Großer Rettenstein

Big Rettenstein with a view from Neukirchen

Look at the northeastern edge of the Great Rettenstein. The summit is located on the middle of the three Felsspitzen.bdep2

The Great Rettenstein is a 2366 m above sea level. A. high, mehrgipfeliger mountain in the Kitzbühel Alps. Although not the highest ( this is the Kreuzjoch with 2558 m ), the Great Rettenstein is but the most prominent peaks of the Kitzbühel Alps, which are mostly grassy hills. However, the Rettenstein has a craggy peak structure of dolomite, which sits in a four hundred meter thick layer on the foothills of quartz phyllite. The Rettenstein is the dominant peak of Spertentals. He is known and therefore popular as an excellent vantage summit Through its isolated location. To the north of the Rettenstein sends the elongated ridge of the spit nails, the upper and lower base separate.

Nature

The Rettenstein situated within the conservation area Spertental - Rettenstein and one finds on Rettenstein pine, spruce, gentian, dovetail gentian, Platenigl, Edelweiss, monkshood, snow, black grouse and capercaillie, red, chamois and ibex, ibex and marmots.

Touristic development

The easiest ascent is from Aschau im Spertental over the lower ground and the Schöntalalm in three to four hours. In this way If security is required. As descent variant, the long ridge walk on the spit nails is recommended for good condition.

Another opportunity for advancement is possible from the South on the location of Oberpinzgau Mühlbachtal (municipality Bramberg ). Here, the trail initially runs a motorable forest (not public, blocked) on the Baumgartenalm almost to Stangenjoch.