Pinzgau Ridgeway

The Pinzgauer walk, also called Pinzgauer mountain path, is an approximately 25 kilometer long trail via the Pinzgauer Grass Mountains in the Southern Alps Kitzbühel im Pinzgau ( Salzburg, Austria ).

Location and History

The Pinzgauer walk runs parallel to the Salzach Valley on a 2,000 m high mountain ridge that separates this high-altitude Central Valley to the north by Glemmtal. The entire route is located in the region of Pinzgau.

The trail begins on the 1,965 m above sea level. A. Schmitt high altitude, the mountain of Zell am See, which can be reached by a cable car. From there it extends westward across the 1780 m high Kettingtörl to 1865 m high Kettingkopf, in its south with the Pinzgauer Hütte ( 1700 m ) is an important base for the walk is the Pinzgauer. Next, the trail follows the ridge line sections, but for the most part it runs just below the ridge at the south side. Large gradients here are rare, usually the riser moves between 1800 m and 2000 m. On the way are several transitions such as the 1993 -meter high gorge Charter or the 2059 m high Klingertörl shelter huts. Some huts near the path offer overnight accommodations. Several variants of the path also allow climbing peaks, such as the Masons Kogel ( 2074 m), the Hochkogel ( 2249 m), the bear trail head ( 2225 m), the Manlitzkogels ( 2247 m ) or the passing Kogel (2015 m). About the 1699 m high Bürglhütte then the path leads through the Mühlbachtal down to Stuhlfelden in the Salzach Valley. Another variant is the descent route on the Rossweg saddle and from there down the valley by the Burkbachtal to Mittersill.

Characteristics

The Pinzgauer walk is considered to be relatively easily and well marked trail without major technical difficulties, only a few variants on the summit are demanding. Large differences in height can not be done; total includes the Route 500 -meter rise, if you take the cable car to the Schmitt height at the beginning. Although there are several ways to travel the distance in a few days, they trained people can complete in just one day. Most often a night on the Pinzgauer Hütte or Sonnbergalm is selected. The Pinzgauer walk is part of the long-distance trail 02A, the glacier -free variant of the Central Alps path of Hainburg an der Donau to Feldkirch.

The special attraction of this trail makes the constant view of the highest peaks of the Hohe Tauern and the intervening Salzach Valley. In the western part of the trail offers impressive views of the Zillertal Alps. The ridge itself is part of the Kitzbühel Alps, which include with its gentle, rarely rocky slate peaks for the greywacke zone.

Variants and continuation options

Instead of the Salzach Valley and north of the road from the Glemmer valley is reached. To the west end of the hamlet about Lengau in the community Saalbach -Hinterglemm is accessible. If only half of the walk completed, so is up or down the cable car from Saalbach- Hinterglemm on the 2096 m high mountain Schatt, about four miles north of the Hochkogel, available. In addition, there are other connecting paths Glemmtal, such as about them Streitbergalm (1350 m). Also to the south in the Salzach Valley to offer several short cuts, about to Niedernsill on.

The Pinzgauer walk is part of the Austrian long-distance trail 02A. In this way, the Pinzgauer walk is preceded by a traversal of the Low and the Salzburg Slate Alps. To the west, it consists of the Bürglhütte over the Pass Thurn ( 1220m ) and the Zillertal Alps to the New Bamberger Hütte go away.

In addition, the Pinzgauer walk part of the Arno path of a circuit hike that almost covers the entire province of Salzburg. In this way, joins in the east to cross the mountains to Dientener, to the west, the route follows the border of Tyrol to the Gerlos Pass, where it turns to the south.

The Pinzgauer walk in Air Sports

In gliders, hang-gliding and paragliding flight along the Oberpinzgau is also denoted by his targeted in West-/Ostrichtung ridges ( Kitzbühel Alps and the Hohe Tauern opposite) as Pinzgauer walk, then on thermals strong days by unique mountain ranges, this flight Revieres reliable extended range flights succeed along the valley between Krimml and Maiskogelbahn.

Literature and sources

• Freytag -Berndt Kitzbühel Alps and Pinzgau. Hiking map 1:100,000 (Sheet 38) and lodge guide, Geografa Vienna -Innsbruck- Munich -Bozen.
• Salzburg Süd. Leisure Card Austria 1:100,000 Sheet 9 ( of 13), Hofer AG, Vienna 2005
• Österr.Karte 1:50.000 (leaves 121-125 ) and 1:200,000 (leaves 47/12 and 47 /13); Map of Salzburg see AustrianMap
• Hiking Kitzbühel Alps ( Sbg. ~ 1980)
• R. Oberhauser ( ed. ): The geological structure of Austria, chapter 3.6.5, 3.6.6 and 3.13. Geological Survey of Austria Vienna / Springer-Verlag, Vienna / New York 1980