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Practice via ferrata

Practice via ferrata

Description

The practice via ferrata is located in a beech forest above the Gaudeamushütte. The via ferrata, about 50 m long, lies on the south side and has a difficulty rating of B/C. This via ferrata offers a great opportunity to gain a first foothold in the world of via ferratas and get used to the equipment.

Notes on using via ferratas:

Climbing ist only allowed from bottom to the top!
Helmet, climbing harness and via ferrata set are obligatory!
Surefootedness, a good head for heights and good fitness levels are essential!
Avoid causing rock falls!
Leave the exit as soon as you’ve crossed!
Using the via ferrata is at your own risk!

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Information

  • Start at the Wochenbrunner Alm and take trail no. 812/822 following the signs to the Gaudeamushütte. Here you turn onto trail no. 824 heading towards Baumgartenköpfl and you follow this till you come to the junction which leads to the practice via ferrata (signpost). The entrance is about 5-10 minutes away.

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Arrival

  • The free hikers’ bus runs daily in summer between the Ellmau Dorf/Bauhof bus stop the trailhead of the hike to the Wochenbrunner Alm Alpine hut. Passengers can change to/from the KaiserJet and regular buses at the Ellmau Dorf/Bauhof bus stop.

    More information at: www.wilderkaiser.info/mobility

  • If you’re coming on the B178 road from Wörgl or Kufstein, take the Ellmau exit and then the first exit at the roundabout. Go straight down the road until you reach the turn-off (green signs) towards Kaisergebirge/Wochenbrunn. Turn left here and immediately right again. Now follow the road, a toll road, till you reach the Wochenbrunner Alm car park.

    If you’re coming on the B178 from St. Johann, take the Ellmau exit and continue straight ahead until the Bauhof junction (green signposts towards Kaisergebirge/Wochenbrunn). Turn right here and immediately right again. Now follow the toll road till you reach the Wochenbrunner Alm car park.

    The free hikers’ bus runs daily in summer between the Ellmau Dorf/Bauhof bus stop the trailhead of the hike to the Wochenbrunner Alm Alpine hut. Passengers can change to/from the KaiserJet and regular buses at the Ellmau Dorf/Bauhof bus stop.

  • Wochenbrunner Alm, Ellmau (1,085 m) - parking free of charge (toll road)

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