Obertauern - Gamsleitenspitze (via Zehnerkar Sattel)
Starting point: Obertauern (1738 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 47,24952°N 13,55424°E |
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Name of path: via Zehnerkar Sattel
Time of walking: 2 h 30 min
Difficulty: difficult marked way
Altitude difference: 621 m
Altitude difference po putu: 630 m
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Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter): ice axe, crampons
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Access to the starting point:
Drive through the Karavanke Tunnel into Austria, then continue on the motorway to Salzburg. Leave the motorway at the exit for Sankt Michael (the exit is located between the two major tunnels) and follow the signs for Obertauern and Radstadt. The road leads you through Sankt Michael, Sankt Margarethen and Mauterndorf. The ascending road is then followed as far as the Obertauern Pass, where the ski resort of the same name is located. At the pass, drive to the marked bridge number 5 (Brücke 5). Park in one of the car parks near the bridge.
Path description:
From the starting point, follow the narrow asphalt road, which is closed to traffic. The road is located after bridge number 5 and initially leads south-west. The road climbs along grassy slopes and turns left at a small hut. The ascending road then soon leads to a crossroads.
A dirt road to the left leads to the top of Herbertspitze and Gamsleitenspitze, and we continue to the right and continue climbing along the road by the ski resort. Higher up, the road turns slightly left and then follows the valley alongside the huge scree slopes that protect the ski slope from avalanches. The road then leads to an intermediate chairlift station, from where the view of the Gamsspitzl summit opens up again. The road then passes under the slopes of the Gamsleitenspitze to the west. Later, the road turns slightly right and there is only a short climb to the Gamsmilchbar bar, next to which there is also the top station of the cable car and an artificial lake used for snowmaking on the ski slope.
Continue along the marked path, which quickly leads to a marked crossroads by the lake. At the crossroads, turn left (east) after the "Gamsleitenspitze" signs. From the crossroads, the path initially runs along the lake and then, on grassy terrain, leads below the steeper slopes of the summit of Gamsleitenspitze. The path then starts to climb up the northern slopes and leads to the ridge. The path along the ridge is then quite exposed for a short time and is not protected, so some care is needed. The grassy ridge then soon becomes less exposed. The trail continues along the ridge, which becomes more and more scenic, until it reaches the summit of the Gamsleitenspitze.
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