Pinzgau walk

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The Pinzgauer Walk , also called the Pinzgauer Höhenweg , is an approximately 25-kilometer high-altitude path over the Pinzgauer Grasberge in the southern Kitzbühel Alps in the Pinzgau ( state of Salzburg , Austria ).

Location and course

The Pinzgauer Walk runs parallel to the Salzach Valley on a mountain ridge around 2000 m high that separates this high alpine longitudinal valley in the north from the Glemmtal . The entire route is in the Pinzgau area .

The path begins at 1965  m above sea level. A. Hohen Schmittenhöhe , the local mountain of Zell am See , which can be reached by cable car. From there it runs westwards over the 1780  m high Kettingtörl to the 1865  m high Kettingkopf , in the south of which lies the Pinzgauer Hütte ( 1700  m ), an important base for the Pinzgauer walk. The path then follows the ridge in sections, but for the most part it runs just below the ridge on its south side. Big inclines are rare here, mostly the incline ranges between 1800  m and 2000  m . Move stand at several transitions such as 1993  m high gorge-lip or 2059  m high Klingertörl shelter huts . Some alpine huts near the path offer overnight accommodation. Several variants of the path also enable summit ascents, such as those of the Maurer Kogel ( 2074  m ), the Hochkogel ( 2249  m ), the Bärensteigkopf ( 2225  m ), the Manlitzkogel ( 2247  m ) or the Leitenkogel ( 2015  m ). The trail then leads over the Bürglhütte at an altitude of 1699  m through the Mühlbachtal down to Stuhlfelden in the Salzach valley. Another variant of the descent is the route over the Rossweg Scharte and from there down through the Burkbachtal to Mittersill .

Characteristic

The Pinzgauer Walk is considered a relatively easy and well-marked hiking trail without major technical difficulties, only some variants over the summit are more demanding. Big differences in height are not manageable; The route includes a total of 500 meters ascent if you take the cable car to Schmittenhöhe at the beginning. Although there are several ways to cover the route in several days, experienced riders can do it in just one day. Usually an overnight stay at the Pinzgauer Hütte or the Sonnbergalm is chosen.

The special attraction of this hiking trail is the constant view of the highest peaks of the Hohe Tauern and the Salzach Valley in between. In the western part, the Höhenweg offers impressive views of the Zillertal Alps . The ridge itself is part of the Kitzbühel Alps, which with their gentle, rarely rocky slate peaks belong to the Grauwackenzone .

Depending on the altitude, if the weather changes, it can snow at any time of the year, even in midsummer, and it can even snow heavily, which is a serious risk if the equipment is inadequate.

Variants and options for continuation

Instead of coming from the Salzach Valley, the path can also be reached from the north from the Glemmer Valley. The west end is accessible from the hamlet of Lengau in the Saalbach-Hinterglemm municipality . If only half of the walk is completed, the cable car from Saalbach-Hinterglemm to the 2096  m high Schattberg , about four kilometers north of the Hochkogel, is available for ascent or descent . There are also other connecting routes into the Glemmtal, such as the Streitbergalm ( 1350  m ). There are also several shortcuts to the south in Salzachtal, for example to Niedernsill .

The Pinzgau Walk is part of the 02A long-distance hiking trail , the glacier-free variant of the Central Alpine Trail from Hainburg an der Donau to Feldkirch . On this path, the Pinzgau walk is preceded by a crossing of the Niedere Tauern and the Salzburg Slate Alps . To the west it continues from the Bürglhütte over the Pass Thurn ( 1274  m ) and the Zillertal Alps to the Neue Bamberger Hütte .

In addition, the Pinzgau walk is part of the Arnoweg , a circular hiking trail that covers almost the entire province of Salzburg. On this path there is a crossing of the Dientener Mountains in the east , to the west the path follows the border with Tyrol to the Gerlos Pass , where it turns south.

The Pinzgau walk in air sports

Among glider pilots , hang-glider and paraglider pilots , the flight along the Oberpinzgau with its west-east-facing mountain ranges (Kitzbühel Alps and the Hohe Tauern opposite) is also referred to as a Pinzgau walk , as the special orography of this flight area reliably extends it on days with high temperatures Cross-country flights along the valley between Krimml and Maiskogel succeed.

Literature and Sources

  • Freytag-Berndt Kitzbühel Alps and Pinzgau . Hiking map 1: 100,000 (sheet 38) and hut guide, Geografa Vienna-Innsbruck-Munich-Bozen.
  • Salzburg South . Leisure map Austria 1: 100,000 sheet 9 (of 13), Hofer AG, Vienna 2005
  • Austrian map 1: 50,000 (sheets 121-125) and 1: 200,000 (sheets 47/12 and 47/13); For a map section, see AustrianMap Salzburg
  • Hiking guide Kitzbühel Alps (Sbg. ~ 1980)
  • R. Oberhauser (ed.): The geological structure of Austria , chapters 3.6.5, 3.6.6 and 3.13. Geological Federal Institute Vienna / Springer-Verlag Vienna / New York 1980

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Detailed description of the Pinzgau walk with variants on almrausch.de
  2. ↑ http://www.schmitten.at/de/sommer/wandern/pinzgauer-spaziergang/
  3. ↑ http://www.alpenverein.at/weitwanderer/Weitwanderwege/zentralalpenweg.php
  4. ↑ Internet site of the Arnoweg
  5. ↑ Description of the Pinzgau walk for cross-country pilots at LSV Zell am See