Alps

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Route: Gasthof Köblwirt - Pl. Dom Heßhütte (1699 m) Hochzinödl (2191 m) - Panoram weg - Pl. Dom Heßhütte - Gasthof Köblwirt

Starting and ending points: Johnsbach, Gasthof Köblwirt (860 m)

Altitude difference: 1350 m (see altitude profile)

Ascent time:  4,5 h eff (one direction)

Difficulty: technically easy, fit moderate

Tagline: After exactly 8 years, next try to conquer Hochzinödl, but with total different weather conditions: previous time it was snowy (snow border at 1500 m a/s) but this time, sunny and hot.

Photoalbum:

• Heßhütte, Hochzinödl (by Dražen)

Maps and GPS data:

• Nationalpark Gesäuse, Offizielle Wander-, Bike- und Skitourenkarte, No 206, M 1:25000, Kompass
• Kompass Karte 69, Gesäuse, Ennstaler Alpen 1:35.000, Wandern, Radfahren
• In order to view GPS tracks in OpenTopoMap application, please, click on the map icon.
• for interactive OpenTopoMap of the area click here.

Approach:

• Highway A9 (E57), exit 86 - Treiben, road L713 in direction to Admont. In Admont, on the right to the road B146, and after 10 km, in Lacken on the right by the road 62 to Johnsbach. Totally 126 km / about 1,5 h of driving from Graz

References:

• Nationalpark Gesäuse, Tipps, Infos und 10 Top Touren (booklet with the map)
• Nationalpark Gesäuse (official National park web page)