Giglachseen - Rotmandl - Keinprechthütte: Schladminger Tauern Trail: Stage 02
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An alpine hike in the footsteps of miners from the Giglachseen Lakes to Keinprechthütte.
This alpine hike is a stage of the Schladminger Tauern High Trail. At first, the route runs quite easily around Giglachseen Lakes and slightly uphill into Vetternkar cirque. Then, it ascends quite steeply to Rotmandlspitze summit on rubble and potentially snowfields (possible until mid of July). Through high alpine scenery you then hike on towars Krukeckscharte, while getting great views of the Schladminger Tauern range. Finally, a quite steep descent to Keinprechthütte chalet ends this days' tour.
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The 2nd stage of Schladminger Tauern High Trail starts at Giglachseen Lakes. From there you follow trail n° 702 into Vetternkar cirque where you can see the remains of ancient miners housing. The miners mined the mountains around Vetternkar cirque for silver and nickel for centuries. From the cirque you ascend via several switchbacks to the summit of Rotmandlspitze (2,453 m). On the way to the ridge of Kruckeckscharte you might encounter snowfields, depending on time of the year. From the ridge you descend to Keinprechthütte on a quite steep trail.
Descent to the valley:
Via Neualm you can descend to Eschachalm in about 2 hours. From there the Planai-Hochwurzen bus takes you back to Rohrmoos and Schladming.
A hike in the footsteps of ancient miners.
The closest public transport is the Planai-Hochwurzen bus leaving from Ursprungalm (approximately 1 hour from Giglachseen Lakes) or at Hopfriesen in Obertal valley (approximately 2.5 hours from Giglachseen Lakes).
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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 towards Upper Giglachsee Lake | © Tourismusverband Schladming - Herbert Raffalt | Herbert Raffalt
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View from Vetternkar cirque to Giglachseen lakes | © Erlebnisregion Schladming-Dachstein | 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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Remains of historic miners' housing in the Vetternkar cirque | © 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 into Vetternkar cirque and to Giglachseen Lakes | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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View from Rotmandlspitze to Sauberg summit and Kruckeckscharte ridge - Hochgolling in the background | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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View from Rotmandlspitze to Buckelkarseen and Duisitzkarsee 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 | © Tourismusverband Schladming | Gerhard Pilz
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Leftover snow below Kruckeckscharte ridge - Vetternspitze summit in the background | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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View from Krukeckscharte ridge into Neualmkar cirque | © 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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View across Keinprechthütte lodge and Hüttensee Lake to the historic mining district | © Gerhard Pilz - www.gpic.at | Gerhard Pilz
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Scenery at Hüttensee Lake below Keinprechthütte chalet | © Photo Austria - Martin Huber | Martin Huber
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Keinprechthütte in Obertal valley | © Keinprechthütte | Kreativwerk
What the weather will be like
Mariazell (860m)
Dry and fair in the early morning, then variable with frequent showers.
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
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