Saalach Valley Ridgeway
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The Saalach Valley Ridgeway is a a roughly five-hour long ridgeway
trail in the Salzburg part of the Kitzbühel Alps between Leogang
and Saalfelden
.
The way runs along the mountain chain that separates the valley of the Glemmtal
in the south from the Leoganger Tal in the north.
The marked trail runs from the Asitz Hut near the top station of the Asitzbahn south of Leogang
in a southwestern direction to the high Asitzkopf. It then continues over the high Schabergkogel and the Geierkogel eastwards to the high Haiderbergkogel. Crossing the high Durchenkopf, the high Weikersbacherköpfl, the high Weikersbacher Kopf and the Biberg it carries on to the top station of the Huggenbergalm above Saalfelden
. From here the journey to the valley may be made using the cable car
or the sommerrodelbahn
.
A variation of the route starts at the summit station of the Kohlmaisbahn on the Kohlmaiskopf above Saalbach
and runs over the high Wildenkarkogel to the Asitzkopf. This variation takes about an hour longer and is more challenging.
Ridgeway
A ridgeway is a road or path that follows a ridge, or the highest part of the landscape.-Roads and pathways:*The Ridgeway, an ancient track in southern England, which now forms part of the Ridgeway Path or National Trail...
trail in the Salzburg part of the Kitzbühel Alps between Leogang
Leogang
Leogang is a municipality in the district of Zell am See , in the state of Salzburg in Austria. It is a famous winter sports and Summer mountain biking resort....
and Saalfelden
Saalfelden
Saalfelden is a town in the Austrian state of Salzburg and is the administrative centre of the Pinzgauer Saalachtal...
.
The way runs along the mountain chain that separates the valley of the Glemmtal
Glemmtal
The Glemmtal in the Austrian state of Salzburg is the valley of the roughly 30 km long upper reaches of the River Saalach. It belongs to the northern Pinzgau region and separates the Kitzbühel Alps in an east-west direction...
in the south from the Leoganger Tal in the north.
The marked trail runs from the Asitz Hut near the top station of the Asitzbahn south of Leogang
Leogang
Leogang is a municipality in the district of Zell am See , in the state of Salzburg in Austria. It is a famous winter sports and Summer mountain biking resort....
in a southwestern direction to the high Asitzkopf. It then continues over the high Schabergkogel and the Geierkogel eastwards to the high Haiderbergkogel. Crossing the high Durchenkopf, the high Weikersbacherköpfl, the high Weikersbacher Kopf and the Biberg it carries on to the top station of the Huggenbergalm above Saalfelden
Saalfelden
Saalfelden is a town in the Austrian state of Salzburg and is the administrative centre of the Pinzgauer Saalachtal...
. From here the journey to the valley may be made using the cable car
Cable car
A cable car is any of a variety of transportation systems relying on cables to pull vehicles along or lower them at a steady rate, or a vehicle on these systems.-Aerial lift:Aerial lifts where the vehicle is suspended in the air from a cable:...
or the sommerrodelbahn
Sommerrodelbahn
A Sommerrodelbahn is a form of dry toboggan run. Located on the side of a steep hill, it may consist of a track or rail upon which cars or carriages run downhill at high speed or simply a concave concrete trough down which participants slide on plastic 'toboggans'.An example of a Sommerrodelbahn...
.
A variation of the route starts at the summit station of the Kohlmaisbahn on the Kohlmaiskopf above Saalbach
Saalbach-Hinterglemm
Saalbach-Hinterglemm is a municipality in the district of Zell am See , in the Austrian state of Salzburg. It is well-known for its skiing and other winter sports...
and runs over the high Wildenkarkogel to the Asitzkopf. This variation takes about an hour longer and is more challenging.