Venediger Höhenweg

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Großvenediger (left) and Rainerhorn from the Johannishütte
Schlatenkees on the second stage

The Venediger Höhenweg is a high- altitude hiking trail in the East Tyrolean part of the Austrian Hohe Tauern National Park and is divided into a north and a south section. It extends over approximately 70 kilometers along the Tauern and Virgentals and lies in the glaciated high mountain range of the Grossvenediger .

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The northern section comprises six stages from the Matreier Tauernhaus to the St. Pöltner Hütte (with a few possible variations), the southern section seven stages from the Ströden hiking car park to the Bichl district in Prägraten am Großvenediger .

Almost without exception, the path leads through alpine and high-alpine terrain at an altitude between 2000 and 3000  m and is partially secured with wire ropes and steel stirrups. A short glacier crossing of the Schlatenkees is only planned in the second stage of the northern section, but it can also be bypassed.

A descent into the valley is possible from all refuges . The southern section extends the high trail on the south side of the Virgental to Matrei in East Tyrol .

Stages of the northern section

begin target Walking time Summit opportunities
1 Matreier Tauernhaus ( 1511  m ) St. Pöltner Hut ( 2481  m ) 4-5 h Tauernkogel ( 2988  m ; 3.5h)
Hörndl ( 2852  m ; 2h)

Hochgasser ( 2922  m ; 2h)

Messeling ( 2693  m )

2 St. Pöltner Hut New Prague Hut ( 2796  m ) 7 h Großvenediger ( 3657  m ; 3h)
crystal wall ( 3329  m )
Rainerhorn
black wall
high fence
3 New Prague Hut Badener Hut ( 2608  m ) 4 h (via Löbbentörl, 2770  m ) Crystal wall ( 3329  m ; 3.5h)

Wildenkogel ( 3022  m ; 4 hours)

4th Badener Hut Bonn-Matreier Hut ( 2750  m ) 5 h (via Galtenscharte, 2884  m ) Hoher Eichham ( 3371  m ; 3 h)
Sailkopf (Säulkopf) ( 3209  m ; 3 h)
Rauhkopf ( 3070  m ; 2 h )
5 Bonn-Matreier Hut Johannishütte ( 2121  m ) 8 h (via Eisseehütte , 2521  m , and Zopetscharte 2958  m )

8 h (via Eisseehütte, 2521  m , and Sajathütte 2600  m )

Großvenediger ( 3657  m ; 4–5 h; via Defreggerhaus ; 2962  m )

Kreuzspitze ( 3164  m ; 2.5 h)

6th Johannishütte Essener-Rostocker Hut ( 2208  m ) 5–6 h (via Türmljoch  2790  m ) Eastern Simonyspitze ( 3441  m ; 3.5 h)
Großer Geiger ( 3360  m , 4 h)
Dreiherrnspitze , ( 3499  m , 5-6 h)
Malhamspitze ( 3360  m , 5 h)
Rostocker Eck ( 2749  m , 2.5 h)
1A Matreier Tauernhaus Innergschlöß ( 1689  m ) 1.5 h
2A Innergschlöß Badener Hut ( 2608  m ) 5 h
3A Badener Hut Bonn-Matreier Hut ( 2745  m ) 5–6 h (via Galtenscharte  2871  m )
1B Innergschlöß Old Prague Hut ( 2489  m ) 3 h (+ 1h to New Prague Hut)
2 B New Prague Hut St. Pöltner Hut 7h
1C Berghaus Aubergschlöß or Matreier Tauernhaus St. Pöltner Hut 3h

Stages 1–3A, 1–2B and 1C are possible variants.

Stages of the southern section

begin target Walking time Summit opportunities
1 Hinterbichl / Ströden car park - Stoan Alm ( 1460  m ) Essener-Rostocker Hut ( 2208  m ) 2.5 h Eastern Simonyspitze ( 3440  m )
Großer Geiger ( 3360  m )
Großer Happ ( 3350  m )
Mittlere Malhalmspitze ( 3364  m )
Rostocker Eck ( 2749  m )
2 Essen-Rostocker Hut Johannishütte ( 2121  m ) 3.5 h Großer Geiger ( 3360  m )
Weißspitze ( 3300  m )
Kreuzspitze ( 3164  m )
Zopetspitze ( 3198  m )
Großer Happ ( 3350  m )
3 Johannishütte New Sajathütte ( 2575  m ) 3 h (via Löbbentörl, 2770  m ) Weißspitze ( 3300  m )
Kreuzspitze ( 3164  m )
Scherneskopf ( 3048  m )
Hinterer Sajatkopf ( 3098  m )
Tulpspitze ( 3054  m )
Zopetspitze ( 3198  m )
4th New Sajat Hut Eisseehütte ( 2521  m ) 3 h Weißspitze ( 3300  m )
Kreuzspitze ( 3164  m )
Scherneskopf ( 3048  m )
Hinterer Sajatkopf ( 3098  m )
Tulpspitze ( 3054  m )
Vorderer Sajatkopf ( 2913  m )
5 Ice hut Bonn-Matreier Hut ( 2750  m ) 3.5 h Sailkopf ( 3209  m )
Rauhkopf ( 3070  m )
Roter Riegel ( 2001  m )
Hocheicham ( 3371  m )
6th Bonn-Matreier Hut Badener Hut ( 1689  m ) 3.5 h Wunspitze ( 3219  m )
Schaufel ( 2633  m )
Esel ( 2401  m )
Hocheicham ( 3371  m )
7th Badener Hut Venedigerhaus ( 1689  m ) 1.5 h
1A Bonn-Matreier Hut Stabanthütte ( 1777  m ) via Nilljochhütte and Bodenalm 2.5 h

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