Schellschlicht is a moderately rugged Ammergau peak with a distinctive
bowl between two ridges on its southern flanks and with a northern
ridge, which is a sort of backbone of the mountain, continuing to the
north with Austrian Kreuzspitze (or Kreuzspitzl), German Kreuzspitze,
Kuchelbergkopf and Kuchelbergspitz.
The southern bowl contains many little creeks which are accumulated to
the Schellaine creek, cutting a deep valley and a canyon into the
limestone of southern Schellschlicht.
The two southern ridges can be named after their subsummits: Sunkenkopf
ridge to the southeast and Brandjoch ridge to the southwest. Marked
trails on the two ridges allow for a nice loop hike to the summit and
back. Views are extensive, especially of the Wetterstein walls to the
south, looking across the Plansee to Reutte on the west, and a view
north into the heart of the Ammergau range, dominated by the Geierköpfe
and Kreuzspitze.
The hike is likely popular in late or early season because both trails
are on southern slopes of meadow and latschen, where snow will not
linger. At over 1200 meters elevation gain from the valley, it's good to
get an early start if you come in high summer.
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The difficultiy is between T3+and T4-
It is also possible to do the tour the other way round, especially on hot days it is recommended, then the ascent is in the shade.
Photo: Thomas Siegler / Gopala-Krishna Achar
