Hike on the Sellrainer Hüttenrunde: lonely hut tour near Innsbruck with gigantic glacier views. Tour report with summit ascent of the Schöntalspitze (3,002 m). Have you ever done a hut tour? If so, how did you like it and where did you go? Feel free to write me in the comments. We start at the Alpengasthof Lüsens, about half an hour from Innsbruck. From there we first go up to the Westfalenhaus. The first ascent to the hut takes just under two hours. At the beginning it is still a bit foggy. This creates a mystical atmosphere. We hike past rushing mountain streams, climb through wooded passages and pass rustic huts along the way. Oh, sometimes it would be very nice to have a small holiday home like that. Isolated and self-sufficient. But we can't complain about isolation today anyway. So far the path leads lonely through the amazing landscape. We haven't met a soul yet and so after about 600 meters we reach the Westfalenhaus. You could spend the night there. We also take a look inside and into the cozy rooms, but we still want to hike further to the Pforzheimer Hütte. So we take a short break and enjoy the view of the Lüsener Fernerkogel. Then we continue up towards the Zischgenscharte. First over alpine meadows, a little later over scree. Just before the gap it gets really steep. I look up and try to make out the markings. It seems to go straight up. As I walk, however, I notice that it is not half as bad as I thought. We wind our way up to the gap, serpentine after serpentine. And before we know it, we have only mastered half and finally everything. So we are standing between Grubenkopf and Schöntalspitze. From now on it is only downhill. Not quite yet. We also take a detour to the summit of the Schöntalspitze. It is 3,002 m high and we are hoping for a good view from the top. We climb up some easy rocky terrain, some of which is secured with ropes. It is about 100 meters up to the summit. That is not much. But the weather is enough to completely ruin our plans. As we climb up, it gets darker and darker and at the summit itself we unfortunately have no view at all. From up here you could have seen the Stubai and Ötztal Alps and on the other side we could have seen the two well-known ski touring mountains Lampsenspitze and Zischgeles. Oh well, never mind. Then we carry on again, back to the valley. Care must be taken when descending from the Zischgenscharte. The ground is soft and you can easily kick stones loose. You have to be especially careful if someone is walking in front of you. I find it particularly impressive that a little later we are walking on green alpine meadows again and yet we can still see glaciated areas. The retreat of the glaciers is also clearly visible. Under the glacier tongue it looks very bleak in places. You pass gorges and streams again and finally there is only one last climb to the Pforzheimer Hut. The hut itself is still very inviting in the sun. Other hikers take advantage of this and relax in the hammocks in front of the door. We go inside and meet the hut owner Florian. The hut is fully booked for the next two weeks. So if you want to stay overnight, you should reserve a place in advance by phone. You also have to make sure that you have to bring your own sleeping bags and pillows during the current time. It is best to clarify what you need separately with the hut owner when making the reservation. And then it's just back to the valley. For us at least. You could continue walking from here and complete the entire Sellrainer Hut tour in a total of 7 daily stages. If you liked the insight, please show it by giving it a thumbs up or press subscribe immediately so you don't miss anything. :)