Crossing the Gamskarkogel, Frauenkogel and Tennkogel from the Annencafe

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Austria

Salzburg

Bad Hofgastein

Crossing the Gamskarkogel, Frauenkogel and Tennkogel from the Annencafe

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Crossing the Gamskarkogel, Frauenkogel and Tennkogel from the Annencafe

08:15

15.8km

1,450m

Hiking

This crossing gives you three summit experiences: In addition to the Gamskarkogel, the highest grass mountain in Europe, you climb the Frauenkogel and the Tennkogel. You start at the parking lot above the Annencafe. With a few more meters of altitude, you can also climb directly from Bad Hofgastein.

Your first intermediate destination is the Rastötzenalm. You can shorten the bends of the gravel road there by taking a hiking trail. You only use the gravel path for the last stretch up to the alpine pasture. Then you climb steeply up to the Gamskarkogel on a wonderful path. There you can strengthen yourself at the hut for the rest of the way. To the next two peaks you follow the grassy ridge on a fantastic path.

You then descend via the Schmalzscharte back to the Rastötzenalm. There you can take another break before you make your way back to Bad Hofgastein.

by Gastein – Aufladen. Aufleben. Abheben.

Last updated: September 17, 2024

Waypoints

Start point

Parking

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5.44 km

Bindelweg of the Gastein Valley

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Beautiful path with a view of the Gastein valley. Reminiscent of the Bindelweg in the Dolomites.

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6.63 km

Gamskarkogel Summit and Gamskarkogelhütte

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The Gamskarkogel Hut (Bad Gasteiner Hut) is located on the highest grass mountain in Europe, the Gamskarkogel, at 2,467 meters. It is one of the oldest mountain huts in the entire Alpine region and was built in 1828 by Archduke Johann. The long climb is rewarded with a fantastic mountain panorama. Sunrises and sunsets with views of the Hohe Tauern, the Tennen and Hagen Mountains, the Hochkönig, the Dachstein and many other peaks are breathtakingly beautiful.

You also have the option of staying overnight at the Gamskarkogel Hut. You can find out which alpine pastures in the Grossarltal are currently open at:
grossarltal.info/pdf/bewirtschaftete-almen.pdf.

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8.26 km

Frauenkogel Summit Cross

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The view from the Frauenkogel is wonderful: to the east you can see down into the Grossarl Valley, to the west into the Gastein Valley.

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12.1 km

Rastötzenalm

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Great place for a break and to enjoy one of the canderli soups

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15.8 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

12.6 km

2.93 km

138 m

130 m

Surfaces

8.78 km

6.92 km

< 100 m

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Weather

Thursday 12 November

7°C

-2°C

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Comments

August 26, 2023

This crossing gives you three summit experiences: In addition to the Gamskarkogel, the highest grass mountain in Europe, you climb the Frauenkogel and the Tennkogel. You start at the parking lot above the Annencafe. With a few more meters of altitude, you can also climb directly from Bad Hofgastein.
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