Obertauern - Herbertspitze
Starting point: Obertauern (1738 m)
| Lat/Lon: | 47,24952°N 13,55424°E |
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Time of walking: 1 h 30 min
Difficulty: partly demanding marked way
Altitude difference: 399 m
Altitude difference po putu: 399 m
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Recommended equipment (summer): helmet
Recommended equipment (winter): helmet, ice axe, crampons
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Access to the starting point:
Drive through the Karavanke Tunnel into Austria, then continue on the motorway to Salzburg. Leave the motorway at the exit for Sankt Michael (the exit is located between the two major tunnels) and follow the signs for Obertauern and Radstadt. The road leads you through Sankt Michael, Sankt Margarethen and Mauterndorf. The ascending road is then followed as far as the Obertauern Pass, where the ski resort of the same name is located. At the pass, drive to the marked bridge number 5 (Brücke 5). Park in one of the car parks near the bridge.
Path description:
From the starting point, follow the narrow asphalt road, which is closed to traffic. The road is located after bridge number 5 and initially leads south-west. The road climbs along grassy slopes and turns left at a small hut. The ascending road then soon leads to a crossroads.
The road to the right leads to the Gamsmilchbar bar, and we turn left onto a dirt road with signposts alongside. The dirt road continues south and crosses the slope below the cable car. The road then leads past hut Achenrainhütte and leads to the foot of the slopes of Herbertspitze. Here the road turns to the right and leads to the vicinity of the cable car, near which you climb for some time. The road then turns left and starts to climb up a slightly steeper slope. This road then leads us to a marked crossroads.
To the right, the road leads on to the Gamsleitenspitze summit, and we leave the road here and turn left onto a footpath marked 'Herbertspitze'. From the crossroads, the path first crosses a rather steep and also crumbly slope to the east. Some caution is needed in a few places. This path then leads to the grassy slopes on the eastern side of the summit. Here the path turns sharp right and then climbs up the grassy slope along the ridge. This is followed by a climb along a slightly narrower ridge, which soon leads to the summit.
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