Starting point: valley station Gjaid (section III)
End point: valley station Gjaid (section III)
Difficulty: difficult tour, high alpine mountain tour
Hiking time (ascent/descent): approx. 10 hours, 12 km, difference in high approx. 1,300 m
For this mountain tour you should plan at least 2 days (with overnight stay)
From Obertraun, take the Dachstein Krippenstein cable car to the valley station Gjaid (section III), where this challenging hike begins.
From the Gjaid you hike to the Wiesberghaus (approx. 2.5 hrs) where you can spend the night. The next day – early in the morning – you watch the sunrise en route to the Simonyhütte. The route is steep and challenging and takes around 1.5 hours. Here you find yourselves at the foot of the glacier over 2,200 m.
After a stop off at Simonyhütte, you start the journey back (3 to 4 hours) via the Zirbengrube to the Gjaid Alm (here you can make your next stop and stay overnight) and the cable car station (section III).
Attention: note last cable car descent!