HOCHKÖNIGMAN Endurance Trail

Start: Maria Alm/Salzburg/parking lot Natrunbahn

After the start at the "Trailbase Hochkönigman" (car park at the Natrun cable car) at 807m, walk past the Natrun cable car and a few metres behind it turn left up a mountain pasture path to the top station of the Natrun cable car. At the top, leave the mountain station on the right and walk straight through the forest rope park in the direction of Jufen. There are some great forest trails uphill to the Prinzensee lake before a short descent and a short flat section to the Jufenalm. The Jufenalm is run around to the right in the direction of the crisp climb to the Brimbachkögerl 1310m. Once you have reached the top, the trail goes downhill again to the Brimbachalm. Walk around the alpine pasture on the right and continue through great alpine and forest trails towards the Massingsattel 1344m. Once at the saddle, turn right towards Hinterthal and follow the trail into the village.

Hinterthal is passed through and at the end of the village the trail leads to the Mußbachalm and on to the Pichlalm at 1434m. Continuing along the Almenweg, you run left to the Erichhütte 1545m and further along the Salzburger Almenweg to the Vier Hütten at 1542m. Follow short ascents and descents to the Arthurhaus at 1503m.

From the Arthurhaus, follow the forest road up to the Hochkeil at 1728m.

When you reach Hochkeil, turn right and follow the signs to Mühlbach am Hochkönig 860m on beautiful but slippery alpine trails.

Continue from Mühlbach towards the valley station of the Karbachalmbahn. Here you turn left on steep trails running to the mountain station of the Karbachalmbahn. At the top station of the Karbachalmbahn 1564m, run left up towards Schneeberg and the Schneebergkreuz 1938m. Once at the top, the trail continues steeply downhill over alpine trails to the turnoff towards Klausalmkreuz and Dienten.Via the Wastlhöhe 1737m and the Schmankerlhütte we ride on steep trails to Dienten 1077m 58km.

From Dienten, the route continues uphill on steep trails to Lettenalm 1524m, Grinnköpfl 1707m, Marbachhöhe 1814m and Klingspitz 1988m and then up to Hochkaser 2017m before descending a few metres and turning left onto the forest road to Statzerhaus.

From the Statzerhaus 2117m we continue towards the Schwalbenwand, a great Grasberg trail with a breathtaking view of the surrounding mountains. Continue over the Brunnkopf 1958m and over the Oberstegalm to the Hinterjetzbach and Arbesreitalm and over Schattberg to Maria Alm. Just pass under the road bridge and turn right to return to the "Trailsbase Hochkönigman" (Natrunbahn car park) at approx. 85 km.