Mountain hikes Glacier trail Innergschlöss/Schlatenkees

Matrei in Osttirol / Venediger Group
Difficulty ratings: medium
Route length: 9.4 km
Duration: 4:50 h

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!

Tour character

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.

Tour information

  • Requirement: medium
  • Length: 9.4 km
  • Duration: 4:50 h
  • Elevation uphill:680 hm
  • Elevation downhill:680 hm
Highest point2,287 m

Starting point

Venedigerhaus Innergschlöss 1,691m

Finishing point

Venedigerhaus Innergschlöss 1,691m
  • Fitness level 3 / 6
  • Technique 3 / 6

Features

  • Circular route

Best time of year

  • January
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Trail condition

Gravel, climb, rock
Source: TVB Osttirol

Description

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.

Nearby huts and mountain restaurants

Getting here

  • Parking

    Matreier Tauernhaus

Weather

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