Giglachseen - Rotmandl - Keinprechthütte: Schladminger Tauern Trail: Stage 02

An alpine hike in the footsteps of miners from the Giglachseen Lakes to Keinprechthütte.

This alpine hike is a stage of the Schladminger Tauern High Trail. At first, the route runs quite easily around Giglachseen Lakes and slightly uphill into Vetternkar cirque. Then, it ascends quite steeply to Rotmandlspitze summit on rubble and potentially snowfields (possible until mid of July). Through high alpine scenery you then hike on towars Krukeckscharte, while getting great views of the Schladminger Tauern range. Finally, a quite steep descent to Keinprechthütte chalet ends this days' tour.

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

Best season

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The tour in numbers

medium

Level of difficulty

5,9 km

Route

4:00 h

Time

584 hm

Uphill

638 hm

Downhill

2453 m

Highest point

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1. stage: Hochwurzen High Trail to Giglachseen Lakes

The 2nd stage of Schladminger Tauern High Trail starts at Giglachseen Lakes. From there you follow trail n° 702 into Vetternkar cirque where you can see the remains of ancient miners housing. The miners mined the mountains around Vetternkar cirque for silver and nickel for centuries. From the cirque you ascend via several switchbacks to the summit of Rotmandlspitze (2,453 m). On the way to the ridge of Kruckeckscharte you might encounter snowfields, depending on time of the year. From the ridge you descend to Keinprechthütte on a quite steep trail.

Descent to the valley:

Via Neualm you can descend to Eschachalm in about 2 hours. From there the Planai-Hochwurzen bus takes you back to Rohrmoos and Schladming.

A hike in the footsteps of ancient miners.

The closest public transport is the Planai-Hochwurzen bus leaving from Ursprungalm (approximately 1 hour from Giglachseen Lakes) or at Hopfriesen in Obertal valley (approximately 2.5 hours from Giglachseen Lakes).

www.planaibus.at

Info about buses: www.planai.at

360° drone images

Get yourself an overview with our 360° drone images:

View over Giglachkar cirque: https://vonoben.schladming-dachstein.at/sommer/index.php?S=307
Giglachseen and Kalkspitzen summits: https://vonoben.schladming-dachstein.at/sommer/index.php?S=308
Lower Giglachsee Lake and Vetternkar cirque: https://vonoben.schladming-dachstein.at/sommer/index.php?S=309
Via Rotmandlspitze: https://vonoben.schladming-dachstein.at/sommer/index.php?S=310
View into Neualmkar cirque: https://vonoben.schladming-dachstein.at/sommer/index.php?S=312

Hiking map ‘Hiking WEST’ available at the information offices in the region.
Schladming hiking map, 1:25,000, available at the Schladming information office.
Hiking map Schladming-Dachstein, 1:50,000, available at the information offices in the region.
Hiking guide Schladming-Dachstein by Herbert Raffalt, available at the information offices in the region.