Mountain Path - Variant Zell am See/Sonnalm/Schmittenhöhe/Schüttdorf

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Logo Mountain Path - Variant Zell am See/Sonnalm/Schmittenhöhe/Schüttdorf
Tour data
17.6km
783 - 1,961m
Distance
1,014hm
1,144hm
Ascent
06:30h
 
Duration
Brief description
Round trip on the Schmittenhöhe with views over the lake!

A beautiful hike on the sunny side of the Schmittenhöhe with numerous stops for refreshments.

 

Difficulty
medium
Rating
Technique
Fitness
Landscape
Experience
Starting point

Valley station Schmittenhöhenbahn/Sonnalmbahn

Route
Schmitten
0.1 km
Blaickner
3.6 km
Sonnkogel Alm
6.7 km
Hochzeller-Alm
8.6 km
Berghotel Schmittenhöhe
9.1 km
Elisabeth-Kapelle
9.1 km
Zell am See (750 m)
17.5 km
Innenstadt
17.6 km


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Description

Exciting circular tour on the sunny side of the Schmittenhöhe with numerous places to stop for refreshments.

Directions
From the parking of the Schmittenhöhenbahn you walk on path no. 64 (Sonnkogelweg) past Alpine Resort Hotel Schwebebahn and Pension Farchenegg. You will reach high to get stunning views don to Lake Zell an Zell am See. After half an hour you will arrive at Berghotel Jaga-Alm and after one more hour at Berghotel Blaikner's Sonnalm (located next to Sonnalmbahn). After multiple serpentines you will see Schmiedhofalm. The Sonnkogel is only 40 minutes walking time away. Arrived at the Sonnkogel restaurant you start follow the Erlebniswerg Höhenpromenade (No. 68) Lots of presentation boards, viewing platforms and telescopes do offer magnificent prospects. The path continues along the Salersbachköfpfl, the rige sink, via Hochzelleralm to the top-station Schmittenhöhenbahn. From the summit Schmittenhöhe you can enjoy beautiful views on the surrounding mountains and the Sissi-Chapel. Here there would also be a great possibility for a rest at Schmitten Café or Berghotel Schmitten (descent possible with the Schmittenhöhenbahn).

Thereafter the walk goes down to Kettingalm (path no. 719 - Pinzgauer Spaziergang). At the Kettingalm you cross a meadow and get to the info sign "Pfaffenkendelsteig" (No. 69; overnight-stays possible in the Pinzgauer Hütte). At the end of the 1,5 km long hike you will reach the Schmittenhöhenweg (No. 50) and respectively the Areitweg (No. 56A, 51) which you follow back to the valley. If you do not want to walk back to the valley there is the possibility to use the cityXpress for a descent to the center of Zell am See or the Areitbahn for a descent to Schüttdorf.

Highest point
1,961 m
Endpoint

Zell am See centre or Schüttdorf

Height profile

Equipment

Good food wear, protection agains rain and sun! The weather can change quickly in the mountains!

Safety instructions

Water is of major importance - take your water bottle with you!

Tips

Numerous wood-car-ved sculptures, thematic boards, panorama platforms, a marmot burrows, a beehive and the magnifecent 360 panorama of more than thirty 3,000 meter peaks will truly make your heart beat a little bit faster.

Additional information
information about the opening hours of the cable cars.

Directions

From the Postplatz in Zell am See by bus to valley station Schmittenhöhe

Public transportation

Bus 71

Parking

at the Schmiten parking place


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