HOHE TAUERN PANORAMA TRAIL | Stage 08: Hochsonnbergalm | Bürglhütte-Uttendorfer Hochsonnbergalm/Uttendorf Hiking tours

Intermediate Closed
4 h 30 min
2004 m
12.17 km
521 m
314 m
Level of fitness
Technique

Tour description

Exceptional high-altitude hike along the Pinzgauer Spaziergang walk 

The eighth stage takes you eastwards from the Bürglhütte lodge along the famous Pinzgauer Spaziergang walk: You cover around ten kilometres - always just below 2,000 metres above sea level. The Pinzgauer Spaziergang walk owes its name to its route along a high-altitude terrace formation with unique viewsof the Hohe Tauern mountains. From the stage destination, the Uttendorfer Hochsonnbergalm, you take the shuttle into the valley to Uttendorf, where where youstay the night.

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Details & elevation profile

Starting point
Bürglhütte

Finishing point
Hochsonnbergalm

Route type
Hiking tours

Elevation profile


Route description:
The first 10 minutes of this stage are identical to the last part of the previous stage: you walk up the trail from the Bürglhütte over the meadows until you reach a mountain road. Follow this road a few meters uphill to a junction. Here you leave the path of the previous stage and follow the signpost "Pinzgauer Spaziergang" on the right above the alpine road. You hike up the path past a dilapidated alpine hut, ignore the path to the left uphill towards the Geißstein, always follow the signs "Pinzgauer Spaziergang" and reach the peak of the Murnauer Scharte (1.959 m).

Now you follow the path, which always keeps to the right (south) of the summit: at first the path descends in a gently up and down through beautiful alpine pasture terrain to a junction below the Pihapperkogel. Here you leave the "Pinzgauer Spaziergang" for a short time and hike down the path to the not serviced hut Manlitzkarhütte.

From the Manlitzkarhütte you descend briefly on the access road and soon branch off to the left onto a path that takes you uphill along the slopes and back to the Pinzgauer Spaziergang hiking trail - you will reach it below the Manlitzkogel. Continue more or less on the same level until you reach the crest below the summit Rabenkopf. Follow the crest downhill until you reach the Sommertor (1.939 m), a spot where many paths merge together.

Now you leave the "Pinzgauer Spaziergang" for today and descend diagonally right over the beautiful meadow path (be careful not to take the wrong path; the right path continues along the slope more or less parallel) to the Uttendorfer Hochsonnbergalm (approx. 1.910 m). Here you can stop and wait for your shuttle, which will bring you to your accommodation in Uttendorf.

Tips
Despite the not too long stage you need reasonably good weather, because the trail runs continuously near the ridge and sometimes only traces of the path (although well marked) can be seen. The Manlitzkarhütte is open from July to September, from Thursday noon to Sunday.

Recommended equipment
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

Best time of year
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How to get there
  • Coming from the north - (D, NL, ...): Munich - Kufstein - St. Johann in Tirol - Kitzbühel - Pass Thurn - Mittersill - Uttendorf
  • Coming from the west (CH): Inntal-Autobahn - exit Wörgl Ost - St. Johann in Tirol - Kitzbühel - Pass Thurn - Mittersill - Uttendorf
  • Coming from the east: Vienna - Salzburg - St. Johann im Pongau - Zell am See - Uttendorf
  • Coming from the south: Lienz - Matrei - Felbertauernstrasse (toll road) - Mittersill - Uttendorf
Coordinates

47.32343, 12.49612

Public transport
The IC/EC train station is located in Zell am See. From there, the Pinzgauer Lokalbahn, a narrow-gauge railroad, will take you to Krimml. Stops are located along all trail towns. Bus connections from Zell am See to Königsleiten are
  • 670 line: Zell am See - Mittersill – Krimml
  • 673 line: Wald im Pinzgau - Krimml - Almdorf Königsleiten

Timetables and information on how to get there by public transport >>

Parking
Parking is available at the respective starting points of the trail trip. Most of the parking spaces are free and not monitored!

Further information & links
  • 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
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