Kürsinger Hütte through the Obersulzbach Valley

Photo: Fleece · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

26.8km
Total Distance
1,529m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A two-day out-and-back walk of 26.8 km with about 1,530 m of climbing from Hopffeldboden up the Obersulzbachtal past waterfalls and the Postalm to the Kürsinger Hütte at 2,558 m, facing the Großvenediger. The night is spent at the Kürsinger Hütte (book ahead). The upper part crosses the old moraines of the Obersulzbachkees, the glacier now far below.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Viewpoint · 0.3km
  2. 2
    Drinking water · 2.3km
  3. 3
    Seebachfall · 3.3km
    Viewpoint
  4. 4
    Gamseckfall · 3.4km
    Viewpoint
  5. 5
    Drinking water · 3.6km
  6. 6
    Berndlalm · 3.6km
    Mountain hut
  7. 7
    Postalm · 7.9km
    Mountain hut
  8. 8
    Drinking water · 13km
Parking
25m from the start
Surface
gravel 79%, natural ground 21%
Marked route
Arnoweg (Die Keesberge I.), Wanderweg 914, Gletscherlehrweg Obersulzbachtal

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Difficulty

5/5 · Very Difficult
  • Experience with long mountain hikes
  • Bring enough water - check sources along the route