Trails / Rofan
Bayreuther Hütte to Sonnwendbichlalm round
13 July 2026 · Lukas Toma

- Length
- 13.5 km
- Vertical
- 1100 m
- Start & finish
- Höllenstein
- Speed
- mostly nice and runnable trails
A short loop good for early season or a quick outing after work.
The route
We start of from the parking lot between few houses of Höllenstein and join a trail leading uphill north-east through the forest. We follow the trail for a long time. It joins a forest road for a bit and then leaves again as a trail heading north-west, following the signs all the way towards Bayreuther Hütte.
We have managed most of the uphill now. Next we traverse the southern flanks of Sonnwendjoch, taking a nice trail heading south-west from the hut, along the mountainside and eventually reaching the small huts at Sonnwendbühelalm.
After the hut, the trail connects to a forest road and leads us back to the valley due south, with awesome views of Ebner Joch along the way. We mostly follow the forest roads, with few places offering a shortcut between the zig-zags on a trail. Overall, this is a very fast and runnable terrain that leads us all the way back to the parking lot eventually.
Photos by@the.running.nomadand@bennibru








