Lungau Summer in the Hills

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Salzburg‘s Lungau region at a glance

Alpine Summer

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Hut and mountain lake hiking in Salzburg‘s Lungau region

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Welcome to Summer in the Hills in the Lungau

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Barely 100 kilometers from Salzburg, the City of Mozart, you can truly experience what makes an Alpine summer so special. Here, between mountain and valley, people feel grounded and begin to rediscover who they truly are. Short timeouts and breaks help you in your quest for meaning, to get back in touch with your senses and sensibilities.

Slowing down the pace of your life, escaping the stresses of the outside world – both are possible in the Salzburger Lungau region. And did you know, the Salzburger Lungau was actually declared a Biosphere Reserve

by UNESCO back in 2012? By accepting this prestigious distinction, the magnificent landscapes of Salzburger Lungau were also placed under special protection. This guarantees you will be able to look forward to incomparable holiday experiences for a long time to come: in the mountains, next to magically beautiful lakes, amid a land of living traditions and creative people who have never forgotten their roots.

Difficulty Rating for Hiking Paths in the Alpine Region The following descriptions assume dry, summerlike weather conditions. easy

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Simple hiking paths in permanently populated areas and adjacent forested areas, proceeding through flat terrain with few significant uphill stretches.

Special Requirements: None, regular running shoes or street shoes are sufficient. No special equipment necessary. Navigable without use of a hiking map.

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Mountain trails that require a certain degree of sure-footedness. Steep stages, water courses, narrow trails at points, wash-out dirt and vegetation may be encountered along these trails.

Special Requirements: Basic map-reading skills are required. Hiking/trekking/ mountaineering boots with a good tread and extending above the ankle are recommended, as is a topographical hiking map of the area in question.

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In the Salzburg’s Lungau region you will often find additional red-whitered markings (some of which have trail numbers) next to the yellow trail signs, directing you from one sign location to the next.

For important tips on how to stay safe in the mountains, please visit: https://www.lungau.at/en/active/your-summer-holiday/alpinesummer-and-harvest-festival/hiking/correct-trail-behavior/ Alpine Emergency Number: 140 International Emergency Number: 112 (Source: UIAA/VAVÖ)

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Difficult alpine and mountaineering trails, secured at exposed points by cables, manmade stairways, ladders, chains etc. You may often need to use your hands to maintain balance and move along the trail. The precise trail is not always readily recognizable. Occasionally very exposed areas present a real danger of falling, loose rock, and steep grassy or rocky slopes. Summer hikers may well still encounter unthawed snowpack from the previous winter.

Special Requirements: Hikers must have appropriate hiking and mountaineering experience, as well as being able to navigate with a detailed topographical hiking map. Hiking/trekking/mountaineering boots with a good tread and extending above the ankle are indispensible. Hikers should have no physical impairments preventing them from tackling fixed-cable stages, steep stairways or similar obstacles where hiking poles are occasional more of a handicap than a help.

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㆒ Boarnlacke (elev. 2,214 m) Riedingtal Nature Park, Zederhaus Legendary People of Immense Strength

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It is said that the simple, good farmhouse cooking, summers spent on the high pastures and the exercise that comes with having to walk long distances contributed to making the people of Zederhaus incredibly strong.

Legends grew of people with almost supernatural strength.

In this regard, Ignaz Kürsinger tells the tale of one particular son who was told by his father, a farmer in Zederhaus, to take a deer he had recently shot and register it with the authorities in Moosham. But instead of loading it onto the back of the wagon, he carried the creature on his shoulders, not dropping it until he stood in front of the game official in Moosham. The latter was astonished and asked where the lad’s wagon was. His matter-of-fact response: “For a deuced animal like this, it wasn’t worth the effort of harnessing up a horse. They were all out grazing anyway.”

Along the toll road (€ 8 fee, incl. valley bus during the main vacation season) by bus or car to the Schliereralm (1,495 m) in Riedingtal nature park and then take the valley bus to the Königalm (1,667 m). Beginning at the Schliereralm and following the romantic alpine hiking trail to the Königalm, hiking time approx. 1.5 hours. From the Königalm, we continue on the alpine path to the Zauneralm. Directly behind the Zauneralm we reach path no. 711 which leads us to the beautifully located Boarnlacke (2,214 m), a small lake. If you continue hiking, you will reach Riedingscharte gap (2,275 m). Ca. 100 m below, you can see the Riedingsee. For the hike down, you will backtrack along the same route. The route back to the point of departure is via the romantic alpine hiking trail or by valley bus.

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ca. 600 m intermediate approximately 2.5 hours to the Riedingscharte No. 770 to Zederhaus – Schliereralm – Königalm Parking lot in the Schlierersee area Schliereralm, Königalm, Zauner Hut, Örgenhiasalm, Ilgalm, Hoislalm, Gruberalm

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㆓ Esser See (elev. 2,088 m) Riedingtal Nature Park, Zederhaus The Court Butcher and Zederhaus Bread

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Cattle traders from Salzburg used to trek across the Tappenkar and Taferlnock to sell their oxen and calves in Zederhaus. The court butcher, Perner, never shied away from making the long trip either, ever striving to supply the table of the Prince Archbishops with the best meat available.

On one such occasion, he had just come to an agreement with a hill farmer and sealed the deal with a handshake. The farmer’s wife served up a hearty snack which included bread and butter. The fine gentleman ate the butter, and slid the bread into his pocket, saying, “I’ll take that with me to Salzburg so that my lords see what terrible bread you have.” On the Tappenkar, however, he was surprised by bad weather. Exhausted and hungry, he rummaged about and pulled out the bread. Nibbling away, he gradually regained his strength, later claiming that he had never tasted better bread.

From the Jakoberalm parking lot in the Riedingtal nature park in Zederhaus - ca. 0.5 km before the Schliereralm (toll road/€ 8 fee, incl. valley bus during the main vacation season), a supply road branching off to the right leads to the Jakoberalm at an elevation of 1,839 m (time on trail ca. 1 hour). Westward on path no. 702, you will reach the Esser See at an elevation of 2,088 m. From there, you will go uphill to the Franz Fischer Hut (2,020 m), where the Zaunersee is also located. Downhill via the Hüttenweg path (no. 711), you will again reach the Riedingtal road.

Return to your starting point either along the road or via a romantic hiking path across alpine meadows (during main holiday periods, it is also possible to ride the valley bus from the Franz-Fischer-Hütte car park to the starting point). The hiking route is also possible in the opposite order. ca. 600 m intermediate approximately 4.5 hours for the entire hike No. 770 to Zederhaus – Schliereralm at the base of the trail up to the Jakoberalm Jakoberalm, Gruberalm, Schliereralm, Hoislalm, Ilgalm

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叅 Ilgsee (elev. 2,099 m) – Zaunersee (elev. 2,020 m, via the Haselloch) Riedingtal Nature Park, Zederhaus Death of the Königbauer Farmer below the Haselloch

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The beautiful Zederhaus Valley was once particularly remote and daunting, being about a six- to seven-hour hike from the market town of St. Michael. Not much longer and far more beautiful is the trail over the Tappenkar (elev. 2,135 m) to Kleinarl or a crossing of the Taferlnock (elev. 2,236 m) into the Flachau region. Messengers, woodcutters, peddlers, pig castrators and cattle dealers all hiked along these trails and “into the wide outside world.”

At the best times of year, even the most locally savvy and hardy wanderers had to be watchful of drastic changes in the weather. On October 8, 1844, Blasius Dorfer, who lived on the Königbauer farm in Zederhaus, came to an untimely end. Together with his sister, a dairymaid at their parents’ hill farm, he was on his way from the cattle market in St. Johann when they were overcome by driving snows. Ignaz Kürsinger wrote down the story of the two unfortunate siblings, as it was retold to him by Maria Dorfer: I tapped my way slowly forward in the dark, gloomy night – in the snow and fog – but without knowing where I was heading. Overcome by enormous fatigue, I called back to my brother to tell him to follow me. Full of fear, I shouted “Come, we’re going home!”

But her brother’s voice was lost in the dark, snowy night. Maria Dorfer eventually fell down a snow-covered slope on the Wurmfeldspitze and lost consciousness, though she was able to save herself on the following day, finding her way back to her mountain hut, where the shocked herdsman there gave the half-frozen woman some hot soup and sent for farmhands in the valley to help assist in the recovery of her unfortunate brother.

Along the toll road (€ 8 fee, incl. valley bus during the main vacation season) by bus or car to the Schliereralm (1,495 m) in Riedingtal nature park and then by valley bus to the Königalm (1,667 m) or by walking on the romantic hiking trail. The uphill trail leads from the Königalm (1,667 m) to the Haselloch (2,136 m). From there, we take marked path no. 702, which is uphill at first and then continues down into the valley, to the Ilgsee. The Zaunersee is located right by the Franz Fischer Hut (2,020 m).

The downhill trail into Riedingtal is via Hüttenweg path (no. 711).

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ca. 470 m intermediate ca. 5 hours for the entire hike No. 770 to Zederhaus – Schliereralm – Königalm Parking lot in the Schlierersee area Königalm, Hoislalm, Gruberalm, Schliereralm, Ilgalm

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㆕ Rothenwändersee (elev. 2,010 m) Riedingtal Nature Park, Zederhaus Jovial, high-spirited people of Zederhaus

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The Zederhaus Prangstangen are quite famous. These large, 6-8-meter-high, wooden poles, beautifully garlanded in flowers, are ceremoniously paraded to church on the 24th of June. Of course, this process requires some strong young lads. Many tales have been told over the years about these jovial, crafty and thoroughly muscular citizens of Zederhaus. Even the term Hanswurst – the German name given to a village buffoon – is said to have its origins with a native of this valley. The village church is actually consecrated to two saints, John the Baptist and John the Evangelist, which is why so many local boys were christened Johannes (meaning John, commonly shortened to Hans or Hannes). Historian Ignaz Kürsinger, who was the superintendent of Lungau schools during the 1840’s, once commented that the valley’s children often bore the strangest Christian names.

There I read Petronilla and Angela, Isabella and Hemma, Polikarpus and Athanasius, etc. (733). The originator of these odd names turned out to be Vicar Joseph Königsdorfer, who summarily gave newborns whatever name happened to appear on the church calendar on the day of their christening.

From the Jakoberalm parking lot in Riedingtal nature park in Zederhaus - ca. 0.5 km before the Schliereralm (toll road/€ 8 fee, incl. valley bus during the main vacation season), a supply road branching off to the right leads to the Jakoberalm at an elevation of 1,839 m (time on trail ca.

1 hour). From there, we hike along the “Tauernhöhenweg” no. 702 up to the Rothenwändersee (2,010 m) and continue to the junction for the Grosskesselalmen. Path no. 741 then leads downhill into the valley to the Riedingstraße and from there back to the starting point. ca. 530 m intermediate ca. 5 hours for the entire hike No. 770 to Zederhaus – Schliereralm at the start of the trail up to the Jakoberalm Jakoberalm, Muhreralm, Schwarzenbichl Hut, Schliereralm

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⓹ Schlierersee (elev. 1,495 m) Riedingtal Nature Park, Zederhaus Of the Weisseck Dog

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Above the Riedingsee (elev.

2,169 m), where the hiker can look out over the flowercovered Upper Rieding Valley, towers the mighty Weisseck (elev. 2,711 m), home to quartz and rare minerals and to the legends into which they are woven. Where today’s Schliereralmsee now lies, there was once a broad area of high moors, the so-called Ei´g´hagtes Moos. The pathway there from Zederhaus was known as the Winter Way, because sleighs loaded with hay or wood once traveled along this route.

The last farm in the valley was the old Schwarzenbichler property. This meant, of course, that its residents also had the longest walk to church.

One stormy, pitch-black night, a strange visitor knocked on the front door. It was an icy grey mountain dwarf with a knee-length beard and a storm lantern, who immediately ordered the farmer’s wife to follow him.

Their path, according to the tale, took them steeply uphill to the rocky cliffs of the Weisseck. Once at the top, the dwarf now explained, they would encounter the Weisseck Dog which, at this very midnight hour, would appear before the mountain with a wooden key in its mouth.

With this key, the farmer’s wife would be able to unlock all the treasures hidden within the mountain. Sadly, faced with the prospect of meeting this scary creature, the woman did not have the courage to carry on. The treasure remained where it was. But it is said that if the pine tree in front of the house is ever felled in order to build a cradle, the child who lies in it will again be called upon to win those mysterious treasures.

A Lake used for Hydroelectric Power This expedition begins on the enchanting hiking path that leaves from the car park located near the southern entrance to the Tauern Tunnel (elev. 1,345 m). The hike to the Schlierersee takes about 1 hour.

As you follow this trail, you will pass several alpine huts on the way to the Örgenhiasalm (elev. 1,710 m) in the Upper Rieding Valley. This portion of the hike takes around 2 hours. A valley bus runs between the Schliereralm and Königalm mountain inns.

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ca. 370 m easy ca. 1 to 3 hours (depending on tour variant) No. 770 to Zederhaus – Wald – Schliereralm near the Tauern Tunnel (south entrance), Schliereralm Schliereralm, Gruberalm, Hoislalm, Ilgalm, Königalm, Zauner Hut, Örgenhiasalm

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⓺ Mühlbachsee (elev. 2,115 m) Nahendfeld in Zederhaustal Wandering along the water’s edge

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Growing on the sunny hillsides of the Salzburger Lungau, protected from the prevailing winds, are rye, oats and barley. In the past there was enough here for people to live from. And after harvest, the mills along the stream would clatter day and night, with everyone eagerly awaiting the grain and flour to make their daily bread. Zederhaustal was teeming with mills. The farms’ own mills were known as “Gmachmühlen”, since they also featured a separate room (“Gemach”) where someone could also spend the night and keep an eye on the milling process. But aside from these, milling was also a profession in its own right. Mills stood in a long line along the banks of the Nahendfeldbach, not far from where it flows into the Zederhausbach. In fact, one of these can still be seen to this day. Their big wooden millwheels were driven by water from the Mühlbachsee. The biggest was once owned by a miller, a miserly and greedy man who was envious of the smaller mills run by the farmers. Secretly he stole grain and kept grist entrusted to him for himself. If he had had his own way, he would have loved nothing more than to have total control over all of the valley’s grain. Once again in the pitch black of night, he sneaked out to the nearby mills. But as he was about to drop off his stolen load at his own mill, something amazing and quite incredible happened. The miller’s beard began to grow, it grew and grew so fast that it soon lay in waves across the floor and even billowed out the door. He finally found some scissors in a drawer and cut it off. But it continued to grow, to the point he couldn’t even think of doing his regular work anymore, since he needed all of his time to trim back his beard. In despair, he asked a wise man for his sage advice. “Give back what you took from others!” was the answer he received. Upon hearing this, the miller crept repentantly back to his mill. Sack by sack he lugged back to the rightful owners. And miraculously, with every sack he handed back his beard became a little bit shorter, until finally, it stopped growing altogether. This brought such joy to the miller that, from that time on, he became a better person. And as you might imagine, all of his neighbours were thrilled by the change as well.

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ca. 800 m easy to intermediate ca. 3 hours No. 770 to Zederhaus – Wald – Schliereralm directly at the starting point – bus stop Hub Bartlalm

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The starting point for this hike is the car park by the Hub bus stop, right next to the bridge on the Nahendfeldgraben. The hike takes you up a supply path past Mitterhuberbauer farm to a small, high plateau where an area of alpine pastures known as the Nahendfeldalmen extends out before you (ca. 1 hour walk). Here you continue via a marked trail, past the lower and upper Lechneralm. Now amid high meadows in full bloom, you will hike up a serpentine path to the emerald-green Mühlbachsee.

Return via the same route.

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柒 Blauseen (elev. 2,013 m) Twenger Lantschfeld Of the Lantschfeld Witches Lying in an isolated combe beneath the Grosser (elev. 2,501 m) and Kleiner Pleisslingkeil (elev. 2,418 m) – the two highest peaks of the Radstädter Tauern – are the two Blauseen lakes. From this beautiful lookout point, hikers are able to enjoy fantastic views of the Tauern mountains and out across the alpine pastures of the Lantschfeld. The valley head was once the site of one of the Lungau region’s biggest hut villages, including a small chapel which, after undergoing complete restoration, still stands to this day. Though an avalanche in the 1930’s destroyed most of the huts, these pastures continue to be used for summer grazing. The dairymaids who once ran these huts must have been quite resolute and hardworking people who demanded a degree of fear and respect, otherwise they would not have acquired their nickname as the La´schfödhexen (= Lantschfeld Witches).

At the beginning of June, the time of year when cattle were returned to the high pastures, the rain so vital for the growth of seeds and the fields frequently did not arrive. But through years of experience, the older residents of the Lungau developed the superstition that, whenever the Lantschfeld Witches returned to their alpine huts, the event would always be accompanied by beneficial rains.

You can drive your car through the magical Lantschfeld Valley – as far as the Almtor. From there, hike along trail no. 744, which will bring you to the hut village and a chapel (elev. 1,649 m). From here, the path leads up to the Windsfeld (elev. 1,950 m). At the fork, branch off to the right towards the Blauseen lakes. At the entrance to the Lantschfeld Valley, just past the large lumber yard, you will see a gate. For a fee of € 6, you can obtain the key to this gate from the village hall in Tweng, open Monday through Thursday from 8.00am – 3.30pm and Friday from 8.00am – 11.30am.

Outside of these times, the key can also be obtained from the Muik Family at Gasthof Twengerhof, right across from the village hall.

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ca. 880 m intermediate approximately 3.5 hours from the Almtor to Blauseen Lakes close to the lumber yard Genossenschaftshut Tweng, Müllnerbauer Hut

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Obertauern Lantschfeld Subterranean Link

The hike begins at the Schaidberg youth hostel in Obertauern and takes you along trail no. 8 to the Ernst Hut (elev. 1,869 m, closed to the public). The trail now becomes quite flat, taking you to the “Twenger Alm” and branching off to the left just before a barn. You will now cross delightful alpine meadows and tackle somewhat steep climbs until you reach the beautiful Twenger Almsee at 2,120 meters above sea level.

You can now return to the Schaidberg or descend into the Weisspriach Valley, making your way via the Schönalmsee and Wirpitschsee to the Grangler Hut (mountain traverse). ca. 500 m intermediate approximately 2 hours from the youth hostel to the Twenger Almsee No. 280 to Mauterndorf – Obertauern Schaidberg or No. 710 to Mariapfarr – Weisspriach – Znach turn-off – Grangler Hut – Uln Hut close to the Schaidberg youth hostel, Znachtal turn-off in the Weisspriach Valley (coin-operated toll booth/fee based) Toni Mörtl Hut, Grangler Hut, Jausenstation Dicktler Hut, Twenger-Alm

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From the Twenger Almsee, you can look out across the broad Tweng Valley, which in its turn rises towards the Radstädter Tauern Pass. The ancient Romans once passed through here, maintaining a refuge – known as a mansio – on the pass heights, at the site where today’s visitors can visit the “Cemetery of the Unknowns.” In the Early Middle Ages, the trail over the Oberhüttensattel grew more important since it held fewer perils in store for travelers. The range that lies between, with its countless lakes and high pastures, rewards you with magical views in both directions. Above the combe, at the point where you cross over to the Schönalmsee, you can enjoy one-of-a-kind vistas including the sight of three different lakes. This was also a source of excitement for Michael Dengg, a collector of Lungau legends, who heard from an old hill farmer that, according to legend, Twenger Almsee and the Schönalmsee are connected with one another below ground.

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⓼ Twenger Almsee (elev. 2,120 m)

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⓽ Trogalmseen (elev. 1,808 m) Grosseck Mauterndorf Witches’ Dance on the Speiereck The Speiereck (elev.

2,411 m) has a reputation as the Lungau region’s witch mountain, with numerous dark tales swirling around it. How did that happen?

Well, the sun rises behind the Preber, but sinks behind the Speiereck into a world of shadow. The light of day was extinguished behind this mountain. The night begins its dominion, accompanied by its fiendish companions - witches and sorcerers - who dance in a sinister tempest of lightning and thunder around the summit. Ignaz Kürsinger also became aware of this superstition and reports that, according to local lore, the soul of Schörgentoni also gets up to no good atop the Speiereck, where he conjures up storms, tosses stones and rocks down on cattle grazing below and, upon the stroke of midnight, is visited by witches and sorcerers. It finally got to the point that a Capuchin priest was sent up the mountain to exorcise this evil spirit. But today’s hiker has no cause for fear and is able to enjoy the enchanting landscapes and glorious views that surround the Trogalmsee. In the most beautiful way imaginable, virtually the entire Lungau basin lies right here at your feet – without ever having to resort to magic of any kind!

The Trogalm Lakes are actually manmade, supplying the water to run snowmaking equipment in winter. They were built with great sensitivity for the surrounding countryside and are a highly popular hiking destination in summer. The starting point for this hike in Mauterndorf can be the old lift path, the old Trogweg, or the forest path from the ski center. The hike takes about 2.5 hours. Late-risers can ride the cabin lift, hike from the summit terminal down to the Trogalmsee/Trogalm (elev.

1,808 m) or up to the Speiereck Hut (elev. 2,072 m). Our starting point in St. Michael is across from Hotel Post. Along Schulstrasse as far as St. Martin-Berg, then make a left at the panorama info board towards Sonndörfl (trail no. 93). From there, make a right at the Bacherhof towards the Grubental, then somewhat more steeply uphill to the Trogalm and Trogalm lakes at 1,808 m above sea level. Time on trail is about 2.5 hours.

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ca. 750 m intermediate ca. 2.5 hours No. 770 / 780 to Mauterndorf – Grosseck valley terminal or No. 760 / 770 to St. Michael – Weissenstein Grosseck valley terminal, St. Michael town center Restaurant Panorama Alm, Trogalm, Speiereck Hut, Peterbauer Almstub´n

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Weisspriach Valley Of the Schatzbühel and the Venediger in the Granierkar

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ca. 780 m intermediate approximately 3 hours from the car park to the Giglachsee No. 710 to Mariapfarr – Weisspriach – Znach turn-off Znachtal turn-off Giglachsee Hut, Ignaz Mattis Hut

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This hike begins at the car park by the turn-off for the Znachtal, located in the Upper Weisspriach Valley, which is easy to reach either by car or on the valley bus (coin-operated toll booth/fee based). You will branch off to the right on trail no. 771, taking you through the Znachtal to the “Obere Greinmeisteralm” (elev. 1,620 m) and then on to the Znachsattel (elev. 2,059 m). The lake lies at 1,921 m and the Giglachsee Hut at 1,955 meters above sea level.

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Schatzbühel is the name of the last slope preceding the final climb up to the Znachsattel. The mining tradition, which was of such significance for this region, once again resonates in this name. A total of eleven separate mineral operations were active here, mining for copper, iron, zinc, and cobalt.

Mining was conducted in the Knappenstubengraben south-east of the Granglergut, both at the entrance to and also within the Upper Znachtal Valley, primarily on the Zinkwand, once the focal point of Lungau mining. It is said that the legendary Venediger dwarf used to cross the Schatzbühel. Year after year, the Venediger would come to the Gronia Alm, armed with a divining rod and mirror and a pickaxe, with which he would tear up the precious alpine turf. That is to say, until this all became too much for a cowherd who gave the dwarf a thorough beating.

Years later, this same cowherd had become a more respectable person, travelling the countryside as a pig castrator. One day, he entered a rather eminent abode whose owner struck him as oddly familiar. The owner immediately addressed him by name and, it turned out, he was indeed the same miscreant the former cowherd had driven away from the hill farm long ago. Our Lungau friend became rather sheepish, but the owner remained quite friendly and even invited him up to the top floor of his home, where laid out before them was a beautiful collection of crystals and rocks gleaming with gold. “These made me rich,” stated the Venediger, “and back in those days, you threw many a rock at a cow that was worth far more than the cow itself.”

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⓾ Giglachsee (elev. 1,921 m)

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⓫ Oberer Schönalmsee (elev. 2,115 m) Weisspriach Valley A Dangerous Dancer The extended mountain ridge that stretches from the Tauern to the summits of the Tauernhöhe (elev. 2,328 m), Gollitschspitz (elev. 2,247 m), Gurpitschek (elev. 2,526 m), Karnereck (elev. 2,380 m) and Fanninghöhe, divides the Tweng Valley from the Weisspriach Valley. Magnificent mountain scenery is sprinkled with beautiful lakes amidst delightful alpine pastures, one of the biggest of which is the Schönalm. Dairymaids and cowherds would tend the cattle, sheep, pigs, and goats, filling the butter churns and cheese kettles week after week. On a warm summer’s night, musicians would strike up their dance music and couples would whirl through the moonlit night. The mysterious wild women would come out of their caves and mix with the dancers. Their robes were bright and delicate, their hair light and long, a fragrance like that of elder blossoms wafting in the evening breezes. The dancing was punctuated every now and then by the joyous Juschgaza yells of the young men, echoing off the surrounding mountains. But an unwelcome guest might sneak into this picture as well- a truly fiendish, unfamiliar character, perhaps, dressed in the costume of a hunter, splitting up many a couple and seducing the local beauties. It is said that many of these dancers now repent their wicked recklessness inside Satan’s Wall above Tweng. But not everyone is scared away by tales such as these for, as the local saying goes: In the hill country, there is no such thing as sin!

The starting point for this hike is the car park at the turn-off for the Znachtal in the Upper Weisspriach Valley, which is easy to reach by car or on the valley bus (coin-operated toll booth/fee based). The hike takes you along gravel path no. 770, past the Grangler Hut (elev. 1,320 m) to the trail fork at the Uln Hut (stop for the valley bus). Make a left behind the hut, continue past the roaring waterfall and cross the Longa. After about 200 m, a marked hiking trail breaks off to the left and takes you to the Toni Mörtl Hut, where refreshments are available. Having reached the hut, you will first keep straight and then make a left, hiking past the Wirpitschsee (elev. 1,699 m) to the Lower Schönalmsee (elev. 1,893 m). From here, the trail continues to climb toward your destination, the Upper Schönalmsee (elev. 2,115 m).

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ca. 840 m intermediate to difficult approximately 3.5 hours to the Upper Schönalmsee No. 710 to Mariapfarr – Weisspriach – Znach turn-off – Grangler Hut – Uln Hut Znachtal turn-off Grangler Hut, Toni Mörtl Hut

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Weisspriach Valley A Deadly Pilgrimage to the Filzmooser Kindl

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ca. 590 m intermediate approximately 3 hours to the Oberhüttensee No. 710 to Mariapfarr – Weisspriach – Znach turn-off – Grangler Hut – Uln Hut Znachtal turn-off Grangler Hut, Ober Hut

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The starting point for this hike is the car park at the turn-off for the Znachtal in the Upper Weisspriach Valley, which is easy to reach by car or on the valley bus (coin-operated toll booth/fee based). The hike takes you along gravel path no. 770, past the Grangler Hut (elev. 1,320 m) to the trail fork at the Uln Hut (stop for the valley bus). You will now make a right after the marked path, later taking trail no. 770. Once atop the Oberhüttensattel, you will discover the lake (elev. 1,866 m) and the Ober Hut (elev. 1,869 m), where refreshments are available. Take the same route back to the car park.

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Before the ascent to the Oberhüttensattel and just beyond the last mountain hut, there stands a lonely wayside altar to commemorate a fatal accident that occurred on October 12, 1817. For a long time, the incident was only known in the form of the legend of The Two Denggen Women. Pastor Josef Schitter examined the rotting board more closely and was able to decipher names and a date. The following entry had also been made in the death registry in Mariapfarr: The 19-year-old daughter of the Denggen farm, Maria, and Katharina Moser, 28 years of age, daughter of a tenant farmer in Steindorf, in service as a maid at the Denggen farm, embarked on a pilgrimage to Filzmoos on October 11, 1817. In order to do so, they used the commonly traveled and quite beautiful crossing over the Oberhüttensattel. Such expeditions on foot were not only regarded as spiritual exercises, they were also healthy and enjoyable, taught participants about the outside world, and, last but not least, would provide returning travelers with Styrian apples to fill their rucksacks.

But in this particular case, things took a bad turn. On their return journey, the two young women were surprised by fog and driving snow.

Already worn out by the strenuous walk through the Forstau Valley, they succumbed to their exhaustion just below the Oberhüttensattel. When they were finally discovered a few days later, it is said that tears frozen to ice still stood upon their cheeks.

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⓬ Oberhüttensee (elev. 1,866 m)

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⓭ Wirpitschsee, Tiefenbachsee (elev. 1,699 m, 1,846 m) Weisspriach Valley The Frimlgeist At the foot of the Teufelskirche, the Upper Weisspriach Valley divides into two arms. Take a right and you will come to the Znachtal, while a left will bring you to the Oberhütte and the Wirpitschsee. Before you reach this fork, the path takes you up narrow, steep stage known as the Lahntörl.

In earlier times, this area was often threatened by avalanches and rockslides, a place many people found to be very creepy and unsettling.

Not far from here is the lower Frimlalm. On the way there is a rock on which, with a little imagination, you will have no problem making out the shape of claws and a face.

The following event is said to have occurred here: It was Christmas Eve and a farmhand from the Frimlbauer Farm was making a long trek out to an alpine hut, in order to fetch back the lid of a butter churn that had been forgotten there. In the local dialect, the object is known as a Riakiwebai. In midwinter, especially, a solitary traveler must always expect strange encounters, for these nights are, after all, the domain of demons and spirits. The lad believed none of this. However, he did begin to get a few butterflies in his stomach as he heard a strange call coming from a rocky mountainside: Attack, attack, don’t you see the redhaired man? Equally as uncanny came the response: I can’t get to him, he is led by that four-legged biter! Now the lad did indeed have his brave dog, Vieräugl, at his side. When he tied him to the fence of the hut in order to retrieve the Riakiwebai from within, the poor animal began to whimper quite pitifully. When he returned from the hut, he couldn’t have been more taken aback, for standing there before him were two tethered dogs, identical in every way. One of the animals seemed like a kind creature to him, with its tail wagging back and forth, so the farmhand went ahead and released him. But that was the wrong decision. Next to a boulder appeared a black dwarf, who placed his cold, clawed hand on the lad’s shoulder and whispered: Whatsoever this day delivers to me, shall belong to me evermore! Thus began a fray for life and death, and the boy would certainly have been lost if it were not for the fact that his brave companion, Vieräugl, had torn himself loose in order to aid his master. Suddenly, the black dwarf disappeared like a ghost in the night. But how thoroughly did this night change the young man! The next morning, when he stepped into the farmhouse at the Frimlbauer Farm, the young farmhand had been transformed into an old man with grey hair.

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Autumn tours of the mountains promise a brilliant display of color: golden sunshine, blue skies and larch trees resplendent in oranges, yellows and greens. Unforgettable moments are guaranteed. The sparkling blue waters of the Wirpitsch and Tiefenbach lakes below the Tauernhöhe, larches and defiant pine trees, along with the crumbling walls of abandoned mountain huts, take the romance of this mountain setting to even greater heights and turn it into a picture book landscape filled with lasting memories.

ca. 570 m intermediate approximately 2 hours to the Tiefenbachsee No. 710 to Mariapfarr – Weisspriach – Znach turn-off – Grangler Hut – Uln Hut Znachtal turn-off Grangler Hut, Toni Mörtl Hut

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The starting point for this hike is the car park at the turn-off for the Znachtal in the Upper Weisspriach Valley, which is easy to reach by car or on the valley bus (coin-operated toll booth/fee based). The hike takes you along gravel path no. 770, past the Grangler Hut (elev. 1,320 m) to the trail fork at the Uln Hut (stop for the valley bus). Make a left behind the hut, continue past the roaring waterfall and cross the Longa. After about 200 m, a marked hiking trail breaks off to the left and takes you to the Toni Mörtl Hut, where refreshments are available. After having reached the hut, first continue straight, then turn right just before reaching the Wirpitschsee (elev. 1,699 m). After about 150 vertical meters along an unmarked, but well-trodden pathway, you will come to the Tiefenbachsee at 1,846 meters above sea level.

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⓮ Lignitzsee (elev. 1,965 m) Mariapfarr Lignitz Spellbound Fishes and the Mountain Dwarves of the Hundstein Meat was a relatively rare treat in the olden days.

But older farmers still recall how, in the days when they were still young shepherds and cowherds, they were able to catch char, trout and schwareiter, all of which they refer to as “small fish.” Up at the hill farms, especially, where there was only butter, cheese soup and cheese for days on end, a fish in the frying pan was a welcome change of pace. The fish in the tranquil waters of the Lignitzsee were also highly desired. But word had it that the dwarves who inhabited the Hundstein guarded the stock of fish in this lake. These were said to be no ordinary fish, but rather spellbound spirits that the dwarves had under their control. As if conjured up from the depths of the earth itself, an iron-grey dwarf would suddenly be seen standing on the shore, tightly wrapped up in his hooded cloak and never uttering a sound. This supernatural creature and his kind have never spoken a single word to man.

Water from the Lignitzsee drains off in mysterious fashion as well.

The Lignitzbach flows down to the valley below in three stages, though in doing so, it only reveals itself twice and very briefly above ground.

Setting out from the Kocherbauer Farm (run by the Daum Family) in the Lignitz Valley, you will come to a car park and a gate after 1,500 meters. Hike along this flat gravel road to the upper huts, then across beautiful alpine pastures (trail no. 774) up to the lake (elev. 1,965 m).

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ca. 630 m intermediate approximately 2.5 hours to the Lignitzsee close to Kocherbauer farm Wielandhof

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Göriach Valley Kaswurm Snake and Kasastoa

From the turning place located just outside the hut village in the Upper Göriach Valley, you will take trail no. 775 to the Landwiersee Hut (elev. 1,985 m). Continuing past the hut, you will come to the smaller Lower Landwiersee (elev. 1,977 m) and the bigger Upper Landwiersee (elev. 2,047 m). The hike from the car park to the Landwierseen takes about 2 hours.

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ca. 610 m intermediate about 2 hours to the Landwierseen No. 720 to Mariapfarr – Göriach – Göriach Hut Village car park just before the Göriach Hut Village Hansal Hut, Landwiersee Hut

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The dairymaids of Göriach were always proud of their good cheese. But one day, the cheese worms (Kaswurm) bored into the white and golden yellow rounds of cheese, causing them to become ongla grausig, as the people of the Lungau say whenever they feel that something tastes dreadful.

The legend goes on to say that a hunter finally found a long, white snake at the base of a rock on the trail’s edge not far from the hut village.

He waited patiently until he was finally able to fire a deadly shot. The monster immediately fell apart into a pile of tiny worms which, as quick as a flash, disappeared into the cracks and fissures of the ground. Since that time, the dairymaids at this hut village have been spared from these vexatious cheese worms, with their savory cheeses appealing even to the most gourmet of palates. The cheese stone (Kasastoa) stands there to this day – clearly visible on the edge of the trail where, as hikers make their way into the valley, the picturesque hut village comes into view. It was also here that the new cowherds were officially welcomed into the community.

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⓯ Landwierseen (elev. 1,977 m, 2,047 m)

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⓰ Gralatisee (elev. 1,816 m) Upper Lessachtal The Golden Hen In the secluded Gralatikar – at the foot of the Hochgolling – lies a small mountain tarn, one of many that adorn the crossing from the Lessachtal to the Schladminger Tauern.

For many an hour during the day, the tall rocky crags of the Hochgolling are reflected in its dark green waters, giving the abandoned alpine hut there an almost fairytale appearance.

It has been a long time since the gold miners of the Lessachtal dug for silver, copper, and sulfur, with their greatest bounty discovered on the steep slopes of the Hochgolling itself. At dizzying elevations, they drove their mine galleries deep into the mountainside. Many entrances and steps hewn out of the rock are visible to this day. With the arrival of winter, the miners would abandon the mines and return again in the springtime. One area of snow, located above the Gralatikar, would always remain, taking on the silhouette of a hen, a sign to the miners that the ore mines were once again free of ice and snow. The ore of the Hochgolling petered out many, many years ago and mining ceased, but the Golden Hen above the Gralatisee is still there for everyone to see.

Leaving from the Lasshoferalm (elev. 1,270 m) in the Upper Lessach Valley (toll road/fee: € 5), you will initially hike out in a northerly direction to the point where the valley forks. Hike to the left (west) along the trail, which will take you on a steady climb directly to the eastern slopes of the Hochgolling and the Gollinganger. From there you will continue southwards to the Gralatisee (elev. 1,816 m).

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ca. 550 m intermediate to difficult about 2.5 hours to the Gralatisee Lasshoferalm Lenznalm, Lasshoferalm

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Upper Lessachtal Of the mysterious Kasmandl

The lowest of the three Landschitzseen (elev. 1,778 m) can be reached from the Lasshoferalm (elev. 1,270 m) in the Upper Lessachtal (toll road/ fee: â‚Ź 5) via a marked trail (no. 784). The hike takes about 2 hours.

We would recommend continuing your hike to the middle and then the upper Landschitzsee (elev. 1,937 m). The hike from one lake to the next takes about 45 minutes.

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ca. 510 to 810 m (depending on tour variant) intermediate approximately 3.5 hours to the upper Landschitzsee Lasshoferalm Lenznalm, Lasshoferalm

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The dwarf-like, half-savage Kasmandl is an alpine spirit who, in the summer months, inhabits the highest peaks, darkest forests and most inaccessible areas, feeding upon roots and wild herbs.

At Martinmas, in late autumn, the little rascal leaves his hiding place and sneaks into the abandoned alpine huts, where he spends his time snacking on remnants of butter and cheese, left there by the hill farmers as a friendly gesture toward him. But in late spring, when up in the mountains the very first grasses and herbs are beginning to peek out of the ground, the Kasmandl must leave the huts and head back up toward the high, lonely mountaintops. Just before the cattle are driven up to the alpine pastures for summer grazing and the dairymaids and cowherds settle in for the summer, the farmer would generally hike up to his hut alone and check that everything was as it should be. Upon his return home, he would then tell his eagerly attentive children how he had, once again, driven away the Kasmandl.

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â“ą Landschitzseen (elev. 1,778 m, 1,937 m)

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Yet another tale reveals that the Kasmandl is also a lover of music.

A farmhand from Lessach, who also happened to be a wonderful fiddle player, made a deal with the farmer that if he were able to entice the Kasmandl down from the hill country with his music, he would receive a spotted milk cow as his reward. On Martinmas Eve, the time for the trial had finally arrived. The Kasmandl, accompanied by a black cow, strode by the fiddle player and the astonished farmers, before disappearing into the murky night.

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Chance Encounters with the Kasmandl

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⓲ Zwerfenbergsee, Angersee (elev. 2,024 m, 2,100 m) Upper Lessachtal

The Kasmandl shies away from people, making any chance encounter so very rare, wondrous and mysterious, that a legend would be woven around any such occurrence.

Two such stories come to us from the Lessachtal. Once upon a time there was a hunter who, having just killed a chamois, decided to cook up some fresh liver at an unoccupied mountain hut. As he stepped in the door, he saw no other than the Kasmandl, who was already cooking up his own meal, a charred frog on a wooden skewer sizzling over the open fire.

From the car park at the Lasshoferalm (elev. 1,270 m) in the Upper Lessachtal (toll road/fee: € 5), we begin a somewhat challenging hike.

At the trail fork, you will take trail no. 777 to the biggest lake in the Lungau region, the Zwerfenbergsee, elev. 2,024 m. The hike takes about 3.5 hours. A detour to the somewhat higher Angersee (elev. 2,100 m), which takes about 30 minutes, is highly recommended.

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ca. 850 m intermediate to difficult about 3.5 hours to the Zwerfenbergsee Lasshoferalm Lenznalm, Lasshoferalm

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Tamsweg Preber Area The Golden Harrow

Reachable by car or valley bus from Tamsweg. An alpine moorland lake is located at 1,514 m above sea level is circled by the Self-guided Moors Trail around the lake. Leaving from the car parks, the walk takes about 45 minutes.

45-minute loop easy No. 740 from Tamsweg – Prebersee car park next to Lake Prebersee Ludlalm

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Nestled within a delightful, sunny stretch of land is the mysterious Prebersee (elev.

1,514 m). Suspended matter in the water of the moors gives the water surface its dark color. Along the flanks of the Preber (elev. 2,740 m), with its imposing ridgeline, there extends a broad region of alpine pastures boasting a number of rewarding hiking destinations. But rather than the soothing mountain sun, it was the call of gold that enticed treasure hunters to the area throughout the centuries. The old Venediger Books chronicle the existence of the so-called Bishop’s Hole below the Trogleiteneck on the way to the Preberspitze, the site of a gold mine from which high-quality gold ore was extracted over a protracted period of time. Inscriptions on the rocks at the entrance to this protected cave remind us of those days long past. Legend, incidentally, has now transferred the legendary Preber Gold to the lake itself. According to this legend, at some point in the distant future, the lake’s tranquil waters will rise over its shores and flood the entire area of the Murboden. Finally, a harrow made of pure gold will be washed up from the lakebed, one so valuable that it will be possible to rebuild everything anew, including St. Leonhard’s Church.

What fears the people of those times must have lived with! Nowadays, we probably have a better perspective on things, seeing those flecks of gold that sparkle atop the lake’s dark moorland waters as perhaps the one grain of truth to this particular legend.

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⓴ Rosaninsee (elev. 2,080 m) Bundschuh Nature Sanctuary The Spirit in the Freimannsloch The alpine meadows of the Nockberge mountains, fragrant with smell of the herb muskroot, were first worn beautifully smooth by ice-age glaciers and subsequently deforested by ore miners.

Hikers here roam through a very peaceful world.

Mining ceased about 100 years ago, which meant that a fire has not burned in the Bundschuh smelter for about the same period of time. But legend has it that there are still treasures out there, hidden amid the fissured crags above the Rosaninsee. One now legendary spot became known as the Freimannsloch. Year after year, a treasure hunter would come here and extract his rewards from a mysterious cave between Stangalm and Rosanin. “If people only knew what wealth lay below their feet, they would have far fewer concerns,” he once revealed to a poor shepherd.

The latter, of course, had no grasp that wealth might also come in the form of pristine beautiful countryside. He secretly searched for the hidden cave and did indeed find gold and silver. The local magistrate found his newly acquired fortune suspicious and, since he refused to reveal the truth, he was cast into a dungeon. Only in the night before his scheduled execution did he confide the details to the executioner, in exchange for a promise that he would gain his freedom. The executioner was a scoundrel, kept the secret to himself and put the man to the sword the next morning. But he, too, did not escape punishment, for it is his spirit which now haunts the Freimannsloch, where he stands guard with a bloody axe, scaring away potential intruders.

Setting out from the car park across from the Family and Youth hostel Schönfeld or from the Dr. Josef Mehrl Hut (elev. 1,730 m), you will cross the bridge and then make a left, hiking steadily uphill along trail no.

126 to the Rosaninsee (elev. 2,080 m). Once there, we would highly recommend a hike up to the Grosser Königstuhl (elev. 2,340 m). The hike to the Rosaninsee takes about 1.5 hours, the hike from the Rosaninsee to the Grosser Königstuhl approximately 1 hour.

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ca. 350 to 610 m (depending on tour variant) intermediate approximately 1.5 hours to the Rosaninsee across from the Family and Youth hostel Schönfeld, Dr. Josef Mehrl Hut Dr. Josef Mehrl Hut, Eßlalm

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Muhr, the Nature Park Village The Golden Treasure in the Lake

Leaving from the car park at the Arsenhaus (elev. 1,341 m, the hut is not open to the public), you will take the self-guided nature trail to the Rotgüldensee Hut and on to the lower Rotgüldensee (elev. 1,735 m).

Option to take way-marked shortcuts (rather steep) leading through different kinds of vegetation (e.g. columbine, larkspur, wild oregano and marjoram, a variety of orchids etc.). From the hut, a beautiful trail leads out above the lake shore to the far shoreline, taking us through tall vegetation and rare plants. A unique experience for anyone who loves flowers. The hike takes about 1.5 hours.

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ca. 400 m easy approximately 1.5 hours to the lower Rotgüldensee No. 760 to Muhr – Muhr Rotgülden Arsenhaus car park (Muhr Rotgülden bus stop) Rotgüldensee Hut

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As evening commences, the lake becomes a sea of reddish gold, warm rays of sunshine streaming across the glistening waters. Rotgülden is a place that still resonates with the long, eventful history of those mines, miners and gold prospectors that were once so much a part of this region.

There was once a rich mine owner, or so the tale would have it, who oversaw gold mining in Muhrwinkel. He was a proud, hard on his miners, but his love for his only daughter surpassed all else. Then the daughter fell in love with a poor mine worker. Overcome with jealousy, the father forbade her any future contact. Overcome by grief, the girl became mortally ill and, in a matter of days, was borne out to the cemetery. The father was in utter despair and, from this day on, hated gold as much as death itself. So filled with sorrow was he, that he sank his entire fortune into the dark waters of this lake, which has been known as the Rotgüldensee (red-gold lake) ever since.

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㉑ Rotgüldensee (elev. 1,735 m)

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㉒ Karwassersee (elev. 1,897 m) Muhr, the Nature Park Village The Witch in the Belfry in Muhr It had just turned midnight, when a witch on her broomstick roared into the belfry in Muhr. Her raven-black hair was shaggy, and her dress was equally so. Flying around her were four large birds: a big raven, a screech owl, a jay and an old wood grouse.

With a hammer, she struck the metal, and the bell emitted a dark hum. But she wasn’t content with that. She struck the thick metal coating of the bell with even greater rage, so that a hollow drone could be heard, just as if it were an extended, deep toll of mourning.

But the bell remained intact. No matter how much she hammered on it and abused its bronze sides, she was unable to put the hole in it she so hoped for. She fell upon it with a fury, accompanied by a moaning, roaring and hissing, as if all the spirits of hell had been unleashed. But soon the witching hour had past and, though she hadn’t accomplished a thing, the evil witch and her four birds were compelled to withdraw.

Since that time, however, the bell in Muhr has lost its beautiful ring. That said, its power to fend off evil weather witchery has endured. It is still possible to see a crack that had never quite managed to split open, on its inner surface. This is known as the Witch’s Mark.

From the Muritzen car park (toll road € 5 fee/coin-operated) you will take the wide forest road as far as the chapel. To the left of the chapel, you will follow the path through the Muritzen hut village. After crossing the bridge, continue to the right on the eastern side of the valley on a marked path along the banks of the Muritzenbach until you come to the Karwassersee. If you now hike via the eastern shores of this lake, then head west to the Schwarzkar, you will come to the Schwarzseen lakes. However, this path is not marked, so it is only recommended for surefooted hikers with mountain experience.

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ca. 400 m intermediate 3 hours No. 760 to Muhr – Muhr Arsenhaus Muritzen car park (toll road € 5 fee/coin-operated) Rotgülden car park (this will add 2 hours to the time of the walk)

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Bundschuh nature preserve The legend of the bloody meadow A lot of speculation among history experts

In the 7th century, the Slavs advanced from the south into the Niedere and Hohe Tauern in search of more land to settle, and there arose a fierce struggle for power with the Bajuwarii who were pushing from Bohemia towards the south. To the old settlements of the Alpine Slavs such as Stranach, Göriach (“amongst the mountain dwellers”) or Begöriach, there were now added the names of Bavarian ones such as Oberbayrdorf, Mörtelsdorf, Seitling, etc. Under the Slavic king Samo, who died in 658, these battles were said to have flared up especially intensely. The Bajuwarii duke Diet along with his wife Gleistrada, according to legend, died there on this bloody meadow in Bundschuh and their gravesite can be found at St. Michael’s parish church. So much blood shed in this beautiful alpine world surrounding the Anderleseen. Today, the area is a blessing for all those who consider the peace and quiet of nature a true gift.

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By car you will take the main Bundschuh road (L 267) to the lift parking lot in Schönfeld at an elevation of 1,740 m, the starting point for this hike. Keeping to the right, you will hike over the Mattehanshöhe, along the ridge, and over the Zechnerhöhe, Gaipahöhe and Kameritzhöhe to the Anderleseen lakes at an elevation of 2,080 m.

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The smooth landscape of the Nockberge in the most southern corner of Lungau was deforested by iron mining. There are now green alpine meadows as far as the eye can see. Tumultuousness and stress are quickly forgotten here.

How could the legend of the bloody meadow unfold in such peaceful countryside? Yet, this story, a popular oral history in these parts, is said to be rather true. This area has actually been attacked by warring factions three different times. The setting of this legend is a type of embankment, which surrounds an alpine plain on three sides. It is divided to the south by the Kremsbach and in the east by the Bundschuhbach. The events of the war, however, can not be confined to such a small space. But one thing at a time:

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㉓ Anderleseen (elev. 2,080 m)

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From tarn to mountain tarn and valley to valley “From tarn to tarn and valley to valley� presents five of the most beautiful tours: From a one-day family adventure to an 8-day expedition spanning ten peaks, our tips are certain to appeal to all hikers no matter what their expectations.

The jangling of the cowbells, a meadow blanketed in cotton grass swaying in the breeze, and the view out across the rippling surface of a mountain lake: This is what a perfect Alpine Summer in the Salzburger Lungau looks like. Around 60 tarns can be found here: between alpine cirques and forests, pastures, cliffs and craggy peaks.

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From Göriach to the Landwiersee Hut and to the upper and lower Landwiersee lakes

Landwierseen Scenic valley head The path leads gently uphill between the huts and follows the course of the Göriachbach. It effortlessly continues uphill and, after a few sharp turns, reveals to the hiker the spectacular crown of mountains surrounding the valley head: the northwest ridge of the 2,863 m-high Hochgolling drops off to the left to the Gollingscharte, and at the foot of the mighty Zwerfenberg, the path to the left leading to the Landwiersee Hut is clearly recognizable. High to the left, hikers are greeted by the sight of the Rotsandspitze and Hoher Wagen.

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2 idyllic mountain lakes A little beyond the Zugriegel Huts, you will reach the Landwiersee Hut (elev. 1,985 m), a hut belonging to the Lungau Chapter of the Austrian Alpine Association. When they are open during the summer months, the hut offers hikers meals and overnight accommodations. Don’t forget to get your hiking logbook stamped! From the romantically situated hut, a trail leads southwest to the lower Landwiersee lake, and to the upper Landwiersee lake (elev. 2,047 m), which can be reached in around 20 min. The trail leads along the same path back to the starting point.

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Starting point for this promising, scenic family tour is the village of Göriach with a population of 400, around 6 km from Tamsweg. Hikers follow – either by car or foot – the road next to the Göriachbach which, after the last occupied houses, gives way to a forest road. There is parking at the lower Piendlalm Hut and 3 km further along at the Almdörfl.

Nine farmers from Göriach each have their own alpine hut in this idyllic hut village, which can be rented or leased, or which, as is the case with the Hansal Hut or the Neumann Hut, invite you to stop in for refreshments.

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2-lake hike in Göriachtal valley Unt. Piendlalm Hut

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roundtrip distance: from the Piendlalm Hut parking lot: ca. 6 hrs. from the hut village parking lot: ca. 5 hrs. forest road, starting at the hut: hiking trail to the hut: 560 m, to the upper lake: 630 m

easy •Hansal Hut, Landwiersee Hut

Package to accompany the “2-lake hike in Göriachtal” - 2 nights including half-board at a ***hotel/inn - 1 Lungau Summer in the Hills meal at a rustic hut in Göriachtal (wherever refreshment opportunities are available) - Hiking taxi to the starting point and pick-up after the hike - 1 hiking map No. 202 / freytag & berndt publishers - 1 brochure “Lungau Summer in the Hills”

starting at EURO 199.00 per person in a double room Packages are bookable in all accommodation categories, valid from the beginning of June to the end of September 2018, info about children’s discounts and single occupancy surcharge

Information Booking Ferienregion Salzburger Lungau Bacher Reisen (Travel agency) Rotkreuzgasse 100 Marktstraße 94 A-5582 St. Michael A-5582 St. Michael Tel. 0043 (0)6477 8988 Tel. 0043 (0)6477 8111 info@lungau.at urlaub@bacher-reisen.com www.lungau.at www.bacher-reisen.com

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Obertauern – Twenger Almsee lake – Wirpitschsee lake – Grangler Hut – Ober Hut – Obertauern

Time-on-trail:

Elevation change: Trail conditions: Difficulty level: Refreshments:

2 hrs. in gains 2.5 to 3 hrs. in drops 520 m (uphill), 870 m (downhill) forest road and trail

intermediate •Tonimörtl Hut, Grangler Hut, Twenger Alm

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Twenger Almsee lake

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Day 1: From Mauterndorf by car or bus in the direction of Obertauern.

Around 7 km after the town of Tweng, you will find “Haus Schaidberg” on the right side of the street, the starting point for this splendid 2-day tour. From here, the hiking trail leads via a small bridge on a forest road, steep in parts, to the Ernst Hut (not staffed) at an elevation of 1,869 m. After this, the trail continues on level ground for the time being, yet soon after, the trail steepens and leads up to the Twenger Almsee lake.

The climb to the Gollitsch-Scharte (elev. ca. 2,200 m) begins on the right shore. Hiking up this trail, we reach the highest point of the day after ca. 2 hrs. The descent to Weisspriachtal valley first drops steeply to Upper Schönalmsee lake and then continues to Lower Schönalmsee lake.

Particularly impressive is the wonderful pine forest amid the boulders to the left. The fourth mountain lake of the day is the Wirpitschsee lake with the nearby Tonimörtl Hut at an elevation of 1,699 m. After a snack to recharge your batteries, Tiefenbachsee lake entices you to take a detour (about an extra 30 min.). The descent to the valley can be undertaken either along a forest road or a well-marked hiking trail. After 15 min. hikers reach tonight’s lodgings, the Grangler Hut. At this certified Summer in the Hills hut (elev. 1,295 m), hikers are treated to exquisite Lungau specialties such as roast pork, Kasnock’n, or Rahmkoch.

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5-lake tour in the Niedere Tauern / 2-day tour

Time-on-trail: Elevation change: Trail conditions: Difficulty level: Refreshments:

4.5 to 5 hrs.

800 m forest road and trail

easy •Grangler Hut and Ober Hut

This tour can also be hiked in reverse direction.

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Day 2: From the Grangler Hut, after a hearty alpine breakfast, we make our way in leisurely fashion via a forest road through the Lantschfeldtal to the last alpine huts. At the chapel, we make a right on trail No. 770, and continue uphill to the Oberhüttensattel (1,866 m). After around 2 hrs. of walking, we will reach Oberhüttensee lake and the nearby hut. After refreshments, the trail takes us on Tauernhöhenweg No. 702 in the direction of Obertauern. In the wonderful combe, hikers should defi nitely keep their eyes and ears open: marmots can be observed up close, even without binoculars! From here, the trail climbs steeply to the Klammscharte at an elevation of 2,100 m. The highest point of the day is reached in about an hour’s walk. Now we continue for about thirty minutes, with no signifi cant climbs, to the Seekarscharte, which also offers ambitious mountaineers the opportunity to take trail no. 6 past both the Rosskogel (2,254 m) and the Hundskogel (2,239 m). Otherwise, our trail leads from the Seekarscharte down to the grounds of Hotel Seekarhaus and on to the paved road, then past Hundsfeldsee lake to Obertauern to the bus stop. Once there, we make our way back to the Schaidberg parking lot.

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Alternative for day 2 or as an additional tour: From the Grangler Hut, we make our way to the Oberhüttensattel as described above. From there we go right on Tauernhöhenweg No. 702, taking us up a number of steep sections to the Akarscharte (elev. 2,315 m), which we reach in about 1.5 hrs. Here, one path leads off to the right, coming in about half an hour to the Lungauer Kalkspitze (elev. 2,471 m, easy variant), while another makes a left towards the Steirische Kalkspitze (elev. 2,459 m). Important: surefootedness and mountaineering experience are an absolute must!

From the alpine gap, the trail leads down to the Znachsattel (2,059 m) and eventually to Giglachsee lake and the hut of the same name. The return path leads from the Znachsattel out of the valley to the Untere Greinmeister Hut and the Grangler Hut.

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Package for “5-lake tour in the Niedere Tauern” - 2 nights including half-board at a ***hotel/inn - 1 romantic night at the Grangler Hut “My favorite Hut 2012“ - 1 Lungau “Summer in the Hills” meal at a rustic hut in Weisspriachtal (wherever refreshment opportunities are available) - Hiking taxi to the starting point and pick-up after the hike - Hiking info package with: 1 hiking map No. 202 / freytag & berndt & 1 Rother hiking guide “Lungau” - 1 brochure “Lungau Summer in the Hills”

starting at EURO 254.00 per person in a double room Packages are bookable in all accommodation categories, valid from the beginning of June to the end of September 2018, info about children’s discounts and single occupancy surcharge upon request

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Information Booking Ferienregion Salzburger Lungau Bacher Reisen (Travel agency) Rotkreuzgasse 100 Marktstraße 94 A-5582 St. Michael A-5582 St. Michael Tel. 0043 (0)6477 8988 Tel. 0043 (0)6477 8111 info@lungau.at urlaub@bacher-reisen.com www.lungau.at www.bacher-reisen.com

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6.5 to 7.0 hrs. (not including summit tours) 1,000 m forest road and trail intermediate to difficult Grangler Hut, Giglachsee Hut

ALTERNATIVE for day 2 - 5-lake tour in the Niedere Tauern

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6-lake tour from Muhr to Riedingtal valley / 3-day tour Muhr – Stickler Hut – Riedingscharte – Königalm Hut – Haselloch – Franz-Fischer-Hut – Jakoberalm Hut – Rothenwändersee lake – Grosskessel – Zederhaus Day 1: The starting point of this 3-day tour is the unstaffed Arsen Hut (elev.

1,341 m) in the Hintermuhr section of Muhr. During the summer holidays a busservice is offered to the Hintermuhr. From here, we travel ca. 4 km by car or valley bus on the toll road (have € 5 in coins ready) to the Muritzen parking lot (1,520 m). We now begin a one-hour walk past a chapel and alpine huts to the staffed Stickler Hut (1,752 m). In front of the hut, trail No. 740 leads off to the right and up to the Riedingscharte (2,274 m), which can be reached in an additional hour and a half. For experienced hikers, there is also the opportunity to scale the Weisseck (2,711 m) in 1 1⁄4 hrs. But for everyone else, the path leads from the Riedingscharte on fl at trail No. 711, accompanied by magnifi cent views, to Riedingsee lake and the Boarnlacke (2,215 m). The occasionally steep descent ends at the Summer in the Hills Hut - Zauner Hut. From here it’s only 10 more min. by foot to our overnight lodgings, the rustic Summer in the Hills hut on the Königalm Hut (elev. 1,667 m). With homemade pressed cheese dumplings and wholegrain cheese noodles, you can recharge your batteries for the upcoming day.

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5.5 hrs.

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Day 3: The last leg of this 3-day tour leads from the Jakoberalm (1,839 m) on path no. 702 in about an hour to Rothenwändersee lake (elev. 2,010 m).

Here hikers enjoy a gorgeous and impressive mountain panorama. From the lake, we first hike gently downhill along a trail, then on a gravel road, coming in ca. 1.5 hrs. to the Grosskessel area and the idyllic Summer in the Hills hut, the Muhreralm (1,642 m), where a brief stop for Maria’s delicious refreshments is an absolute must. After an additional 45 min. we reach the toll booth and also the stop for the post bus, which will bring us back to our starting point.

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3.5 hrs.

130 m trail and forest road

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Königalm Hut

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Day 2: After spending a peaceful night, we set out from behind the Königalm on a climb straight up to the Haselloch. Path No. 702 leads, fi rst steeply, then climbing more gently, in ca. 1.5 hrs. to the pond (elev. 2,135 m). The following hike up to the Bärenlacke (elev. 2,020 m), the highest point of the day’s tour, leads us past Allermannsharnisch, a rare garlic plant, which you can already smell from quite a distance. Across a carpet of fl owers, just past the nearby Hoislsee lake (2,040 m) and again slightly ascending to the Ilgsee lake (2,097 m) where the trail leads directly on the shores of the lake to the Zaunersee lake to the Franz-Fischer Hut (2,018 m) in a hike taking around 2.5 hours. Now, it’s only 2 more hrs. to the Jakoberalm (elev. 1,839 m), where we will settle in to our accommodations for the night: the path there leads past the Esser lakes and through an area of larch trees. The mighty Mosermandl (elev. 2,680 m) constantly watches over you.

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Package for the “6-lake tour from Muhr to Riedingtal valley” - 2 nights including half-board at a ***hotel/inn - 1 romantic night at the Königalm Hut - 1 romantic night at the Jakoberalm Hut - Hiking taxi to the starting point and pick-up after the hike - 1 Lungau “Summer in the Hills” meal at a rustic hut in Zederhaus (wherever refreshment opportunities are available) - Hiking info package with: 1 hiking map No. 202 / freytag & berndt & 1 Rother hiking guide “Lungau” - 1 brochure “Lungau Summer in the Hills”

starting at EURO 295.00 per person in a double room Packages are bookable in all accommodation categories, valid from the beginning of June to the end of September 2018, info about children’s discounts and single occupancy surcharge upon request

Information Booking Ferienregion Salzburger Lungau Bacher Reisen (Travel agency) Rotkreuzgasse 100 Marktstraße 94 A-5582 St. Michael A-5582 St. Michael Tel. 0043 (0)6477 8988 Tel. 0043 (0)6477 8111 info@lungau.at urlaub@bacher-reisen.com www.lungau.at www.bacher-reisen.com

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This tour takes you via the sunny side of the Schladminger and Radstädter Tauern – from Prebersee lake to St. Michael.

Day 2: Short Variant: Transfer to Prebersee lake - Gasthaus Ludlalm (1,500 m), hike in the direction of Lessach via the Laraalm, the Wagenberg (1,440 m) and along the supply road to Lessach (1,197 m) and to your accommodations.

Time on Trail: 2 hrs Elevation Changes: 100 m (uphill), 400 m (downhill)

Long Variant: Transfer to the turn-off for the Grazer Hut on the Preberstraße, 2 km to Prebersee lake (1,514 m), from there continue to the Grazer Hut (1,897 m). Then westerly across the southern slopes of the Preber to the Golzgraben. Follow this downhill to Wagenberg (1,440 m), taking the supply road to Lessach (1,197 m) and your accommodations.

Time on Trail: Elevation Changes:

ca. 5 hrs.

500 m (uphill), 800 m (downhill)

Day 3: From Lessach in the direction of Wildbach Hut snack station (1,806 m).

A flat path leads you to the Granglitzalmen. Downhill along a forestry road to Hintergöriach (1,230 m) and your lodgings.

Time on Trail: ca. 3.5 hrs.

Elevation Changes: 650 m (uphill), 600 m (downhill)

Alternate Variant: from the Wildbach Hut up the Gumma (2,316 m).

Time on Trail: Elevation Changes:

ca. 2.5 hrs. - roundtrip 510 m (uphill), 510 m (downhill)

Time on Trail: Elevation Changes:

ca. 4.5 hrs.

560 m (uphill), 670 m (downhill)

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Day 4: From Hintergöriach (1,230 m) via the Moargut, Moarbergsteig trail G 6 – take the Gensgitsch forestry lane uphill to the right and the Gensgitsch Hut (1,786 m). Return the same way, but after 10 minutes drop down to the right to the Kobaltsattel (1,554 m). From here, continue on the main lane for around 700 meters southwards, then take the forestry path which branches off to the right and takes you directly to the small village of Zankwarn (hiking path M 5). Take the footpath into the center of Mariapfarr (1,120 m) and to your lodgings.

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Day 1: Individual arrival in St. Michael im Lungau/Oberweissburg section of town. For example, coming from the direction of Munich/Salzburg: Zederhaus exit, follow the signs for St. Michael. After around 10 kilometers, you will arrive in the community of Oberweissburg (an autobahn toll sticker is required and a toll charge of € 5.50 each time through the toll gate).

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Tauern Sunny-Side Tour / 8-day tour

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Alternative Variant: from the Gensgitsch Hut up the Gensgitsch (2,279 m).

Time on Trail: Elevation Changes:

ca. 2.5 hrs.

500 m (uphill & downhill)

Day 5: From Mariapfarr (1,120 m) via Niederrain to Pürstlmoos (1,212 m).

Along the banks of the Lignitzbach through the Tiergraben to Wielandkapelle chapel (1,322 m). Along the Platschweg to Kraischaberg (1,380 m).

Via Oberfeldgasse to Tscharra, now following a mountain road to the last farm, then via „Sonndörfl ” to Weißpriach (1,102 m) and your lodgings.

Time on Trail: Elevation Changes:

ca. 3.5 hrs.

250 m (uphill & downhill)

Day 6: From Weißpriach (1,102 m) along the Skihüttensteig trail to the former Weißpriacher ski hut. Along the lift road to the valley station of the „6er-Samsonbahn“ lift (1,489 m), continue to the right of the chair lift to the old Raderweg. Follow this via the Schitter Hut to the Rader Hut (1,791 m) and continue along the edge of the ski slope to the mountain station of the chair lift (2,020 m). Descend in a southerly direction to the Moserkopf (1,896 m) and the Almstüberl (1,850 m). Take the Hexensteig trail through high forest to Veitlbauer farmstead (1,406 m), Mauterndorf (1,123 m) and your accommodations.

Time on Trail: Elevation Changes:

ca. 5 hrs.

920 m (uphill), 900 m (downhill)

Day 7: On foot from Mauterndorf (1,123 m) up the Grosseck (2,072 m) to the Speiereck Hut, and via a ridgeline up to the summit of the Speiereck (2,411 m). Hike back down via the Speiereck-Halterhut and the Obere Pindlalm Hut, continuing along the Mühlsteig to the St. Egidiweg and on to Oberweissburg.

Alternative: In the summer months (July & August) on the gondola lift from the village of Hammer (Mauterndorf Ski Center) up the Grosseck.

Saves about 1.5 hrs.

Time on Trail: Elevation Changes:

ca. 6.5 hrs.

1,290 m (uphill), 1,340 m (downhill)

Day 8: Leave for home or extend your stay.

Total Time on Trail: ca. 25 hrs.

Total Elevation Change: 3,800 vertical meters in gains, 4,200 vm in descents (variants not included) Types of Trails: Hiking trails/paths, forestry roads/mountain lanes intermediate Difficulty Level: Refreshments: Ludlalm, Grazer Hut, Preber-Halter Hut, Wildbach Hut, Almstüberl Fanningberg, Restaurant Schialm, Restaurant Panorama Alm, Speiereck Hut, Speiereck-Halterhut,

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Wildbach Hut Gumma Wildbach Hut Granglitzalmen Hintergöriach Gensgitsch Hut

Alternative Gensgitsch

Gensgitsch Hut

Zankwarn Mariapfarr

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Package offer for the “Tauern Sunny-Side Tour” - 7 nights including half-board at an inn with shower/WC or bath - 1 pack lunch per person and day - 1 hiking map per room - 1 Lungau hiking booklet per room - 1 Lungau hiking pin at the end of the tour for each participant - daily luggage transfer to your next night’s accommodations

EURO 652.00 per person in a double room Surcharge for single occupancy: EURO 86.00 Rental hiking poles: EURO 26.00 per person and week Bookable from the end of May until the beginning of October, daily arrival possible.

Total duration: 8 days/7 nights in the valley.

Hiker’s insurance available on request!

Information & Booking Franz Lehenauer Autobus Taxi Reisebüro Gewerbestraße 451 A-5582 St. Michael Tel. 0043 (0)6477 8311 taxi@lehenauer.at www.lehenauer.at

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During this wonderful tour, you will be following easily walked hiking paths essentially from start to finish – through pine forests and across alpine pastures – crossing 10 summits in the process.

Day 2: You will leave St. Margarethen along forest paths, hiking via the Esseralm (1,593 m) to the Bonner Hut (1,713 m). Drop down to Bundschuh/ Hochofen (1,050 m). Transfer to your lodgings.

Time on Trail: Elevation Changes:

ca. 6 hrs.

658 m (uphill), 648 m (downhill)

Day 3: Transfer to Bundschuh. Through the Weißseite and via the Größingalm to the Gaipahöhe (2,192 m), over the Zechnerhöhe (2,188 m) and on to the Mattehanshöhe (2,086 m). Hike down to Schönfeld past the Dr. Josef Mehrl Hut (1,730 m) to your accommodations.

Time on Trail: Elevation Changes:

ca. 5 to 6 hrs.

979 m (uphill), 570 m (downhill)

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Nock Round/Gaipa

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Day 1: Individual arrival in St. Margarethen im Lungau (1,066 m), if coming from the direction of Munich/Salzburg for example: St. Michael exit off the autobahn – follow signs for Tamsweg – turn off for St. Margarethen. (an autobahn toll sticker is required and a toll charge of € 5.50 each time through the toll gate).

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Day 4: Hike up on the western side below the Schilchernock to the Klölingscharte (2,116 m). Drop down through the valley head at the Klölingalm to your lodgings.

Time on Trail: Elevation Changes:

ca. 2.5 hrs.

384 m (uphill), 159 m (downhill)

Day 5: Hike up the Kleiner Königstuhl (2,254 m), continuing along a ca. 6 km alpine path taking you to the Feldernock – Vordereck - Windriegel Gstoßlacke und Baierl Hut to the Gstoßhöhe (1,890 m). Drop down via the Mühlhauser Hut to Ramingstein and the Triebling section of town (974 m). Walk past the ski jump and the BMW workshop along the main highway and the bridge over the Mur, along the bike path to Madling - to your accommodations.

Time on Trail: Elevation Changes:

ca. 6 hrs.

491 m (uphill), 1,426 m (downhill)

Day 6: From Madling across the bridge over the Mur, make a left through the community of Schwarzenberg and continue on the hiking path leading to the Trattnerbauer farm. Hike up via the Tscheller Hut, Franzenbauer Hut and Langer Hut to the top of the Lasaberg (1,935 m). Return the same way as far as the Langerbauer farm, then take path No. 795 until you are close to the Frauenhöhle (the turn-off to a rather inaccessible cave close to a wayside altar at 1,131 m). Hike down to Tamsweg (1,021 m) – to your accommodation.

Time on Trail: Elevation Changes:

ca. 6 to 7 hrs.

979 m (uphill), 930 m (downhill)

Day 7: From the town center of Tamsweg along the Ottingweg across the Taurach bridge to Mörtelsdorf. Hike up the Mitterberg (1,399 m) via the eastern ridgeline. Drop down to Frimlkapelle chapel (1,358 m), and continue via the Friml farmstead and the Culture Path to Schloss Moosham and St. Margarethen, your last night’s accommodations, where your car will also be waiting!

Time on Trail: Elevation Changes:

ca. 5 - 6 hrs.

821 m (uphill), 579 m (downhill)

Day 8: Leave for home or extend your stay.

Total Time on Trail: ca. 28 hrs.

Total Elevation Change: around 4,000 vertical meters, both uphill and downhill Types of Trails: Hiking trails/paths, forestry path mountain lanes, alpine pastures, forestry roads Difficulty Level: intermediate Refreshments: Bonner Hut, Dr. Josef-Mehrl Hut

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Gaipahöhe

Klölingalm

Kleiner Königstuhl Gstoßlacke

Madling

Lasaberg

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Package offer for “The Nock Tour” - 7 nights including half-board at an inn (2 nights of which are spent at a mountain inn) with shower/WC or bath - 1 pack lunch per person and day - 1 hiking map per room - 1 Lungau hiking booklet per room - 1 Lungau hiking pin at the end of the tour for each participant - daily luggage transfer to your next night’s accommodations

EURO 648,00 per person in a double room Surcharge for single occupancy: EURO 86.00 Rental hiking poles: EURO 26.00 per person and week Bookable from the end of May until the beginning of October, daily arrival possible.

Total duration: 8 days, of which 5 nights are spent in the valley and 2 nights at mountain inns.

Hiker’s insurance available on request!

Information & Booking Franz Lehenauer Autobus Taxi Reisebüro Gewerbestraße 451 A-5582 St. Michael Tel. 0043 (0)6477 8311 taxi@lehenauer.at www.lehenauer.at

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Prebersee lake All-Inclusive LungauCard With the LungauCard, our guests can look forward to an enormous variety ofa ll-inclusive and discounted activities for the whole family!

Complete information about the LungauCard and participating businesses can be found online at: http://card.lungau.at

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Riedingtal Nature Park, Zederhaus Hut Highlights – “Wooden Tools & Toys”

Alpine Flavor – Gruberalm Homemade ingredients from an organic farm in our meals and snacks.

Home-baked bread with bacon and Tyrolean gray cheese to invigorate hikers. If you have an appetite for a warm meal, order ahead for some tasty “Hasenöhrl” (unsweetened pastry) with sauerkraut.

Open to the Public: end of May to October Overnight Accommodations: no Contact: Gottfried Gruber Family, Gruberbauer farm Telephone: +43 (0)6478 390 or +43 (0)650 2241102 E-Mail: gottfried-gruber@sbg.at

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ca. 170 m easy ca. 0.5 to 1.5 hours (depending on tour variant) No. 770 to Zederhaus – Wald – Schliereralm – Gruberalm near the Tauern Tunnel (south entrance), Schliereralm

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How to reach us As a starting point for our hike, we would recommend the car park located near the south entrance to the Tauern Tunnel (elev. 1,345 m).

The hiking path will take us on a walk lasting about 1.5 hours to the Gruberalm (elev. 1,514 m). For an alternative, take a ride on the bus or drive your own car (toll road/€ 8 fee, incl. valley bus during the main vacation season) to the Schliereralm (elev. 1,495 m). From there continue on foot along the shores of the Schlierersee and the banks of a stream, or ride the valley bus to the Gruberalm. The walk from the Schliereralm to the Gruberalm takes about 30 minutes.

Fabulous Hikes to Alpine TarnsTours from Lake to Mountain Lake Flavor of the High Country

An old pitchfork tells of the former days of hay-making here in the hill country. Every bushel of hay was valuable, essential to getting the dairy cows through the winter, while the wooden tools the farmers needed were manufactured right there on the farm.

Machln is what they call it in the Lungau dialect, while the workshop is known as a Zeferhittn. Great maple, birch and spruce trees produce a lightweight wood and were therefore used to make rakes, pitchforks and other tools. If a more durable wood was needed, farmers turned to ash or barberry. Gischgalatznhoiz is what the Lungau locals called the latter. From its red berries, incidentally, you can make a delicious and healthy juice. At the Gruberalm, your hosts still nurture ages-old insights into finding the right wood for the right job.

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㆒ Gruberalm (elev. 1,514 m)

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㆓ Hoislalm (elev. 1,556 m) Riedingtal Nature Park, Zederhaus Hut Highlights - “Hill farming past and present” At the newly renovated Hoislalm you can experience and discover life on the farm.

Old and young visitors alike are given interesting insights into modern hill farming. With advance notice, your farming hosts will be glad to show you the basics of farm work, including milking as well as how to make butter and cheese. “Hoisl Peter” once did all the milking by hand at the Hoislalm. But today, you can watch the cows standing there patiently in a modern milking “parlor”, as you breathe in the healthful mountain air, watch the pigs being their usual lazy selves and the cows grazing, or simply take delight in listening to the rush of the mountain stream… If you are in the mood for some healthy Kneipp therapy, step into the fresh mountain waters of the Riedingbach right next to the hut. Awaiting the children is a great adventure playground as well as a stable with farm animals that just love to be petted.

Alpine Flavor – Hoislalm A particular specialty of the Hoislalm are meat pockets right out of the hot pan which are then prepared and served for guests of the 2 hill-country festivals. All ingredients used in our delectable alpine snacks are produced here at the Hoislalm. The hill farmers invite you for refreshments, to refuel with farm-fresh organic products, enjoy the beautiful view, or simply to take a break and rest.

We are also happy to host special events at our mountain hut.

Open to the Public: June until mid September Overnight Accommodations: yes Contact: Schlick Family, Hoislbauer farm Telephone: +43 (0)650 3411931 E-mail: hoislbauer@cablelink.at

How to reach us As a starting point, we recommend the parking area at the south entrance to the Tauern tunnel (elev. 1,345 m) – from there it takes about 2.5 hrs. to reach the Hoislalm. It’s also possible to travel by car to the parking area for the Nature Park Info Center (toll road/€ 8 fee, incl. valley bus during the main vacation season) – also the starting point of the Almenwanderweg trail. By taking this idyllic trail you will reach the Hoislalm in an hour. Hikes during the main holiday season can also incorporate a ride on the valley bus.

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ca. 210 m easy ca. 1 to 2.5 hours (depending on the tour variant) Line 770 to Zederhaus - Wald – Nature Park Center at the Schliereralm - with the valley bus to the Hoislalm near the Tauern Tunnel (south entrance), Schliereralm

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Riedingtal Nature Park, Zederhaus Hut Highlights – “Kneipp Therapy in a Mountain Tarn”

The Jakoberalm has managed to preserve many of its traditional household items. Ever heard of something called a Bittrach? The name of this rounded wooden vessel is Slavic in origin. Used in summer, the Bittrach was filled with fresh spring water. Then a farmhand would carry it out to the dairymaids and cowherds working in the fields.

Alpine Flavor – Jakoberalm At the Jakoberalm, we truly value regional products and supporting our local farmers. From farmhouse bread to various juices including rose petal, nettle and “Alpine Cola”, we pay close attention to the healthfulness of all we offer. At the beginning of the season, nature offers us so much – including wild thyme, which is first dried and then used to make flavorful cookies. Milk from the Biosphere Reserve, sold under the label “Reine Lungau”, is also served at the Jakoberalm.

Open to the Public: June until end of September Overnight Accommodations: yes Contact: Madeleine Sagmeister and Julia Lintschinger Telephone: +43 (0)664 1534190 E-mail: madelenesagmeister@hotmail.com

Elevation Change: Difficulty: Time on Trail: Bus Service: Parking:

ca. 350 m intermediate ca. 1 hour No. 770 to Zederhaus – Schliereralm next to the trail to the Jakoberalm

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How to reach us From Zederhaus take the toll road (€ 8 fee, incl. valley bus during the main vacation season) towards Riedingtal (about 9 km) until you get to the Jakoberalm car park (ca. 0.5 km prior to the Schliereralm). From this point, a supply road and a marked hiking path lead to the Jakoberalm (elev. 1,839 m). We highly recommend hiking to the Esser See (see page 5) or the Rothenwändersee (see page 7).

Fabulous Hikes to Alpine TarnsTours from Lake to Mountain Lake Flavor of the High Country

The Jakoberalm sits beneath the Mosermandl amid glorious alpine pastures, where countless hikes varying both in length and difficulty await you. You are also certain to be tempted to enjoy the invigorating stimulation of the fresh mountain stream – a true joy for your toes, soles, heels, calves, knees and arms.

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叅 Jakoberalm (elev. 1,839 m)

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㆕ Königalm (elev. 1,667 m) Riedingtal Nature Park, Zederhaus Hut Highlights – “Zwergerlteich and Waterwheel” We are only a leisurely onehour hike from the Nature Park House or a short ride on the valley bus from the Königalm. Anyone who makes a refreshment stop here is certain to enjoy the setting with every fiber of their being – the tranquility, the pristine scenery, and, of course, the mouthwatering country cooking.

Ducks waddle and splash about in the Zwergerlteich next to the terrace, while sheep and lambs graze nearby – an alpine paradise for children of all ages. After all, here they can play to their hearts’ content, gaze at the waterwheel and pet the lambs.

Alpine Flavor – Königalm At the Königalm, the owner cooks for you personally throughout the day. Hikers can count on hot meals served from opening to closing time. The Königalm serves hearty dishes based on regional recipes, specialties of the hill country and homemade ingredients, including bacon and cheese. The fried bacon dumplings with sauerkraut are delicious, a famous specialty of the Königalm. Mmmh, they simply taste divine!

Open to the Public: beginning of June until mid October Overnight Accommodations: yes Contact: Robert Batlogg Family Telephone: +43 (0)664 2523297 E-mail: koenigalm@sbg.at

How to reach us As a starting point for a hike, we would recommend the car park located near the south entrance to the Tauern Tunnel (elev. 1,345 m).

Following the hiking path we will reach the Königalm after about a 2.5-hour walk. For an alternative, take a ride on the bus or drive your own car (toll road/€ 8 fee, incl. valley bus during the main vacation season) to the Schliereralm. From there continue on foot via the Almenwanderweg path or ride the valley bus to the Königalm. The walk from the Schliereralm to the Königalm takes about 1.25 hours. We also recommend taking a walk to the Boarnlacke (see page 9) or the Ilgsee – Zaunersee (see page 6).

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ca. 350 m easy ca. 1.25 to 2.5 hours (depending on tour variant) No. 770 to Zederhaus – Wald – Schliereralm – Königalm near the Tauern Tunnel (south entrance), Schliereralm

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Karthäusen - Zederhaus Hut experience: “Bringing in the hay, then and now”

Alpine Flavor – Liasalm The milk from cows grazing on the nearby alpine pastures is all turned into butter or cheese, either so-called “ grey cheese” or cream cheese.

Hikers can also recharge their batteries with the help of delicious cheesedumpling soup, fresh farmhouse doughnuts, or some Rahmkoch, along with a homemade juice of alpine herbs. Snacks, traditionally served on a wooden board, include bacon made from their own pork, venison sausage, a selection of cheeses, along with farmhouse bread lovingly baked right there at the farm. And for the perfect finish to your hearty meal: a shot of excellent pine schnapps.

Open to the Public: mid June until mid September Overnight Accommodations: no Contact: Erich Gruber Family, Liasnbauer farm Telephone: +43 (0)664 2719830 or +43 (0)6478 243 E-mail: fam.gruber@liasnhof.at

Elevation Change: Difficulty: Time on Trail: Bus Service: Parking:

ca. 620 m intermediate ca. 1.5 to 2.5 hours (depending on tour variant) No. 770 to Zederhaus - center center of Zederhaus – near the shop “Kaufhaus Bliem”

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How to reach us The starting point for this hike is directly across from a small sawmill in the center of Zederhaus – about 200 m from the church towards the mouth of the valley. Follow the signs taking you alongside the containment walls for the autobahn, then left along the supply lane until you reach the turn-off for the Karthäusenalmen. Continue on the old cart path, through high forest and alongside the Karthäusengraben, until you reach the Liasalm at 1,812 m above sea level. Alternatively, set out from Gasthof Jägerwirt: Follow the main road, about 50 m beyond the bridge at the Jägerwirt make a left in the direction of the Karthäusenalmen.

Making your way along a gravel lane as far as a gate, you will now come to access routes which will bring you up to the Liasalm: a supply lane as well as a marked hiking path, taking you on a walk to the Liasalm lasting about 2.5 hours.

Fabulous Hikes to Alpine TarnsTours from Lake to Mountain Lake Flavor of the High Country

A hike to the Liasalm is always worthwhile. Once at the hut, with its beautiful floral decorations, hikers can recover from the effort of the climb and enjoy the glorious views of the surrounding mountains. Your hosts will be happy to explain to you how the precious mountain hay used to be harvested using rather primitive equipment, later transported down to the valley in winter, often under very arduous conditions.

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⓹ Liasalm (elev. 1,812 m)

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⓺ Muhreralm (elev. 1,659 m) Grosskessel - Zederhaus Hut Highlights – “Müchbitschn” Farmers used to transport milk in wooden buckets, barrels or Bitschn from the hill farm down to the valley below.

But most of the milk stayed right where it was produced, where the dairymaid turned it into a variety of cheeses and butter. Mechanization and the construction of access roads made it possible to transport the fresh milk and cream in wooden or aluminum containers to the farms and then on to local dairies. Thus it became possible to supply local communities with fresh, high-quality dairy products. At the Muhreralm, visitors can still view some of these original Müchbitschn, while the youngsters can also look forward to playing with a homemade toy car.

Alpine Flavor – Muhreralm Everything is home-produced – butter, freshly baked bread, cottage cheese seasoned with herbs and cheese noodles.

Open to the Public: mid June until the end of September Overnight Accommodations: no Contact: Jäger Family, Muhrerbauer farm Telephone: +43 (0)6477 8369 or +43 (0)664 5420241 E-mail: muhrerbauer@aon.at Internet: www.muhrerbauer.at

How to reach us Prior to the toll station for Riedingtal Nature Park in Zederhaus, the forestry road branches off towards Grosskessel, where marked path no. 741 begins. This path now takes us to the Muhreralm (elev. 1,659 m) in about a 1-hour’s walk. We also recommend taking a hike to the Rothenwändersee (see page 7).

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ca. 250 m intermediate ca. 1 hour No. 770 to Zederhaus – Zederhaus toll station in Riedingtal Riedingtal toll station

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TappenTappenkarl -Landwiersee -Landwiersee S Eisbrunnen r r Engelkarspitze Engelkarspitze Hütte Seekarspitze Seekarspitze UnteresUnteresff ff Znachsattel . 2059 Vetternspitzen Vetternspitzen scharte scharte KrautgartHinteralmhütten Hinteralmhütten t A Hochgolling Hochgolling e e Wurmfeld Wurmfeld c 2225 Stierkarkopf zenof (2018) m m Tappena -Landwiersee g g . 2293 . 2293 Nature Park and declared r Engelkarspitze B r a u n k a 2524 2524 (1434) (1434) Seekarspitze karseealm karseealm 2366 2366 aunka Unteres2863Hinteralmhütten 2863 2350karl 2350 Vetternspitzen scharte ä h 2088 c ä h 2088 702 702 f mJakoberalm Hochgolling Mariellahütte Mariellahütte e lb Wurmfeld Hoher Wagen Hoher Wagen 2518B r 2518 ee ee Jakoberalm a (1770) (1770) r2524 r al. zbur alzbur . 2293 (2047) Ob.Kübel Kübel karseealm d e Ecksattel r g e 702 ess Trimminge S S 2863(2047) Ob.2350 Brettspitze Brettspitze Hintere 2320 ä h 2088 (1839) (1839) d eselb r s 2366 rs Gruberkarhtt.

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MariellahütteHintere (1434) 2471 2471 Braunkar Hoher Wagen 2518 ee Jakoberalm 2320 2340 2340 2412 lzbuWurmr l. K s r Trimmingeralm (1770) KnappenSeekarschneid Seekarschneid Wurm“Alpine Summer Hut 2016”, 2100 2100 . a s KnappenKübel (2047)2412 d (1865) e S Zugriegelalm Zugriegelalm Brettspitze Hintere -Landwiersee -Landwiersee Ob.(1839) r K e Gruberkarhtt.

2471 Wildkarkopf Ilgsee Wildkarkopf Ilgsee 2340 r Dürneck Dürneck l.

Seekarschneid Wurm2100 .

(1704) (1704) 2412 (1865) wand wand Zugriegelalm Huberalm Klammlscharte Klammlscharte -Landwiersee 2320 Lungauer Kalkspitze Lungauer Kalkspitze KnappenRaucheck karsee karsee Wildkarkopf Ilgsee Raucheck 2288 2288 (2097) (2097) Dürneck is a marvelous oasis during 2379 2379 Ob. Eßlalm Fetzing Fetzing Ob. Eßlalm (1704) wand 1979 1979 Huberalm Klammlscharte Lungauer Kalkspitze Raucheck karsee 2288 (2097) 2136 Fetzing Zinkwand 2054 2054 2379 Ob. Eßlalm 2136 Schlierermoas S chlierermoas 1979 2442 2205 2205 gelk g e l k Zinkwand 2062 2062 E nZinkwand E n2442 Gralatisee Rothenkarscharte . .

Rotsandspitze Rotsandspitze 2136 Aschstatt Aschstatt any holiday spent here in 2054 mGralatisee m Schlierermoas a a 2022 Seekarscharte 2022 Seekarscharte 2442 2205 (1816) (1816) 2062 2477 2477 E n g e l ka Lignitzhöhe Lignitzhöhe Gralatisee Roßkogel Roßkogel n .

Rotsandspitze AschstattHasschermalm m Scharnock Scharnock 2481 n . 2442 . 2442 Gr. 2022 Seekarscharte p p Tramortenscharte Tramortenscharte Schatzbühel Schatzbühel 2335 e e p p 2481 a a Hasschermalm n n (1816) t t 2477 t t n n ka ka Lignitzhöhe e in 2470 ein Unt. Eßlalm Jhtt.

Unt. Eßlalm 2470 Roßkogel s s K K (1877) (1877) the mountains. The views of Jhtt.

Scharnock 2481 Knappenhaus Knappenhaus Hundskogel Hundskogel n 1919 1919 . c c k k e e 2638 r r n n n n p Tramortenscharte Schatzbühel enka 2442 1505 1505Neuseßwirtalm ka r k ka r ka r Hasschermalm te Neuseßwirtalm h fe h fe Gralatikar Gralatikar Zi Zi 2295 2295 Unt. Eßlalm 2254t s c 2254 Seppalm Seppalm2518 Zw 2470 Knap K (1877) Knappenhaus Hoislsee i n ka VordereGa r Vordere Jhtt. ld ld 1919 Rothe Hundskogel Ka l 2295 l Hoislalm Hoislsee Hoislalm k e Schliereralm Schliereralm r n n 2239 2239 1505 i k Gruberalm Gruberalm Neuseßwirtalm h r Z Seekareck Seekareck r a a r a a k i l t a 1489 1489 (2040) (2040) f e ld 2254 Seppalm (1495) (1514) Zwillingwand 2369 Weißgrubenkopf 2369 Weißgrubenkopf n the landscapes are beautiful (1495) l k l k rl Zugriegelalm Zugriegelalm Hoislsee Vordere K (1514) Hoislalm Schliereralm 2239 Gruberalm B Seekareck r r al k 1489 (2040) B Steinkarlegg Steinkarlegg 2369 Weißgrubenkopf Kleine Gu 2369 2369 (1495) Seekarhaus Seekarhaus Zugriegelalm a a 2255 2255 Q. Q. R R t t (1514) g Tappenkarseehütte Tappenkarseehütte a l a l Sieglalm Sieglalm k k 2217 2217 ied i e Jägerkeusche 24 24 B ar Jägerkeu d i n g d i n Hochalm Hochalm ka r din and accompanied by mouthWeißgruben(1825) (1825) Seekarhaus ar er er ingb Dikt´nalm Dikt´nalm Rie LanschfeldLanschfeld- Steinkarlegg ldk 2637 2637 g t a WeißgrubenTappenkarseehütte 2369 2255 Sieglalm Abrahamalm Abrahamalm 2570 gb.

2217 e ld l 24 (1954) (1954) i e ba i Q.e rk lt lt Jägerkeusche Rauchwald fe Stockerscharte Stockerscharte Hochalm ka r . schartee d i n b a c scharte din WeißgrubenHochschuß Hochschuß (1825) (1791) (1791) 2305 . scharte 2305 . scharte Dikt´nalm (1584) (1584) Lanschfeldignitzsee f ignitzsee 2637 Kringsalm Kringsalm Abrahamalm R RRauchwald ch Ilgalm te h Ilgalm gb. e ld Moseralm Moseralm (1954) Jh. Jh. i l . .

Rauchwald f Stockerscharte 2154 2154 b watering treats from the scharte S S . .

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(1965) (1965) F F 2305 scharte (1584) Krumm- Grünwaldsee Krummtei tei a ch ignitzsee Kringsalm (1791) R 1340 Riedingspitze Riedingspitze ia l d finish Moseralm Grünwaldsee Jh. Blasialm . 2154 Ilgalm n n Ste wa l d Wald i n1340s finish Wald .

(1965) F i ß e c kfinish schnablsee schnablsee Restalm Restalm Krummeckw n s t Mentenkarspitze Mentenkarspitze Riedingspitze Kühbarnalm Kühbarnalm 1720 in Weißhöhe k a r Weißhöhe k a r Grünwaldsee ß1340 Greinmeisterhütte Greinmeisterhütte Moosalm Moosalm Blasialm t chie d l Graunock Graunock i i kitchen. The hut which stands a S n w e e Wald 2266 2266 k e e schnablsee ka Restalm Hundsfeldsee Hundsfeldsee l l r w a l1720 r wal Keßler K r r st rl ec arl a Graunock (1555) (1555) (1620) (1620) 2341 2341 Mentenkarspitze Kühbarnalm W W Weißhöhe k k ß Greinmeisterhütte (1952) (1952) Moosalm 2087 2087 247 247 i rl d er w a a o d 2266 Hundsfeldalm Hundsfeldalm s Hundsfeldsee 2659 2659 Talkensee Talkensee Keßler r arl (1555) (1620) s 2341 We k k ald (1952) next-door, whose dark wood has absorbed the power of the sun for the Hausstättalm Hausstättalm 247 Stieralm 2087 Stieralm Ah Treff 2000 Treff 2000 a Hundsfeldalm sk Bärenlacke T Bärenlacke 2659 e e Talkensee Ts T sFrimmlhütte Rauchkopf Rauchkopf Esseralm Obere Obere Frimmlhütte ho (1805) (1805) e n e n k k k Ulnhütte Ulnhütte Prodingeralm Prodingeralm T k k Hausstättalm Grünwaldkopfbahn Stieralm Schwarzkogel Schwarzkogel p p (2200) (2200) c c a a Esseralm A p p Treff 2000Grünwaldkopfbahn Königalm (1805) Königalm ch ch nn n Bärenlacke Ts Rauchkopf Obere Frimmlhütte Sto Sto ke Pleißnitzeralm e i b i t Ulnhütte eibit last three centuries, is still used for butter- and cheese-making. Visitors T a Tp apl kee r r Schwarzkogel(1667) Gspandlalm (1667) (2200) Grünwaldkopfbahn Schiereck Schiereck Esseralm A10Gspandlalm (Sommerbetrieb) (Sommerbetrieb) T a l k e Königalm Prodingeralm Almdörfl Almdörfl ch nk 2206 2206 sPlattenspitze s c h Stoc ch 1738 Plattenspitze 1645 1738 a a eibit r (1667) Schiereck k A10 (Sommerbetrieb) Zmölling l T a l ke Almdörfl Vd.- Göriachalm Vd.- Göriachalm Rothenwänder R Ö Gspandlalm Ö d e nk 2206 geHillebrandk. gel Hansalhütte sch Samerkogel Samerkogel 1738 Plattenspitze a 2293 2293 2366 2366 d e n ie ie Hansalhütte r r are encouraged to watch and even to lend a hand. These products are Hillebrandk.

(1420) (1420) n n k e e l 1310 Q. Vd.Göriachalm Rothenwänder h h e e e e e g g n n rube rube h h er See er See Ö c c n c c g S S Samerkogel s s 2293 2366 e d t t . . ie Rauchfangkopf Rauchfangkopf Hansalhütte Kaserscharte 2315 Kaserscharte 2315 Bärnleitenkopf Bärnleitenkopf Hillebrandk. (1764) Ö 2563 2563Neumannhütte (1420) Ö nr (1764) e a a Neumannhütte l l 1310 P P t t h Sonnhof Sonnhof t t 2192 2192 k k e e g e e n rube n n h er See c a a Spaunhtt.

Sc Edelweißhütte Q.Mühlb nk Edelweißhütte nk Hub rl rl Rauchfangkopf also available for purchase. Awaiting children of Kaserscharte . 2315 Bärnleitenkopf Öts 2563 Rei Rei (1764) on the green shoreline a a 2304 2304 Neumannhütte 2305 2305 Zauneralm Zauneralm Sonnhof 2192 e i n k a r Jhtt.

Edelweißhütte Plattenka 2136 2136 Hub Jhtt. Mühlbachalm Rothenwänderalm Rothenwänderalm l Lign 2136 R Wildsee Wildsee Mühlbachalm Waschbergalm Waschbergalm 2304 alternative alternative 2305 Zauneralm Lign Jhtt.

Haselloch Haselloch Wasserfaller Köhler- Z1717 the Schlierersee is a petting zoo, along with play equipment and trees to Flubachalm Flubachalm Rothenwänderalm Lign Wildsee Waschbergalm e alternative der uschhtt. uschhtt.

Schusterstuhl Schusterstuhl Haselloch hias Blutspitze Blutspitze KöhlerObertauern Obertauern Kasereck Kasereck Flubachalm Ht. Gamsriegel Ht. Gamsriegel (2064) (2064) Pfefferkogel Pfefferkogel ha Gröbnitzen 2411 2411 Tscheibitschsee Tscheibitschsee Schusterstuhl RGröbnitzen Samerhütte Samerhütte Schiefe Wurmkogel Wurmkogel uschhtt.

(1665) (1665) 66 66 hias Zederh o t u climb in. Bleating pygmy goats and cackling bantam chickensHt.roam the Kasereck (1735) (1735) Gamsriegel -Burgahütte -Burgahütte Obertauern (2064) 2410Blutspitze Pfefferkogel Gröbnitzen Hocheck Hocheck 2411 Tscheibitschsee 2410 Samerhütte(1915) h e Maureralm sb. au Wurmkogel 2626 Gamskarlspitze 66 2626 2740 (1665) Manklalm(1915) Manklalm Gamskarlspitze 2128 2128 2156 2156 (1735) Ut.Ut.Örgenhiasalm Örgenhiasalm -Burgahütte2740 Maureralm 1245 s Hocheck 2638 2638 n Weninger Alm Weninger Alm 2410 (1915) b e e 2626 Gamskarlspitze Kempen Kempen 2740 Ob.Ob.Manklalm area in search of the best snacks. Guest may use the public, handicapped-2638 .

2128 (1679) (1679) 2156 r r (1712) (1712) w n n Boarnlacke Boarnlacke Ut.l Örgenhiasalm Maureralm Gries be Weninger Alm l l h2277 rabe de de an e (2215) Kempen (2215) kg r a k gOb.(1679) Seeköpfl r l 2277 (1712) Boarnlacke le le ö Seeköpfl hec hec ben Krw. ä h l l 2277 Weißeck d He ö Weißeck H mä accessible WC at the Schliereralm. kg r a Hoc Hoc Ob. Rainhütte Ob. Rainhütte m e r (2215)ng er g Moser d Sattelspitze Sattelspitze le Riedingsee ö Riedingsee ernhof ernhof Seeköpfl Wirriegelhöhe Wirriegelhöhe hec ä rh n r d d 2250 2250 r F F i i 2711 2711 Weißeck H l l Hoc e e Ob. Rainhütte m e hkar hkar Sattelspitze Riedingsee Pernerkopf Pernerkopf ernhof Wirriegelhöhe d ied ied Teufelskirche Teufelskirche l l a fe a fe F2550 ing Bru Mühlbachsee Mühlbachsee 2711 l dd Gr.. RReicheschkg.

Gr.r Reicheschkg.2250 Kü Kü 2500 2500 2550 iege iege k w w .R I nf e I n Achenrainhütte Pernerkopf Achenrainhütte d e Wiesmeyerhaus Wiesmeyerhaus (2114) (2114) ied Teufelskirche l a V d. G a m s r V d. G a m s r K ü h a r 1572 1572 Ht Ht Gr. Reicheschkg.

2409 2409 2500 Alpine Flavor – Schliereralm ee ee 2550 iege w 2413 Mühlbachsee .R 1906 Jhtt. . Z l i e m w I n .

Achenrainhütte Glingspitze Glingspitze 2131 2131 t Wiesmeyerhaus S S (2114)Riedingscharte Riedingscharte 2357 . Leßscharte 2357 . Leßscharte 2413 e V d. G a m s r H 2409 e i ß 2274 e 1572 i ß. e Kampelfenster Kampelfenster Mitterspitzen Mitterspitzen Kleiner Kleiner 1906 Z l i e m w a l d Kalter Brunnen Kalter Brunnen W W 2274 Glingspitze 2131 . Leßscharte 2433 2433 start/finish start/finish S Riedingscharte Jhtt.

2357 k k 2413 Piendlsee Piendlsee Native trout teem in the clear mountain stream in front of the ( ( Vd. Urbanalm Vd. Urbanalm Kampelfenster Mitterspitzen Gritzer Pfeifenbergeralm Kleiner Felskarspitze Felskarspitze Kalter Brunnen Weißk 2274 2433 (2033) (2033) start/finish Tauernkarsee Tauernkarsee 2562 2562 Grafenb Grafenb Piendlsee Dicktlalm PfeifenbergeralmDicktlalm 2607 2607 Vd. Urbanalm Zederhaus Q. Felskarspitze (2033) Kirchnerhütte2607 Kirchnerhütte( Tauernkarsee 12 176 2506 2562 Pfeifenbergeralm2506 Grafenb Schliereralm. Once caught, fried up fresh and flavored with homemade Bergstation Bergstation Dicktlalm Prabitschkopf Prabitschkopf Q. gel gel KEY KEY Kl. Reicheschkg.

Kl. Reicheschkg.

Gratz Ulnhütte Ulnhütte d d (1473) (1473) 1761 Lechneralm Kirchnerhütte Tiefenbachsee Tiefenbachsee 2506 AchenrainAchenrainDuller Lechneralm 2196 2196 Bergstation k a r k a r Prabitschkopf 2490 2490 gel KEY aben aben (1323) (1323) Bartlalm Bartlalm (1846) (1846) r r Kl. Reicheschkg.

Gratzeralm Ulnhütte d (1473) s s g g Tiefenbachsee 2348 2348 ß ß Achenrainm m Hintere Hintere Lechneralm 2196 bahnI bahnI Reinkarhtt.

Reinkarhtt. a a e e butter, they are served with Lungau potatoes to make an exceptional 2490 Schaidbergstüberl Schaidbergstüberl r k I I L L (1658) f e l dal m (1658) a en Q. Q. r r G G I I Leßhöhe Leßhöhe m motorway motorway b dal n n l 2359 2359 e a a a A10 A10 (1323) Bartlalm (1846) f h h Gamsspitzl Gamsspitzl r n n a a s k k g e e 2348 Lignitzalmen Hintere bahnI enb (Jhtt.)

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Schaidbergstüberl Ob. Piendlalm Ob. Piendlalm in in L e ß Lignitzalmen (1658) N a h r Reinkarhtt. Q. Gam bahnII leit leitenb Jugendheim Nah A10 motorway Gamsspitzl Jugendheim 2340 ka Kreuzhöhe Kreuzhöhe 2359 2340 Re Re e n f e l dal m Barleitenkopf (1910) (1910) (1560) (1560) 2471 . Hundscharte 2471 . Hundscharte meal. Other specialties include Lungau cheese-dumplingLignitzalmen soup, wiener Leßhöhe Barleitenkopf en (Jhtt.) federal highway Ob. Piendlalm federalRhighway 77 77 s Nah W i r p i t s c h W i r p i t s c h Gamsleitenspitze 2321Jugendheim Gamsleitenspitze ch 2471 . Hundscharte ch leit 99 99 ein 2137 2137 2050 2050 es 2566 2566 2321 2340 Schaidberg Schaidberg Neun Neun Faltersch.

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Barleitenkopf e h federal highway Veitalm 7 erkar erkar r r s 2431 2431 W i r p i t s c h Gamsleitenspitze c Granglerhütte Granglerhütte 99 2137 7 2050 Herbertspitze Herbertspitze Ret 1621 1621 2566 2321 g g Schaidberg Neun n k Faltersch.

Hundstein Hundstein main eroad main road schnitzel fried in home-churned butter and,e rofk acourse, an utterly delicious (verf.) . h h 2431 r m m 2380 Tonimörtlhtt.n k a r 0Tonimörtlhtt.

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(1295) KleineKleine1621 gr 2614 d sc h u rkg ra Herbertspitze 2381 n k Hundstein M a d sc h u rkg ra M a2381 a a main2614 road Reinkarlacke Reinkarlacke b ac bac (1295) h (1752) (1752) h h m 2380 r H H Tonimörtlhtt.

2381 c . . a Sticklerhtt.

(1295) c c KleineHiasbauernalm Hiasbauernalm o o other road other road Zehnerkarspitze Zehnerkarspitze s s h sc (2233) (2233) 2614 u rkg ra 2188 2188 Wasserfallscharte Wasserfallscharte Mad a Kaiserschmarren dessert. Order ahead and you will even be able to look ch ch e Reinkarlacke Bloßkogel (1752) hn hn se hba Wirpitschsee WirpitWirpitschsee Wirpit Hoc Sommerleitenk. öf öf Plankowitzspitze Plankowitzspitze h s . Wasserfallscharte Hiasbauernalm Steinkarhöhe Steinkarhöhe other road Zehnerkarspitze 1781 1781 Jägerspitze Sommerleitenk.

(2233) Jägerspitze Pleißnitz Pl l l Bloßkogel Wirpitschsee rpitsc Fuch F u c2188 hö h n Z e -Kesselspitze se Ze Wi2299 en en footpath footpath (1699) 2299 (1699) Stickleralm Stickleralm 2508 2508 Plankowitzspitze Steinkarhöhe 1781 2342 2342 Jägerspitze Unt. Rainhütte r g -Kesselspitze rg l m Sommerleitenk. lm forward to “Hasenöhrl” (unsweetened pastry) with sauerkraut. nitzstein nitzstein 2412 2412 Pleißnitz 2457 2457 l u c h Unt. Rainhütte fe h h F n n e e P P Z footpath (1699) n n g Stickleralm 2299 2508 -Kesselspitzee b b lap l a p 2457 2342 eh le le Unt. Rainhütte r lm n nitzstein Ut. Piendlalm Ut. Piendlalm e Jhtt.

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2412 2361 2361 l l d d r r Pollannock Pollannock i i Nebelkarscharte Nebelkarscharte gondola cableway gondola cableway n e P 2326 2326 Göllalm Göllalm a r k ka db rk per p ne te Schober ha . 2453s t e lap l e. 2453 Schöneckl start/finish start/finish ka Vd. Kocherhütte Vd. Kocherhütte Ut. Piendlalm Jhtt.

2361 r Schöneckl Sch Pollannock üh üh Nebelkarscharte cablewaye r l i n g l i n ggondola Wssf.S c Wssf. n ns a ai a Open to the Public: mid May until 2326 October el Göllalm rk 2280 2280 audinghöhe audinghöhe per Stein . 2453 (1498) (1498) start/finish hö hö kar kar 2535 2535 lift e r Schöneckl 2222 s t lift ka Vd. Kocherhütte chair chair er S c hr üh . 1278 . 1278 ö ling 1864 Sc Sc Große- r GroßeWssf. ar 2280 . n n audinghöhe rn (1498) h k a .r e e 2535 Nebelkareck Nebelkareck 2321 2321 Overnight Accommodations: yes c 215 t t chair lift e . .

1666 1666 i i Kreuzhöhe . 1278 Re R .e Röthspitze Röthspitze 2275 Gummascharte 2275 Gummascharte S GroßeMarislalm Tauernhöhe Tauernhöhe eßne eßne Ernsthütte Ernsthütte i i n e e r r i i e G G t-bar t-bar n n l l r r Gensgitsch Gensgitsch Nebelkareck R rk rk Roßkogel Roßkogel 2321 1666k a h i tk a Kreuzhöhe Röthspitze 2275. Gummascharte (1869) (1869) Tauernhöhe 2226 2226 Ernsthütte Contact: Johann Dorfer Family, Schliererbauer farm einkar Gumma Gumma Löcke 2413 2413 Pleißnitzkogel Pleißnitzkog c ch Löcke 2521 Grießnerk t-bar le Gensgitsch Roßkogel 2328 2328 M M h (1869) 2316 2226 2279 Mar 2098 2098 trail trail Zalußenalm Zalußenalm Pleißnitzkogel Unterer Unterer Gumma 2279 2413 urw urw c Löcke 2316 2521 2536 2536 82098 8 2328 Graniersee Graniersee M Zahlerkoge Telephone: +43 (0)6478 484 or +43 (0)6478 453 ObererUnterer Oberer and and Zahlerkoge 2529 2316 2279 Marislwand Soßgrab Soßgrab trail Zalußenalm urw Rupaninhtt.

Rupaninhtt.

Schönalmsee Schönalmsee 2536 8 Graniersee Oberer a n (2127) refreshments refreshments Zahlerkoge (2127) SchönalmseeSchönalmsee Schönalmsee Soßgrab 2482 2529 2482 (1893) (1893) Rupaninhtt. d E-mail: info@schliereralm.at (Jhtt.)

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2176 2176 (2115)(1893) (2115) refreshments 23 n n Schönalmsee Kl. Murtörl Kl. Murtörl (2127) 2482 1844 1844 e e Eseihütte Eseihütte b b m Silberplatten (Jhtt.)

2500Silberplatten parking parking 2176 2200 2200 Waben Internet: www.schliereralm.at Jonesgra J o n e s g r a Zeineralm Gollitschspitze Gollitschspitze l m Zeineralm Kl. Murtörl M (2115) l 1844 (1287) (1287) r r Eseihütte ben m Silberplatten Blasriegel Blasriegel Breitlahnalm Breitlahnalm 2500 Ob.- M i t a a . .

Rotschopfalm Rotschopfalm Gensgitschalm Gensgitschalm Jonesgra it Zeineralm Gollitschspitze e 1592 M Ob.- 1619 l (1287) G ra n i e r G r a enc i eparking r 2200 l l r k k n a n. a ße ß e 1592 hgr hgr Blasriegel Breitlahnalm 1619 t e ch a r fa fa t r a a c c 2247 2247 Ob.Maxena Maxena ö ö a a Rotschopfalm UnterUnterr Gensgitschalm buildings buildings i n n a a ß ß Gastalm Gastalm e 1592 ß ß e h h h G r a n i e r K K l n n a g k k k b b ar a r Jhtt.

2058 2058 How to reach us ße 2228 S c nbuildings a Granglitzalmen Granglitzalmen k r e e kn e r re 1619 ch d d 2247 r e Twenger Ederhütte Ederhütte te r er Maxena TwengerAlmsee Alm S c Twenger Almsee 2228 ö n Twenger Jhtt. gaunitschalm gaunitschalm ZLoapnosnc iht üz et zn (1742)Alm Unterer er d a n d t-Zehneralm nka ach ß r e e Gastalm ß f 2058 l d Lanschütz s s K r e e k a 2228 S c h ner r c k Alm(1742) c kAlmsee Granglitzalmen JacklJacklrb Karneralmd1839 Karneralm Ederhütte Vd. Zehnerhtt.

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L a n s cJh. h üMuritzen tz As a starting point for a hike, we would recommend the car park located Zechnerkarspitze Jh. Muritzen alm alm (1401) (1401) (1795) bauernalm bauernalm we Murursprung Murursprung Jacklr r a Hanseihtt.

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Riedingtal Nature Park, Zederhaus Hut Highlights – “Butter- & Cheese-Making”

Alpine Flavor – Schwarzenbichl Hut The whey drinks and homemade fruit juices produced by the family of Andreas Pritz and Gabi Löcker couldn’t be any healthier and they are definitely the best thirst-quenchers imaginable. We also recommend sampling the various homemade cheeses, along with hill-country butter and hearty, freshly baked bread. We promise, you have never tasted anything more delicious in your life!

Open to the Public: end of June until the beginning of September Overnight Accommodations: yes Contact: Pritz/Löcker Family, Trimminger farm Telephone: +43 (0)650 2499223 or

+43 (0)650 5585054 (hut) E-mail: trimmingerhof@salzburg.at Internet: www.tiscover.at/schwarzenbichlalm

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How to reach us The Schwarzenbichl Hut (elev. 1,375 m) is about 4.5 km from Zederhaus as you make your way into the valley and towards Riedingtal Nature Park (ca. 300 m prior to the Riedingtal toll station). Parking is available right next to the hut, as well as on the car park near the south entrance of the Tauern Tunnel (elev. 1,345 m), about a 5 to 10-minute walk from the hut.

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Riakiwei is the name given in the Lungau to a container used to churn cream, with the aid of a crank and wooden handles, into butter and buttermilk. Children were often assigned to this rather tedious and tiring task, but their efforts were well rewarded when it was time for a tasty sandwich accompanied by a cup of fresh buttermilk. Many hill farms occasionally took advantage of nearby streams, using the force of the water to drive the Riakiwei.

At the Schwarzenbichl Hut, there is so much “churning” every day – in the cheese vat or in the butter tub. All of the milk is processed every morning into various types of cheeses, yogurt, cottage cheese or even butter. You can observe this daily work of the hill farmers at the cheese dairy - where delicious, genuine and natural hill farm products are made (advance notice required).

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⓽ Schwarzenbichl Hut (elev. 1,375 m)

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⓾ Zauner Hut (elev. 1,733 m) Riedingtal Nature Park, Zederhaus Hut Highlights – “Copper Kettle over the Farmhouse Fire” Copper cooking utensils give foods a more refined flavor than do iron and steel.

A large copper pot is thus the pride of every dairymaid. At the Zauner Hut, it hangs above a brick fireplace. It is filled with skimmed milk, since the cream is destined to be turned into butter, which then quietly simmers away over a low heat.

The milk baht … the dialect term describing the clotting process of milk as it turns into a curd cheese. The Zauneralm continues to make use of generations-old herbal recipes to make their cheese.

Alpine Flavor – Zauner Hut Henasteign, essentially a hot, deep-fried cake, is a Lungau specialty, traditionally enjoyed as a delicious, meatless summertime treat. It is accompanied, of course, by any one of a number of mixed milk drinks from the “Milk Bar” or simply pure, fresh milk from the farm’s very own cows. For tired, downtrodden feet, whey footbaths are soothing and use the homemade herbal ointment for your cuts, bumps and bruises.

Open to the Public: June to September Overnight Accommodations: yes Contact: Kremser Family, Zaunerbauer farm Telephone: +43 (0)650 3870063 or +43 (0)6478 378 E-mail: zauneralm@aon.at Internet: www.zauneralm.at.tf

How to reach us As a starting point for a hike, we would recommend the car park located near the south entrance to the Tauern Tunnel (elev. 1,345 m). Following the hiking path we will reach the Zauner Hut (elev.

1,733 m) after about a 2.75-hour walk. For an alternative, take a ride on the valley bus or drive your own car (toll road/€ 8 fee, incl. bus during the main vacation season) to the Schliereralm (elev. 1,495 m). From there continue on foot via the Almenwanderweg path, or ride the bus to the Königalm, after which you will make your way up to the Zauner Hut (about a 15-minute walk). Time on trail from the Schliereralm to the Zauner Hut is about 1.75 hours. We also recommend hiking to the Boarnlacke (see page 4).

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ca. 390 m easy ca. 0.25 to 2.75 hours (depending on tour variant) No. 770 to Zederhaus – Wald – Schliereralm – Königalm near the Tauern Tunnel (south entrance), Schliereralm

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Weisspriach Valley Hut Highlights – “Herb Garden in a Cot”

Alpine Flavor – Grangler Hut Hiking always results in a hearty appetite, as we well know. At the Grangler Hut, you will be greeted by hearty, healthy traditional dishes.

The specialty is their Blood-Sausage Griddle featuring homemade blood sausage, caramelized onions and Lungau potatoes. Your taste buds are in for a delicious regional treat if you try the Farmhouse Stew, which includes roasted potatoes, bacon, vegetables and eggs.

Open to the Public: mid May until the end of October Overnight Accommodations: yes Contact: Bergmann Family Telephone: +43 (0)664 6353715 or +43 (0)6473 7310 E-mail: info@hausbergmann.at Internet: www.hausbergmann.at

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How to reach us The starting point for a hike to the Grangler Hut (elev. 1,320 m) and the surrounding mountain tarns, incl. the Oberer Schönalmsee, Oberhüttensee, Wirpitsch- and Tiefenbachsee (see pages 14, 15, 16 and 17), is the car park at the Znachtal turn-off in the Upper Weisspriachtal (coin-operated toll booth/fee based) which is easy to reach using the valley bus or your own car. Now following gravel path no. 770 (also suitable for prams), we will take a walk lasting about 30 minutes to the Grangler Hut. The Grangler Hut can also be reached directly using the valley bus.

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It took a lot of effort and not a little sweat to turn the former Palffy Alm into the Grangler Hut we know today. But the Bergmann Family never gave up, finally creating their own little piece of paradise amid these lush alpine pastures. The Longa flows languidly by, nestled amid the glorious natural setting of the Weisspriach Valley. Their humorous emblem: an antique, 70-year-old wooden child’s bed, standing at the entrance to the hut. The children who once slept in it have long since grown up, so now the bed frame serves as a garden spot for fresh herbs used in the kitchen. Of course, they continue to invest an abundance of love in the place, say the owners. Even a playground for kids can be found at the Grangler Hut.

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⓫ Grangler Hut (elev. 1,320 m)

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Alpine Flavor – Toni Mörtl Hut Among the special treats at the Toni Mörtl Hut are Lungau “Rahmkoch” dessert, farmhouse donuts, cheese dumpling soup, a hearty country platter with meats and cheeses, pine schnapps and cheese strudel – with all of the ingredients produced right there on their own farm.

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Hut Highlights – “Butter from a decorative mold”

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⓬ Toni Mörtl Hut (elev. 1,700 m) Weisspriach Valley

True to Alpine tradition, flavorful butter is pressed into a decorative wooden mold known as a Buttermodel.

Carved into these molds are an array of plant motifs and symbols of blessing, which are then transferred to the butter itself. In the old days, the dairymaids would gather to compare and admire the beautifully decorated slabs of butter. Nowadays, these molds enjoy a place of honor in every hut. At the Toni Mörtl Hut, for instance, your hosts have managed to preserve a number of exceptionally beautiful examples. They are always quite happy to share details of the origins of themolds and how they are used.

Open to the Public: mid June until end of September Overnight Accommodations: no Contact: Macheiner Family Telephone: +43 (0)664 9260975 or +43 (0)6473 8583 E-mail: office@tonimoertlhof.at Internet: www.tonimoertlhof.at

How to reach us The starting point for a hike to the Toni Mörtl Hut (elev. 1,700 m) is the car park at the Znachtal turn-off in the Upper Weisspriachtal (coinoperated toll booth/fee based), which is easy to reach using the valley bus or your own car. The hike takes us along gravel path no. 770, past the Grangler Hut to the trail fork at the „Uln Hut“ (a stop for the valley bus).

We now continue on behind the hut to the left, passing a thunderous waterfall and crossing the Longa. After ca. 200 m, a marked hiking trail leads off to the left to the Toni Mörtl Hut (serving refreshments), located very close to the Wirpitschsee (see pages 16 and 17). We recommend taking a hike to the Upper Schönalmsee (see page 14).

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Weisspriach Valley Hut Highlights Grainmeister Hut

Alpine Flavor – Grainmeister Hut Special highlights at the Grainmeisterhütte include homemade bread with fresh butter and cheese, Brettljause platters filled with their own products, and served with that fresh buttermilk. For those guests with a sweet tooth, your host is happy to serve up Rahmkoch or homemade Topfengolatschen.

Open to the Public: mid June until mid September Overnight Accommodations: no Contact: Family Manuela and Herbert Perner Telephone: +43 (0)664 9298865 E-mail: grainmeister@aon.at

How to reach us The starting point for a hike to the Grainmeisterhütte (elev. 1,320 m), which is actually located at a lower levation than its home farm in Mariapfarr/Kraischaberg, is the Hinterlahn car park (coin-operated toll booth/fee based) in upper Weisspriachtal. This can be easily reached by valley bus or car. From there, it is about a 10-minute walk to the hut. ca. 50 m easy ca. 10 minutes from Hinterlahn car park No. 710 to Mariapfarr - Weisspriach - Znach Grainmeisterhut car park Hinterlahn

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The Grainmeisterhütte we know today was actually built after the original hut had been moved to the Open-Air Museum in Grossgmain. The Pinzgau cattle that graze next to the Grainmeisterhütte are milked using hydro power.

Located in a basin, the hut serves as a starting point for wonderful hikes, including to the Zinkwand, Znachsattel, Lungauer Kalkspitze, Steirische Kalkspitze, Giglachseen.

With your hike under your belt, you will be able to return to a glass of fresh buttermilk, hearty snacks, or perhaps freshly made “Topfengolatschen”, then enjoy the panoramas before heading for home.

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⓭ Grainmeister Hut

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⓮ Hansal Hut (elev. 1,420 m) Göriach Valley Hut Highlights – “Alpine world plucked from the pages of a picture book” The Göriach Hut Village, which is set against the picturesque mountain backdrop of the Schladminger Tauern, is truly a vision from a fairytale. The rustic huts in this little village are close together - like plucked from the pages of a picture book. Hill-farming has always played a valuable role here, with many of the old tools (butter churn, butter molds, etc.) and techniques preserved to this day.

Alpine Flavor – Hansal Hut Of course, there are plenty of tasty things to eat at the Hansal Hut, including their specialty “Kaiserschmarrn”, fluffy sugared pancakes with raisins made to mother’s recipe. They have never tasted as good as they do right here – and best of all: the ingredients come from our own organic farm!

Open to the Public: June until 10. of October Overnight Accommodations: no Contact: Wirnsperger Family Telephone: +43 (0)664 1130080 E-mail: info@hansalgut.com Internet: www.hansalgut.com

How to reach us Taking either the bus or your own car, we travel from Hintergöriach and into the valley for about 8 km, until we come to the turning place outside the Göriach Hut Village. This is a unique alpine village (9 huts in total, 1 of which serves refreshments), also easy for seniors and parents pushing a pram to reach. From the last car park, it is only a few minutes’ walk to the Hansal Hut (elev. 1,420 m), which is, in turn, a great starting point for a hike to the Landwierseen lakes (see page 19).

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Lessach Valley Hut Highlights “The world’s biggest Edelweiss”

Alpine Flavor – Lasshoferalm The Lungau is famous for soil in which mushrooms thrive. The porcini and chanterelle mushrooms that go into the soup pot at the Lasshoferalm, of course, are all picked locally.

For hungry guests, this hut serves bratwurst, delicious cheeses, a Gröstl hash, plus a farmhouse roast at the weekend. Accompanied, of course, by home-distilled rowanberry schnapps to aid with digestion.

Open to the Public: May and October from Friday to Sunday,

daily in June, July, August and September.

Overnight Accommodations: no Contact: Mr. Otto Neumann Telephone: +43 (0)664 1419820 E-Mail: otto.edelweiss@gmail.com Internet: www.lasshoferalm.at

Elevation Change: ca. 100 m Difficulty: easy Time on Trail: ca. 2 hours Parking: just before the toll station in the Upper Lessachtal

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How to reach us Drive from Tamsweg in the direction of the Upper Lessachtal. After you have paid the toll charges (€ 5), it will be possible for you to drive all the way to the Lasshoferalm (elev. 1,270 m). The starting point for a hike is the car park just prior to the toll station, from which it is about a 1.5-hour walk along a forestry road, past the Lenznalm (elev. 1,253 m) to the Lasshoferalm. The Lasshoferalm is an ideal starting point for a hike to the Gralatisee, the Landschitzseen lakes and the Zwerfenberg- and Angersee lakes (see pages 20, 21 and 22). Along the Lasshofer hiking path, which leads out towards the lower Landschitzsee, in about 30 minutes you will reach a beautiful waterfall, providing invigoration for all your senses.

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In June 2016, what is presumably the world’s biggest metal “Edelweiss” was erected at the Lasshoferalm. It is 8.25 m high, 4.20 m in diameter, and has a total weight of around 800 kg.

The “Edelweiss” is probably the strongest symbol of the Alps and will adorn the “Lasshoferalm” in the summer an the “Edelweißalm” at the Fanningberg in the winter.

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⓯ Lasshoferalm (elev. 1,270 m)

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⓰ Lenznalm (elev. 1,253 m) Lessach Valley Hut Highlights – “Petting zoo and playing in open nature” Families especially enjoy the pure nature on the Lenznalm in the “Hinteres Lessachtal” nature preserve. Children have an endless amount of room to run around and play here. For example, there is an adventure playground made of natural materials and a petting zoo with animals to discover. An extra bonus for bikers: there is also a charging station for e-bikes.

Alpine Flavor – Lenznalm In a rustic, romantic atmosphere, enjoy special delicacies from our own ORGANIC farm such as farmhouse bread, butter, bacon, cheese, buttermilk and homemade sausage. Home-cooked specialties such as cheese dumplings, blueberry pancakes, farmhouse donuts, and the famous Lungau Rahmkoch dessert invite you to linger and relax. We are also happy to cook fresh, seasonal dishes.

Open to the Public: mid May until October Overnight Accommodations: no Contact: Mr. Franz Sagmeister Telephone: +43 (0)664 1335487 E-mail: f.sagmeister@aon.at

How to reach us From Tamsweg, head in the direction of Hinteres Lessachtal nature preserve by car. After paying the toll (€ 5), you can then drive right to the Lenznalm (1,253 m). The starting point for a hike to the Lenznalm is the parking lot in front of the toll booth. From there, you will go along the hiking path for ca. 1.5 hrs. to the Lenznalm. This is also a starting point for numerous hikes: Landschitzseen, Zwerfenbergsee, Angersee (see pages 21 and 22), Lindlsee, Klaffersee, as well as many other mountain tours in the Upper Lessachtal valley.

Elevation Change: ca. 50 m Difficulty: easy Time on Trail: ca. 1.5 hours Parking: before the toll road in Upper Lessachtal

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Alpine Flavor – Wildbach Hut The homemade sausage served at the Wildbach Hut is the crowning element of their country platters. You only get a hearty taste like that when you make it yourself! Their cured beef is also quite a treat in its own right. So, our advice? Try them both!

Open to the Public: end of June until beginning of October Overnight Accommodations: yes Contact: Kocher Family Telephone: +43 (0)664 4107513 E-mail: kochjako@yahoo.de Internet: www.wildbachhuette.com

How to reach us From Tamsweg we drive by car in the direction of Lessach. About 400 meters prior to the parish church on the left (sign for the Wildbach Hut), the road takes us uphill to the right to the „Wildbach Hut“ car park at the Purggergut, the highest farm in the Lungau region at 1,400 m above sea level. From there we enjoy a relaxing 1.5-hour walk along the Family Path out to the Wildbach Hut (elev. 1,806 m). ca. 400 m easy ca. 1.5 hours No. 730 to Lessach – Lessach Sagmeister base of the trail to the „Wildbach Hut“ at the Purggergut

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A hike to the Wildbach Hut is exciting for kids and adults.

Fascinating forest trails lead to this beautiful lookout point and the children can look forward to a petting zoo with goats and sheep. In addition there is great wooden play equipment on the playground.

Earlier the alpine meadows were mowed far up into the mountains. The wooden wagon at the entrance to the hut reminds of us this, with its floral decorations now a true feast for the eyes.

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⓱ Wildbach Hut (elev. 1,806 m)

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⓲ Dorfer Hut (elev. 1,655 m) Seetal - Tamsweg Nature Experience on the Gstoder Clearly marked hiking paths lead through magical forests to the Dorferhütte at the foot of the Gstoder, part of the village of Tamsweg.

After a break for welcome refreshments, hikers may well wish to continue to the top of the Gstoder, one of the most beautiful lookout mountains in the region, its summit standing 2,140 m above sea level. In good visibility, you can gaze out from the Lungau basin, flanked by the Lungau mountains, all the way to the valleys of Styria and to the Karawanken in the south. Brochures and other reading materials provide visitors with fascinating insights into the region, hill farming and forestry.

Alpine Flavor – Dorfer Hut They only offer foods which have been produced or processed at the farm or at the Dorferhütte. Guests truly appreciate the fresh milk, butter, buttermilk, cheese, bacon and ham from home-raised organic pork, cheese-dumpling soup and, above all, the home-baked and absolutely incomparable farmhouse bread. The finishing touches to the menu selection include Lungauer Rahmkoch and “fried mice” (a classic dessert).

Open to the Public: mid June until mid September Overnight Accommodations: no Contact: Fuchsberger Family Telephone: +43 (0)6474 8035 or +43 (0)664 2727683 E-mail: e.a.fuchsberger@aon.at

How to reach us From Tamsweg we take either the bus or a car in the direction of Seetal.

The hike takes us from the „In der Stadt“ section of Seetal (elementary school) along a marked cart path to a road, going through a series of bends on the way up to the Seetal Huts, where we also discover the Dorfer Hut at 1,655 m above sea level. As an alternative we recommend a hike from Gasthof Klausnerwirt. We head in the direction of the Gstoder, along a path with blue markings taking us to Klausegg ruins, followed by a forested downhill stretch to the Seetal Huts.

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Karneralm - Ramingstein Hut Highlights – “A little bit closer to heaven!”

Alpine Flavor – Platschalm Maria takes loving charge of the cooking, which includes meat, sausage and bacon from their own farm as well as a traditional woodcutter’s meal and high-quality desserts. In addition, you will also be able to enjoy the rustic comforts and the hospitality of your hosts.

Fun and games awaits the kids at the pond and ditch with its wooden waterwheels. The sweet ponies love to be petted gently.

Also wonderfully suited for: groups, company outings, birthday parties and seminars.

Open to the Public: mid June until the end of September Overnight Accommodations: yes Contact: Kendlbacher Family Telephone: +43 (0)664 1379371 or +43 (0)650 3007881

How to reach us We reach the start of this hike by traveling from Ramingstein in the direction of the Karneralm. After about 6 km, at the “Birgeckbrücke“ bridge, our route branches off to the right and takes us to the Platschalm (elev. 1,900 m). From this point, small wooden men at every turn-off show us the way to the hut, which we will reach after a walk lasting about 1 hour.

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Elevation Change: ca. 360 m Difficulty: easy Time on Trail: about 1 hour Parking: “Birgeckbrücke”

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The Platschalm is an excellent starting point for hikes and offers visitors breathtaking panoramas.

Here, you can observe the alpine plant world and, with a little bit of luck, animals such as chamois and marmots.

The woodcutter’s hut, made substantially out of tree bark, gives insight into how houses looked in earlier times, while today it houses a Schaffelbad hot tub and a grill area.

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⓳ Platschalm (elev. 1,900 m)

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⓴ Branntweiner Hut (elev. 1,778 m) Aineck - St. Margarethen Hut Highlights – “A Table made from a Tree Trunk” With the exception of Ramingstein, all communities in the Lungau region lie above the 1,000-meter mark.

Things grow here a little less abundantly, vegetation is marked by its hardiness and tenacity. Slow-growth woods, which are typical of mountain forests on shadier slopes, enjoy the advantage of being more durable and resilient. Unique species of pine, larch and alpine maple are able to reach great ages in the Lungau and thus grow into imposing giant trees. The big table at the Branntweiner Hut on the Aineck, which was carved from a single tree trunk, would definitely have some tales to tell. The Lerchner family estimates the tree from which the table was made was at least 150 years old.

Alpine Flavor – Branntweiner Hut Mmmhhh – doughnuts are so delicious and always in season!

Especially at the Branntweiner Hut, where they have a very special variant of their own – “Drunken Doughnuts” the way grandpa used to make them! Not quite appropriate for children, this doughnut is made from a somewhat firmer dough than usual, and fried in clarified butter.

Bon appétit – and cheers!

Open to the Public: beginning of June until mid October Overnight Accommodations: yes Contact: Mrs. Sabine Lerchner Telephone: +43 (0)664 5333155 E-mail: sabine.lerchner@aon.at Internet: www.branntweinerhuette.com

How to reach us The Branntweiner Hut (elev. 1,778 m) can be reached either from St. Margarethen or from the Katschberghöhe. From St. Margarethen, we can take either the Leisnitz Water Path (path no. 113 and forward to no. 85 via the Meisnitzeralm, ca. 2.5-hour walk) or a road (2 km) to Alpengasthof Schlögelberger (about a 1-hour walk). From there we will reach the Branntweiner Hut via marked path no. 84 or rather no. 112 after about a 1.5 to 2-hour walk. The Branntweiner Hut can also be reached from the Katschberghöhe by walking along path no. 98, which takes about 1.5 hours (ca. 140 vertical meters).

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ca. 140 to 490 m (depending on tour variant) intermediate ca. 2 to 3 hours (depending on tour variant) No. 760 to St. Margarethen – town center No. 5132 from St. Michael – Katschberghöhe St. Margarethen town center, Katschberghöhe

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Aineck - St. Margarethen Hut Highlights – “Ziachschlitten and Radlbock”

Alpine Flavor – Kösslbacheralm The Aineck is a popular area for berry pickers. Buttermilk with cowberries, as the residents of Lungau call the lingonberries, is a delicious specialty drink at the Kösslbacheralm. You can also enjoy fresh farmhouse donuts, blueberry pancakes, or cream cheese with alpine herbs.

Open to the Public: July 1 to September 30 Overnight Accommodations: no Contact: Kösslbacher Family Telephone: +43 (0)664 2113711 or +43 (0)664 2436499 E-mail: andreas-koessl@sbg.at Internet: www.koesslbacheralm.at

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ca. 140 to 750 m (depending on tour variant) intermediate ca. 1,5 to 3 hours (depending on tour variant) No. 760 to St. Margarethen – town center No. 5132 from St. Michael – Katschberghöhe St. Margarethen town center, Katschberghöhe

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How to reach us The Kösslbacheralm (elev. 1,780 m) can be reached either from St. Margarethen or from the Katschberghöhe. From St. Margarethen, we can take either the Leisnitz Water Path (path no. 113 and then no. 85 via the Meisnitzeralm, ca. 2.5-hour walk) or a road (2 km) to Alpengasthof Schlögelberger (about a 1-hour walk). From there we will reach the Kösslbacheralm via marked path no. 84 or rather no. 112 after about a 1.5 to 2-hour walk. The Kösslbacheralm can also be reached from the Katschberghöhe by walking along path no. 98, which takes about 1,5 hours (ca. 140 vertical meters). Another tour variant: take the Aineckbahn lift up the Aineck, over the Teuerlnock in direction of the Bonner Hut till the Sackstadl and forward to the Kösslbacheralm, then via the high path back to the Katschberg Passhöhe (time on trail ca. 3 hrs.).

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In the car-less days of the past, travel was a long and tedious affair. It required skilled craftsmen and resourceful carpenters to design, carve and build an array of vehicles appropriate to the season and terrain.

Sleighs were used to haul wood, hay and straw to the farms for the winter. Small wooden wagons, known as a Radlbock, transported supplies along cart paths up to alpine huts in summer. Sleighs and the occasional Radlbock can still be discovered every now and then even today, though generally having been repurposed as a picturesque stand for colorful floral decorations.

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㉑ Kösslbacheralm (elev. 1,780 m)

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Speiereck - St. Michael Hut Highlights – “Homemade Honey Schnapps” The rustic SpeiereckHalterhut invites hikers to stop in, relax and soak up some sunshine. As you take in the magnificent views, enjoy regional products. The hut’s specialty, and a real treat after a hearty country meal, is their homemade honey schnapps.

Your hosts would be delighted to show you precisely how it’s made.

Alpine Flavor – Speiereck-Halterhut Hikers who plan on taking a break at the Speiereck-Halterhut can look forward to their famous country platter featuring bacon, sausage, cheese and bread. If you have an appetite for a hot meal, you might want to sample some of their cheese-dumpling soup. It’s guaranteed to reenergize you for the rest of your hike.

Open to the Public: mid June until the end of October Overnight Accommodations: no Contact: Mrs. Barbara Schyr Telephone: +43 (0)664 1221179 E-mail: post@speiereck-halterhütte Internet: www.speiereck-halterhütte.at

How to reach us The hike to the Speiereck-Halterhut (elev. 1,933 m) begins in the town center of St. Michael, between the pharmacy and the Raiffeisenbank.

Following marked hiking path no. 94, we make our way up via the Leitnergasse to the lower Piendl Alm (ruins, elev. 1,322 m) and continue on to the Speiereck-Halterhut.

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Gontal Katschberg - Muhr Hut Highlights – “Pony Express to the Ponyalm”

Alpine Flavor – Pritz Hut After your Kneipp session and an invigorating hike, you will definitely be ready to take a little rest and put something healthy in your stomach.

The specialties of the Pritz Hut include pasta dishes with either cheese or meat.

Open to the Public: mid May to end October Overnight Accommodations: no Contact: Mr. Andreas Neuschitzer Telephone: +43 (0)664 2844583 E-mail: info@pferdezentrum-katschberg.at Internet: www.pritzhuette.com

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ca. 100 m easy ca. 0.5 hour No. 5132 from St. Michael – Katschberghöhe behind Gasthof Bacher

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How to reach us Perched at 1,800 meters above sea level, the Pritz Hut is reachable in ca. 0.5-hour walk via a flat cart path which comes from the car park behind Gasthof Bacher (on the Katschberg).

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Here in the midst of the enchanting landscapes of the Gontal Valley, a small mountain streams babbles quietly along just across the way from the Pritz Hut. Rising from the flower-filled meadows are the healthful aromas of countless alpine herbs. A pool filled with cold fresh water invites you to treat your legs to traditional Kneipp therapy. Stepping barefoot into the clear mountain stream, and then allowing your feet to dry off in the sunshine, is probably the ultimate form of relaxation. It tingles, gets the blood flowing and invigorates! The wellness method pioneered by Pastor Sebastian Kneipp (1821 – 1897) has proven itself a reliable means to toughen up the body, as well as to prevent, alleviate and even cure a variety of ailments. Kneippen is a true gift for body and soul. “Horse Taxis” carry visitors from the Katschberg into the Gontal Valley. The Pritz Hut also serves as the trailhead for an easy walk over the Gontalscharte or even a hike to the top of the Kareck.

At an elevation of 2,481 m, this path to the summit does require good physical condition and stamina.

The “Ponyalm”: Around the Pritz Hut are various breeds of ponies and small animals. Pet them, make friends with them, enjoy them. A panoramic trail leads through this wonderful world of ponies, sure to get the youngsters’ pulses racing with excitement.

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㉓ Pritz Hut (elev. 1,800 m)

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㉔ Stöcklalm (elev. 1,755 m) Gontal Katschberg - Muhr Hut Highlights – “Splitting Wood” The farmer’s doing well if he has enough wood in front of his hut. – That was once a popular saying here in the Lungau. Wood stacked in front of the hut, seasoned under the sun, promises a good life and the coziness of a crackling fire in the hearth. Visitors to the Stöcklalm can learn how to split wood with an ax, as well as the fine art of stacking wood the correct way. And you are always welcome to lend a hand!

Your hosts will tell you what else can be done with the wood, and what aspects of their daily lives are actually dependent on that wood.

Alpine Flavor – Stöcklalm Carefully selected and precisely counted, the wood is also used to fire the oven for bread-baking. The folks at the Stöcklalm are very precise in their methods, since a hearty, delicious home-baked bread requires wood that has been carefully selected and cut just the right way. Their home-baked bread, served with a variety of cheeses, is a specialty of the Stöcklalm.

Open to the Public: mid June until mid September Overnight Accommodations: no Contact: Sampl Family Telephone: +43 (0)664 1128544 (Mr. Johann Sampl)

or +43 (0)664 4968173 (Mrs. Juliane Sampl)

How to reach us The hike to the Stöcklalm (elev. 1,755 m) begins from the car park behind Alpengasthof Bacher (on the Katschberg). We first take a flat cart path to the Pritz Hut. From there, initially a gently climb, followed by a downhill to the Doktoralm. Afterwards, you can choose between a forestry path and a hiking trail. The hiking trail passes the Wengeralm, at which point it becomes a little rocky, making surefootedness a must.

The forestry path first climbs gently, then takes you downhill for a while, until you come to a turn-off with a sign for the Stöcklalm in about 15 minutes. It isn’t far from here. The walking time out to the Stöcklalm is ca. 2.5 hours. A hike to the Stöcklalm is also possible from the “National Park Village” of Muhr. Actual walking time from the Schellgaden car park is 2 hours. This is also a popular mountain-bike route.

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ca. 150 m intermediate ca. 2.5 hours No. 5132 from St. Michael – Katschberghöhe behind Gasthof Bacher (Katschberg), Schellgaden (Muhr)

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Tweng - Obertauern

Hut Highlights – “A piece of heaven on earth”

Alpine Flavor – Twenger-Alm Hikers can stop here for a snack, sample the homemade cheese and even take a look inside the cheesery itself. Your host, Wolfgang, is an expert on alpine herbs, the secrets of pine as well as dishes that feature wild game, and he is glad to share his knowledge with guests.

Open to the Public: mid June until mid September Overnight Accommodations: no Contact: Kocher Family / Rigele Telephone: +43 (0)664 3696696 E-mail: wolfgang.kocher@lfs-tamsweg.at Internet: www.rigele-kocher.at

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ca. 250 m (from Obertauern) intermediate ca. 50 min.

No. 280 to Mauterndorf – Obertauern Schaidberg or No. 710 to Mariapfarr – Weisspriach – Znach turn-off – Grangler Hut – Uln Hut Schaidberg youth hostel

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How to reach us The easiest way to reach us from Obertauern is the country path that starts on the B99 (Katschberg Bundesstrasse) at the Schaidberg youth hostel. Follow this in the direction of the Twenger Almsee 2,120 m and Gurpitscheck 2,526 m. From there, you can reach the hut in ca. 50 minutes. More challenging paths to the hut lead directly from Tweng (starting point is the parking lot of the Tweng elementary school – time on trail ca. 3.5 hrs.) and from Weisspriachtal to the Twenger-Alm.

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At the point where you cross over from Obertauern into Weisspriachtal valley, an extended area of alpine pastures stretches out surrounded by wonderful mountain scenery. Legends recount the tale of dairymaids who once produced butter and cheese in abundance. The good life they had up there at their huts soon wasn’t enough to satisfy them, however, and so they indulged themselves in dances and festivities. But then, on one occasion, the devil himself mingled amongst them, capturing and imprisoning them in a cave high above Tweng, a place which has since been known as Satan’s Wall. The merry life once led by the dairy maids is long since past, though the art of making cheese is once again being venerated at the Twenger-Alm, a hill farm that is run according to traditions that are tried and true.

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㉕ Twenger-Alm (elev. 1,900 m)

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Other Alpine Huts in Salzburg’s Lungau region

㉖ Bartlalm (elev. 1,666 m) Nahendfeld - Zederhaus How to reach us The starting point for this hike is the Nahendfeld bridge/Mitterhuber in Zederhaus (bus stop and parking). From there, a marked country lane leads to the Bartlalm (1,666 m), the walk taking about 1.5 hours. One option is the “Rundweg” path: Behind the “Denkmalhof”, take a right following the signs, dropping down to Nahendfeld bridge/Mitterhuber. The hut can also be reached by mountain bike (start: Moserbrücke, distance 7.5 km). An adventure playground awaits the children.

Open to the Public: June until the end of September Overnight Accommodations: yes (at the adjacent Bartlhütte, bookable online

at www.urlaubambauernhof.at/bartlhuette) Contact: Bliem Family, Bartlbauer farm Telephone: +43 (0)664 3000836 (hut) or

+43 (0)650 8685000 (valley) E-mail: e.bliem@sbg.at Internet: www.urlaubambauernhof.at/bartlhuette Elevation Change: Difficulty: Time on Trail: Bus Service: Parking:

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㉗ Rothenwänderalm (1.748 m) Zederhaustal How to reach us Along the village road in the direction of Riedingtal Nature Park. In the section of town known as “Hub”, past the Nahendfeldbrücke bus stop. After 200 m, you will come to the turn-off for the Rothenwänderalm – a sign is posted right next to the road. A marked country lane will now lead you in about 1,5 hours. to the Rothenwänderalm (1748 m). By prior arrangement with the farmers, you can also reach this hut by car.

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June until September no Gfrerer Family, Rothenwänder farm +43 (0)6478 317 (valley) or +43 (0)664 4236906 (valley) magfrerer@yahoo.at

ca. 430 m easy ca. 1.5 hours No. 770 to Zederhaus – Zederhaus Wald right at the turn-off just before the bridge over the autobahn.

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Riedingtal Nature Park, Zederhaus

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beginning of June until mid of September no Pfeifenberger Family, Ilgbauer farm +43 (0)6478 295

ca. 250 m easy ca. 1 to 2 hours (depending on tour variant) No. 770 to Zederhaus – Wald – Schliereralm – Königalm near the Tauern Tunnel (south entrance), Schliereralm

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㉙ Schieferalm (elev. 1,718 m) Zederhaustal How to reach us The starting point for this leisurely hike to the Schieferalm (elev. 1,718 m) is the car park in Zederhaus at the start of the road up to the Tauern-motorway. From here a well maintained supply road heads off to the right, taking us on a walk to the Schieferalm lasting about 1.5 hours.

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ca. 520 m intermediate ca. 1.5 hours No. 770 to Zederhaus – Zederhaus Königbauernweg close to the road leading up to the Tauern-motorway

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mid June until mid September no Pfeifenberger Family, Schieferbauer farm +43 (0)664 1787065 info@schieferbauer.at www.schieferbauer.at

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How to reach us We recommend beginning this hike from the car park near the Tauern Tunnel (south entrance, elev. 1,345 m). Following the hiking path we will reach the Ilgalm (elev. 1,625 m) after a walk lasting about 2 hours. For an alternative, take a ride on the bus or drive your own car (toll road/€ 8 fee, incl. valley bus during the main vacation season) to the Schliereralm.

From there continue on foot via the Almenwanderweg path to the Ilgalm (about a 1-hour walk). In the summer months the valley bus also runs from the Schliereralm to and from Königalm (ca. 1 km beyond the Ilgalm).

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㉘ Ilgalm (elev. 1,625 m)

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㉚ Wastalalm (elev. 1,934 m) Karthäuse - Zederhaus How to reach us The first opportunity for the hike up begins next to the building at the shooting range in Zederhaus, or from the town center (across from the hotel grounds and via the containment walls for the autobahn), taking you along the marked, old, somewhat steeper Karthäussen path. The actual walking time is about 2.5 hours. Other variants include making your way on car or by foot from Gasthof Jägerwirt. At the Jägerwirt bridge in the direction of the Karthäussen Almen, through the autobahn underpass, along the Steinitzen forestry lane to the area of the Karthäussen Almen. Distance to the Wastalalm ca. 9 km, drive time about 30 minutes, walking time ca. 3 hours. Those wishing to use the gated “Genossenschaftsweg” will be asked to pay a maintenance fee of € 9 per vehicle. The key to the gate can be obtained from the local hill farmers.

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mid June until beginning of September no Gruber Family, Wastal +43 (0)6478 274 johann_gruber@sbg.at

720 m intermediate 2.5 to 3 hours (depending on the tour) No. 770 to Zederhaus shooting range, town center or guesthouse Jägerwirt

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㉛ Müllnerbauer Hut (elev. 1,660 m) Twenger Lantschfeld How to reach us At the sign at the entrance of Tweng (Tauern side of town), the road branches off to Twenger Lantschfeld, where a lumber yard (gate/fee for the key: € 6) is the starting point for our hike.

Following marked path no. 744, we will pass the Postalm (not open to the public) and come to a large wildlife feeding station. From here we are able to reach the Genossenschaftshut Tweng (serving refreshments) and the Müllnerbauer Hut at 1,660 m above sea level. You can take your car quite a way into Lantschfeld and also hike out to the Blauseen lakes (see page 10).

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mid June until the end of September no Mr. Michael Fanninger +43 (0)650 2503164

ca. 420 m easy ca. 3 hours No. 280 to Mauterndorf – Tweng town center close to the lumber yard

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Twenger Lantschfeld

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mid June until the end of September no Mr. Alois Pertl +43 (0)6471 217 village hall Tweng

ca. 370 m easy ca. 2.75 hours No. 280 to Mauterndorf – Tweng town center close to the lumber yard during regular office hours at the village hall Tweng, otherwise at the Twengerhof

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㉝ Metzgeralm (elev. 1,740 m) Tweng How to reach us Coming from Mauterndorf, you will drive through the town of Tweng. As you are about to leave town, turn left in the direction of Twenger Lanschfeld. Coming from Obertauern, turn right at the entrance to town. After about 500 m, you will come to a small car park where you can leave your vehicle. Here, a hike begins along a marked path to the Metzgeralm.

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ca. 500 m intermediate ca. 1.5 hours No. 280 to the town center of Tweng ca. 500 m after the village Tweng

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end June until mid September no Mr. Hermann Mauser +43 (0)650 4320252 or +43 (0)6472 7253

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How to reach us At the sign at the entrance of Tweng (Tauern side of town), the road branches off to Twenger Lantschfeld, where a lumber yard (gate/fee for the key: € 6) is the starting point for our hike.

Following marked path no. 744, we will pass the Postalm and Zechneralm (not open to the public) and come to a large wildlife feeding station. From here we are then able to reach the Genossenschaftshut (serving refreshments, elev.

1,630 m). You can take your car quite a way into Lantschfeld and also hike out to the Blauseen lakes (see page 10).

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㉜ Genossenschaftshut Tweng (elev. 1,630 m)

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㉞ Genossenschaftshut Trogalm (elev. 1,808 m) Grosseck - Mauterndorf How to reach us Our starting point in Mauterndorf is the old lift road, the Alter Trogweg or the forestry path from the ski center. The walk to the Trogalm (elev. 1,808 m) takes about 2.5 hours. Laterisers might wish to ride the cable lift, then hike from the summit terminal down to the Trogalm and Trogalmseen lakes (see page 12). The starting point in St. Michael is opposite the Hotel Post. Via Schulstrasse to St. Martin-Berg, then we make a left at the panorama info board to Sonndörfl (path no. 93).

Once there, we turn right at the Bacherhof towards Grubental, making a rather steep climb up to the Trogalm (elev. 1,808 m).

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mid June until end of September no Mayr Family +43 (0)664 2125256

ca. 750 m intermediate ca. 2.5 hours No. 770 / 280 to Mauterndorf – Grosseck valley terminal or No. 760 / 770 to St. Michael – St. Michael Weissenstein Grosseck valley terminal, St. Michael town center

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㉟ Preber-Halter Hut (elev. 1,862 m) Preber area - Tamsweg How to reach us We will take the bus or car from Tamsweg to Lake Prebersee (ca. 9 km), where we take a ca.

1-hour walk up a mountain lane to the PreberHalter Hut. And from here: we can cross over to the Grazer Hut (elev. 1,897 m), where there is again an opportunity to drop down to the lake.

The whole hike takes about 3.5 hours.

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Nockberge (Salzburg) How to reach us By car or valley bus, you can ride to the Dr. Josef-Mehrl-Hütte in Schönfeld. From there, walk along the supply lane into the Rosanintal valley, reaching the Eßlalm after about one kilometer.

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mid June until mid September no Mr. Johann Lanschützer +43 (0)676 5363062 lanschuetzer.esslhof@aon.at

No. 5134 (valley bus) from St. Michael (beginning of July until beginning of September) Dr. Josef-Mehrl-Hut, opposite the family- and youth guest house Schönfeld

㊲ Niggei Hut (elev. 1,812 m) Hochalm - Ramingstein How to reach us Our drive to the start of this hike takes us from Ramingstein in the direction of the Karneralm.

After about 5 km, you will see a power station building on the right, as well as a turn-off on the left across the Mislitzbach (barrier and road-side altar depicting Saint Nepomuk). From there continue along the marked forestry lane to the high pastures, where the Niggei Hut lies at 1,812 m above sea level. The walk takes about 2 hours.

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mid June until mid September no Pagitsch Family, Niggei farm +43 (0)6475 340

Elevation Change: ca. 620 m Difficulty: intermediate Time on Trail: ca. 2 hours Parking: Mislitzbach turn-off

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㊱ Eßlalm (elev. 1,767 m)

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Gontal - Katschberg How to reach us The Hanslbaueralm, located at 1,815 m above sea level with its own dairy, can be reached in a walk taking around 1 hour from the car park behind Gasthof Bacher on the Katschberg. The hike takes us along the cart path until we come to a trail marking, where we take the left-hand path to the hut.

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mid June until mid October no Gruber Family +43 (0)660 7319144

ca. 170 m easy ca. 1 hour No. 5132 from St. Michael – Katschberghöhe behind Gasthof Bacher

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㊴ Altwirtsalm (elev. 1,700 m) Muhr How to reach us After the road sign for Muhr, a forest road turns left and here you will find the signpost for the Altwirtsalm at an elevation of 1,700 m. The time on trail is ca. 1.5 hours.

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end of June until beginning of September no Lanschützer Family +43 (0)676 4020293 altwirt@sbg.at

ca. 600 m intermediate ca. 1.5 hours No. 760 to Muhr right by the trail

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Nockberge (Carinthia)

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mid June until mid September yes Pirker Family +43 (0)664 73646036 or +43 (0)664 2106330 gutmail@yahoo.de

ca. 550 m (beginning in Bundschuh) intermediate ca. 2 to 4 hours (depending on tour variant) Valley Bus No. 5134 from St. Michael to Bundschuh (runs from the beginning of July until early September) No. 760 to St. Margarethen – town center No. 5132 from St. Michael – Katschberg Passhöhe Bundschuh next to Hubertus Chapel, St. Margarethen town center, Katschberg Passhöhe; from Rennweg: Laussnitzgraben forestry road, then turn onto the hiking path to the Laussnitzeralm

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How to reach us From Thomatal/Bundschuh: From the Hubertus Chapel – shortly before the smelter (museum visits are possible) -a hiking path leads along the banks of the Blareitbach to the Laussnitzeralm (1,839 m). Actual walking time: ca. 2 hours. Departing St. Margarethen, the hut may be reached via path No. 113 and from the Katschberghöhe in the direction of the Teuerlnock (2,145 m) in ca. 3 hours (permanent handrails to aid with steeper sections).

From Rennweg: arrival by car via Frankenberg to the car park at the Laussnitzalm turn-off; For this hike up to the hut, you will need about 1.5 hours (also suited for prams).

By arrangement, cars may also be driven up to the hut.

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㊵ Laußnitzeralm (elev. 1,839 m)

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㊶ Franz Fischer Hut (elev. 2,020 m) Riedingtal Nature Park, Zederhaus How to reach us Along the toll road (€ 8 fee, incl. valley bus during the main vacation season) by bus or car to the Schliereralm (1,495 m) in the Riedingtal nature park and then by valley bus to the trail leading up to the Franz Fischer Hut. Once you’ve reached the top, path no. 711 tales you to the right and in ca. 1.5 hrs. to the Franz Fischer Hut (2,020 m).

As an alternative, you can hike from the car park Schliereralm to the Jakoberalm and then take alpine path no. 702 past the Esser See (see page 5) to the Franz Fischer Hut. This walk takes about 2.5 to 3 hours.

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June until beginning of October Mrs. Evelyn Faber yes +43 (0) 664 75090769 e.f@kitz.air.com www.franzfischer-huette.at

ca. 500 m intermediate ca. 1.5 hours No. 770 to Zederhaus – Schliereralm – path to the Franz Fischer Hut Schliereralm, Jakoberalm path, car park Franz Fischer Hut

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Radstädter Tauern (Salzburg)

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mid June until the end of September yes Philipp Steinlechner +43 (0)664 4993806 speiereckhuette@oetk.at www.oetk.at/hütten

ca. 950 m intermediate ca. 2.75 hours No. 770 / 280 to Mauterndorf – Grosseck valley terminal or No. 760 / 770 to St. Michael – St. Michael Weissenstein Grosseck valley terminal, St. Michael town center

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How to reach us Our starting point in Mauterndorf is the old lift road, the Alter Trogweg or the forestry path from the ski center. The walk to the Speiereck Hut (elev. 2,072 m) takes about 2.75 hours. Laterisers might wish to ride the cable lift, then take a 15-minute hike from the summit terminal up to the hut. From there we recommend a hike down to the Trogalm and Trogalmseen lakes (see page 12). The Speiereck Hut can also be reached from St. Michael. The starting point in St. Michael is opposite the Hotel Post. Via Schulstrasse to St. Martin-Berg, then we make a left at the panorama info board to Sonndörfl (path no. 93). Once there, we turn right at the Bacherhof towards Grubental, making a rather steep climb up to the Speiereck Hut (elev. 2,072 m). This walk takes about 2.75 hours.

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㊷ Speiereck Hut (elev. 2,072 m)

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㊸ Landwiersee Hut (elev. 1,985 m) Schladminger Tauern (Salzburg) How to reach us Taking a bus or car, we leave Hintergöriach and travel about ca. 8 km into the valley until we reach the turning place just prior to the Göriach Hut Village. From this point, the Landwiersee Hut (elev. 1,985 m) is about a 2-hour walk away. If we continue past the hut, we come to the Lower (elev. 1,977 m) and Upper (elev. 2,047 m) Landwiersee lakes (see page 19).

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mid June until the end of September yes Austrian Alpine Club, section Lungau +43 (0)676 7785375 landawirseehuette@gmx.at www.landawirseehuette.at

ca. 570 m intermediate ca. 2 hours No. 720 to Mariapfarr – Göriach – car park at the Göriach Hut Village just prior to Göriach Hut Village

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㊹ Dr. Josef Mehrl Hut (elev. 1,730 m) Nockberge (Salzburg) How to reach us By car from St. Margarethen towards Bundschuh-Schönfeld as far as the Dr. Josef Mehrl Hut (elev. 1,730 m). Numerous hiking routes are possible close to the hut, such as one to Rosaninsee lake (elev. 2,080 m, see page 24).

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mid May until beginning of October yes Mrs. Nicole Sampl +43 (0)4736 320 mehrlhuette.info@gmx.at www.mehrlhuette.com

No. 5134 (valley bus) from St. Michael (beginning of July until beginning of September) Dr. Josef Mehrl Hut

Ankogel Group (Salzburg)

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How to reach us By bus or car to the National Park community of Muhr-Hintermuhr and the Arsenhaus (elev.

1,341 m, not open to the public). From this point, a path to the left takes us down a nature trail to the Rotgüldensee Hut and the Lower Rotgüldensee (elev. 1,735 m, see page 25). The walk takes about 1.5 hours.

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㊺ Rotgüldensee Hut (elev. 1,735 m)

mid June until mid September yes Mrs. Monika Winkler +43 (0)6479 348 or +43 (0)650 7819020 rotgueldenseehuette@sbg.at

ca. 400 m intermediate ca. 1.5 hours No. 760 to Muhr – Muhr Rotgülden Arsenhaus car park (Muhr Rotgülden bus stop)

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㊻ Stickler Hut (elev. 1,752 m) Radstädter Tauern (Salzburg) How to reach us By bus or car to the National Park community of Muhr-Hintermuhr and the Arsenhaus (elev.

1,341 m, not open to the public), continuing on to the Muritzen car park (toll road/coinoperated, fee: € 5). From here we hike for about 1 hour along a footpath to the Stickler Hut (elev. 1,752 m). From the Stickler Hut there is an opportunity to hike to the source of the River Mur. Time on Trail: about 1.25 hours. The Stickler Hut can also be reached directly using the valley bus.

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beginning of June until end of September yes Mr. Heinz Schrempf +43 (0)6479 349 or +43 (0)664 1239394

Elevation Change: ca. 250 to 400 m (depending on tour variant) Difficulty: intermediate Time on Trail: ca. 1 to 2.25 hours (depending on tour variant) Bus Service: No. 760 to Muhr – Rotgülden uphill trail – valley bus from Muhr Rotgülden - Stickler Hut Parking: Muritzen car park

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㊼ Südwiener Hut (elev. 1,801 m) Radstädter Tauern (Salzburg) How to reach us By bus or car to Gnadenbrücke bridge (elev.

1,272 m), half way between Obertauern and Untertauern. From this point, marked path no. 28 follows the Arnoweg trail to the Südwiener Hut (elev. 1,801 m). Time on Trail: about 1.5 hours.

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June 10 to October 26 (depending on weather conditions) yes Mrs.Tanja Scharler +43 (0)676 7431628 tanja.togan@gmail.com suedwienerhuette@gebirgsverein.at

ca. 530 m intermediate ca. 1.5 hours No. 280 to Mauterndorf – Obertauern Gnadenalm Gnadenbrücke bridge

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Radstädter Tauern (Salzburg)

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beginning of June until the end of September (depending on weather conditions!) yes Höller Family +43 (0)664 5793178 (hut) or +43 (0)6418 238 (valley) tappenkarseehuette@aon.at www.tappenkarseehuette.at

ca. 1,030 m (total elevation change for the entire hike) intermediate to difficult, very good physical condition a must ca. 5 to 5.5 hours for the complete hike No. 770 to Zederhaus – Schliereralm – base of the path to the Franz Fischer Hut – Königalm Schliereralm

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How to reach us We take the bus or car along the toll road (toll road/€ 8 fee, incl. valley bus during the main vacation season) to the Schliereralm (elev.

1,495 m) in Riedingtal Nature Park, followed by a ride on the valley bus until we reach the base of the path up to the Franz Fischer Hut. We reach the Franz Fischer Hut (elev. 2,020 m) after about a 1.5-hour walk. Prior to the hut and Zaunersee lake (elev. 2,020 m), we make a left on path no. 702 to the Ilgsee (elev. 2,099 m), then continue with a climb to the Weissgrubenscharte (elev. 2,255 m), before dropping back down to the Tappenkarsee and Tappenkarsee Hut (elev. 1,820 m).

For the hike back, we would recommend returning via the Haselloch (on path no. 702 to that point). From the Haselloch (elev. 2,136 m), we hike down to the Königalm (elev. 1,667 m) and back to the car park.

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㊽ Tappenkarsee Hut (elev. 1,820 m)

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Schladminger Tauern (Styria) How to reach us By bus or car from Hintergöriach, about 8 km into the valley until we reach the turning place just prior to the Göriach Hut Village.

From there, we follow the path up to the Landwierseehütte (elev. 1,985 m) and continue to the Trockenbrotscharte (elev. 2,237 m) along path no. 702 (ca. 2.5 hours). We now make a steep descent to the Keinprecht Hut (elev. 1,872 m) taking about 2 hours. From there we can hike either a) via the Lignitzhöhe (elev. 2,205 m, path no. 774) to the Lignitzsee and Mariapfarr or b) along path no. 702 to the Rotmandlspitze (elev. 2,453 m), Giglachseen lakes (Ignaz-Mattis-Hut, 1,986 m or Giglachsee-Hut, 1,955 m) and on to the Znachsattel (elev. 2,059 m), then back to Weisspriach. This is an especially beautiful, though somewhat long hike (a 2-day tour). The most beautiful time of year is from the end of June until mid July, when the rhododendrons are in bloom along the shores of the Giglachseen.

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mid June until the beginning of October yes Mr. Erhard Fischbacher +43 (0)664 4330346 office@fischbacher-rohrmoos.at www.alpenverein.at/wien

depending on tour variant intermediate to difficult a) to the Keinprecht Hut about 4.5 hours, from there via Lignitzhöhe (2,205 m, path no. 774) – Lignitzsee and Lignitz about 3 to 3.5 hours b) to the Keinprecht Hut about 4.5 hours, from there via Rotmandlspitze, Giglachseen to the Znachsattel ca. 4 hours and another 3 hours on to Weisspriach No. 720 to Mariapfarr – Göriach – car park at the Göriach Hut Village No. 710 to Mariapfarr – Weisspriach – Znach turn-off – Grangler Hut just prior to Göriach Hut Village

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mid June until the beginning of October yes Mr. Matthias Keinprecht +43 (0)664 4233823 m.keinprecht@aon.at www.alpenverein.at/wien

ca. 820 m intermediate ca. 3.5 hours from the car park to the Ignaz Mattis Hut No. 710 to Mariapfarr – Weisspriach – Znach turn-off Znachtal turn-off

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Giglachsee Hut (elev. 1,956 m) Schladminger Tauern (Styria) How to reach us Our starting point is the Znachtal turn-off in the Upper Weisspriachtal, which is easy to reach either by valley bus or car (coin-operated toll booth/fee based). The hike branches off to the right along trail no. 771, taking us through the Znachtal up to the Znachsattel (elev. 2,059 m).

First you reach the Giglachsee Hut at an elevation of 1,956 m and then Giglachsee lake at 1,921 m.

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beginning of July until mid September / Closed on Wednesday yes Mrs. Birgit Sieder +43 (0)664 9088188 or +43 (0)6454 7409 (valley) giglachseehuette@aon.at www.giglachsee-huette.at

ca. 820 m intermediate ca. 3 hours from the car park to the Giglachsee Hut No. 710 to Mariapfarr – Weisspriach – Znach turn-off Znachtal turn-off

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How to reach us Our starting point is the Znachtal turn-off in the Upper Weisspriachtal, which is easy to reach either by valley bus or car (coin-operated toll booth/fee: € 4). The hike branches off to the right along trail no. 771, taking us through the Znachtal up to the Znachsattel (elev. 2,059 m).

First you reach the Giglachsee Hut at an elevation of 1,956 m and then Giglachsee lake at 1,921 m. After a circumnavigating the lake, ca. 0.5 hour further on trail no. 702 to the Ignaz Mattis Hut (1,986 m).

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㊿ Ignaz Mattis Hut (elev. 1,986 m)

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Golling Hut (elev. 1,641 m) Schladminger Tauern (Styria) How to reach us Taking the bus or a car, we travel from Hintergöriach for about 8 km into the valley, until we reach the turning place just prior to the Göriach Hut Village. Path no. 775 takes us past lower and upper Zugriegel huts (ruins) to the upper comb. There (at about 1,830 m) we turn right on Tauernhöhenweg no. 702, taking us over rocky terrain (difficult) as we ascend to the Gollingscharte (elev. 2,236 m) in around 3 hours. If you wish, you can climb the Hochgolling (elev. 2,863 m) in about 2 hours (difficult – high-alpine). From the Gollingscharte, we now make our way steeply downhill to the Golling Hut (elev. 1,641 m) in about 2 hours. From there we continue either a) on trail no. 778 to Schladming or b) to the north of the hut, following trail no. 702 to the top of the Greifenberg at 2,618 m above sea level (ca. 3 hours), before descending (difficult – high-alpine) past the Lungauer Klaffersee and Zwerfenbergsee to the Lasshoferalm (elev. 1,270 m) in the Upper Lessachtal (ca. 3.5 to 4 hours).

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mid June until the beginning of October yes Reiter Family +43 (0)676 5336288 (hut) or +43 (0)3687 61497(valley) info@gollinghuette.com www.gollinghuette.com

depending on tour variant difficult depending on tour variant (please consult descriptions) No. 720 to Mariapfarr – Göriach – car park at the Göriach Hut Village just before the Göriach Hut Village

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Ober Hut (elev. 1,860 m) Schladminger Tauern (Salzburg) How to reach us The Oberhütte (elev. 1,860 m) and the Oberhüttensee (elev. 1,860 m) are both located on the Tauernhöhenweg trail in Salzburg’s Pongau region, reachable from both Obertauern and the Weisspriach Valley (see page 15).

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mid June until mid October yes Mr. Franz Oberkofler +43 (0)664 9169728 www.oberhuette.at

ca. 590 m intermediate ca. 3 hours to the Oberhütte No. 710 to Mariapfarr – Weisspriach – Znach turn-off – Grangler Hut – Uln Hut Znachtal turn-off

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Schladminger Tauern (Styria)

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end of May until beginning/mid October yes Mr. Christian Dengg +43 (0)664 2422349 christian_dengg@yahoo.de www.grazer-huette.at

ca. 450 to 470 m (depending on tour variant) intermediate ca. 1.5 to 2 hours (depending on tour variant) No. 740 from Tamsweg – Prebersee – Grazer Hut trail car park by Lake Prebersee, by the Grazer Hut trail

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New Bonner Hut

(elev. 1,713 m) Nockberge (Carinthia)

How to reach us The Bonner Hut (elev. 1,713 m) can be reached along the road from Rennweg in about a 2.5-hour walk, from St. Margarethen via trail no. 113 in ca. 3 hours and from the Katschberghöhe in the direction of the Teuerlnock (elev. 2,145 m) in around 3.5 hours.

Another possibility to reach the hut is the hike starting in Thomatal/ Bundschuh. Follow the wonderful forest path ca. 200 m in front of the museum “Hochofen” (visit of the museum is possible) to the Bonner Hut (duration ca. 1.75 hours).

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beginning of June until mid October (depending on weather conditions!) yes info@neue-bonner-huette.at www.neue-bonner-huette.at

ca. 430 m intermediate ca. 1.5 to 2.5 hours (depending on tour variant) No. 760 to St. Margarethen – town center No. 5132 from St. Michael – Katschberghöhe St. Margarethen town center, Katschberghöhe

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How to reach us Take the valley bus or your own car from Tamsweg to Lake Prebersee (ca. 9 km), continuing until you come (in 2 km) to the path (no. 787) up to the Grazer Hut (elev.

1,897 m), which you will reach in about 1.5 hours. Another alternative is to hike from the Prebersee (elev. 1,514 m) via the Preber-Halter Hut to the Grazer Hut (which takes about 2 hours).

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Restaurant Panorama Alm (elev. 1,980 m) Grosseck - Mauterndorf How to reach us Restaurant Panorama Alm (1,980 m) is located right next to the mountain station of the Grosseckbahn lift. From Mauterndorf Ski Center, the hike leads along the “Natur Pur Weg”, taking you on a walk lasting about 2 hrs. to the Panorama Alm. Highly recommended: a hike from the mountain station down to the Trogalmseen elev. 1,808 m, or beautiful mountain tours up the Grosseck and/or Speiereck. NEW: the „Sonnenhangweg“ (ca. 3 km), a path between the Grosseckbahn and Sonnenbahn lifts.

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Open whenever the Grosseckbahn lift is in operation. no Mr. Peter Schitter +43 (0)664 2820453 or +43 (0)664 2644846 office@auszeit-xl.at www.auszeit-xl.at

ca. 850 m intermediate ca. 2 hours No. 770 / 280 to Mauterndorf – Grosseck valley terminal Grosseck valley terminal

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Restaurant Schi Alm (elev. 1,100 m)

Hammer - Mauterndorf How to reach us Restaurant Schi Alm stands right next to the valley station of the Grosseckbahn lift. From Mauterndorf Ski Center, an ideal base for hikes to the Trogalm Lakes at 1,808 m above sea level (about a 2-hour hike). Also hiking paths to Anna Chapel, the glacier mill and the medieval town of Mauterndorf. NEW: the Sonnenhangweg (ca. 3 km), a path between the Grosseckbahn and Sonnenbahn lifts.

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beginning of July until mid September no Mr. Peter Schitter +43 (0)664 88314731 or +43 (0)664 2644846 office@auszeit-xl.at www.auszeit-xl.at Seating for 30 guests is available for special celebrations.

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Moserkopf - Mauterndorf How to reach us From Mauterndorf Castle a path leads us off to the right to the Stampfl section of Mauterndorf.

From here, you will follow markings no. 43 or 46 to Almstüberl Fanningberg at an elevation of 1,850 m. This walk takes about 2.5 hours.

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July until mid September no Mr. Thomas Müller +43 (0)676 4807044

ca. 720 m intermediate ca. 2.5 hours No. 770 / 280 to Mauterndorf – Mauterndorf Stampfl Mauterndorf Castle

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Sonnblick Hut (elev. 1,700 m) Moserkopf – Mauterndorf How to reach us The departure point is at the Berghof Jacklbauer on Fanningberg. From there the hiking trail takes you to the Sonnblick Hut. This walk takes about 1.5 hours.

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beginning of July until mid September yes Mr. Anton Schitter +43 (0)6472 20037 info@jacklbauer.at www.jacklbauer.com

Elevation Change: ca. 600 m Difficulty: easy Time on Trail: ca. 1.5 hours Parking: Berghof Jacklbauer

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Sauschneideralm (elev. 1,600 m) Fanningberg - Weisspriach How to reach us The Sauschneideralm can be reached from the car park for the Fanningberg lifts in about 30 minutes or via the hiking paths from Mariapfarr/Fanning and Mauterndorf/St. Gertrauden in about a 1.75-hour walk.

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mid June until end of September, from Thursday until Sunday (depending on weather conditions) yes Miksch Family +43 (0)664 3562562 or +43 (0)6473 7094 info@sauschneideralm.at www.sauschneideralm.at

ca. 440 m easy ca. 0.5 to 1.75 hours (depending on tour variant) No. 710 to Mariapfarr Seitling or No. 770 to Mauterndorf/St. Gertrauden Fanningberg lifts car park, Mariapfarr/Fanning, St. Gertrauden church

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Gamsstadl (elev. 1,921 m) Fanningberg - Weisspriach How to reach us From the Fanningberg lift car park, take the marked hiking path leading to the Zirmbar, from where it is about another 30 minutes to the mountain station of the Samsonbahn lift. You will find the Gamsstadl next to the mountain station.

You are also welcome to ride up on the Samsonbahn lift, after which you are only 5 minutes walk from the hut.

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beginning of July until early September – on days when the Samsonbahn is running no Mr. Anton Schitter +43 (0)676 3496361 info@jacklbauer.at www.jacklbauer.com

500 m intermediate ca. 1.5 hours No. 710 to Mariapfarr Seitling or No. 770 to Mauterndorf/St. Gertrauden Fanningberg lifts car park

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Fanningberg - Weisspriach

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mid June until mid September yes (with reservation) Schreilechner Family +43 (0)650 3308883 or +43 (0)6472 7076 office@raderhof.com www.zirmbar.at

300 m easy ca. 1 hour No. 710 to Mariapfarr Seitling or No. 770 to Mauterndorf/St. Gertrauden Fanningberg lifts car park

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Jausenstation Dicktler Hut (elev. 1,148 m) Weisspriach Valley How to reach us Jausenstation Dicktler Hut (elev. 1,148 m) can be reached from Weisspriach/Hinterweisspriach by bus, car or on foot (about a 1.5-hour walk).

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ca. 40 m easy ca. 1.5 hours No. 710 to Weisspriach – Hinterweisspriach – Dicktler Hut Hinterweisspriach, Jausenstation Dicktler Hut

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mid May until October and mid December until April, closed on Monday and Tuesday no Bogensperger Family +43 (0)6473 7061 or +43 (0)664 5583463

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How to reach us From Fanningberg car park, follow the clearly marked hiking path to the Zirmbar (the Zirmbar is also sign-posted). 45-minutes walk.

Or take your car to the Sauschneideralm. There you will find a car park for use by Zirmbar guests.

Now comes a 30-minute walk, along a path also suitable for prams, to the Zirmbar.

Useful Info: A lift runs every Thursday during holiday season! At the mountain lift terminal, exit on the right. You will then reach the Zirmbar in about 35 minutes.

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Zirmbar (elev. 1,791 m)

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Jausenstation Wielandhof (elev. 1,332 m) Mariapfarr Lignitz Valley How to reach us Jausenstation Wielandhof (elev. 1,332 m) is on the way from Mariapfarr in the direction of the Lignitztal and is reachable either by car, or on foot via path no. 35 in about 1.5 hours.

Jausenstation Wielandhof is an ideal starting point for a hike to the Lignitzsee (elev. 1,965 m, please see page 18).

Open to the Public:

May 18 to May 21 and May 31 to June 17, on weekends (Fri from 5 p.m., Sat, Sun and public holidays all day) June 22 to September 16, daily except for Monday September 22 to October 14, on weekends (Sat and Sun all day)

Overnight Accommodations: Contact: Telephone: E-mail: Internet:

yes Perner Family +43 (0)6473 7162 info@wielandhof.at www.wielandhof.at

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ca. 210 m easy to intermediate ca. 1.5 hours No. 770 to Mariapfarr – Mariapfarr post office Mariapfarr parking spaces east and west, Jausenstation Wielandhof

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Ludlalm (elev. 1,520 m) Prebersee – Tamsweg How to reach us Via Valley Bus or car from Tamsweg via Haiden to Prebersee (ca. 9 km), where the Ludlalm is located right on the lake at 1,520 m above sea level. The Ludlalm is an ideal base for walks around the lake (see page 23) as well as hikes in the area of the Preber.

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year-round (except November) yes Antretter Family +43 (0)664 75 015 015 servus@ludlalm.at www.ludlalm.at

No. 740 from Tamsweg – Tamsweg Prebersee car park at the Prebersee

Aineck - St. Margarethen

Open to the Public:

Overnight Accommodations: Contact: Telephone: E-mail: Internet: Elevation Change: Difficulty: Time on Trail: Bus Service: Parking:

year-round, closed on specific days as posted yes Sampl Family +43 (0)6476 313 urlaub@almdorf-lungau.at www.almdorf-lungau.at

ca. 230 m intermediate ca. 1.5 hours No. 760 to St. Margarethen – town center St. Margarethen town center, Alpengasthof Schlögelberger

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Adlerhorst Summit Restaurant (elev. 2,210 m) Aineck How to reach us The starting point for this hike is the Katschberghöhe (elev. 1,641 m). We ascend to the Aineck via the ski slope, with the Adlerhorst Summit Restaurant perched at 2,210 m above sea level, a hike taking about 2 hours (trail no. 98). If you are a late riser, we would recommend riding the Aineck lift (please check the summer timetable). Once at the summit, enjoy beautiful panoramic views across a vast mountain world, with the Southern Alps to the south and many 3,000 m peaks to the west (e.g. Grosser Hafner, elev. 3,076 m). The descent takes us either a) via the Bonner Hut (elev. 1,713 m) in about 2 hours or b) via the Branntweiner and Kösslbacher huts to St. Margarethen in about 2.5 to 3 hours or c) along Katschberg hiking loop no. 98 in around 3 hours (calculated from the summit of the Aineck) back to our original starting point.

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end of June until mid September (same schedule as the Aineckbahn lift) no Hinteregger Family +43 (0)4734 284

ca. 570 m intermediate depending on tour variant, please refer to descriptions No. 5132 from St. Michael – Katschberghöhe Katschberghöhe

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How to reach us Alpengasthof Schlögelberger (elev. 1,293 m) can be reached from St. Margarethen by car (2 km) or on foot via the Leisnitz Water Path in about a 1.5-hour walk.

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Schlögelberger Alpine Inn & Wildlife Park (elev. 1,293 m)

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Peterbauer Almstub´n (elev. 1,910 m) St. Michael How to reach us The starting point is the tourist office. Passing the pharmacy (along a narrow lane), you will come to the Leitnergasse. Now steeply uphill, you will come to the Leitnerbauer, an abandoned farmhouse, and then to the old Granglergut. There you will meet up with the Mühlsteigweg (path no. 92). The path leads up the mountain to the lower “Piendl Alm” (a ruin) at 1,322 m above sea level (ca. 0,5 hour). To the left, between the ruin and a spring, you will climb over a fence and hike via a clearly marked trail up to the Peterbauer Almstub’n. You are also welcome to ride up here on the Sonnenbahn lift.

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September - same schedule as the

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ca. 835 m intermediate ca. 3 hours No. 760 / 770 to St. Michael – Weißenstein St. Michael town center, lift car park St. Martin

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Jausenstation Neuhauserstadl (elev. 1,070 m) St. Michael How to reach us Jausenstation Neuhauserstadl (elev. 1,070 m) is reachable by car from St. Michael traveling towards Oberweissburg (ca. 4 km) or on foot along path no. 96, about a 1-hour walk.

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year-round from Thursday until Sunday no Seewald Family +43 (0)664 9064160 seewald.jacoby@sbg.at

easy ca. 1 hour No. 770 to St. Michael – St. Michael Oberweissburg Jausenstation Neuhauserstadl

Katschberg

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mid June until mid October no Strafner Family +43 (0)4734 291 or +43 (0)664 3376678 info@gamskogel.at www.gamskogel.at

ca. 270 to 380 m (depending on tour variant) intermediate ca. 2.5 to 3 hours for the full hike No. 5132 from St. Michael – Katschberghöhe Katschberghöhe, just beyond Gasthof Bacher

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How to reach us The starting point for this hike is a) the car park on Katschberg Pass (elev. 1,641 m). Taking the Gontalstrasse, we will hike through the Hotel Village and two road tunnels to Gasthof Bacher.

About 200 m further along is b) another car park. From here we initially hike in the direction of the Pritz Hut. Half way there we find a gate, where a forestry path branches off to the left towards the Hanslbaueralm and Gontalscharte (elev. 1,911 m). From there we hike either a) to the Tschaneck (elev. 2,024 m), subsequently dropping back down to the Gamskogel Hut or b) continue at essentially the same elevation to the Gamskogel Hut (elev. 1,830 m). Another route to the Gamskogel Hut, where you will also find the highest registry office in Carinthia, is the 2.5 km long “Herzerlweg”, which is decorated with red hearts. Beginning at the Katschberg tourist office, you hike past Hotel Cristallo and take the path that climbs to the left rather than going through the tunnel and continue above the Landal hut village. A few hundred metres further along, hiking path no. 19 is clearly marked to your right (big gate).

Staying on the Herzerlweg, you will come to Marienkapelle chapel and, shortly thereafter, to your destination, the Gamskogel Hut.

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Gamskogel Hut (elev. 1,830 m)

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Theme & Nature Trails The benefit of some inner-Alpine regions is that many ancient folk customs and deeply rooted popular beliefs have been preserved. Those who wish to discover the Salzburger Lungau with all of their senses, may wish to set out on mystical hikes to mountain tarns and sources of immense natural & spiritual power, plus take advantage of the chance to visit the small pilgrimage chapel. Or reside in a “hut village�, where three different sources of energy guarantee moments of pure happiness.

You may, or may not believe in the energy emanated by certain locations. Some sense it immediately, while others have their doubts. But the fact is, there are places that reenergize you, raise your spirits, or create a sense of inner calm. You also find such places of strength in the Lungau: Places, where you intensively sense nature in its various elements, are able to allow your eyes to roam across the mountains, or simply enjoy an escape from the daily routine. Small moments, with great effects.

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Zederhaus / Riedingtal Nature Park - Mill Trail on the Dorfergraben - Almenweg Trail - Self-Guided Forest Path - Schlierersee Theme Trail - Theme Trail “The Power of Still Waters”

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- Sun Trail - Soil-Culture-Path

Mauterndorf - Pure Nature Trail

Göriach - Bee Trail

Lessach - Kids’ Fun Hike - Theme Trail „Weg der Stille“(Trail of Tranquillity)

Tamsweg - Moor Path next to Lake Prebersee (1,514 m) - Passeggen Execution Path - Planet Path

Ramingstein - Iron Trail - Ore Trails

Unternberg - Himmelsteig Trail - Self-Guided Forest Path

St. Margarethen St. Michael - Alpine Herb Garden - Hiking Experience Trail - Birdwatching Trail - Hiking Path of the Senses

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- Leisnitz Water Path

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Muhr, the National Park Village: - Nature Trail on the Rotgüldensee - Magic Forest Adventure Path

Weißpriach - Mushroom Nature Trail

Thomatal / Schönfeld: - Miners’ Hiking Path

Ferienregion Salzburger Lungau - Arnoweg Trail - Lungau Culture Trail

For additional details about theme paths as well as local walking and hiking trails, please contact your local tourist office.

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Due to its absolutely enchanting countryside, Riedingtal Valley is a popular excursion destination for young and old. The natural features and glorious scenery of this area on the edge of the Radstädter Tauern range are simply astonishing.

Information: Zederhaus Tourist Office, T +43 (0)6478 801, zederhaus@lungau.at, www.naturpark-riedingtal.at

An Alpine village that is unique, one which you can easily reach whether you are a senior citizen or pushing a pram. It is about a 5-minute walk from the last car park (9 huts in total: of these, the Hansalhütte is open all summer long, while the Neumannhütte is only open to the public at the weekend).

Information: Göriach Tourist Office, T +43 (0)6483 21211, goeriach@lungau.at, www.goeriach.at

Preber Sports & Recreation Region Located not far from Tamsweg and easy to reach is the Preber Region, one of the most popular excursions, whether that be hiking, biking, or taking a romantic stroll around the lake and stopping at one of the huts along the way.

Information: Tourism Lungau, Infocenter Tamsweg, T +43 (0)6474 2145, info@tourismuslungau.at, www.tourismuslungau.at

Nockberge Region – Schönfeld/Karneralm In contrast to the rugged peaks of the Niedere Tauern, the gently rounded hilltops of the Nockberge seemingly snuggle into their natural setting. Experience a high valley in all of its glory. Discover utter peace in the middle of a sun-drenched alpine meadow.

Information: Thomatal-Schönfeld Tourist Office, T +43 (0)6476 250, thomatal@lungau.at, www.thomatal.at

The beauty and diversity of the mountainous countryside of the Hohe Tauern National Park is the main reason it belongs to the largest national park in Central Europe. The Mur – Austria’s second-largest river – has its headwaters in this community.

Information: Muhr Tourist Office and National Park Information Center, T +43 (0)650 9933415, muhr@lungau.at, www.muhr-info.at

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Muhr – the “National Park Village”

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Göriach Hut Village

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Riedingtal Nature Park in Zederhaus

Alpine tarns and huts

Alpine tarns 01 Boarnlacke / p. 4 02 Esser See / p. 5 03 Ilgsee & Zaunersee / p. 6 04 Rothenwändersee / p. 7 05 Schlierersee / p. 8 06 Mühlbachsee / p. 9 07 Blauseen / p. 10 08 Twenger Almsee / p. 11

09 Trogalmseen / p. 12 10 Giglachsee / p. 13 11 Oberer Schönalmsee / p. 14 12 Oberhüttensee / p. 15 13 Wirpitschsee & Tiefenbachsee pp. 16 & 17 14 Lignitzsee / p. 18 15 Landwierseen / p. 19

16 Gralatisee / p. 20 17 Landschitzseen / p. 21 18 Zwerfenbergsee & Angersee / p. 22 19 Prebersee / p. 23 20 Rosaninsee / p. 24 21 Rotgüldensee / p. 25 22 Karwassersee / p. 26 23 Anderleseen / p. 27

Alpine huts 01 Gruberalm / p. 45 02 Hoislalm / p. 46 03 Jakoberalm / p. 47 04 Königalm / p. 48 05 Liasalm / p. 49 06 Muhreralm / p. 50 07 Örgenhiasalm / p. 51 08 Schliereralm / p. 52

09 Schwarzenbichl Hut / p. 53 10 Zauner Hut / p. 54 11 Grangler Hut / p. 55 12 Toni Mörtl Hut / p. 56 13 Grainmeister Hut / p. 57 14 Hansal Hut / p. 58 15 Lasshoferalm / p. 59 16 Lenznalm / p. 60

17 Wildbach Hut / p. 61 18 Dorfer Hut / p. 62 19 Platschalm / p. 63 20 Branntweiner Hut / p. 64 21 Kößlbacheralm / p. 65 22 Speiereck-Halterhut / p. 66 23 Pritz Hut / p. 67 24 Stöcklalm / p. 68

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In conclusion, the Lungau Holiday Region wishes to thank • Dr. Gertraud Steiner for authoring the editorial texts, • Mr. Peter Bayr for his descriptions of the alpine hut and lake routes, as well as for compiling cartographical materials, • Mr. Hannes Modl for his descriptions of the alpine hut and lake routes, as well as for his wealth of ideas during the creative and realization process, and also • all of the owners, managers and staff of our region’s alpine huts.

Without their support and dedication, it would not have been possible to produce this brochure.

Additional Reading on this Topic: • Dr. Gertraud Steiner: Winkelwelt. Sagen aus dem Lungau.

Wolfgang Pfeifenberger Verlag 1999 • Dr. Gertraud Steiner: Sagen und Mythen entdecken auf Salzburger Almen. Tyrolia Verlag 2005

Credits Publisher: Ferienregion Salzburger Lungau Rotkreuzgasse 100, A-5582 St. Michael T +43 (0)6477 8988, F +43 (0)6477 8988-20 info@lungau.at, www.lungau.at Edition 2018 Editorial Texts: Ferienregion Salzburger Lungau, Dr. Gertraud Steiner, Mag. Franziska Lipp, Hannes Modl, Reisebüro Lehenauer, Bacher Reisen, Franz Gfrerer Photo Credits: SalzburgerLand Tourismus GmbH (pp. 1, 64, 70, 71), Salzburg´s Lungau region (pp. 4, 7, 22, 28, 69, 76, 87), G.A.Service GmbH (pp. 5, 65, 82, 70, 80 ,100), Naturepark Riedingtal (pp. 9, 12), Zederhaus Tourist Office (pp. 10, 11, 14, 32, 33, 41, 65), H. Modl (pp. 13, 15, 18, 19, 23, 24, 27, 29), P. Macheiner (pp. 16), Bergbahnen Lungau (pp. 17, 74, 75), Oberkofler Family (pp. 20), Weißpriach Tourist Office (pp. 21), P. Kröll (pp. 25, 26), Muhr Tourist Office (pp.

30, 31, 63, 64, 96), Schlick Family (pp. 34), Gruber Family (pp. 35), Batlogg Family (pp. 36), Gruber Family (pp. 37), P. Jäger (pp. 38), Schiefer Family (pp. 39), Dorfer Family (pp. 40), Kremser Family (pp. 42), Bergmann Family (pp. 43), Macheiner Family (pp. 44), Perner Family (pp. 45), Wirnsperger Family (pp. 46), Otto Neumann (pp. 47), F. Sagmeister (pp. 48), Kocher Family (pp.

49), Fuchsberger Family (pp. 50), Kendlbacher Family (pp. 51), S. Lerchner (pp. 52), Kößlbacher Family (pp. 53), Bliem Family (pp. 54), A. Neuschitzer (pp. 55), Sampl Family (pp. 56), W. Kocher Lungauer (pp. 57),Bergseen Bliem Family (pp. 58), Pfeifenberger Family (pp. 58), K.16Pfeifenberger (pp. /59), Gruber Landschitzseen S. 25 Family (pp./ S. 59), (pp.

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18 Prebersee / S. 63), 27 P. Hruska 02 Esser See / Tourist S. 10 Office (pp. 10 Schönalmsee / S.62), 18 Gruber (pp. 66), Zehner Family N. Sampl (pp./ S. 67), Family (pp. /67), A. Santner 19 Rosaninsee S. 28 03 Ilgsee & Zaunersee / S. 11(pp.1166), Oberhüttensee 19 Lanschützer (pp.

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15 Gralatisee S. 24 (pp. 79), Sampl Family (pp. 79), Bergbahnen Katschberg (pp. 80), Sampl Family (pp. 81), Seewald Family (pp. 81), R. Aigner (pp. 82), Ramingstein Tourist Office (pp. 91), St. Michael Tourist Office (pp. 94, 95) Design: Die Medienwerkstatt GmbH, 5580 Tamsweg, www.diemedienwerkstatt.info Bewirtschaftete Hütten Print: Samson Druck, 5581 St. Margarethen, www.samsondruck.at 01 Gruberalm / S. 31 10 Ilgalm / S. 54 18 Genossenschaftshütte Tweng / S. 57 Summer panorama: Heinz Vielkind, Panoramastudio 02 Jakoberalm / S. 33 11 Schieferalm / S. 55 19 Genossenschaftshütte Trogalm / S. 58 Interactive hiking map (http://karte.lungau.at): Intermaps Software GmbH 03 Liasalm / S. 35 12 Franz-Fischer-Hütte / S. 62 20 Speiereckhütte / S. 63 Not liable Information to Restaurant change. Any reproduction, 04 Muhreralm / S.for 36 errors or inaccuracies.

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16 Schliereralm / S. 38 17 Müllnerbauerhütte / S. 56

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25 Twenger-Alm / p. 69 26 Bartlalm / p. 70 27 Rothenwänderalm / p. 70 28 Ilgalm / p. 71 29 Schieferalm / p. 71 30 Wastalalm / p. 72 31 Müllnerbauer Hut / p. 72 32 Genossenschaftshütte Tweng / p. 73

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Metzgeralm / p. 73 Genossenschaftshut Trogalm / p. 74 Preber-Halter Hut / p. 74 Eßlalm / p. 75 Niggei Hut / p. 75 Hanslbaueralm / p. 76 Altwirtsalm / p. 76 Laußnitzeralm / p. 77

41 Franz Fischer Hut / p. 78 42 Speiereck Hut / p. 79 43 Landwiersee Hut / p. 80 44 Dr. Josef Mehrl Hut / p. 80 45 Rotgüldensee Hut / p. 81 46 Stickler Hut / p. 82 47 Südwiener Hut / p. 82 48 Tappenkarsee Hut / p. 83

49 Keinprecht Hut / p. 84 50 Ignaz Mattis Hut / p. 85 51 Giglachsee Hut / p. 85 52 Golling Hut / p. 86 53 Ober Hut / p. 86 54 Grazer Hut / p. 87 55 New Bonner Hut / p. 87 56 Restaurant Panorama Alm / p. 88

57 Restaurant Schi Alm / p. 88 58 Almstüberl Faningberg / p. 89 59 Sonnblick Hut / p. 89 60 Sauschneideralm / p. 90 61 Gamsstadl / p. 90 62 Zirmbar / p. 91 63 Jausenstation Dicktler Hut / p. 91 64 Jausenstation Wielandhof / p. 92

65 Ludlalm / p. 92 66 Schlögelberger Alpine Inn & Wildlife Park / p. 93 67 Adlerhorst Summit Restaurant / p. 93 68 Peterbauer Almstub´n / p. 94 69 Jausenstation Neuhauserstadl / p. 94 70 Gamskogel Hut / p. 95