Your summer holiday in the kingdom of the Hochkönig

Kopphütte – waterfalls – "Four Huts" – Kopphütte

• Walking time: approx. 1 hr. 35 mins.
• 4.5 km · 240 m elevation gain, uphill & downhill

The beautiful path into the Riedingtal Valley is not steep and is also suitable for children. Enjoy the splendid panoramic views from one of the rustic benches along the way. After 40 minutes you catch sight of the waterfalls (1.8 km/100 m elevation gain). Depending on the weather conditions up to five streams gush out of the Gamskar'l into the depths and join up in the Schrambach, which entices you to a refreshing dip and to build dams.

Thereafter it gets a bit steeper. The path leads over the former training jump for the ski jumper Sepp Bradl to the scenic "Four Huts". Here you'll also need around 20 minutes (1 km/150 m elevation gain). From here on it's downhill, past the "Two Huts", back to the Kopphütte (35 mins./1.8 km/200 m elevation gain).

Hochkeil Circular Trail

• Walking time: approx. 2 hrs. 45 mins.
• 8.5 km · 190 m elevation gain uphill, 450 m downhill

Starting point for the panoramic Hochkeil circular trail is the Arthurhaus. First of all head at the foot of the Mandlwände along the marmot trail towards Bischofshofen, before you come to the protected Troiboden high alpine moor. The wide forest track leads onward, mostly downhill, through scenic forest interspersed with large clearings. Past the Kalte Bründl stream, enticing you for a refreshing dip, you come to the southern side of the Hochkeil.

Before you reach the Mandlwand road beneath the  Saukar car park, you get a fantastic view of the majestic Hochkönig and the Bratschenköpfe. Now you can either take the Wanderbus or walk along the Erzweg (approx. 2 km) back to the starting point or along our access road back to the Kopphütte (approx. 2 km). This circular tour is also suitable for pushchairs.

Kopphütte – Erichhütte – (Taghaube)

• Walking time in one direction to the Erichhütte: approx. 1 hr. 50 mins. (6.5 km/200 m elevation gain uphill)
• Walking time Erichhütte – Taghaube – Erichhütte: approx. 2 hrs. uphill, approx. 1 hr. 20 mins. downhill (1.5 km/600 m elevation gain)

The scenic high alpine trail at the foot of the Hochkönig range is a "must" during a stay in our region. At first the trail leads along a gravel road to the Wiedersbergalms (approx. 200 m elevation gain), whereby the biggest ascent is accomplished. Now a narrow high alpine trail leads off to the left of the "Four Huts" over lush alpine meadows to the lower Birkar, where the Trockenbach stream entices you to build "stone men". Heading on towards the Dientner Sattel a path leads through wide mountain pine fields to the Erichhütte.

The Taghaube offers those with a head for heights the possibility to savour high alpine air. Above the Erichhütte the trail leads at first over alpine pasture to the "Kuhbalfen". Then you head off to the right at first through mountain pine then scree fields up to the rocks. From here on you need to make use of your hands, in order to reach the summit safely. A number of wayside shrines serve as reminders not to get over enthusiastic and distracted. Arriving at the summit you get a fabulous view of the Salzburg mountains. The descent is along the same way back to the Erichhütte.

Back to the Kopphütte you can either head along the high alpine path past the Wiedersberg or to the Dientner Sattel (approx. 1.5 km and 200 m downhill) and return on the Wanderbus. (To save 30 mins. journey time, we recommend you use the "Trockenbach" bus stop and walk back along the picturesque trail (No. 88) between "Trockenbach" and "Elmaubauern" back to the Kopphütte (approx. 1.5 km 150 m downhill). Make sure to take plenty to drink with you, as there are hardly any springs offering drinking water along the way and the air in the mountain pine fields can be very hot.

For those wishing to conquer the Hochkönig, this tour (there and back) serves as an initial test to see whether your physical condition is up to standard. Those not wishing to stick to bus timetables can of course take the bus to the Dientner Sattel and then walk back along the high alpine trail.

Kopphütte – Rohrmoosried'l – Viererwasch – Kopphütte

• Walking time: approx. 1 hr. 30 mins.
• Approx. 6 km · 250 m elevation gain up and downhill 

Starting at the Kopphütte the path at first leads along the toboggan run (open in winter) towards Mühlbach through the tranquil mixed Rohrmoosriedl forest until you come to the power plant water reservoir. There you can observe trout and other water inhabitants.

The trail then leads onward without any notable incline to the so-called "Viererwasch". Here, at the time of the heyday of copper mining in Mühlbach, Mitterberg ore was washed for the fourth time, before it was transported down to the valley. Today, an old water power plant plus a water house for the new hydro-electric power plant in Mühlbach is situated on this spot.

Now the path climbs upwards once again and passes the old Mitterberg road towards Bergheimat. At the next junction keep a sharp left downhill, to pass by the wildlife feeding station along the forest track towards Riedingtal. From here it's over moss and tree roots with the odd view of the Hochkönig back to the access road to the Kopphütte.

Those that fancy it, can extend the tour with a detour through the Riedingtal past the waterfalls. This hiking route is particularly recommended in bad weather and hot temperatures, as it leads mostly through forest.