You’’ll remember your vacation in the Glockner Group forever. Find information about alpine routes in our Travel Guide and be sure to add your own content by using our Route Planner to publish and share your best routes with others.
2D
3D
Maps and trails
The 10 most beautiful alpine routes in the Glockner Group
![Frühwinterliche Bedingungen am Kaindlgrat, unten das Heinrich-Schwaiger-Haus und der Stausee](https://img3.oastatic.com/img2/97781189/320x320r/variant.jpg?revbust=18f28e9c860)
Alpine Route
· Glockner Group
Über den Kaindlgrat auf das Große Wiesbachhorn
recommended route
Difficulty
I, PD-
difficult
12.3 km
9:00 h
1,640 m
1,640 m
Schöne Hochtour (PD-) über den Kaindlgrat auf das Große Wiesbachhorn (3564 m) für konditionsstarke Bergsteigerinnen und Bergsteiger
![Time-path diagram, detailed](https://img2.oastatic.com/img2/73932178/320x320r/variant.png)
Alpine Route
· Glockner Group
Hohe Dock (2) and Remsköpfl via Schwarzenberghütte, Glockner group
recommended route
Difficulty
II
difficult
7.7 km
4:45 h
1,185 m
1,185 m
Demanding but magnificent high tour in the core zone of the Hohe Tauern with steel rope protection.
Hut approach and descent own tour under: (Hohe Dock (1).
![Great conditions in the upper part...](https://img.oastatic.com/img2/55797715/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Alpine Route
· Osttirol
Großglockner - north face - Pallavicini gully via Stüdlhütte
recommended route
Difficulty
difficult
closed
21 km
11:08 h
2,729 m
2,730 m
Grandiose north face ascent and impressive ski mountaineering tour. A sought-after classic in the Glockner region!
![The Johannisberg from the Oberwalderhütte](https://img0.oastatic.com/img2/67633586/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Alpine Route
· Glockner Group
Johannisberg (3453m) and Hohe Riffl (3338m)
recommended route
Difficulty
I-, <30°, F
moderate
12.2 km
5:30 h
600 m
600 m
Two easy three-thousand metre peaks in the Glockner region with a constant view of the highest peak in Austria.
![The north face of the Fuscherkarkopf](https://img1.oastatic.com/img2/59849482/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Alpine Route
· Hohe Tauern National Park Region
Fuscherkarkopf north face from the Oberwalderhütte
recommended route
Difficulty
II, 50°, PD+
moderate
6 km
3:00 h
655 m
655 m
Great north face for beginners near the Oberwalderhütte
![Upper Ödenwinkelscharte 3228m with Johannisberg](https://img1.oastatic.com/img2/40523172/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Alpine Route
· Glockner Group
Transition from Stüdlhütte to Rudolfshütte
recommended route
Difficulty
30°
difficult
17.9 km
9:00 h
1,440 m
1,950 m
The very long hut crossing from the Stüdlhütte to the Rudolfshütte requires a very good level of fitness and great glacier experience.
![Johannisberg and Hufeisenbruch at the end of August](https://img3.oastatic.com/img2/8692574/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Alpine Route
· Glockner Group
Transition from Stüdlhütte to Oberwalderhütte
recommended route
Difficulty
30°
difficult
11.6 km
6:30 h
1,050 m
920 m
The long route to the Oberwalderhütte leads through an impressive glacier landscape most of the way.
![Blick auf den Nordwestgrat](https://img.oastatic.com/img2/59051940/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Alpine Route
· Glockner Group
Großglockner via the north-west ridge
recommended route
Difficulty
IV-, 45°
difficult
6.4 km
8:00 h
1,000 m
1,000 m
If you climb the Großglockner via the north-west ridge, you will encounter few other rope teams, even at weekends.
![Glocknerwand](https://img3.oastatic.com/img2/59050549/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Alpine Route
· Glockner Group
Großglockner via Glocknerwand
recommended route
Difficulty
IV+, 45°, D-
difficult
8.6 km
10:00 h
1,200 m
1,000 m
The ascent of the Glocknerwand in combination with the north-west ridge ascent to the Großglockner could well be called the "King's Route" of the Stüdlhütte.
![Ridge ascent to the Adlersruhe](https://img1.oastatic.com/img2/59049702/320x320r/variant.jpg)
Alpine Route
· Glockner Group
Transition from Stüdlhütte to Erzherzog Johann Hütte
recommended route
Difficulty
II, <30°
moderate
3 km
3:00 h
650 m
10 m
This truly extraordinary hut crossing leads to the highest mountain hut in Austria
Weren't able to find what you were looking for?
Discover many more routes in the Route Finder
Open the Route FinderTry planning your own routes
Open the Route PlannerReviews
78
From the Salmhütte to the Erzherzog Johann Hütte (Adlersruhe) by Peter
February 28, 2024
·
Community
More
Show less
Comment
Granatspitze and Stubacher Sonnblick, Rudolfshütte by T
September 22, 2022
·
Community
More
Show less
Route done on August 17, 2022
1 comment
Granatspitze and Stubacher Sonnblick, Rudolfshütte by Alois
August 26, 2022
·
Community
More
Show less
Route done on August 25, 2022
Comment
Show more
Show less