A shorter variant of stage 2, but also gigantic views of the Wilder Kaiser and rustic huts in the rich landscape.
If you prefer a faster hike or want to conserve energy, choose the five-kilometer shorter and four-hour quicker option for stage 2. A trail leads to the Vorderen Ranggenalm (Front Ranggenalm). Here, you'll be rewarded with an impressive view of the towers and walls of the Wilder Kaiser mountain range. If you're lucky, you might even catch a glimpse of chamois among the rocks. Summit names like Totenkirchl (Little Church of the Dead), Predigtstuhl (Pulpit Rock), and Fleischbank (Meat Bench) hint at sinister tales and stir the imagination of hikers. If the herdsman at the Vorderen Ranggenalm has time, you can quench your thirst before continuing on to the Hinteren Ranggenalm (Back Ranggenalm). Your next refreshment stop is the Griesner Alm, which you can reach via a pretty, narrow forest path. As with the first option, the Kaiserbach stream will guide you back to the Fischbachalm.
Bus: Line 4000 stop Kirchdorf in Tirol Griesenau
Okto Wanderbus: Lines 1+5 stop Griesenau / Kaiserbachtal
Coming from Kitzbühel/St Johann on the B161, drive towards Salzburg. In St. Johann, leave the second roundabout on Salzburger Straße at the second exit. Take the exit left to Kössen/Schwendt on the B176. You will next pass the Kirchdorf district of Gasteig and shortly afterwards you will reach Griesenau..
Coming from Waidring/Erpfendorf/Kirchdorf, head towards St. Johann. Follow the B178 and turn right towards Kirchdorf. At the church in Kirchdorf take the Gasteiger Straße in the direction of Kössen/Schwendt on the B176. You will then pass the Kirchdorf district of Gasteig and shortly afterwards you will reach Griesenau.
Car park: Kirchdorf toll station Kaiserbachtal (Kaiserbachtal 1a, chargeable, multi-day car park);
