Bockhart Summit Cross – Bockhartsee Hut loop from Sportgastein

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Austria

Salzburg

Bad Gastein

Bockhart Summit Cross – Bockhartsee Hut loop from Sportgastein

Hard

4.9

(12)

hikers

Bockhart Summit Cross – Bockhartsee Hut loop from Sportgastein

07:19

14.9km

1,010m

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: September 9, 2026

Tips

Includes segments that may be dangerous

Parts of this route comprise highly technical, difficult, or hazardous terrain. Specialist equipment and prior experience is required.

After 2.49 km for 6.90 km

After 9.63 km for 3 m

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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886 m

Viehhauseralm

Alpine Hut

5.15 km

Niedersachsenhaus

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The Niedersachsenhaus is located at 2,471 meters between the Rauris and Gastein valleys and offers great views. The Tauern Höhenweg passes by here. There are 12 beds and 46 camp …

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5.94 km

View of the Niedersachsenhaus and Sportgastein Mountains

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7.61 km

Kolmkarscharte

Mountain Pass

9.23 km

Bockhartscharte

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Worthwhile

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9.37 km

Bockhart Summit Cross

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Beautiful descent from the Bockhartscharte to the Filzenalm. Very nice view from the summit of Kolm Saigurn and Bockhartseen.

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10.9 km

Ruins

12.9 km

Lower Bockhart Lake

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The lower Bockhartsee is a high-alpine reservoir at an altitude of 1850 m in Sportgastein. It is used for peak power generation. The lake is 43 hectares in size and …

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13.0 km

The Dragon of Lake Bockhart

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A long time ago, where the Bockhartsee lake lies today, there is said to have been a fertile high valley with numerous mines for gold and ore extraction. The miners …

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13.1 km

Bockhartsee Hut

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Delicious food with a magnificent view. If the weather cooperates, you can even sit on the sunny terrace.

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13.4 km

Viewpoint with Giant Cairn

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The small detour from the path is rewarded with a wonderful view of Sportgastein. But a certain level of sure-footedness is necessary

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14.9 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

13.7 km

879 m

247 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.12 km

5.49 km

884 m

348 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Weather

Thursday 8 October

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-2°C

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Comments

July 5, 2022,Tauern-Überschreitung - Etappe 1 von Sportgastein zum Niedersachsenhaus

My passion for the mountains began many years ago in the Hohe Tauern. I return here at least once a year and two years ago we did a phenomenally beautiful hut tour through the Schober Group. This year we're doing a 4-day tour that has always appealed to me: a small crossing of the Tauern from Sportgastein to Mallnitz.

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