View of Gamskarkogel – Poserhöhe Mountain Hut loop from Badbruck

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View of Gamskarkogel – Poserhöhe Mountain Hut loop from Badbruck

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View of Gamskarkogel – Poserhöhe Mountain Hut loop from Badbruck

07:56

16.9km

1,270m

Mountaineering

Hard mountaineering route. Very good fitness required. Sure-footedness, sturdy shoes and alpine experience required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: October 7, 2026

Tips

Includes a segment that may be dangerous

A part of this route comprises technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience may be required.

After 13.0 km for 1.86 km

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

2.97 km

Laternwald

Forest

6.95 km

View of Gamskarkogel

Highlight • Viewpoint

At 2,467 meters, the Gamskarkogel is the highest grass mountain in Europe. On its summit there is one of the oldest mountain huts in the Alps, which Empress Sisi is …

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8.96 km

Tofernscharte

Mountain Pass

12.7 km

Poserhöhe Mountain Hut

Highlight • Mountain Hut

The climb from the "Feriendorf Grüner Baum" (closed) was still very wet and slippery this year. So be careful! Otherwise it is very beautiful and also interesting for children due …

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13.9 km

Hermann Altenhuber Platzl

Viewpoint

14.7 km

St. Christopher's Chapel, Gastein

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A very nice chapel.

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16.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

10.8 km

3.11 km

1.31 km

1.13 km

547 m

Surfaces

7.60 km

3.62 km

3.26 km

1.58 km

624 m

214 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (2,060 m)

Lowest point (870 m)

Weather

Friday 9 October

16°C

8°C

86 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 3.0 km/h

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Comments

May 10, 2024,Throneck via Poserhöhe (T4)

Today I followed a local's insider tip:
Via the Grüner Baum hotel village to Poserhöhe and from there on unmarked trails via Froneck to Throneck. The ascent can be completed without touching snow (some small snowfields can be avoided). On the descent, there is a larger snowfield directly after the Toferscharte, but it is easy to cross. The further descent …

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