HOHE TAUERN PANORAMA TRAIL | Stage 03: Kröndlhorn | Königsleiten-GH Rechtegg/Neukirchen Hiking tours

Route description:
From the start of the stage at the Spar market by the church, you walk up the village street to the west and then in a right-hand loop to the valley station of the mountain lifts. Pass this station and the adjacent garages for snow groomers - behind it the hiking trail towards the Salzach hut starts. You follow the path into the valley and choose the right one at a fork in the road. Behind a stable building a hiking trail branches off to the right immediately afterwards. Follow this trail down to the Salzach river, which is still very small at this point - it originates at the far end of the valley below the Salzachgeier - and continue on the other side up again to a driveway. Follow it back into the valley past the Salzach hut (refreshment stop) to a junction. Here, a hiking trail branches off to the right between the two driveways, which you follow uphill and soon back down the valley to the Salzachalm. Here begins another trail that takes you to the Salzachjoch (1.983 m) with its small church Markkirchl (just before it, disregard a left turn towards Salzachgeier).

Now avoid the road that leads downhill on the other side, but turn right towards Nadernachjoch/Tristkopf and walk up the path for a few meters and then turn left to the Nadernachjoch (2.100 m). Now you follow the signs to the left towards Kröndlhorn, first along the fence and then the increasingly steeper summit flank across the climb up to the small saddle that separates the double peaks of the Kröndlhorn (2.444 m).

You ascend a few more meters on the right until you reach a small chapel on the left just below the summit of the Kröndlhorn. This path is quite steep at first and later becomes increasingly gentle as you descend to the Trattenbach-Hochalm. Here begins a path that takes you out of the valley to the Trattenbachalm (1.732 m).

Just behind the Trattenbachalm, a beautiful forest and meadow path branches off to the right, which will take you down into the valley as a shortcut to the driveway. At the level of the Sonntag-Grundalm opposite you reach the road again, you can shorten the next bend once more on a hiking trail and follow the road out of the valley to the Alpengasthof Rechtegg, your today’s stage destination.

If weather conditions, such as snow at high altitudes during low season, or level of fitness do not permit stage 2 of the Hohe Tauern Panorama Trail, then we recommend the following alternative route:

Alternative route 03 Sonnenweg | Königsleiten-GH Rechtegg/Neukirchen.

Enjoy an unforgettable hiking experience on the High Tauern Panorama Trail! The official High Tauern Panorama Trail Information and Booking Center with the award-winning Trail Angels team is happy to assist you. Experience a combination of personal freedom and the yearning for the extraordinary, paired with service, comfort, and safety. Top offer: The Small Escape Package: 2 nights, 2 stages including luggage service, shuttle and return transfer, and much more, starting from €209.

Even though the trails are "moderately difficult mountain trails", the summit climb requires solid surefootedness, absolute freedom from snow and sufficiently good weather. Moreover, it is one of the longest stages of the trail. If there ist doubt, please switch to the alternative route ET03 Sonnenweg | Königsleiten-GH Rechtegg/Neukirchen, which leads between the peaks and the valley floor on the sunny side along the old mountain farms to Alpengasthof Rechtegg. You need alpine hiking equipment for the Hohe Tauern Panorama Trail:

• Day backpack, capacity: 25–30 litres, with waist belt and rain cover 
• Hiking boots – minimum category B 
• Weather-adapted and hard-wearing clothing in multiple layers. The Hohe Tauern Panorama Trail is mostly at altitudes between 1,300m and 2,450m - this should be taken into account when choosing your hiking equipment (especially your clothing).
• Height-adjustable trekking poles
• Sun and rain protection
• Make sure take enough to eat and sufficiently large water bottles with you, as there are not refreshment stops and fountains on all stages (e.g. on stages 5 and 7).
• First aid kit
• Pocket knife
• Mobile phone
• Tour description or hiking map

• www.hohetauerntrail.at
• Ferienregion Nationalpark Hohe Tauern Gerlosstraße 18 5730 Mittersill, Austria 'Phone +43 6562 40939  E-Mail: hohetauerntrail@nationalpark.at
• Booking center & info hotline Trail Angels GmbH 9821 Obervellach 15, Austria Phone +43 4782 93093 E-Mail: info@bookyourtrail.com

Tour guide and overview map of the Hohe Tauern Panorama Trail available when booking