Pleschnitzzinken 2.112 m
A beautiful hike to an easy-to-reach lookout mountain high above the Ennstal.
This peak has a few surprises in store. An easy drive from Pruggern to the Bottinghaus sets the stage for a very scenic half-day hike. From the Bottinghaus, we hike along an uphill road to the right, reaching a trail crossing in about 10 minutes, the start of a beautiful forest path. Things begin very relaxed, as we make our way through ancient high forests, home to gnarled spruce, larch and pine, crossing a number of clearings, and soon coming to the forest’s edge. Now it gets a little steeper, hiking as we are through a zone where the forest struggles to persist. Isolated small larch punctuate extended fields of rhododendron, serving as enchanting photo motifs. After barely a half-hour’s walk, we reach the empty Pleschnitzzinken hut, now able to enjoy the fantastic views of the Ennstal, Stoderzinken and Dachstein. Following a gently ascending, grassy ridgeline, we can look forward to a relaxing hike all the way up to the summit cross. This summit is like a balcony overlooking Ennstal Valley. And once here at the top, we are certain to be quite surprised by how close the highest of the Tauern peaks actually is. In high summer, the grass is trimmed short by the sheep grazing here, while the monkshood thriving in-between is like a beautiful pillow of blue. We will hike back along the same route.
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From Pruggern to the Bottinghaus
This peak has a few surprises in store. An easy drive from Pruggern to the Bottinghaus sets the stage for a very scenic half-day hike. From the Bottinghaus, we hike along an uphill road to the right, reaching a trail crossing in about 10 minutes, the start of a beautiful forest path. Things begin very relaxed, as we make our way through ancient high forests, home to gnarled spruce, larch and pine, crossing a number of clearings, and soon coming to the forest’s edge. Now it gets a little steeper, hiking as we are through a zone where the forest struggles to persist. Isolated small larch punctuate extended fields of rhododendron, serving as enchanting photo motifs. After barely a half-hour’s walk, we reach the empty Pleschnitzzinken hut, now able to enjoy the fantastic views of the Ennstal, Stoderzinken and Dachstein. Following a gently ascending, grassy ridgeline, we can look forward to a relaxing hike all the way up to the summit cross. This summit is like a balcony overlooking Ennstal Valley. And once here at the top, we are certain to be quite surprised by how close the highest of the Tauern peaks actually is. In high summer, the grass is trimmed short by the sheep grazing here, while the monkshood thriving in-between is like a beautiful pillow of blue. We will hike back along the same route.
This hike is especially recommendable during the time of the alpine roses bloom.
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Blick vom Pleschnitzzinken ins Seewigtal | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein | Schladming Dachstein
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Kamm- und Grimmingblick | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein | Schladming Dachstein - TVB Gröbminger Land
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Rast beim Gipfelkreuz | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein | Schladming Dachstein - TVB Gröbminger Land
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Wanderung auf den Pleschnitzzinken | © schladmingdachstein
What the weather will be like
Michaelerberg-Pruggern (686m)
Mostly cloudy with sunny spells, rainshowers mainly in the afternoon and evening.
Some clouds in the morning, lateron much sunshine and hardly any clouds
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