Turracher Höhe - Gruft

Access to starting point:
From Austrian Carinthia: first we drive to the settlement Feldkirchen, from where we follow a well-marked road to the mountain pass Turracher Höhe.
From Austrian Styria and Salzburg we drive to the valley of the river Mur/Mur and follow the road to the settlement Predlitz (the settlement is located west of the town Murau). In Predlitz we leave the main road and continue driving towards the mountain pass Turracher Höhe.

Route description:
From the parking lot, we first cross the main road, then head onto the narrower asphalt road that branches off at the pension »Elizabeth«. The road first descends a little past the parking lots, then turns a little to the right. We follow the signs for Schoberriegel. The asphalt then ends and we continue to follow the macadam road, which brings us to a junction with signposts. We continue in the direction of Schoberriegel, Eisenhut. The worsening road brings us to the hut Sonnalmhütte, which is situated by the ski slope. From the hut, we continue along the road following the signs for Eisenhut. After a few turns, when we come to the upper station of the cableway, we leave the road and turn right onto the footpath. The path first runs through sparse forest and occasionally a nice view opens towards the lake Turrachsee, which is situated on the mountain pass Turracher Höhe. When we come to the ridge, the path turns slightly to the left and slowly even the last trees disappear. The path then continues along the ridge and brings us to the grassy summit Schoberriegel.
From the summit we descend along the wide ridge to the saddle, where there are also signposts. We follow the signs for Gruft. After approximately ten minutes of walking from the saddle we arrive along the wide grassy ridge to the summit of Gruft, on which there is also a path junction.

Along the route: Sonnalmhütte (1880m), Schoberriegel (2208m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Kaserhöhe ( 35 min), Bretthöhe (3 h 15 min)

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