Rotmandlspitze Summit Tour: from Ursprungalm to Eschachalm
An alpine trail in the footsteps of the miners amidst the beautiful landscape of the Giglachsee Lakes.
A summit tour to the historic mining district in the Schladminger Tauern range with beautiful views to Giglachsee and Duisitzkarsee Lakes. This alpine tour takes you from Ursprungalm to picturesque Giglachseen lakes in the fjord-like Giglachkar cirque, Giglachseehütte and Ignaz-Mattis-Hütte chalets offering refreshments there. You continue on into Vetternkar cirque where you encounter the remains of miners' housing. From there, the alpine trail takes you up to the summit of Rotmandlspitze summit offering great views to Giglachkar and Vetternkar cirques with several lakes. From the summit you then head donwhill via Krukeckscharte ridge and Keinprechthütte chalet to Eschachalm in Obertal valley.
The points of interest are the historic roman route to Giglachseen Lakes, the remains of miner's housing in Vetternkar cirque and Rotmandlspitze summit as well as the many lakes of course. On the way to the valley from Keinprechthütte you also pass through the picturesque alp scenery of Neualm.
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We recommend to take the bus from Schladming to Ursprungalm in Preuneggtal valley, because the end point of the tour is in the Obertal Valley from where you can again take the bus back to Schladming. By car, take provincial highway L722 from Schladming to Rohrmoos (for about 6 kms) and then continue right on Hohenbergstraße road to Strickbrücke bridge in Preuneggtal valley. From here continue on the toll road to Ursprungalm.
From the hiking trail head at Ursprungalm chalet you take trail n° 771 to Preuneggsattel mountain saddle (approx. 1 hour) and the Giglachsee Lakes. From Giglachseehütte chalet you now follow trail n° 702 and pass by Ignaz-Mattis-Hütte chalet. You descend a little to the trail junction 702/776 at Tonnerhütte chalet.
From here you follow trail n° 702 slightly uphill into Vetternkar cirque until you reach the meinans of miners' houses. From here the trail starts to ascend steeper and leads up to Rotmandlspitze via several switchbacks. The summit is a quite broad ridge and from here you enjoy views into Giglach and Duisitzkar cirques.
Depending on the season there might be some snow fields or rubble stone fields leading to the Krukeckscharte mountain saddle. From there you descend to Keinprechthütte chalet via a steep trail. After some refreshment and snacks at Keinprechhütte you follow trail n° 774 to Neualm and further downhill to Eschachhütt'n Inn at Eschachalm from where you can take the bus back to Schladming.
From Neualm you can make a detour via Duisitzkarsee Lake, which takes an additional hour.
With the Planai buses from Schladming (Planet-Planai, Lendplatz) or Rohrmoos (Rohrmoos-Zentrum) to Ursprungalm in Preuneggtal valley. From Eschachalm in Obertal valley take the bus back to Rohrmoos and Schladming.
Parking is available at the valley terminal of Planai cable-car in Schladming - buses to Ursprungalm leave from here. Parking is also available at the end of Ursprungalm toll road.
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Ursprungalm chalets - Preuneggtal valley | © Herbert Raffalt | Herbert Raffalt
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Giglachsee Hütte chalet, Preuneggtal valley | © Herbert Raffalt | Herbert Raffalt
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Upper and Lower Giglachsee Lakes | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein | Herbert Raffalt
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Ignaz-Mattis-Hütte, Giglachsee Lake and Lungauer Kalkspitze | © Tourismusverband Schladming - Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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View from Vetternkar cirque towards Giglachsee Lakes | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Remains of historic miners' housing in the Vetternkar cirque | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Ruins of historic miners' housing at Vetternkar cirque - Engelkarspitze mountain in the backdrop | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Remaining walls of historic miners' housing at Vetternkar cirque - Rotmandlspitze and Sauberg summits in the background | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein | Gerhard Pilz
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Section of trail #702 to Rotmandlspitze with steel rope | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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View from Rotmandlspitze to Sauberg summit and Kruckeckscharte mountain saddle | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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View from the trail into Duisitzkar cirque and the Buckelkarseen Lakes | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Trail through scree below Sauberg summit - Krukeckscharte lying ahead | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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Steel rope below Krukeckscharte ridge | © Gerhard Pilz | Gerhard Pilz
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Some leftover snow below Kruckeckscharte ridge - Vetternspitze summit in the background | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Keinprechthütte chalet is already in view | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Keinprechthütte in Obertal valley | © Keinprechthütte | Kreativwerk
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A last gaze into Neualmkar cirque in Obertal valley before descending to Eschachalm | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Neualm alp and chalets in Obertal valley | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein | Martin Huber
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Almost at the end of the tour - view out of Obertal valley | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Eschachhütt'n, Obertal valley, Rohrmoos, Schladming | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein | Eiblhof-Eschachhüttn
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