Hochwurzen High Trail to Giglachseen | Schladminger Tauern Trail: Stage 01
Beautiful alpine tour from Hochwurzen to the Giglachseen Lakes. The Dachstein Massif is a constant companion on the horizon.
The high trail from the Hochwurzen to the Giglachseen lakes is one of the most popular alpine tours in the Schladminger Tauern and requires surefootedness, good physical condition and a head for heights. The view of the Dachstein massif is also a constant companion. The Brettersee and the Giglachseen lakes are highlights along the way, as are the peaks of the Roßfeld, Guschen, Hochfeld and Schiedeck. You can get to the Hochwurzen with the Hochwurzen summit lift - note operating times!The tour first takes you through a section with a larch and stone pine forest and then mostly along alpine hiking trails and through rocky sections.
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We recommend to arrive at Gipfelbahn Hochwurzen via Planai-Hochwurzen bus. Alternatively you can go there by car.
The 1. stage of the Schladminger Tauern High Trail takes you from Hochwurzen to Giglachseen Lakes. From "Kleine Wurzen" you can already see the first summit of this tour, the Rossfeld. Follow trail n° 60 from Kleine Wurzen and descent through dwarf pines to Hüttecksattel from where you continue on the nature trail Rossfeld to the ridge of Rossfeld. The next summit, Guschen, is already in your view. Passing by bizzare pine trees you descent a little to Latterfußsattel from where you follow trail n° 773 to the summit of Guschen. From there you continue via Schneider and ascend along the West face of the Hochfeld toward the prominent summit of Schiedeck. Passing by underneath the Schiedeck summit you continue East of the Kammspitze and now descend to Brettersee Lake, before you are rewarded with a striking view across the Giglachkar cirque. Above the lakes the trail heads West a little and then brings you down via several switchbacks. For the overnight stay you can choose between Ignaz-Mattis-Hütte and Giglachseehütte.
Descent to the valley:
Via Preuneggsattel you can descend to Ursprungalm in Preuneggtal valley in approximately 1 hour, or alternatively via Landauersee Lake to Hopfriesen in Obertal in 2.5 hours. From either of those 2 points there is a bus back to Rohrmoos and Schladming.
Bus schedules: www.planaibus.at
Carry sufficient water/drinks on this stage. Due to the character of the tour (from summit to summit) fresh water is rare along the tour. Starting from Hochwurzen the first opportunity to fill up your water bottle will be near Brettersee Lake (after approximately 5 hours walking time).
From Schladming you take the Planai-Hochwurzen buses to the valley terminal of Gipfelbahn Hochwurzen, where you take the cable-car to Hochwurzenhütte.
www.planai.at
Parking is available at the valley terminal of Gipfelbahn Hochwurzen in Rohrmoos.
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The hiking info point Hochwurzen with its new information display | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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Hochwurzenhütte on top of Hochwurzen | © Tourismusverband Schladming - Herbert Raffalt | Herbert Raffalt
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View from Hochwurzen to a sea of clouds above the Ennstal valley | © Astrid Meissnitzer | Gerhard Pilz
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View from Kleine Hochwurzen towards Rossfeld | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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View from Rossfeld to Hochwurzen with Hochwurzenhütte | © Tourismusverband Schladming - Martin Huber | Martin Huber
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Pausing on a bench on the way to Rossfeld | © Tourismusverband Schladming | Astrid Meissnitzer
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View of Hochwurzen with Hochwurzenhütte, Dachstein massif in the backdrop | © Astrid Meissnitzer | Gerhard Pilz
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Coat of arms of Rohrmoos-Untertal on Rossfeld summit | © Tourismusverband Schladming - Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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Hiking from Rossfeld towards Guschen, Steirische Kalkspitze in view | © Tourismusverband Schladming | Astrid Meissnitzer
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Trail signs at Latterfußsattel mountain saddle | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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Ascent from Latterfußsattel mountain saddle to Guschen summit | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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At Guschen summit | © Katrin Hutegger | Gerhard Pilz
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The Hochfeldmandl waypoint on Hochwurzen High Trail | © Astrid Meissnitzer | Gerhard Pilz
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Hikers on the trail between Hochfeld and Schiedeck summits | © Tourismusverband Schladming | Astrid Meissnitzer
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Below the summit of Schiedeck | © Tourismusverband Schladming - Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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Rugged terrain on the slopes of Schiedeck summit | © Tourismusverband Schladming | Astrid Meissnitzer
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Exposed trail section at trail #773 secured with steel rope | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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Brettersee Lake on the Hochwurzen High Trail | © Tourismusverband Schladming - Herbert Raffalt | Herbert Raffalt
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View of the Lower Giglachsee Lake and Ignaz-Mattis-Hütte | © Tourismusverband Schladming - Herbert Raffalt | Herbert Raffalt
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Ignaz-Mattis-Hütte, Giglachsee Lake and Lungauer Kalkspitze | © Tourismusverband Schladming - Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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Upper and Lower Giglachsee Lakes | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein | Herbert Raffalt
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Giglachseehütte with the Steirische Kalkspitze in the backdrop | © Tourismusverband Schladming - Herbert Raffalt | Herbert Raffalt
What the weather will be like
Schladming (740m)
Fair in the early morning, but later increasingly cloudy and scattered showers.
Thick clouds and persistent rain with variable intensity.
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