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Bezirk Spittal an der Drau

Heiligenblut am Großglockner

Geotrail Tauernfenster - discovery tours in the Hohe Tauern

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Austria

Carinthia

Bezirk Spittal an der Drau

Heiligenblut am Großglockner

Geotrail Tauernfenster - discovery tours in the Hohe Tauern

Easy

4.9

(144)

498

hikers

Geotrail Tauernfenster - discovery tours in the Hohe Tauern

01:51

5.82km

230m

Hiking

The Geotrail Tauernfenster is a perfect introduction to get to know the high mountain world of the Hohe Tauern National Park. With the Grossglockner mountain railway it goes up to the Schareck. Good mountain hiking trails and a few vertical meters in the ascent and descent make the tour a…

by Nationalpark-Region Hohe Tauern Kärnten

Last updated: July 22, 2024

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322 m

Schareck Summit

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Great hike without much effort!

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804 m

Mauskarscharte

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An exciting and well signposted mountain trail leads up to the summit of Schareck. Foresight on the surrounding mountains is guaranteed.

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2.69 km

Panoramic view of the Hohe Tauern

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On the Geotrail Tauernfenster you hike above the tree line and enjoy a great view with every step. Despite everything, a very special panoramic view of the peaks of the …

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Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.78 km

1.02 km

Surfaces

5.80 km

Elevation

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Highest point (2,560 m)

Lowest point (2,390 m)

Weather

Sunday 19 July

18°C

8°C

86 %

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Comments

August 26, 2022,Geotrail Großglockner Heiligenblut

The cable car takes us comfortably from Heiligenblut to over 2,600 meters above sea level. The Schareck summit can be reached quickly from here. The view is unique, with countless three-thousanders all around us. A steep descent to the Mauskarscharte, secured with steel cables, then follows, after which the path continues quite effortlessly. Below the Roßköpfl you can look across …

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August 4, 2022,Bergstation Schareck - Schareck - Hochtor - Tauernfenster - Bergstation Schareck

Oops, hit stop too late again. Approx. 1.2 km distance and 450 vertical meters must be deducted from the information, the cable car took over 😉

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August 5, 2025,Geotrail Tauernfenster

After 1.5 weeks, the weather was finally nice enough to start this tour. ☀️
According to the tourist information, it's an easy family trail with little incline. Aahhaa. Different countries, different standards. 😜
The trail consisted mostly of singletrack, partly along the edge of the mountain. It was fun to hike the trail. As long as the dog was behind …

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August 26, 2022,🇦🇹 Geotrail Schareck Heiligenblut/Großglockner

From Heiligenblut am Großglockner you can take the cable car up to the Schareck at 2,600 mtr. Immediately behind the gondola we walk up to the Schareck summit cross with a sensational view of many over three thousand meter peaks and from there we start the Geotrail, which in a large loop, first steep and impassable (sometimes with a rope …

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June 27, 2018

The Geotrail Tauernfenster is a perfect introduction to get to know the high mountain world of the Hohe Tauern National Park. With the Grossglockner mountain railway it goes up to the Schareck. Good mountain hiking trails and a few vertical meters in the ascent and descent make the tour a real pleasure

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Geotrail Tauernfenster - discovery tours in the Hohe Tauern

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5.82km

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Geotrail Tauernfenster - discovery tours in the Hohe Tauern

Schareck Summit

Mauskarscharte

Panoramic view of the Hohe Tauern

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