The mountain range of Hagengebirge, sometimes called Hagen Mountains written is part of the Berchtesgaden Alps and thus belongs to the Salzburg Limestone Alps. The mountains lie between that Koenigssee and the valley of the Salzach, according to the area proportions, the region is predominantly in the Austrian federal state Salzburg (Tennengau and Pongau), the western quarter is in GermanUpper Bavaria.
Regions
places
Valley location in Berchtesgadener Land ( Upper Bavaria) is Schoenau upon Kings sea (630 m).
Valley locations in the Salzach Valley (Salzburger Land):
Other goals
Most of the mountains belong to the Austrian nature reserve Kalkhochalpen, the western edge areas are part of the Berchtesgaden National Park.
background
The dimensions in the floor plan are approx. 12 by 10 kilometers with a total area of around 100 square kilometers. The highest peaks are the Große Teufelshorn (2,362 m) and the Kahlersberg (2,350 m), they are located on the edges of the mountains. Since the peaks are lower in the interior, the Hagen Mountains are plateau mountains.
The Hagengebirge is bordered in the west by the [Königssee]], to the north it closes over the Torrener Joch and the cut of the Bluntau valley Goellstock at. In the east it is dated from the valley of the Salzach Tennengebirge separated, in the south the Blühnbachtal is the border to the Hochkönig. About the Teufelshörner is the Hagengebirge in the southwest with the Stony sea connected.
While the side to the Königssee is well developed with the Jennerbahn, the other regions in the Hagengebirge are considered to be rather quiet and lonely.
geology
Like its neighboring mountains, the Hagen Mountains are made of Dachstein limestone, deposits of marine organisms at the bottom of the ancient Tethys sea around 200 million years ago. The core of the mountains consists of Ramsaudolomite, which is also a limestone. Subsequently, the mountains were raised with the unfolding of the Alps.
The result of the weathering of the limestone in the Hagengebirge is the karstified high plateau and the steep flanks to the Königsse and Salzach valleys. Another consequence of the weathering of the limestone are the huge cave systems in the interior of the mountains, the tantalum cave, discovered in 1947, has been explored over a distance of 34 km and is the largest known cave in the Salzburg region.
language
getting there
mobility
Tourist Attractions
The 1 Schneibstein is a popular hiking mountain. It is one of the technically easier two-thousanders in the region. As a mountain hike and via Schrofen in about one and a half hours from the Torrenjoch (Steel house, Schneibsteinhaus) can be reached from the Jennerbahn mountain station, around a good two hours.
activities
In summer
In the winter
- Ski Area in the region is the Jenner on the north side with the valley station in Schönau am Königssee.
- The Small rubs is one of the most popular ski tours in the region, but it is also possible as a hike in summer. In the standard version, the round leads from the Jenner mountain station over the Torrener Joch, the Schneibstein (2,275 m), Windscharte (2,164 m), Windschartenkopf (2,211 m), Seeleinsee (1,850 m) and over the Priesbergalm (1,460m) on the Königsweg back to the starting point at the Hinterbrand car park.
kitchen
Of the former 27 alpine pastures in the Hagengebirge, only two are now used for alpine farming. In summer there are mountain huts with refreshment stops, no regular accommodation:
- 1 Königsbachalm (1,191 m). Tel.: (0)8652 5551. Simplest Boarding: from the Jennerbahn middle station or the Hinterbrand car park (1120 m) on the Royal road in around two hours and from Königssee in around 1.5 hours via the elevated railway path.
- 2 Priesbergalm (1,460 m)
- Simplest Boarding: from the Jennerbahn middle station or the Hinterbrand car park (1120 m) on the Royal road in around three to four hours.
- To Gotzenalm see the accommodation section.
- 3 Enzian distillery. The schnapps produced in the hut's own distillery is served, and the gentian roots are also collected on site. The schnapps is cooled in the hut's own trough well. The hut is one of several distilleries in the BerchtesgadenerGrassl gentian distillery. Simplest Boarding: from the Jennerbahn middle station or the Hinterbrand car park (1120 m) on the Royal road in around one to two hours, like the Priesbergalm before.
accommodation
List of mountain huts of the German Alpine Club (DAV) and des Austrian Alpine Club (OeAV) as well as private huts for hikers and mountaineers. The huts are only managed in the summer season, due to the high occupancy by hikers and mountaineers, a reservation in advance and especially on the weekends is generally advisable.
The number of accommodations in the Hagengebirge is quite clear:
- To the Steel house in the Torrenjoch see the article on the immediately north adjoining the Hagen Mountains Goellstock.
- 4 Schneibsteinhaus (1,668 m, private) (in the Torrenjoch). Tel.: (0)8652 2596. Open: in summer from the beginning of May to the end of October, in winter on request.
- Furnishing: 18 beds, 58 dormitories.
- Easiest approach: from the mountain station on Jenner in 45 minutes, approx. two hours from the Hinterbrand car park (600 meters above sea level) on the street Berchtesgaden to Obersalzberg.
- 5 Gotzenalm (1,685 m, mountain restaurant), Gotzenberg, 83471 Berchtesgaden (on a high alpine pasture above the Königssee). Tel.: (0)8652 690900.
- The Feuerpalven lookout point (10 minutes from Gotzenalm) is known for its wonderful view over the Königssee.
- Furnishing: 56 room beds, 45 dormitories;
- Approaches from the Jennerbahn middle station and then over the Priesbergalm or directly from the west side of the Königssees (Salet), around four hours each.
climate
For general information on the climate, see the appropriate section in the article on the Berchtesgaden Alps.
Practical advice
- See also the article Rockclimbing, it also contains information on the topic Mountain hiking;
- ÖAV - Alpine Club - Weather service;
- Avalanche warning service for Bavaria;
- Avalanche warning service for Austria;
literature
cards
- German Alpine Club (DAV) (Ed.): Alpine club card No. 10/2 Hochkönig - Hagengebirge, path and ski routes 1: 25,000. 2008 (6th edition), ISBN 978-3928777100 . 9,80 €.
Web links
- The Hagen Mountains in SalzburgWiki;
- Berchtesgadener and Salzburger Hüttenwirt e.V .: www.huettenwirte.com;
