Mountain hikes Circular hike Rote Spitze 2.956m

Innervillgraten / Villgraten Mountains
Difficulty ratings: difficult
Route length: 7.8 km
Duration: 5:00 h

Aussichtsreiche Tour mit Blick zu den höchsten Bergen Österreichs wie Großglockner und Großvendiger und zu den Sextner und Lienzer Dolomiten.

Tour information

  • Requirement: difficult
  • Length: 7.8 km
  • Duration: 5:00 h
  • Elevation uphill:1,130 hm
  • Elevation downhill:1,130 hm
Highest point2,948 m
  • Fitness level 4 / 6
  • Technique 4 / 6

Features

  • Circular route

Best time of year

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Equipment

Basic equipmentformountainhikingincludessturdy hiking bootswith a goodtread, a 30-35 literbackpack, and functionalclothingbased on thelayeringprinciple, includingsufficient spare clothes. Essential itemsare rain, cold, and sunprotection, adequatefluids and food, aswellas a first-aid kit and a charged mobile phone. A mapor a GPS devicesupportsorientation. 

The informationservesas a guideline and does not claimtobe exhaustive. Equipment mustalwaysbeadaptedtothe planned route, weatherconditions, season, naturalhazards, environmental influences, and personal needs. 

Source: TVB Osttirol

Description

From the car park at the Oberstaller Alm, follow the tarmac road to the Oberstaller Alm and continue to the Weiße Spitz junction (trail no. 17). From here, the trail climbs steeply uphill to the Schlötterlenke at 2725 metres. There you can either continue along trail no. 17 to the Weiße Spitze or turn left and follow the rope-insured path (ATTENTION: only for experienced hikers) to the Rote Spitze. The descent is via the normal Rote Spitze trail to the Oberstaller Alm.

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