Simonyhütte from Hallstatt

Photo: Grimsvoetn · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

27.7km
Total Distance
1,799m
Elevation Gain

Trail description

A 2-day out-and-back of 27.7 km with about 1,800 m of climbing from Hallstatt up the Echerntal past the Wiesberghaus to the Simonyhütte at 2,205 m, at the foot of the Hallstatt Glacier on the Dachstein, with the night at the hut, then back the same way. The route climbs the karst plateau through dwarf pine; snow lies late.

Route Map

Along the trail

  1. 1
    Dorfbrunnen
    at the start · Drinking water
  2. 2
    Shelter
    at the start
  3. 3
    Viewpoint · 0.2km
  4. 4
    Kropfbrunnen · 0.4km
    Drinking water
  5. 5
    Viewpoint · 0.6km
  6. 6
    Spring · 3.4km
    springs can run dry
  7. 7
    Viewpoint · 3.9km
  8. 8
    Spring · 4.5km
    springs can run dry
Bus stop
Hallstatt Lahn (Busterminal) · 598m from the start
Parking
62m from the start
Path grade (SAC)
T2
Surface
natural ground 61%, paved 34%
Marked route
Nordalpenweg 01, Europäischer Fernwanderweg E4 alpin (Steinberge - Bad Goisern), Wanderweg 601

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Difficulty

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