Mountain hikes Gr. Degenhorn

Außervillgraten / Villgraten Mountains
Difficulty ratings: difficult
Route length: 13.0 km
Duration: 6:30 h

Gr. Degenhorn

Tour information

  • Requirement: difficult
  • Length: 13.0 km
  • Duration: 6:30 h
  • Elevation uphill:1,130 hm
  • Elevation downhill:1,130 hm
Highest point2,920 m

Starting point

Volkzeiner Hütte

Finishing point

Gr. Degenhorn
  • Fitness level 5 / 6
  • Technique 5 / 6

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 Volkzeinerhütte via the Heimkaralm, which is located in a valley terrace, past the waterfall in the Untere and Obere Schrentenbachboden. At the Ochsenlenke junction bear left to the tranquil Degenhornsee and continue left across the Kleine Degenhorn and a narrow ridge to the summit (Tirol Jubilee trail). Descent as the ascent, or via Oberstalleralm to Innervillgraten.

Nearby huts and mountain restaurants

Getting here

  • Arrival by public transport

    Mit dem Wandertaxi bis zur Volkzeiner Hütte

  • Parking

    Mit dem Auto bis zur Volkzeiner Hütte
    Parkplatz Volkzeiner Hütte

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