Hohe Tauern, Eastern Alps, Austria, Europe - trekking guide
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Trekking in Austria's Hohe Tauern
Venediger, Glockner and Reichen Groups by Allan Hartley
A guide to trekking in the Hohe Tauern in Austria's Eastern Alps, a World Conservation Area, through Tirol, Salzburg and Karnten provinces. Describes four hut-to-hut treks, of different difficulties, in the Gross Glockner, Reichen and Venediger mountain groups, and a fifth tour of the whole region and includes a comprehensive hut directory. More...
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Seasons
the summer alpine season runs from mid-June to the end of September; snow can linger to June and Read More... early July; mid-July through to mid September is warmer and more settledCentres
Matrei in Ost Tyrol for the Venediger Group; Kals for the Gross Glockner; Mayrhofen for the Read More... Reichen groupDifficulty
paths and tracks are waymarked and frequently signposted; unless you intend to venture onto Read More... glaciers no special equipment is needed, nor additional climbing skills requiredMust See
some of the best alpine scenery in the Eastern Alps; Gross Glockner, Gross Venediger and Reichen Read More... Group containing the greatest concentration of 3000m peaks in the Eastern AlpsIntroduction
When to Go
Getting There (and Back)
Places to Stay
Visiting Innsbruck
Tourist Offices
Post Offices
Places to Leave Luggage
Health and Fitness
Emergencies, Mountain Rescue and Insurance
The Austrian Alpine Club
About Huts
Using this Guide
Maps and Guidebooks
Alpine Walking Skills
Kit List
Mountain Guides
The Reichen Group
Introduction and Topography
The Reichen Group Hut-to-Hut Rucksack Route
Stage 1 Mayrhofen to Plauener Hut
Excursion from Plauener Hut
Stage 2 Plauener Hut to Birnlucken Hut
Stage 3 Birnlucken Hut to Warnsdorfer Hut
Stage 4 Warnsdorfer Hut to Krimmler Tauern Haus
Stage 5 Krimmler Tauern Haus to Zittauer Hut
Stage 6 Zittauer Hut to Richter Hut
Stage 7A Richter Hut to Plauener Hut via the Zillerplatten Scharte
Stage 7B Richter Hut to Plauener Hut via the Gams Scharte
The Venediger Group
Introduction and Topography
The Venediger Group Hut-to-Hut Rucksack Route
Stage 1 Matrei in Ost Tyrol to Essener Rostocker Hut
Stage 2 Essener Rostocker Hut to Johannis Hut via the Turmljoch
Stage 3 Johannis Hut to the Bonn Matreier Hut via the
Zopat Scharte and Eissee Hut
Stage 4 Bonn Matreier Hut to Badener Hut via the Gatten Scharte
Stage 5 Badener Hut to Neue Prager Hut via the Loebbentorl
Excursion from Plauener Hut
Stage 5A Badener Hut to Venediger Haus (alternative bad weather route)
Stage 6 Neue Prager Hut to Sankt Poltener Hut
Stage 7 Sankt Poltener Hut to Matreier Tauern Haus
The Venediger Glacier Tour
Stage 1 Mayrhofen to Warnsdorfer Hut
Stage 2 Warnsdorfer Hut to Essener Rostocker Hut via the
Gams Spitzl and Mauertorl
Excursions from the Essener Rostocker Hut
Stages 3–6 See Venediger Rucksack Route stages 2–5
Stage 7 Neue Prager Hut to Kursinger Hut via the Gross Venediger
Excursion from Kursinger Hut
Stage 8 Kursinger Hut to Warnsdorfer Hut via the
Obersulzbach Kees glacier and Gams Spitzl
The Gross Glockner Group
Introduction and Topography
The Glockner Group Hut-to-Hut Rucksack Route
Stage 1 Lucknerhaus to Studl Hut
Excursions from the Studl Hut
Stage 2 Studl Hut to Salm Hut via the Pforte Scharte
Stage 3 Salm Hut to Glockner Haus
Stage 4 Glockner Haus to Fusch via the Phandl Scharte
Stage 5 Fusch to Gleiwitzer Hut
Stage 6 Gleiwitzer Hut to Heinrich Schwaiger Haus
Excursions from Heinrich Schwaiger Haus
Alternative Stage 6 Gleiwitzer Hut to Kaprun
Stage 7 Heinrich Schwaiger to Rudolfs Hut/Berg Hotel
Excursions from Rudolfs Hut
Stage 8 Rudolfs Hut to Sudetendeutsche Hut via the
Kalser Tauern and Gradetz Sattel
Excursions from the Sudetendeutsche Hut
Alternative Stage 8 Rudolfs to Kalser Tauern Haus via the Kalser Tauern
Stage 9 Sudetendeutsche Hut to Matrei in Ost Tyrol
Hut Directory
APPENDIX 1 Useful Contact Information
APPENDIX 2 German–English Glossary
APPENDIX 3 Further Reading 240
APPENDIX 4 Across the Hohe Tauern National Park
Index
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