From the Ellmau parking lot at the Wochenbrunneralm (1,085 m) on a wide gravel path slightly uphill, first through a small forest, then over alpine meadows in half an hour to the Gaudeamushütte (1,263 m). Continue through bushes and mountain pines into the Kübelkar, then uphill through another mountain pine field to the Wilden-Kaiser-Steig (comes from the Baumgartenköpfl (1,572 m). Then continue left to the Jubiläumssteig trail which leads to the foot of the Karlsspitze and finally over a step secured by a wire rope to the imposing Ellmauer Tor (1,977 m).

Sure-footed mountain hikers with a head for heights climb the path back to the junction of the Jubiläumssteig and on to the Gruttenhütte (approx. 2.5 hours).

• Walking time: 5 h
• Highest peak: 1,997 m
• Altitude difference: 912 hm
• Trail conditions: gravel, forest, meadow, alpine pastures
• Equipment: wire rope insurance, marked paths (alpine terrain), scree / stones / light rock, climb, forest path, meadow path
• Starting position: Wochenbrunneralm 1085m
• Accessible in the following months: May, June, July, August, September, October