Schladminger Tauern Walks and Climbs

Between the Hochwurzen and Planei the Schladminger Untertal and Obertal (upper and lower Schladming valleys) wind southward into the Schladminger Tauern. From the end of the road up the Untertal a footpath (two and a half hours) leads past the picturesque Tiesachsee (1,333m/4,374ft) and up to the Preintalerhütte (1,656m/5,433ft; inn, accommodation), from which experienced climbers can scale the Greifenberg (2,618m/8,590ft; four hours) by way of the Klafferkessel with its numerous small lakes. Another path (three hours) runs southward from the end of the road to the Gollinghütte (1,630m/5,348ft; accommodation), the starting point of the climb (four hours for experienced climbers; not particularly difficult) up the Hochgolling (2,863m/9,39