Obertauern - Gamsleitenspitze
Starting point: Obertauern (1738 m)
| Latitude/Longitude: | 47,24952°N 13,55424°E |
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Walking time: 2 h
Difficulty: easy marked way
Elevation gain: 621 m
Elevation difference along the route: 621 m
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Recommended equipment (summer):
Recommended equipment (winter): ice axe, crampons
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Access to starting point:
Through the Karawanks Tunnel, we drive to Austria, and then we continue driving on the highway towards Salzburg. We leave the highway at the exit for Sankt Michael (the exit is located between the two larger tunnels). We then follow the signs for Obertauern and Radstadt. The road leads us through the settlements Sankt Michael, Sankt Margarethen and Mauterndorf. We follow the ascending road all the way to the Obertauern pass, where there is also the eponymous ski center. On the pass, we drive to the marked bridge number 5 (Brücke 5). We park on one of the parking lots near the bridge.
Route description:
From the starting point, we head onto a narrow asphalt road that is closed to traffic. The road is located behind bridge number 5 and initially leads towards the southwest. The road ascends along grassy slopes and turns left at a smaller cottage. The ascending road then soon brings us to a junction.
To the right, the road leads to the bar Gamsmilchbar, but we turn left onto the macadam road along which there are also signposts. The macadam road continues southwards and crosses the slope below the cableway. The road then takes us past the hut Achenrainhütte and brings us below the slopes of the peak Herbertspitze. Here, the road turns right and brings us near the cableway, near which we ascend for some time. The road then turns left and begins to ascend a somewhat steeper slope.
This road brings us to a marked junction where the path to Herbertspitze branches off to the left. At the junction, we continue right along the road, which soon turns into a path. The path then ascends along grassy slopes below the summit Kleine Kesselspitze. A little higher, the path turns slightly right and runs along the right side of the chairlift towards the summit Gamsleitenspitze. The path continues ascending along grassy slopes, and after passing the upper station of the chairlift, there follows a short ascent along a somewhat steeper ridge to the summit.
We can descend by the ascent path or by a somewhat more demanding path past the artificial lake and bar Gamsmilchbar. From there, we descend along the road back to the starting point.
Along the route: Achenrainhütte (1800m)
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