Place:St. Jakob in Defereggen
:Alpine pasture / hut / mountain restaurant
Step by step, time moves on and we walk with it - into the eventful history of the Ostiroler Jagdhausalm. Its ancient alpine huts were built from stone due to a lack of wood. Visitors suffer no shortage, the snack station offers the best food.
The hike via the Seebachalm through the Swiss stone pine forest to the Jagdhausalm is easy, but long: it is 15 kilometers there and back from the Alpengasthof Oberhaus in St. Jakob in Defereggen. A fascinating excursion into alpine pasture history: the origins of the Jagdhausalm settlement date back to the 13th century, the charming stone houses to the 16th century. Today they serve as stables for alpine cattle and as housing for shepherds and dairymen. Also worth seeing is the somewhat hidden little mountain pond called Pfauenauge.
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.
On the driveway from St. Jakob, 1389 m, via Maria Hilf and Erlsbach, 1555 m. All the way to Erlsbach (turn-off Staller Sattel) state road, from Erlsbach to Alpengasthof Oberhaus (carpark) toll road - here is where the protected area of Hohe Tauern National Park begins. Follow the alpine driveway via Seebachalm to Jagdhausalm, Austria’s oldest alpine farm, which is farmed by South Tyrolean farmers.
At the hiking trail from Erlsbach; to Patscheralm 1 hour 15 minutes, to Oberhausalm 1 hour 45 minutes, Seebachalm 3 hours, Jagdhausalm 4 hours, Klammljoch 5 hours.
