(2-day hike, Berchtesgadener Alpen, Salzburg)
Date: Sat 22nd July to Sun 23rd July 2000
Suggested
by:
Peter Levenitschnig. Office phone (01) 597 36 69 / 42, private phone 0676
35 16 232
Route:
Saturday: Arthurhaus (1502 m) above Mühlbach am Hochkönig - Matrashaus at the summit of Hochkönig (2941 m), stay overnight.
Matrashaus: phone 06467 7566, http://www.oeav.at/huette/matrashaus.htm
Sunday: Hochkönig - Arthurhaus.
Length
of activity in hours/kilometers, elevation, grade of difficulty:
Arthurhaus - Hochkönig appr.
1500 m height difference, appr. 5-6 hrs.
Hochkönig - Arthurhaus appr. 4-5 hrs.
Some hours walking (partly steep), possibly a little glacier (no crevasses, practically snow with some ice) and an easy "Klettersteig" for the last 100 meters to the summit.
High alpine tour, but an easy one (for this height). (W2, H)
Meeting point and ending point: Parking place of Arthurhaus ( = a few street kilometers above Mühlbach am Hochkönig)
Meeting time: 22nd July, 12.30 a.m. (arrival of Bundesbus from Bischofshofen? Yet to be looked up)
Car Connections:
Westautobahn A1: Wien - Salzburg
Tauernautobahn A10: Salzburg - Bischofshofen
Bundesstraße: Bischofshofen - Mühlbach am Hochkönig - Arthurhaus.
Wien - Mühlbach a. Hochkönig appr. 380 km.
Public
Transport Connections:
Train Wien-Westbahnhof - Bischofshofen:
07,21 - 11,50 a.m. (4,5 hrs, 371 km)
There is only in the afternoon a Bundesbus from Bischofshofen to Arthurhaus. This is too late for us. So people coming by train please give a notice. Perhaps we can collect them from train station Bischofshofen.
Or some people coming by train can share a taxi.
I, (Peter Levenitschnig), can offer car sharing (starting from Vienna Westbahnhof) for at least 3 people. Please contact me by phone or e-mail:
private: 0676 35 16 232, office: (01) 597 36 69 / 42, e-mail: peter.levenitschnig@phonothek.ac.at
Perhaps other companions could offer as well car sharing if necessary?
(Monika and I should have room for one or two people as well- Tim)
Equipment needed: Usual equipment for hiking at alpine regions with stay overnight at a hut. E.g.: Solid hiking shoes (withstanding some moisture), raincoat, pullover, drinking bottle, some food, suncream, sun glasses, cap or hat, perhaps light gloves, clothes for changing, slippers, inner sleeping bag (two linens or special makes), toilet bag, flashlight.Temperature at the summit can be nice or near 0 degree Celsius.
Additional Remarks
Matrashaus is among the huts on top of a summit, the highest in Austria. On a clear day we will have a literally 360° panoramic view from Lower Austria to Tyrol!
OEAV membership required!
