7.9km
Total Distance
223m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A 7.9 km walk with about 220 m of climbing from the Kölnbrein dam at the end of the Malta high road along the reservoir and up the Großelendtal to the Osnabrücker Hütte at 2,022 m. The hut stands below the Hochalmspitze glaciers in the Hohe Tauern National Park. The Malta high road is a toll road open from June to October.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Viewpoint · 2.1km
  2. 2
    Osnabrücker Hütte
    at the end · Mountain hut
Parking
418m from the start
Path grade (SAC)
T1
Surface
gravel 71%, natural ground 28%
Marked route
Kärntner Grenzweg, Zentralalpenweg 02, Naturlehrweg Elendtäler

Difficulty

2/5 · Easy