Kerschkern, dream tour in Triebental

Name: Kerschkern, dream tour in Triebental
Brand: Steiermark
Rating: 5 (4 reviews)

The tour first leads along the forest roads and flat alpine pastures with magnificent scenery. The steeper terrain ends in the steep summit slope.

The tour on the Kerschkern is one of the demanding tours in the Triebental. More than 1000 meters in altitude have to be mastered. Although the tour mostly leads over gentle alpine pastures, the steep slopes that border the cirque on the right and left should not be ignored. No matter which route you choose, the last slope to the summit has well over 30° and can't be done without good hairpin bends. A magnificent backdrop accompanies the tourers already during the ascent: the Hahnenkamm always provides an impressive photo motif. The view at the summit is overwhelming, only a few mountains in the region surpass the Kerschkern in height.

The descent from the Kerschkern takes place on different variants, depending on the conditions. Great pleasure prepares a firn descent from the Kerschkern in March.

Characteristics

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Best season

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The tour in numbers

challenging

Level of difficulty

4,9 km

Route

3:00 h

Time

1024 hm

Uphill

4 hm

Downhill

2225 m

Highest point

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von Norden

Auf der A9, der Pyhrnautobahn, Ausfahrt Trieben wählen. Von dort auf der B 114 in Richtung Judenburg nach Hohentauern fahren. Nach 6 Km Abzweigung nach links in das Triebental. Der Straße bis zum Ende zur Bergerhube folgen.

von Süden

Über die S36, der Murtalschnellstraße nach Judenburg, weiter auf der B 317 bis zur Abzweigung der B114 Richtung Liezen. Dem Straßenverlauf bis Hohentauern (etwa 35 Km) folgen. 3 Km Richtung Trieben fahren. Auf der rechten Seite in das Triebental abbiegen. Der Straße bis zum Ende zur Bergerhube folgen.

From the Bergerhube, follow the forest road in a southeasterly direction. After a bend to the left, you cross a bridge, after which the trail branches off to the right (straight on to the Moaralm). Stay on the forest road for about 1300m and you will reach a crossroads. Either you follow the left road or you go straight ahead, a shortcut that after a short while rejoins the forest road. Following the road, you reach a stream that you cross without problems but mostly without skis. Now a large meadow is reached. You go into the valley and are already on the valley floor of the Schaunitzalm. To the right and left the cirque is bordered by steep flanks, also avalanche passages are located on both sides of the cirque. The tour is therefore only to be made in favorable avalanche conditions. One follows the valley floor, which becomes steeper at about 1700m. The valley you follow turns slightly to the left. Just below the Schaunitztörl at about 1900m the route turns north. One climbs steeply and with some hairpin bends in the steep hollow or to the left of it on the light ridge. Soon the terrain becomes flatter and after a few meters you reach the summit.

The descent is the same as the ascent.

In good conditions in the gullies or over the steep slopes to the NW of the summit down to the valley floor.

In firn, the slopes to the W and NW of the summit are good.

Schaunitztörl: destination in bad conditions.

Bergerhube, good soups and pastries!

Diese Tour gilt NICHT als "mit Bahn und Bus erreichbar", da keine regelmäßige Anbindung besteht.

Taxi Kandler Georg, 8785 Hohentauern

https://www.tttaxi.at/

parking Lot Bergerhube, fee requiered

Guided tours, avalanche seminars and ski technique courses for ski tourers:

Gundula Tackner

Alpine school on the Tauern