung Verborgen Berg → Turmferner See1,1 km · T2i

   From the fork, the path towards Aperer Turm first climbs gently westwards, then turns north in switchbacks onto a moraine crest. From there, it traverses the hillside and follows a gentle left-hand curve across a bouldery ridge. It then descends gently to the shore of the Turmferner See.

5. Turmferner See → Aperer Turm0,7 km · T3i

   Pass the lake and climb the Sonnenhang, following the waymarks to the broad ridge of the Aperer Turm. The final metres to the summit cross lead across a short but slightly exposed, cable-protected notch.