Nockberge-Trail: Snowshoe Route Stage 1

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General requirements for snowshoers in steep terrain above the treeline who are out without a guide/ski mountain guide. You must...

be able to read and interpret the avalanche report accordingly be able to resolve a multiple burial of two to three persons with transceiver, probe and shovel know a recognized method for avalanche risk management and be able to apply it (Stop and Go, Snowcard etc.) master uphill and downhill techniques with snowshoes have a good basic endurance be able to determine location in the terrain with map and compass and use a GPS have thoroughly dealt with the topics of orientation, alpine hazards, first aid and weather

From the north:

Autobahn Munich-Salzburg, A10/Tauern Autobahn (Tauern tunnel toll) to the St. Michael exit and then 8 km ascent to Katschberghöhe or on the A10/Tauern Autobahn to the Eben/Pongau exit, then via B99 Obertauern-Tweng, St. Michael, Katschberg

From the east:

Vienna, A2/South Autobahn - Semmering - Leoben - Unzmarkt - Murau - Tamsweg - St. Michael - Katschberg or Vienna, A1/West Autobahn to Salzburg and then as from the north

From the south:

Udine - Autostrada - Tarvisio - Villach - Spittal - Gmünd - Rennweg exit - Katschberg or via Loibl Pass - Klagenfurt - Villach - Spittal - Gmünd - Rennweg exit - Katschberg

Depending on the season and day of the week, different public transport options are available. For current information please visit the following websites:

http://www.katschberg.at/de/anreise

http://flug.kaernten.at

http://www.oebb.at/de/

https://www.bahn.de/

Convenient and direct from the station to your accommodation with the Kärnten Station Shuttle:

https://www.bahnhofshuttlekaernten.at/

Guests who book through the official Nockberge-Trail Booking Center have a parking space available directly at Katschberg for the duration of their snowshoe crossing. For more information, please contact the Nockberge-Trail Info and Booking Center at T +43 4782 93093 or E info@nockberge-trail.com

For snowshoers who take on the Nockberge-Trail individually, there is the option at Katschberg to leave their car for the duration of their snowshoe crossing at Parking lot P1. The cost is €5 per day if the license plate is registered with the Katschberg Tourist Information, T +43 4734 630, E urlaub@katschberg.at, so that the car is recognized by the parking fee system. Otherwise, €30 per day will be charged by the parking operator.

Free parking for several days is available in the valley towns of Rennweg (at the heating plant, directly on the B99, Frankenberg junction) or St. Michael (Park & Ride parking lot, Gewerbestraße parking lot). From Rennweg, Gasthof Post, buses run several times daily to Katschberghöhe in winter.

You can also find the stages of the Nockberge-Trail in the Carinthia Tour Guide app, the ideal companion on site! Here is the download link for the iPhone App Store and for Android on Google Play.

Note: Since there is mostly no network reception in the Nockberge, it is recommended to save the respective stage offline in advance to be able to navigate smoothly!

Avalanche Warning Service Carinthia: www.lawine.ktn.gv.at

Mountain weather Carinthia: www.zamg.ac.at/cms/de/wetter/produkte-und-services/bergwetter/kaernten

Webcams Katschberg: www.katschi.at/wetter.html

Webcam Innerkrems: https://www.bergfex.at/innerkrems/webcams

www.nockberge-trail.com

Those who want to walk more on the first day can climb directly from Katschberghöhe next to the slopes up to Aineck.