14^Aug Sat
09:00

This is a two day hike with overnight sleep in Neue Fürther Hütte. Please read carefully instructions for the hike and don´t just click on coming.

CARPOOL

Schedule: Hike starts at 9am. 

Drivers: add your car in carpool and put meeting point and time for it.

Passengers: Click on Carpool button. Read carefully all information about the car you join, check if there are any specific instructions. All the costs for the trip will be shared with people in the same car. Meeting point is decided by the driver, this information is in the "Carpool" button.

Instructions for the hike

Everyone is responsible for his/her own booking Reservierung | Neue Fürther Hütte (fuerther-huette.at)  I will just take care of the routes and leading the group. Given the time of the year the sooner you book the better it is or you won´t be able to find place. Travelling costs will be shared in each car. Extra any food or drink you will buy along those two days. Hiking can be a dangerous activity. Everyone is responsible for him/herself. I am not a professional guide.

Once booked please confirm with a message to me. Just clicking on partecipating is not enough. Who has never hiked with me please send me a PM.

My telephone Number for the two days hike is +4917643285424.

Hike Description

Situated on the ridge that separates the two beautiful valleys Habachtal and Hollersbachtal in the northern, Salzburgian portion of the Venediger group, Larmkogel, is a lovely 3000er peak (3017m) offering great views over the entire Grossvenediger group with its spectacular glaciers. For this reason we go for a two-day tour with an overnight stay in the Neue Fürther Hütte and a high transition from Hollersbachtal to Habactal via the Larmkogel. We start from Hollersbachtal, known also as the valley of the vultures, with its abundance of plants - a fabulous botanical excursion! We spend the night in the cozy neue Fürther Hütte above the Kratzenbergsee, an alpine lake (natural monument since 1974) at 2,167 m above seas level that reflects the 3,000 metre high peaks in its waters. It is around 24 hectares large and a maximum of 32 metres deep, making it the largest natural mountain lake in the Hohe Tauern National Park. Rocks and extensive screes line the shore. In the south you can find an exceptionally beautiful silting area with white cottongrass. The climb to the left of the goods cable car winds its way up to a large cairn, from where wonderful views of Weißenecktal valley with its meanders in the anterior and posterior moss open up. A perfect rest stop for observing ibex, chamois, bearded vultures and white-headed vultures. Even edelweiss can be found around here. On Sunday after a good breakfast we move towards the transition over the Larmkogelscharte and from there the last effort brings us to the top of Larmkogel! Our target is reached. The Larmkogel can be reached in approx. 2 ½ from the hut. We go down to the other side entering the Habachtal, the emerald valley since here many emeralds have been found in the past. We have a stop at Neue Thüringer Hütte and we keep going down the valley till we reach car.

There is a bus connecting the two valleys at the end of our route. But probably the best would be that one driver leave the car in Habachtal so that he can carry the other two drivers to Hollesbachtal and the drivers can come back and pick up people on the way home. 

More info about weather conditions, state of the path towards Larmkogel I will give in next few days.

I wish you all a lovely Sunday! :)