Embedded in the awesome natural beauty of Hohe Tauern National Park, the Jagdhausalmen are a collection of stone huts at the end of the Defereggental Valley representing the oldest mountain settlement in Austria. Keep your camera charged, as this remote high-mountain settlement consisting of 15 homes and a chapel offers many photo opportunities. Man has inhabited the valleys of Hohe Tauern Mountains for 5,000 years. In the course of the centuries, East Tirol began to use the high mountain pastures above the treeline as open grazing pastures. From the 15th century onwards, settlers used the Jagdhausalmen as their summer retreat and took advantage of the grazing opportunities for their cattle. This continued until just a few decades ago. Today the buildings are generally used for storage.
National Park Hike
Starting point
Car park at Alpengasthof Oberhaus
Hike to
Jagdhausalmen
Finishing point
Car park at Alpengasthof Oberhaus
Mountain chain
Venediger Mountains
Length
12.5 km
Total hiking time
4h
Features
- Wheelchair-accessible Hiking Route
- Circular hike
Difficulty rating
easy (hiking trails)
Altitude
2,014m 1,766m
Elevation uphill 324m
Vertical metres downhill 324m
Fitness level
Technique
Best time of year
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* These are approximate values and recommendations. Please take your personal fitness level, technical ability and the current weather conditions into account. Tirol Werbung cannot guarantee that the information provided is correct and accepts no liability.
Public transport
- Accessible using public transport
Parking
Car park at Alpengasthof Oberhaus
Places serving food & drink
- Alpengasthof Oberhaus (mid-May until mid-October)
- Jagdhausalm (second half of June until first half of October)
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Trail description
From St. Jakob im Defereggental, drive to Erlsbach and take the toll road to Alpengasthof Oberhaus. From there follow the footpath that winds into the valley through old-growth stone for about 30 minutes. Continue walking along the dirt road, passing the Seebachalm on your way to the Jagdhausalmen at 2,009 metres above sea level. Return along the same route. Alternatively, it is also possible to along the other side of the Schwarzach river.
Information on place
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