Türlwandhütte - Hoher Gjaidstein (via Hunerscharte)

Access to the starting point:
Drive through the Karavanke Tunnel into Austria, then continue along the Tauern motorway. We continue through the Katschberg Tunnel and later the Thuringian Tunnel / Tauerntunnel, and follow the motorway to Salzburg (also Solnograd) only as far as the exit for Radstadt, Schladming. Continue on the road to Schladming and then turn left onto the ascending road after the Ramsau signs. In Ramsau, continue along the road for a further 2 km and then turn right onto the toll road, where you will be directed by signs for the gondola lift. Follow this road until you reach the large parking lot in front of the lower gondola station.

Path description:
From the parking lot, continue past the lower cable car station past the Südwandhütte signs. The path initially follows the right-hand side of the cable car through a sparse larch forest before turning left and crossing the slopes to the west. Soon a path branches off to the right towards the climbing kindergarten (Klettergarten). Continue crossing the slopes to the west and the path from the lower starting point joins from the left. From the crossroads, it is then about 10 minutes' walk along the view slope to the Südwandhütte hut.
At the hut, continue to the right, following the Hunerscharte markers, and climb the short grassy ridge above the hut. The path then leads to the southern, mostly grassy slopes below the summit of Scheiblingstein. Cross the slopes in a gentle ascent to the east and the path leads to the valley below the gondola lift. Here the path turns left and starts to climb up the valley. As we climb up the valley we have a fine view of the Türlspitz peaks, and soon we also have a view of the Hunerkogl peak, which is reached by cable car. The trail continues along the right side of the valley and starts to climb a little steeper. Higher up, the trail turns slightly to the left and climbs up a scree slope, which leads to the more difficult part of the trail.
The path initially climbs alongside a steel cliff, then becomes a shade steeper and we are helped by a few wedges and staples. We continue climbing along the steel cable and soon come under the Hunerkogel wall where the extremely difficult Skywalk Klettersteig climbing route branches off to the left.
Here the route turns to the right and starts to climb steeply along the steel cable with the help of many wedges and crampons (difficulty B). The route then becomes a little less steep for a short time (difficulty A/B), and then climbs again along a steep gully with the help of wedges towards the Hunerscharte (B) notch.
At the notch where the view to the north opens up, continue to the left, following the signs for Bergstation Hunerkogel. Initially climbing west along the ridge, the trail then turns right towards the glacier. Here, the climbing route to Hunerkogl (difficulty C/D) branches off to the left, and we continue on the route as it begins to descend gently down the glacier. Keep to the well-maintained path when walking on the glacier, as there are crevasses on the glacier. After a short descent, the trail leads to a crossroads, where you continue left and start climbing towards the Gjaidsteinsattel saddle. At the saddle, continue to the right, and to the left it is a short climb to the top of Hunerkogel, where the top station of the gondola cableway is. Continue along the wide glacier path to the other side of the saddle where the ridge of Gjaidstein begins. Here you leave the glacier path and climb right to the signposts.
From the crossroads at the signposts, continue along the ridge past the Simony Hütte markers. The trail passes a small hut owned by the mountain rescue service and continues to climb along a broad ridge. Soon we start to get better and better views towards the Hoher Dachstein peak and the other peaks above the glacier. The path then becomes a shade steeper and in a short section we are helped by a ropeway. There is a short climb up a ridge to the top of Kleiner Gjaidstein.
From the top of Kleiner Gjaidstein, continue along the ridge, initially descending gently along the steel cable. The trail then starts to climb again and becomes a little more difficult in a short section (difficulty A/B). Continue along the ridge and higher up there is another short climb along the steel cable. There is then only a short climb on an easy ridge to the top of Hoher Gjaidstein.

On the way: Dachstein Südwand Hütte (1910m), Hunerscharte (2602m), Gjaidsteinsattel (2640m), Kleiner Gjaidstein (2735m)

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