Cicerone Gids Trekking in Austria's Hohe Tauern

Guide to four hut-to-hut treks of 7–9 days in the Hohe Tauern National Park, covering the Reichen, Venediger and Glockner groups, plus suggestions for two further treks. With optional excursions to climb neighbouring peaks – including Austria's highest peak, the Gross Glockner – some of which call for mountaineering skills and glacier crossings. Although less well know than some other Alpine regions, Austria's Hohe Tauern National Park boasts spectacular mountain scenery, snow-clad peaks and a splendid network of attractive and welcoming mountain huts. It is also home to Austria's highest peak, the 3798m Gross Glockner. This guide presents four short hut-to-hut treks in the Hohe Tauern region in the heart of the Austrian Tirol: the 7-day Reichen Group Rucksack Route, the 7-day Venediger Group Rucksack Route, the 8-day Venediger Glacier Tour and the 9-day Glockner Rucksack Route. Two other routes, linking stages of the main treks to complete a traverse of the Hohe Tauern National Park and an ascent of the Gross Glockner, are summarised in brief. Also included are multiple excursions to climb neighbouring peaks – including the Gross Glockner and 3660m Gross Venediger – and a hut directory listing the huts in the region and summarising link routes between them.