Themed trail "To the Alm"

Sustainable forms of management at different altitudes have created an extraordinary variety of habitats for animals, plants and humans with the help of natural resources. You will find out how carefully nature is treated and how important grazing the alpine meadows is for the continued existence of this cultivated land, among other things on this hike along the nature trail "Auf die Alm". 

 

Start of the tour: Hüttschlag car park, Talwirt inn

 

Requirements: medium-difficult hike

Walking time: approx. 3.5-4 hours (there and back)

Distance: approx. 5 km

Elevation gain: 676 m.

 

Best hiking time: July - October

The hike starts in Hüttschlag, at the parking lot of the Talwirt inn and leads to the Modereggalm at 1720 m. The first floor of the Talwirt building houses the mountain forest exhibition and an information point for the Hohe Tauern National Park.

 

First it goes in the direction of the Pertill Chapel, which was built as a thank you for a happy return from the Second World War, and then on over meadows up into the high forest to a small hunting lodge. The path finally leads in somewhat steeper serpentines to the Modereggalm, always accompanied by clear information boards.

 

Once at the top, there is a wonderful panoramic view of the Keeskogel (2884 m) and the only glacier in Grossarltal. Homemade specialties such as bread, butter, cheese, bacon and fresh cakes make you forget all the effort of the ascent.

 

In the Modereggalm area, many cows and sheep graze and spend their summer in the "Gstöß" below the Keeskogel.