Coburger Hütte — Seebensee & Drachensee

This is one of the most celebrated hikes in Tyrol, connecting two distinct alpine basins. Starting from the Ehrwalder Alm, a broad forest path leads to the Seebensee (1,657m), a turquoise lake that perfectly reflects the Zugspitze (2,962m) on clear days. The adventure continues with a steep, serpentine ascent of another 300 meters to the Coburger Hütte and the moody Drachensee (Dragon Lake). The hut sits on a high rock rib, overlooking both lakes and providing one of the most dramatic mountain vistas in the Mieminger Gebirge.

The Throne Room of the Mountain Gods. The trek to K2 Base Camp via the Baltoro Glacier is a monumental 140km journey into the heart of the Karakoram. Starting from the village of Askole, the trail winds up the massive Baltoro—one of the longest glaciers outside the poles—passing under the sheer granite cathedrals of Trango Towers and Cathedral Peak. The climax is Concordia (4,700m), the meeting point of the Baltoro and Godwin-Austen glaciers, where you are surrounded by the highest concentration of high peaks on Earth, including four 8,000m summits: K2, Broad Peak, and Gasherbrum I & II.