Travel Reference
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and passes through tarn-studded forest, occasionally drawing your gaze to shimmering Grossglockner and the
Kitzsteinhorn Glacier to the south.
The landscape soon opens up as you wend through wildflower-streaked meadows and, after roughly an hour,
contour the rounded summit of
Maurerkogel
. Make a short, painless ascent to
Rohrertörl
saddle, where
you can contrast the limestone Kaisergebirge to the north with the icy Hohe Tauern peaks to the south.
Passing two junctions, follow a balcony trail that contours the base of
Oberer-Gernkogel
and gently
mounts
Niederer-Gernkogel
. You'll soon reach the foot of
Zirmkogel
, which, with will and expertise,
can be climbed in little over an hour.
The rocky trail runs through high meadows and mottled mountains, passing a small hut near a stream. Around
four hours from the trailhead, the path ascends a steepish incline to the
Klingertörl
saddle, where a sign
shows the way to Saalbach. Traverse the base of cliffs that sweep down from
Hochkogel
and make a short
descent to the grassy col of
Seetörl
.
Walk north from here, either climbing over the
Saalbachkogel
or skirting its western slopes. The same
option is repeated for
Stemmerkogel
. Descend the ridge and continue towards Schattberg, making a final as-
cent to the
Schattberg X-press
gondola and then down to
Saalbach
.
Festivals & Events
Zell am See swings into summer with live music, fireworks and sports events at its two
lake festivals
, held in mid-July and early August. The free
Zell Summer Night
festival draws
bands, street entertainers and improvised theatre to streets and squares every Wednesday
night in July and August.
CENT SAVER
If you're in town in summer, ask your host for the free
Zell am See-Kaprun Card
. The card gets you free entry
to all major sights and activities in the region, including the swimming pools around the lake,
Wildpark Fer-
leiten
(
www.wildpark-ferleiten.at
;
adult/child €7/3.50; 8am-dusk May-Nov) and the Krimmler Wasserfälle
(
Click here
)
. It also gives you a boat trip on the lake and one free ride per day on the cable cars that ascend to
Schmittenhöhe and Kitzsteinhorn.
Sleeping
Winter prices are roughly 50% higher than summer rates. Note that many places close
between seasons - usually from October to November and April to May.
Haus Wilhelmina
PENSION
€
