Stage 7 Alpine Variant: the Advocates' Trail & Hoppe-Seyler Trail

Darmstädter Hütte - Niederelbe Hütte, 9.00 km, 1000 m, 5.50 h

From Darmstädter Hütte we proceed on the Advokatenweg through the Hintere Kartell, ascending over boulders. After around two hours, there is a particularly very steep upper section to tackle before we reach the Schneidjöchl at 2841m, which is located between the Saumspitze and the Seeköpfen. From here we follow the Hoppe Seyler trail down into Vergrößkar. From here we proceed on a steep, narrow path which is somewhat exposed up via a rock ledge. After a total of some two hours walking time we get to Kieler Wetterhütte, which in the event of emergency can be used as a shelter and even has two sleeping areas. For today we now only have the descent to Niederelbe Hütte in front of us. This section is also very Alpine in nature, nonetheless the somewhat more crucial points have been secured with fixed ropes.