Hut hike from Schladming in Austria – 5 days
Level: T1/T2
Period: End June – mid September
Hiking times mentioned below are adjusted to hiking with kids.
Day 1: Take a bus from Schladming to Parkplatz Ursprungalm (1610 m) – hike to the Ignaz-Mattishütte (1986 m) and continue to the Fahrlechhütte (1648 m) – 8,2 km, 4:30, 8,1 km, ↑ 550 m, ↓ 500 m, level: T2
Day 2: Fahrlechhütte to the Keinprechthütte (1850 m) – 4,5 km, 2:00 ↑ 370 m, ↓ 150 m, level: T2. From the Keinprechthütte to the Landawirseehütte (1985 m): 4,5 km, 2:30 ↑ 420 m, ↓ 310 m. Level: T2
Day 3: Landawirseehütte – Gollinghütte (1641): 5.3 km, 3:30, ↑ 500 m, ↓ 850 m. Level: T2
Day 4: Gollinghütte – Preintalerhütte (1657 m) – 11,4 km, 4:30-5:00, ↑ 600 m, ↓ 600 m. Level: T2. You will pass Parkplatz Riesachfälle on this day, so you can end the trip here. But you can also add another day and hike on to the Preintalerhütte.
Day 5: Preintalerhütte – Parkplatz Riesachfälle: 6,2 km, 2:00, ↓ 600 m. Take the ‘Wanderbus’ back to Schladming. Level: T1/T2
Three-day alternative:
Day 1: Start on Parkplatz Ursprungalm (1610 m) – hike to the Ignaz-Mattishütte (1986 m) and continue to the Fahrlechhütte (1648 m) – 8,2 km, 4:30, 8,1 km, ↑ 550 m, ↓ 500 m, level: T2
Day 2: Hike from the Fahrlechhütte (1648 m) to the Keinprechthütte (1850 m) and on to the Ignaz Mattis-hütte (1986 m) – 10.6 km, 6:00 ↑ 1050 m, ↓ 720 m, level: T2
Day 3: From the Ignaz-Mattishütte back to Parkplatz Ursprungalm – 3,5 km, 1:00 ↓ 400 m, level: T1/T2