At the beginning of our tour we circle the Lower Giglachsee in the northeast and then tackle the ascent to the Rotmandlspitze with its 2,453 meters. Passing the ruins of a historic miner's dwelling, witnesses of mining, which was of great economic importance for the region until the 19th century, the trail climbs moderately into the outer Knappenkar with its small mountain lakes.
Further on, the ascent, which leads over scree fields and in serpentines, becomes quite demanding in parts. However, having reached the summit of the Rotmandlspitze, we are rewarded with beautiful views for all the efforts of the last kilometers. In front of us are the Giglachkar and the Duisitzkar at our feet. Incidentally, the numerous lakes in this area feed the watercourses of the "Wild Waters" in the Rohrmoos Obertal, a hiking offer that has been honored as a National Geographic hiking trail due to its attractiveness.
The rest of the way on this stage of the hiking route "From Glacier to Wine" now leads us downhill over the Kruckeckscharte and in many hairpin bends into the Neualmkar with our today's stage destination, the idyllically situated Keinprechthütte (Tel. +43 664 4330346) at 1,872m above sea level.
As an alternative to crossing the Rotmandlspitze, a variant via the Duisitzkarsee and the Neualm is possible. For this variant are about 5-5 1/2 hours walking time to plan. Tip: after we are in the middle of the Schladminger Tauern we get the weather forecast for the next stage to the Gollinghütte from the hut host.