Gontal Pass – Gamskogel Hut loop from Almfried

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Gontal Pass – Gamskogel Hut loop from Almfried

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Gontal Pass – Gamskogel Hut loop from Almfried

02:50

9.57km

280m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

Last updated: August 20, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Alpine Hut

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2.25 km

Trail between Gamskogelhütte and Pritzhütte junction

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Idyllic path with a bench and beautiful views. It connects, among other things, the Gamskogelhütte with the Pritzhütte.

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2.89 km

Gontal Pass

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The Gontalscharte is a short mountain saddle and connection between the 2024 m high Tschaneck and the beginning there ridge to Kareck. From here, a beautifully relaxed panoramic trail leads gently downhill to Gamskogelhütte back toward the place Katschberghöhe.

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3.01 km

Panoramic trail between the Gontalscharte and the Gamskogel Hut

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A promising section between the Gontalscharte and the Gamskogelhütte. One or the other chapel and some carved works of art can be found here.

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4.31 km

Gamskogel Hut

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The Gamskogelhütte is located at 1850m above sea level on the Katschberg directly on the border between Salzburg and Carinthia.
It is easily accessible in summer and winter (in summer …

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7.67 km

Labyrinth on the Panorama Trail

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An artificial labyrinth in the middle of the forest. Nice change on a hike with children.

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8.66 km

Pritzhütte

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The Pritzhütte is a great place to stay. There is homemade buttermilk and even pony rides are possible.

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8.70 km

View near Pritzhütte on the Gamskogel Loop

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8.74 km

Ponyalm Mountain Lodge with Panoramic Mountain View

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9.57 km

End point

Alpine Hut

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

5.10 km

3.76 km

373 m

341 m

Surfaces

5.58 km

2.96 km

861 m

180 m

Elevation

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Highest point (1,910 m)

Lowest point (1,690 m)

Weather

Tuesday 6 October

12°C

2°C

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Max wind speed: 10.0 km/h

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Comments

May 24, 2025,Oberkatschberg Runde phantastisches Bergpanorama traumhaft schmale Pfade zur Gamskogelhütte

Start from the parking lot. Fantastic mountain views, and from about halfway up, there are wonderfully beautiful narrow paths with repeated, fantastic mountain panoramas all the way to the Gamskogelhütte. A truly fantastic loop, simply amazing. The descent from the Gamskogelhütte is a fantastic winter toboggan run.

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August 28, 2021,Kärnten 2021 - Gontalrunde am Katschberg am 28.08.2021

After the children wanted to go to the climbing garden, we - after we have "delivered" them there - made a nice round into the Gontal. Via the road to the Pritzhütte, we went over the Gontalscharte and the Gamskogelhütte back to the climbing garden to pick up the children again. The weather was also great. Except for a few …

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