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Long-Distance Hiking · Hüttschlag
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  • Hirschgrubenalm
    Hirschgrubenalm
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Wonderful 3-day hiking tour, which is suitable for children ages 6 and up.
moderate
Distance 13.6 km
6:30 h
1,000 m
1,000 m
2,048 m
1,040 m
You hike from Hüttschlag through the forest on a forestry road or on a hiking path. Just after you have to turn left, there is a chapel. Which is a place where every hiker should calm down a bit. On the way to the Hirschgrubenalm you pass a small tarn with a small resting area. On the Hirschgrubenalm you can eat self-made delicacies and you spend your first night on this mountain hut.

The alarm clock at the mountain hut is a bit different than in the valley: Cowbells will wake you up. After that you enjoy a delicious breakfast. You hike up to the Aschlreitalm and further on meadows to the Hühnerkarscharte. From here you have a picturesque view to the Keeskogel, which is the highest mountain and the only glacier in Grossarltal. From the Hühnerkarscharte you descend to the Hühnerkaralm. Also here you get spoiled by self-made delicacies and you spend your second night up there.

The next day you hike down to the Hub-Grundalm and further to Hüttschlag, which was the starting point of your tour.

Author’s recommendation

The view from the Hühnerkarscharte to the Keeskogel, which is the highest mountain and the only glacier in Grossarltal, is simply unique. Maybe you feel near to heaven here...
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Author
Tourismusverband Großarltal
Update: February 07, 2023
Difficulty
moderate
Technique
Stamina
Experience
Landscape
Highest point
Hühnerkarscharte, 2,048 m
Lowest point
Hüttschlag - village center, 1,040 m
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Track types

Dirt road 48.79%Forested/wild trail 51.19%
Dirt road
6.6 km
Forested/wild trail
7 km
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Start

Hüttschlag (1,039 m)
Coordinates:
DD
47.173210, 13.237450
DMS
47°10'23.6"N 13°14'14.8"E
UTM
33T 366436 5225919
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Destination

Hüttschlag

Turn-by-turn directions

1st day:

You go by car or hiking taxi to Hüttschlag and pass the elementary school. You park your car at the crossing. There you take the way nr. 46 in direction to the Hub-Grundalm. Just before you pass the chapel, you turn left in direction to the Hirschgrubenalm. After some hundred meters you take the path nr. 47A. From here you hike through the forest and you just cross one time the forestry road. You come back to this way (nr. 47) not far away from the Hirschgrubenalm, 1.564 m (approx. 1 1/2 h). Overnight stay on the Hirschgrubenalm.

2nd day:

You hike along the way nr. 47 to the Aschlreitalm, 1.785 m (approx. 3/4 h). You follow the way further until the Hühnerkarscharte, 2.048 m (approx. 1 1/2 h). Descent on the way nr. 46 to the Hühnerkaralm, 1.700 m (approx. 1 h). Overnight stay on the Hühnerkaralm.

3rd day:

Descent on the way nr. 46 to the Hub-Grundalm, 1.311 m (approx. 1 h). From there you hike back to Hüttschlag, which was the starting point of this tour (approx. 3/4 h).

 

The walking times are given for the average hiker. There is a lot for children to discover along the way, so plan some extra time here.

By road

You go by car or public bus (nr. 540) in the village of Hüttschlag.

Parking

parking possibility at the starting point of the tour

Coordinates

DD
47.173210, 13.237450
DMS
47°10'23.6"N 13°14'14.8"E
UTM
33T 366436 5225919
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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

Author’s map recommendations

hiking map Athesia Buch GmbH - geomarketing

Equipment

Hiking boots, fruits, beverages (bottles which you can refill), rain and wind protection, toiletries, warm clothes and clothes for change, flashlight, first-aid kit, hiking map, sun cream, chocolate, grandola bar...

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Difficulty
moderate
Distance
13.6 km
Duration
6:30 h
Ascent
1,000 m
Descent
1,000 m
Highest point
2,048 m
Lowest point
1,040 m
Circular route Scenic Refreshment stops available Family-friendly Insider tip

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