Trail Running
Warth-Schröcken | Running route from Gaisbühel Alpe
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Park your bike at the Untere Gaisbühel Alpe—from here, the route continues on foot. Just below the trail you came up on, another path branches off. This leads to the Obere Gaisbühel Alpe. From there, you continue past the Rotschrofenbahn mountain station to the Mohnenfluhsattel. Even here, you’ll be treated to an impressive view of the turquoise-colored Butzensee—the next stop on the route.
Tip for summit enthusiasts: If you’re up for an extra challenge, you can climb to the summit of the Mohnenfluh from here. The ascent is steep and involves an additional 225 meters of elevation gain, but it’s rewarded with a breathtaking view of Schröcken, the Körbersee, and the surrounding mountains. The ascent and descent follow the same trail, so you can then rejoin the main route.
From the saddle, the trail continues downhill to Butzensee, and you’ll hike along its shore.
Tip: Lake Butzensee is perfect for a refreshing dip!
After you’ve walked halfway around the lake, a trail leads downhill, passing under the Steinmähderbahn, until you reach a farm road. Follow this road down into the valley. Passing the Hasensprungbahn mountain station, the trail leads past the Gipslöcher and continues past the Kriegeralpe to the Weibermahd mountain station.
From there, a trail branches off to the right, leading to the base of the Petersbodenbahn. There, the trail turns left and eventually leads to the Schlößle district in Oberlech. From Schlößle, follow the paved road uphill for about 500 meters toward Skyspace-Lech. At the fork in the trail, continue straight ahead on a farm road, which shortly thereafter splits into a wide path and a narrower one. The narrower path leads through a small ravine and across the Gizzibach stream before you finally reach the Untere Gaisbühel Alpe again—and thus the starting point of this loop trail.
– Distance: 11.1 km
– Duration: 4:30 h
– Ascent 779 hm
– Descent 791 hm
– Highest point: 2,317 hm
– Lowest point: 1,708 hm
Refreshment stops/ refreshment stations- Kriegeralpe
Presented by: Warth-Schröcken Tourismus
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Difficulty: mittel Condition: Experience: Landscape: Altitude: Best season: JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC -
Directions
Park your bike at the Untere Gaisbühel Alpe and continue on foot. Another path leads slightly below the path you came along. Follow this to the Obere Gaisbühel Alpe, so that you reach the Mohnenfluhsattel via the Rotschrofenbahn mountain station. From there, you can already see the glistening turquoise Butzensee lake, which is the next destination. Watch out for summit luck: from here you have the option of taking the summit of the Mohnenfluh with you, from where you have an incredible view of Schröcken, the Körbersee and the surrounding area (an additional – steep – 225 m) The same path also leads you back from the summit to the route, continuing on to the Butzensee. You then circle the Butzensee and follow the path downhill on the back of the lake so that you come to a goods road under the Steinmähderbahn cable car, which you follow downhill. Past the mountain station of the Hasenprungbahn cable car, follow the goods path through the gypsum holes, past the Kriegeralpe to the Weibermahd mountain station. From there, a path leads to the right under the Petersbodenban, where a path then leads off to the left. Dieser führt dich in den Ortsteil Schlößle, von wo du die asphaltierte Straße 500 Meter nach oben läufst in Richtung Skyspace-Lech. Dort bei der Weggabelung angekommen, folgst du dem Güterweg geradeaus, welcher sich kurz darauf wieder in einen breiten und in einen schmaleren Weg teilt – folge dem schmalen Pfad durch ein kleines Tobel über den Gizzibach hindurch, worauf du anschließend wieder die Untere Gaisbühel Alpe erreichst.
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