Factsheet Eagle Walk Stage O6

East Tirol – Eagle Walk Stage 6
Matrei in Osttirol – Sudetendeutsche Hut
Giving you a good workout, the path climbs
steeply and steadily from Matrei’s hamlet
of Glanz, 1,445 metres above sea level, to
Sudetendeutsche Hut, situated at the heart
of Granatspitz Range at an elevation of
2,700 metres. Even for conditioned hikers
this is a physically demanding trek with
almost 1,300 metres of elevation gain. But
the payoff for that work includes historic
mountain farms at the hamlet of Glanz and a
multitude of blossoms at Edelweiss Meadow,
1,900 metres above sea level. When you tire of
the wildflowers on the ground, you can look
up to find breathtaking vistas of Lasörling
Mountain Range around every corner. Each
switchback in the trail brings more of the
mighty mountains into view.
Trailhead
Matrei in Osttirol (Glanz)
Destination
Sudetendeutsche Hut
Distance
8 Kilometres (without taxi ride)
Elevation ↑
1,250m
Elevation ↓
100m
Hiking Time
4 Hours
Difficulty
Intermediate (red)
Eagle Alpine History
Osttirol and the Slavs. Matrei in Osttirol is in the middle of the Hohe Tauern National Park.
There are more than 150 Three Thousanders right on its doorstep, including the Großvenediger Peak (3,666m) and the Großglockner Peak (3,798m). The Venediger, as well as half of
the Granatspitz and some of the Villgraten Mountains belong to Matrei. On the mountains
and pastures in Matrei, as well as all across East Tirol, you will find numerous Slavic names,
as the Slavs were driven westwards by the Avar people in the 6th century and the Bavarian
emperors sent their cohorts through the Inntal and Pustertal Valleys to secure the borders.
In 605 AD, there was a battle in the Lienz basin which the Bavarians lost. The Slavs did not
expand any further, although many Slavic names remained.
© Tourismusverband Osttirol
Eagle View
A multitude of blossoms proliferate along this walk.
But it‘s the edelweiss that dominate, transforming
Edelweiss Meadow and environs into a true mountain majesty. In the area of Nussingkogel Peak
you’ll might see rock crystals glistening in
the sunlight
Tirolean Summer
in the Mountains
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Eagle Kick
At one point you‘re directly under the towering spire
of Falkenstein Mountain, hawks and golden eagles
soar overhead. Look closely and you might see some
Spiderman wannabes scaling its rocky walls—
Falkenstein is a popular 7+ grade climbing terrain
with some truly challenging areas for rock climbers
at perpendicular faces rising 10 to 50 metres.
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Sudetendeutsche Hut
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Trail Description
Remote and breathtakingly beautiful, getting
there is quite a jaunt. Thus, this walk is best
started at the car park in the hamlet of Glanz,
saving you two hours of walking. Glanz is
within a 20 minute drive by car from Matrei;
a taxi service is operating on request. Tireless
trekkers who want to walk this first section
nevertheless, take the little driven back road
that links Matrei to Hinterburg and the car
park at Glanz. From the car park at Glanz, it’s
a 1.5 to 2-hour walk to Äußere Steiner Alm,
with another 2 to 2.5 hours taking you up to
Sudetendeutsche Hut. The trail mainly runs
across majestic old-growth stand of larches,
passing privately owned Köfler Alpine Pasture
Hut and crossing the access road twice in the
area of Ranzeralm. Slightly above Lackner
Alpine Pasture Hut a dirt road traverses Edelweiss Meadow from east to west. You can as
well decide to hike the forest road from the
Glanz Car Park, that also leads to Edelweiss
Meadow. Beyond a ledge, the trail begins to
descend through groves of larches. Crossing
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Steinerbach Brook will bring you to the Alpine
pasture huts of Outer Steiner Alm (elev. 1,914m).
From that point, it’s a relatively flat walk
through a trough heading north-eastward
to the end of the valley, punctuated with tall
larches. Marvel at the array of geological
diversity at your feet. Shale, slate, and schist-it
rocks. At the end of the valley, a telpher line
leads to Sudetendeutsche Hut. You may notice
flagging and other disturbances below. They
are remnants of ore mining as this region is
littered with old mines, and thus this area is
dubbed “Foundry”. From here, the trail runs
parallel to Steinerbach Creek in the beginning,
before switchbacking up steep tussock slopes
that are flanked by Nussingkogel Peak to the
left and Bretterwandspitze Spire to the right.
As you near Sudetendeutsche Hut, the grade
lessens with glacier scoured knolls surrounding this ample lodge, situated at the heart of
lofty Granatspitz Range at an elevation
of 2,650 metres.
· MATREI IN OSTTIROL –
SUDETENDEUTSCHE HUT
Trailside Eateries &
Accommodations
1 Steiner Alm Alpine Pasture Hut
2 Sudetendeutsche Hut
Any questions?
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