Rollbahn path - Großfragant - Innerfragant

Drive up with a taxi via the toll road to the Rollbahn parking lot at 1,740 m. Directly from the Rollbahn parking lot, we first hike along the 7 km long historic Rollbahn path with a slight gradient into the alpine pasture area of Großfragant. Along the route, we pass a short tunnel and come across audio stations as well as artistically designed panels that inform us about the history of the former copper mining and alpine farming (stations 1 to 10 of the Großfragant themed trail "drunter&drüber" are located on the Rollbahn path). The fairy tale "Matryoshka in the Mountains," written by the Carinthian author, can be heard at the audio stations. Along the almost flat path, viewing benches invite you to linger. During the mining period, the Rollbahn was built for ore transport. Today, the Rollbahn, designed as a beautiful, secured hiking trail, leads us into the Großfragant alpine area. At the end of the Rollbahn path, we cross the Gundibrücke bridge. After the Gundibrücke, the path goes uphill for a short distance before we continue straight ahead at the fork towards the Alpine Club youth hostel. The restored "Russe Cross" appears in front of us, and above it the Fraganter Schutzhaus is already in sight. The last few meters... Now we have earned a break! The Eggerhütte is about 850 m past the Fraganter Schutzhaus (tip: dairy farmer and hut keeper Maridl processes the milk from her cows into products such as cheese and butter). Refreshed, we now head down to Innerfragant. From the Fraganter Schutzhaus, we first follow the forest road downhill, then after about 800 meters, we turn left. We cross the Fragantbach twice and follow the marked trail until we finally reach the village of Innerfragant. The last 200 meters lie ahead of us... on the left side, we see a beautiful waterfall from the Fragantbach.

The bus stop "Innerfragant Ort" is located directly on the Innerfragant state road L20a.

The hike can also be done in reverse order.

Good, stable footwear or hiking boots with tread sole and possibly hiking poles. Snacks and drinks, as well as warm clothing on shady days.

The section 'Descent to Innerfragant' is somewhat steep in places.

Poor or almost no mobile phone reception in Großfragant. To contact the taxi company for a possible return trip, you can possibly use the landline phone in the Fraganter Schutzhaus.

Starting points for hikes: Rollbahn parking lot or bus stop "Innerfragant Ort"

Drive up with a taxi via the toll road to the Rollbahn parking lot:

Return trip from Innerfragant:

Return trip from Innerfragant (bus stop Innerfragant Ort) – by hiking bus line 5114:
In the summer months, a hiking bus (line no. 5114) runs twice daily directly from and to the valley station of the Mölltal Glacier Bahn/Innerfragant. Towards Flattach Ort with bus line no. 5114 from the bus stop "Innerfragant Ort." All timetables for bus & train (ÖBB, Postbus, and Carinthian lines) can be found at the Scotty-ÖBB timetable information.

Parking at the Rollbahn parking lot. Space-saving parking.

The 5th stage of the Alpe-Adria Trail runs along this route.

Catering options:

Fraganter Schutzhaus - (Tel.: +43 4785 396) | Opening times: early June to late September/early October

Eggerhütte: currently not operated

Further information from the Hohe Tauern tourism region – the National Park region at www.nationalpark-hohetauern.at or +4348242700