Around the Kampspitze

Accessible by public transport

Public bus (within 15 minutes walking distance from starting point)
Hiking bus (within 15 minutes walking distance from starting point)

Characteristics

Skill

Fitness

The tour in numbers

Level of difficulty medium

Route 14,6 km

Time 6:20 h

Uphill 795 hm

Downhill 795 hm

Highest point 2256 m

Most of the hikers know the mountain Kampspitze of the tour from the Hochwurzen to the Giglach lakes. On this route you experience the Kampspitze from another side.

This beautiful hike takes you into Alpine grounds and passes by several crystal clear mountain lakes and tarns - the Giglachsee Lakes, the Klammsee Lake and the Brettersee Lake. Several refreshment stops are waiting along the route and you will be marvelled by the panoramic views of the Giglachkar cirque and the Obertal and Preuneggtal valleys.

Best season

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More information

Exit from federal highway B320 in Pichl and continue on Preuneggstraße road. Pass by the valley terminal of Preunegg-Jet cable-car until you reach the toll booth at Strickbrücke bridge. From there continue on the toll road (dirt road) to the parking lot at Ursprungalm.

Alternatively take provincial highway L722 from Schladming into the direction of Rohrmoos, at the roundabout Rohrmoos keep going straight ahead, pass the Hochwurzen cable car and turn right after appr. 1 km onto Hohenbergstraße road into the direction of Preuneggtal valley - Ursprungalm. This road also takes you to the toll booth at Strickbrücke bridge where you follow the directions as described above.

Parking is available at Ursprungalm.

From the Ursprungalm the path ascends to Preuneggsattel, passing by Giglachseehütte chalet towards Ignaz-Matthis chalet. There you have to follow the path No. 773 upwards into the directions of the lakes Brettersee, Klammsee and - passing by below the Kampspitze - further on to Schiedeck and to Hochfeld. Before arriving at the Hochfeldmandl the trail turns off to the left and winds downwards to the upper Neudeggalm. At the upper Neudeggalm walk along the path No. 771 "Laubschachenweg" - a beautiful walk through the forest and via the upper Moarhofalm back to the starting point.

Changes in weather patterns, quick falls in temperature, thunderstorms, wind, fog and snow are some of the dangers that can be encountered on a hiking tour. Hosts of alpine huts and mountain refuges have a lot of experience in the mountains and can give good advice about weather and the trails. Poor equipment, overestimation of one's own capabilities, carelessness, poor personal constitution and/or wrong judgement can lead to critical situations. In case of thunderstorms: avoid summits, ridges and steel ropes.

GPS data and orienteering

Available GPS data - just like hiking maps - is only a guidance for orientation and can never depict a trail exactly with all its details. Especially at dangerous spots it is essential to judge on site how to proceed.

In an emergency please call:

140 - for Alpine emergencies (all over Austria)
112 - European GSM emergency number

A well-packed backpack is helpful and especially when touring Alpine terrain a tuque, gloves, a windproof jacket and pants are standard equipment. Good, waterproof shoes, sun glasses, sun cream and sufficient beverages are essential too. Torch light, a map of the area, knie and a small first-aid kit should also be in the backpack.

With the Planai buses from Schladming (Planet-Planai, Lendplatz) or Rohrmoos (Rohrmoos-Zentrum) to Preuneggtal valley - bus stop Ursprungalm.

Buses of Planai-Hochwurzen-Bahnen: www.planaibus.at

Information about bus schedules: www.planaibus.at

360° drone images

Get yourself an overview with our 360° drone images:

Hochfeld and Schiedeck: https://vonoben.schladming-dachstein.at/sommer/index.php?S=306
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

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.