Glockner Crown Stage 1

Matrei in Osttirol / Granatspitzgruppe
Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 8.0 km
Duration: 4:30 h

Hike the Jewels at the Southpart of the Großglockner in Six Stages.

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 8.0 km
  • Duration: 4:30 h
  • Elevation uphill:1,200 hm
  • Elevation downhill:35 hm
Highest point2,650 m

Starting point

Kals/Großdorf

Finishing point

Kals/Großdorf
  • Fitness level 3 / 6
  • Technique 3 / 6

Features

  • Multi-day hike

Best time of year

  • January
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Trail condition

Wanderwege in teils alpinen Gelände, großteils Schotter und steiniges Gelände

Equipment

Wanderschuhe mit fester Sohle, Regenschutz, Wanderstöcke, warme Wechselbekleidung, Jause, Sonnenschutz, Mütze, Handschuhe

Description

Start of the 1. stage is the parking Matrei/Glanz. First you follow a forest road or the steeper and smaler forest path. Then pass the Edelweißmeadow until you reach the Äußere Steiner Alm. Afterwards you pass a high valley and a scarp until you reach the Sudetendeutsche Hütte.

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