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Gradnalm - Hochsalm


Non-smoker Apartments / Grabler

Charasteristics:

long mountain tour
without technical difficulties.



Catering:

Alpine pasture huts
in the first section of
the crossing.

 Walk from the Gradnalm to the Hochsalm
Walk from the Gradnalm to the Hochsalm

Villages: Scharnstein im Almtal or Steinbach am Ziehberg
Salzkammergut, Upper Austria, Austria.

Destination: with the alpine pastures Gradnalm and the Hochsalm
are the last northern foothills of the mountainous region Totes Gebirge

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Drive by car
to the village Scharnstein and
take than a taxi
to the height of the Ziehberg
at Steinbach (650 m).

 Walk from the Gradnalm to the Hochsalm

After passing the last farm
walk uphill about 3 km
through the mountain forest to the
„Sattelhalt"
(1000 m)

and than
along the forest road in about
half an hour to the
alpine pasture
 
Gradnalm
(1300 m)

 Walk from the Gradnalm to the Hochsalm

Walk from the Gradnalm to the Hochsalm

Walk from the Gradnalm to the Hochsalm

Walk from the Gradnalm to the Hochsalm

From here you can
reach the

Kremsmauer
(1604 m)
or in an hour
the Pfannstein (1423 m)
– both recommendable
also with a crossing.

 Walk from the Gradnalm to the Hochsalm

Walk from the Gradnalm to the Hochsalm

At the Pfannstein begins
the harmless
crossing
to the valley Almtal.

Walk from the Gradnalm to the Hochsalm

Walk from the Gradnalm to the Hochsalm

Just go along the
approx. 10 km,
without much difference in height,
to theRauhkogel
(Mittagstein).

Walk from the Gradnalm to the Hochsalm

After the Rauhkogel
the path leads down to
a valley and to the
 
„Gezimmerten Brunnen“
 
and than
the path rises slowly up
about 300 metres (altitude)
to the
 
 
Hochsalm
(1405 m)

 Walk from the Gradnalm to the Hochsalm

Walk from the Gradnalm to the Hochsalm

Walk from the Gradnalm to the Hochsalm

Walk from the Gradnalm to the Hochsalm

Walk from the Gradnalm to the Hochsalm

Walk from the Gradnalm to the Hochsalm

Walk from the Gradnalm to the Hochsalm

At the way down
you can make a little worthwhile
"detour" to the
Moasnkögerl.

 Walk from the Gradnalm to the Hochsalm

For the whole crossing
from the Ziehberg to Scharnstein
you'll need 8 to 10 hours of walk
depending on the condition;
a second car would be favourable

 Walk from the Gradnalm to the Hochsalm

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There are also many crossings from the valley Almtal to the valley Trauntal.

As these paths are better recommended the other way round,
you'll find their description at the topic "Traunsee surroundings"
 
Besides the described variants there's also the
crossing from theAltmal to Steyrling

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Last updated  2004-09-27