Sonnschienalm

The starting point of our snowshoe tour is the Jassing parking lot. We start with hiking trail 836, which leads us downhill for a short distance at first, but then immediately turn onto the "Russenstraße", a wide forest road, which also serves as an access road to the Sonnschien refuge. Since the refuge is basically open also in winter, we can hike comfortably on the mostly continuous skidoo track. The road leads us along below the stable wall to the avalanche path, which can be passed without difficulty if it is prepared by the hut keeper. We reach the Sonnschientörl, 1374 m, and continue to our destination, the Sonnschienhütte, 1523 m.  At this level, the winter marking by means of snow poles serves as an orientation aid. The descent generally leads us back via the ascent route - in good visibility we can shorten the way to Sonnschientörl via the Sandriedl ski route.

The given walking time is to be understood as a guideline, as it depends on the snow conditions, the terrain and the presence of a track. The individual condition and stamina during strenuous trail work also play an important role. Sometimes the duration of the tour can change considerably due to large amounts of new snow, broken slush, soft sulzing snow, etc.

General information about public transport in the region: www.verbundlinie.at

Parking lot Jassing (903m), past the Green Lake into the Jassinggraben. From Oberort-Tragöß (793m) to the Green Lake about 2 km and to the parking lot Jassing still about 3.5 km.

Directions to the parking lot

Stop for refreshments and overnight stays:

Seehof Wenninger, Tel.: +43 699 1149 1720, 8612 Tragöß, Oberort 45, www.seehof-gruenersee.com

Hoamat Coffee, Tel.: +43 676 9466 562, 8612 Tragöß-Oberort 45

Gasthof zur Post, Tel.: +43 3868 8203, 8612 Tragöß-Oberort 10

Refreshment stops along the way:

Sonnschienhütte, Tel.: +43 664 5112 474, 8612 St. Kathrein an der Laming, Schattenberg 105, www.sonnschienhuette.at

Jassinghütte, Tel.: +43 3868 20065, 8612 Tragöß, Schattenberg 128

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