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Stage 07 From Glacier to Wine South Route Preintalerhütte - Putzentalalm

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Putzentalalm im Naturpark Sölktäler
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A beautiful high alpine tour that takes us to the Sölktäler Nature Park in the middle of the Niedere Tauern. At the beginning, alpine climbs await us, which also require surefootedness, before we reach the Putzentalalm in the second part of this stage of the hiking route "From glacier to wine" downhill.

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Distance 8.6 km

5:00 h

850 m

1,150 m

2,295 m

1,357 m

The Putzentalalm is one of the most beautiful places in the Sölktäler Nature Park and offers 8 beds and 10 campsites as overnight accommodation. Many of the 25 alpine pastures in the Sölktäler Nature Park, which offer both accommodation and hospitality, are still traditionally managed today. Cows, sheep and goats live here freely on flowering alpine meadows. The quality and taste of the regional products testify to this. Also at our stage destination, the Putzentalalm, alpine specialties of the finest are offered: Butter, milk, buttermilk, cheese, bacon, our own bread or, of course, homemade pastries. A special tip: a family-friendly hiking trail, which is also passable with strollers, leads from the neighboring Schwarzensee directly to the alp, which is also the starting point for many other hikes.

Author

Günther Steininger

Update: December 05, 2022

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2,295 m

Lowest point

1,357 m

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Preintalerhütte
Ringdorferhütte

Safety information

Emergency call mountain rescue: 140

Tips when reporting an emergency – Answer these six WH questions: What happened? How many people are injured? Where did the accident happen (are there GPS coordinates)? Who is reporting the incident (callback number)? When did the accident happen? What is the weather like at the site of the incident?

Tips and hints

Steiermark Tourismus

Tel. +43 316 4003

info@steiermark.com

www.steiermark.com/en

If you would like to hire a tour operator, simply book with Steiermark Touristik, the official travel agency of Steiermark Tourismus:

Tel. +43 316 4003 450,

www.steiermark-touristik.com

The Steiermark Touren app, available free of charge on Google Play and the App Store (Android, iOS), offers detailed first-hand information: brief facts (length, duration, difficulty, ascent and descent/elevation gain, ratings), map, route descriptions, altimeter, compass, peak finder, navigation along the tour. You can also create your own personal lists of favourite tours and sites, store tours and destinations offline, use social media channels, and much more.

Start

Preintalerhütte (1,666 m)

Coordinates:

47.312822, 13.813395

DMS

47°18'46.2"N 13°48'48.2"E

UTM

33T 410316 5240610

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Destination

Putzentalalm im Naturpark Sölktäler

Turn-by-turn directions

From the Preintalerhütte (Tel. +43 664 1448881) we first return a short distance on the last section of the 6th stage of the hiking route "From Glacier to Wine". After the ascent through the Äußere Lämmerkar we reach a crossroads, which leads us to the right again into the Klafferkessel, but we keep to the left to reach the Kapuzinersee at the border to Salzburg. We cross this border at the Waldhorntörl at 2,283 m above sea level and then descend to the Zwerfenbergsee, which lies beautifully in a hollow in the middle of the Tauern. From here we go uphill again to the Kaiserscharte at 2,298 m above sea level - the highest point of our stage - and return to Styria.

The rest of the way leads us straight into the wooded landscape around the idyllically situated Putzentalalm (Tel. +43 664 9262200), our destination for today's stage. Important note: please be sure to reserve overnight accommodation in advance, as there is only a limited number of beds and camp sleeping places available!

If time and fitness permit, we should walk out of the valley to Schwarzensse, one of the most romantic places and most popular photo spots in the Sölktäler Nature Park. Back at the Putezntalalm we enjoy the culinary delights and plan our next stage, which will take us to the mountaineering village of Krakau on the southern slope of the Schladminger Tauern.

Note

all notes on protected areas

Public transport

Detailed information about arriving by ÖBB (Austrian Federal Railways) can be found at www.oebb.at or on the Verbundlinie Steiermark website www.busbahnbim.at

With Verbundlinie’s BusBahnBim route planner app, planning your journey has never been easier: simply enter towns and/or addresses, stop names or points of interest to check all bus, train and tram connections in Austria. The app is available free of charge for smartphones – on Google Play and in the App Store

Getting there

Parking

The Preintalerhütte is not directly accessible by car or public transport, for more information please contact the Preintalerhütte directly.

Coordinates

47.312822, 13.813395

DMS

47°18'46.2"N 13°48'48.2"E

UTM

33T 410316 5240610

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Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

Book recommendation by the author

Rother Wanderführer "Vom Gletscher zum Wein": auf 160 Seiten mit 80 Farbabbildungen 60 Höhenprofile, 60 Wanderkärtchen im Maßstab 1:75.000, zwei Übersichtskarten, GPS-Tracks zum Download, Format 11,5 x 16,5 cm, kartoniert mit Polytex-Laminierung, ISBN 978-3-7633-4550-2, www.rother.de

Author’s map recommendations

Gratis Pocket Card Wanderroute "Vom Gletscher zum Wein" finden Sie auf www.steiermark.com

Kompass WK293 Dachsteingruppe, Schladminger Tauern www.kompass.at

Freytag & Berndt WK 201 Schladminger Tauern · Radstadt · Dachstein www.freytagberndt.at

Equipment

Proper backpack packing makes many things easier: Pack heavy things first. The water bottle should always be within reach in a side pocket. All the things that are often needed, such as sunglasses, camera or hiking map, belong on top. An emergency kit, including blister plasters, belongs in every rucksack and it is always advisable to dress in layers.

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Difficulty

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Distance

8.6 km

Duration

5:00 h

Ascent

850 m

Descent

1,150 m

Highest point

2,295 m

Lowest point

1,357 m

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