Tyrol: Innergschlöss Glacier Trail - Hohe Tauern National Park

Hiking trails & Routes

Tyrol: Innergschlöss Glacier Trail - Hohe Tauern National Park

Hard

4.8

(195)

1,080

hikers

Tyrol: Innergschlöss Glacier Trail - Hohe Tauern National Park

06:09

17.8km

770m

Hiking

The Innergschlöss glacier trail leads into the middle of the “eternal ice”, the core zone of the Hohe Tauern National Park, and is one of the shortest climbs into the glacier forefield. With the rock chapel between Aussergschlöss and Innergschlöss, Almdorf Innergschlöss and the Eye of God, the alpine day…

by Nationalparks Austria

Last updated: June 10, 2024

Tips

Your route passes through protected areas

Please check local regulations for:

Nationalpark Hohe Tauern

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

Get Directions

4.28 km

Innergschlöss Alpine Village and Glacier View

Highlight • Settlement

Great old house huts (some souvenir shops) along the way, where a visit is definitely worth it. It is possible to travel from the Matreier Tauernhaus to Innergschlöss with a tractor-train.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

6.70 km

Schlattenbach Waterfall in Gschlösstal

Highlight • Waterfall

On the left side of the valley, the glacier trail leads up to the Salzbodensee and "God's Eye".

Translated by Google •

Tip by

7.56 km

Salzbodensee Glacier Trail, Innergschlöss

Highlight • Lake

A wonderfully situated lake with the opportunity to rest!

Translated by Google •

Tip by

8.07 km

View of the Schlatenkees

Highlight • Viewpoint

From here you have a view of the ever-shrinking Schlattenkees.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

17.6 km

Matreier Tauernhaus

Highlight • Mountain Hut

In the Matreier Tauernhaus you can eat well and also spend the night. From here you can make a number of day trips.

Translated by Google •

Tip by

17.8 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

11.6 km

4.16 km

1.99 km

< 100 m

Surfaces

8.00 km

4.10 km

3.58 km

1.84 km

283 m

< 100 m

Elevation

Nothing selected – click and drag below to see the stats for a specific part of the route.

Highest point (2,230 m)

Lowest point (1,510 m)

Weather

Today

Friday 9 October

7°C

2°C

98 %

Additional weather tips

Max wind speed: 9.0 km/h

to get more detailed weather forecasts along your route

Comments

August 2, 2023,Innergschlöß-Gletscherweg

The Neue Prager Hütte was planned, but the weather didn't get any better along the way, but wetter, colder and windier. So we took the turnoff to the Gletscherweg.

Showing Translation

July 22, 2026,Gschlösstal und Gletscherlehrweg 🥾🥾⛅

The Innergschlöss Glacier Trail led us into the middle of the "eternal ice", the core zone of the Hohe Tauern National Park. From the Matreier Tauernhaus, we went into the most beautiful valley head of the Eastern Alps – the Gschlösstal. The educational trail begins at the end of the valley with a proper ascent to the glacier gate of …

Showing Translation

August 1, 2022,🇦🇹 🅿️ Tauern durchs Gschlössltal zum Schlatenkees (Gletscher) - entlang d. Schlatenbach, vorbei am „Auge Gottes“, mit Wahnsinnsausblicken #Matrei2022

Arithmetically more than 700 meters in altitude. I don't know what this watch is doing... 🤷🏼‍♀️

It was 823 meters in altitude after all.

Showing Translation

September 10, 2023,Gschlösstal Venedigergletscher

This wasn't the first time we've done the tour. It is always an experience. However, the descent is also a challenge.

Showing Translation

June 24, 2025,Großvenediger Gletscherrundwanderweg 🏔

Today we headed high. Starting point 🅿️ at the Matraier Tauernhaus, we then walked about 4 km along the road through Aussergschlöss to Innergschlöss. From there, we continued about another 1 km towards the glacier, and then the ascent could begin. It took us about 3 hours to reach the glacier. Simply beautiful 😲. After a longer break, we began …

Showing Translation

August 12, 2024,Großvenediger - Schlatenkees Gletscher Tour Österreich

Parking 🅿️ is great, prices are fair. There is also a toilet for €1. We were then driven to the starting point in the "Trekker" - you have to deduct about 8.5 km from the tour. But it was a cool 😎 experience. As for the tour itself, I have to say it was the hardest and most demanding I …

Showing Translation

September 26, 2023,🇦🇹𝐎𝐬𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐥 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑 🇦🇹 𝐆𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐞𝐠 𝐢𝐦 𝐈𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐥öß 🏔️❄️😎

After yesterday's glacier tour it was clear that one glacier wasn't enough. So today we went straight to the next glacier: the Schlatenkees - the Großvenediger glacier.

The starting point was the Matreier Tauernhaus and we walked leisurely along a small path to the height of the Berghaus Aussergschlöß, where we had our first view of the Großvenediger and the …

Showing Translation

September 14, 2025,𝐙𝐮𝐫ü𝐜𝐤 𝐢𝐦 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐝𝐞𝐬 𝐞𝐰𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐄𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬 - 𝐖𝐨 𝐅𝐞𝐥𝐬𝐞𝐧, 𝐄𝐢𝐬 𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐙𝐞𝐢𝐭 𝐆𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐫𝐳ä𝐡𝐥𝐞𝐧

Today we headed to the second glacier, the outskirts of the Schlattenkees in the Gschlösstal valley. There, a glacier viewing trail offers an impressive hike through the high mountains. Along the way, you can discover moraines, meltwater streams, and traces of the glacial landscape. Particularly impressive—and at the same time thought-provoking—is the sight of how much the glacier has retreated …

Showing Translation

October 12, 2023

The Innergschlöss glacier trail leads into the middle of the “eternal ice”, the core zone of the Hohe Tauern National Park, and is one of the shortest climbs into the glacier forefield. With the rock chapel between Aussergschlöss and Innergschlöss, Almdorf Innergschlöss and the Eye of God, the alpine

Translated by Google •