SKI MOUNTAINEERING IN NIEDERTHAI

Kraspesspitze 2.954 m

From Information Niederthai you head 7 km along Horlachtal Trail to Schweinfurter Hütte -> turn left before you get to Schweinfurter Hütte, following a steeply climbing slope in direction Weites Kar -> continue on the trail until you reach the fork-off -> turn left in direction Finstertaler Scharte and Schartenkogel peak -> or turn right across the slope up to Kraspesspitze summit. Ascent: 4 hours. Intermediate downhill route. Best time between December and April.
Hochreichkopf 3.010 m

Ascent from Information Niederthai along Horlachtal Trail (7 km) in direction Schweinfurter Hütte -> leaving behind Klein Horlachalm (1,900 m) you take the climbing trail on the left to Finstertaler Sennhütte (2,147 m) -> follow the valley bottom, heading towards the eastern basin and the summit -> finally you reach the mountain ridge -> continue on the trail until you get to its highest point (ski depot available). Ascent: 4 hours. Intermediate downhill route. Best time between December and April.

Opportunity for overnight stay for both tours

Schweinfurter Hütte
Tel. 0043 5255 50029
schweinfurter-huette@aon.at
www.tiscover.at/schweinfurterhuette
Further ski mountaineering tours  
Difficulty level
Overall altitude gain (m) from Niederthai
Total walking time (from Niederthai)
Brand Easy 733 m
2-3 hrs
Hohe Wasserfalle
Demanding 1.453 m
6-7 hrs
Zwieselbacher Rosskogel
Demanding 1.531 m
4-5 hrs
Breiter Grieskogel
Very demanding
1.737 m
7-8 hrs

Alpine crossings:

Kühtai - Niederthai (via Finstertaler Scharte)
Gries - Niederthai (via Zwieselbachjoch)
Pforzheimer Hütte - Niederthai (via Gleierschjoch)



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