A listed rock chapel, two picturesque alpine settlements, the ice cap of the Großvenediger massif, the "Eye of God" and circling bearded vultures in the sky. Remembered everything? Then please repeat it now and off you go to the Gschlösstal!
Medium-difficulty hike on well-marked hiking trails, initially easy along a stream and through forests, later more alpine with some easier climbs. The Innergschlöß glacier trail offers fantastic views of the Großvenediger and the Schlatenkees as well as special natural beauties such as waterfalls, mountain lakes and the colorful glacier polish.
The Innergschlöss glacier trail takes visitors right into the heart of the "eternal ice", the core zone of the Hohe Tauern National Park. In Matrei in East Tyrol, you start from the Matreier Tauernhaus into the most beautiful valley head in the Eastern Alps - the Gschlösstal. You can either walk, take the panorama train or take a cab to Innergschlöß. The educational trail begins at the end of the valley on the left-hand side with an ascent of approx. 500 meters to Salzbodensee. You then reach the so-called "Eye of God" and finally the glacier gate of the Schlatenkees at the foot of the Großvenediger.
The glacier trail provides fascinating insights into the landscape-shaping power of glaciers in the Alps and allows you to discover climate change and glacier retreat at first hand.
Matreier Tauernhaus