Mountain Walking in Austria

Austria is ideal mountain walking country. 25 mountain groups, 98 walks from half a day to a week. Includes Allgau, Lechtal, Karwendel, Kaisergebirge, Ratikon, Silvretta, Otztal, Stubai, Zillertal, Venediger, Glockner ranges.

Mountain Walking in Austria

A guide to 25 mountain groups in the eastern Alps with 98 walks

Author

Cecil Davies

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Paperback - Laminated

Edition

First

ISBN_13

9781852842390

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Seasons

Summer alpine walking season – from June to mid-September. Scope for snow to linger on higher routes and passes.

Centres

Routes are based throughout Austria’s Alps from the Swiss border to eastern hills. Bregenz, Innsbruck, Salzberg are the main entry points, but each valley has its villages and accommodation.

Difficulty

Routes are generally high mountain walking, either day or multi-day routes. Possibility of snow. Includes protected routes with fixed ladders and cables.

Must See

A guidebook to walking in Austria's Eastern Alps. The Stubai and Tyrol, generally are the best known areas, but there are some wonderful smaller mountain groups to both east and west where the walking is just as good.

Introduction

I The Bregenzerwaldgebirge (AVE Group 1)
    1.    The Hoher Freschen
    2.    The Hohe Kugel

II The Allgäu Alps (AVE Group 2)
    1.    The Nagelfluhkette
    2.    The Kempter Hut
    3.    The Muttlerkopf
    4.    The Kempter Hut - the Waltenberger Haus via the Heilbronner Way (part)

III The Lechtal Alps (AVE Group 3b)
    1.    Lech to Flirsch
    2.    The Muttekopf
    3.    Vorderer Platteinspitze
    4.    Other walks from Imst
    5.    Hirschles Kopf
    6.    Griesbach Alp
    7.    Bernardsegg
    8.    Simms Hut
    9.    Venetberg

IV The Karwendel (AVE Group 5)
    1.   The Jägersteig
    2.   Hochland Hut
    3.   The Soiernhaus and The Soiern ‘Horseshoe’
    4.   The Karwendelhaus
    5.   The Birkkarspitze
    6.   Rontal-Tortal: the Two-valleys Walk
    7.   Hoher Kranzberg
    8.   Leutasch Klamm and Riedbergscharte

V The Kaisergebirge (AVE Group 8)
    1.    Zahmer Kaiser and Vorderkaiserfelden Hut
    2.    The Eggersteig and the Ellmauer Tor
    3.    The Scheffauer
    4.    The Kaisertal
    5.    Waller Alm and Hocheck
    6.    Pendling and the Höhlenstein Hut

VI The Berchtesgaden Alps (AVE Group 10)
    1.    The Watzmann
    2.    Wimbachklamm and Wimbachtal
    3.    The Schellenberg Ice-Cave
    4.    Jenner

VII The Dachstein-Gebirge (AVE Group 14)
    1.    Within the Dachstein Horseshoe
    2.    Round the Gosaukamm

VIII The Totes Gebirge (AVE Group 15)
    1.    A north-south crossing of the Totes Gebirge
    2.    Grundlsee; Albert-Appel-Haus; Pühringer Hut
    3.    Großer Woising

IX The Ennstaler Alps (Gesäuse) (AVE Group 16)
    1.    The Rohrauerhaus & the Großer Pyhrgas
    2.    The Admonter Haus, the Admonter Warte and the Natterriedl
    3.    The Ennstaler Hut and the Tamischbachturm

X The Rätikon Group (AVE Group 25)
    1.    Round the Lünersee
    2.    The Schesaplana
    3.    Douglass Hut to Gargellan

XI The Silvretta Group (AVE Group 26)
1. Wiesbadener Hut and Piz Buin

XII The Ferwall Group (AVE Group 28)
    1.    Hut-to Hut from West to East
    2.    Round the Patteriol Group

XIII The Ötztal Alps (AVE Group 30)
    The Pitztal:
    1.    The Hohe Geige
    2.    The Kaunergrat Hut
    3.    Taschach Haus, Fuldaer Way & Riffelsee Hut
    The Ötztal:
    1.    The Wildspitze
    2.    A Round Walk above Obergurgl:
           A. Hochwilde
           B. Falschungsspitze
           C. Annakogel
    3.    The Braunschweiger Hut
    4.    The Söldener Grießkogel
    5.    The Pollestal
    6.    The Hauersee from Längenfeld

XIV The Stubai Alps (AVE Group 31)
    A.    The Nedertal-Obertal Sellraintal:
            1.    Pirchkogel
            2.    Rietzer Grießkogel
            3.    Round Tour of N W Stubai
    B.    The Stubai Tal:
            1.    Round the head of the Stubai Tal
            2.    Sennenjoch & Schlicker Alm
            3.    The Elfer Spitze
    C.    The Ötztal:
        1.    The Brunnenkogel
        2.    The Hildesheimer Hut

XV The Zillertal Alps (AVE Group 35)
    1.    Kasseler Hut
    2.    Floitengrund and Greizer Hut
    3.    Berliner Hut to Friesenberg Haus
    4.    Ahornspitze

XVI The Venediger Group (AVE Group 36)
    1.    Neue Prager Hut and Großer Venediger
    2.    A section of the Venediger Hohenweg
    3.    The Clara Hut
    4.    Sajat Hut, Sajatscharte, Sajathöhenweg, Johannis Hut
    5.    Bergersee Hut, Berger Kogel, Berger Alm
    6.    Zunig Alm

XVII The Villgratner Group (AVE Group 38)
1. Böses Weibele from the Hochstein Hut

XVIII    The Granatspitz Group (AVE Group 39)
    1.    Sudetendeutsch Hohenweg & Großer Muntanitz
    2.    Three Lakes Walk and St. Pöltener Hut

XIX The Glockner Group (AVE Group 40)
1. Luckner House, Luckner Hut, Stüdl Hut, Erzherzog-Johann Hut, Großglockner

XX The Schober Group (AVE Group 41)
    1.    The Neualpl Lakes
    2.    Lienzer Hut & Wangenitzsee Hut

XXI & XXII Goldberg Group (AVE Group 42) & Ankogel Group (AVE Group 44)
    1.    Zitterauer Tisch, Tischkogel & Stubenkogel
    2.    Untere Bockhart See
    3.    The Hagener Hut, Jamning Hut & Mallnitz
    4.    Mauskarkopf & Hirschkarspitze
    5.    The Hüttenkogel & Palfner See
    6.    The Poserhöhe
    7.    The Kötschachtal & Prossau
    8.    The Anlauftal & Radeck Alm

XXIII    The Radstädter Tauern (AVE Group 45a)
    1.    To the Südwiener Hut
    2.    The Steinfeldspitze
    3.    The Großer Pleißlingkeil, Großwand & Glöcknerin
    4.    The Taferlscharte
    5.    Rossbrand

XXIV    The Schladminger Tauern (AVE Group 45b)
    1.    Obertauern to Ignaz-Mattis Hut
    2.    Ignaz-Mattis Hut and Keinprecht Hut
    3.    Keinprecht Hut, Landawirsee Hut, Golling Scharte, Hochgolling, Golling Hut
    4.    Golling Hut; Klafferkessel; Preintaler Hut, Hans-Wödl Hut

XXV The Gailtaler Alps (Lienz Dolomites) (AVE Group 56)
1. Karlsbader Hut and Kerschbaum-Alm-Schutzhaus