Maierangerkogel

Ascent: From the starting point, follow the forest road into the Vorwitzgraben, past the Balduinhütte (H 1425m) to the bend in the road after the hut. From there, continue into the valley, no longer following the road. After crossing a forest road, you soon reach open terrain, which you follow approximately along the course of the stream to the upswing of the Vorwitzsattel. The upswing is best climbed in the middle (ridge) and continue very flat to the summit slope, which is usually climbed centrally to the summit, depending on the conditions.

Descent: Either ski down the summit slope in the same way as the ascent or ski down briefly along the SW ridge to the first, pronounced SE gully and follow this to the ascent track. Continue as for the ascent.

By train to Knittelfeld station and by bus to Bischoffeld/Gaal. However, the starting point of the tour is a few kilometers into the valley and therefore not accessible by public transport from the village of Bischoffeld.

There is a small parking lot in front of the barrier in Vorwitzgraben.

Refreshments: Gaalerhof inn Tel.: 03513/8822;

www.gaalerhof.at 

ÖK25V Knittlefeld NL33-02-21 West Skitourenführer Österreich Band 1 Alpinverlag ISBN 978-3-902656-01-8