Mountain Path - Variant from Sonnkogel to Schüttdorf Hiking tours
Tour description
Exciting circular tour on the sunny side of the Schmittenhöhe with numerous places to stop for refreshments.
Ride up with the Sonnenalm- and Sonnkogel cable car and further along the High altitude promenade to the Schmittenhöhe. Descent to Schüttdorf or to Areitalm and ride down by areitXress.Ascent and descent possible by cable cars and overnight stay possible at the Pinzgauer hut.
Details & elevation profile
Starting point
Valley station Schmittenhöhenbahn/Sonnalmbahn
Finishing point
Talstation areitXpress
Route type
Hiking tours
Route description:
From the Sonnkogel mountain restaurant you follow the high altitude promenade (no 68). There are many informative charts, panoramic platforms and surprise stations for children. The path continues along Salersbachköpfl and leads to Hochzelleralm and further up to the Schmittenhöhe. From the peak you can enjoy a view to thirty 3.000 m high mountains and the Sisi-chapel. Afterwards follow the path no 719 towards the Kettingalm along meadows to Pfaffenkendelsteig no 69. (Overnight stay possible at Pinzgauerhütte). At the end of the 1,5 km romantic path one reaches the Areit- or Schmittenhöhe pat (no 50). From mountain restaurant Glockneralm the path joins the Areitweg (no 51, 51A). Further to the mountain restaurant Areitalm (descent possible by areitXpress), to Schoberalm (restaurant) and down to the bottom station of the areitXpress.
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How to get there
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every half an hour (except at lunch time every hour) buses drive from and to Zell am See and Kaprun.