HOCHKÖNIGMAN Hochkönig Skyrace

Start: Maria Alm/Salzburg

After the start at the "Trailbase Hochkönigman" at 807m, run in the opposite direction to all other starts across the car park, in front of the church down the next road to the right and past the Maria Alm tourist office on the left, to run over the small bridge on the right at the Moserwirt inn. Cross the bridge and follow the Skyrace markings in the direction of Hochreith/Riemannhaus, first over a short stretch of asphalt, then across a large alpine meadow and continuing through beautiful forest trails.

From Hochreith, continue towards Riemannhaus until you reach the Fürstenbründl junction, where you keep to the right, always following the Skyrace markings. The trail continues and also descends a short distance along the forest road before it climbs very steeply through a stream bed and technically follows the Skyrace markings uphill in the direction of Riemannhaus.

The trail continues steeply through the forest for a short while before crossing a forest road and, from km 7, climbing very steeply and partly secured with ropes into the rock to the Riemannhaus.

Once at the Riemannhaus, follow the Skyrace markings up via Schönegg and walk over the grade to the Wurmkopf and turn left at the Wurmscharte into the Steinerne Meer.

Here the descent is very steep and technical and follow the Skyrace markings uphill and downhill to the Buchauerscharte.

When you arrive at the Buchauerscharte, the downhill is very steep and technical, first over scree, then over a forest road and further down over beautiful forest trails to Rohrmoos.

Shortly before Rohrmoos you run a short stretch together with the speed trail runners. After a stretch on a forest road, the Speed Trail branches off to the right and the Skyrace to the left and about 200m later, over a bridge, run again to the left in the direction of the Lechner Alm.

After the refreshment point, head up to the Lechner Alm, first via a short stretch on the forest road, then continue along a very steep forest trail past the Lechner Alm to the Massingsattel. From the Massingsattel, follow the Skyrace markings through a technical forest trail to the Brimbachalm and a steep section up to the Brimbachkögerl, from where it is a very steep descent to the Jufen Alm.

The Jufen Alm is run through and the last 200m+ ascent takes you through a forest trail past the reservoir up to the Natrun, from where the last fast downhill, partly over technical trails and the finish sprint across the car park into the Hochkönigman trail base.