Lenzanger - Hoher Sonnblick
Starting point: Lenzanger (1550 m)
Starting point Lat/Lon: 47.08142°N 12.98469°E 
Time of walking: 5 h
Difficulty: difficult marked way
Difficulty of skiing: no data
Altitude difference: 1556 m
Altitude difference (by path): 1570 m
Map:
Access to starting point:
Through the Karawanks Tunnel, we drive into Austria, then continue the drive on the Tauern Autobahn. Further on, we drive through the Katschberg Tunnel and later also the Tauern Tunnel / Tauerntunnel; we follow the autobahn towards Salzburg (also Solnograd) only as far as the exit for Bischofshofen, from where we continue on a four-lane road towards the already mentioned town. From Bischofshofen, we follow the signs for the town of Zell am See along the valley by the river Salzach. At the end of the town of Taxenbach, we turn towards the town of Rauris. We then drive through the Rauris Valley through the towns of Rauris and Wörth. We follow the ascending road all the way to the large parking lot Lenzanger. In the last section, the road is subject to a toll (9€ - August 2013).
Path description:
From the parking lot, we continue following the signs "Naturfreundehaus" along the road, which further on is closed to traffic. The road, which immediately after the barrier becomes gravel, first leads us through the forest and brings us to a junction. Right, slightly downhill, the road leads to the alpine pasture Grießwiesalm; we continue slightly left along the road to the mountain hut Naturfreundehaus.
The road then soon brings us out of the forest and leads us along the Scheidbach stream with beautiful views towards the summit Hoher Sonnblick. Here we soon reach a junction where footpath 123 branches off to the right over a bridge towards the saddle Goldzechscharte and summit Hocharn.
We continue along the road and soon reach another junction. Left, the road leads to the mountain hut Ammerhof; we continue right and soon reach the mountain hut Naturfreundehaus along the gentle road.
At the hut, we continue following the signs "Hoher Sonnblick, Schutzhaus Neubau". The path takes us into the forest, through which we ascend southwards for some time. Further on, the path leads past the Barbarafall waterfall, and increasingly beautiful views open up from the path to the nearby summits and the Raurisertal valley.
Out of the forest, we then reach grassy slopes where livestock grazes in the summer months. Here, the signposts direct us right, and a traverse to the west follows. When we reach the vicinity of the stream, the path turns left uphill again and then ascends for quite some time on mostly grassy slopes.
A little before the hut, we reach a junction where the path to the mountain hut Niedersachsenhaus branches off left. At the junction, we continue right, and only a short ascent remains to the mountain hut Neubau, which we can already see ahead.
From the hut, we continue westwards following the signs "Hoher Sonnblick". Right, the circular path Tauerngold-Rundwanderweg then branches off, along which we can see sights related to the gold mines in this area. The path soon crosses the stream and brings us to a marked junction. Left, the Tauerngold-Rundwanderweg continues towards the glacier; we continue slightly right towards the mountain hut Rojacherhütte and summit Hoher Sonnblick.
From the junction, the path then ascends for some time on the slopes on the eastern side of the summit Hoher Sonnblick. Higher up, the path turns slightly left towards the south, and soon a view opens onto the Goldbergkees glacier. Here, the path to the saddle Niedere Scharte branches off left; we continue slightly right, and a few more ascents follow on the rocky slope to the Rojacher Hütte hut.
At the hut, we continue northwestwards following the signs "Hoher Sonnblick". The path leads along the rocky slope and brings us onto an initially still wide ridge. From the left, a somewhat less visible path over the glacier joins; the ridge then becomes narrower and quite steep, somewhat exposed in places, so caution is required. During the ascent along the ridge, a steel cable and a few pegs and pitons occasionally assist us. In the final section towards the summit Hoher Sonnblick, the path along the ridge becomes somewhat more demanding, but we have the option here to bypass the steep ridge via the glacier. In case of ice or hard snow, we will need an ice axe and crampons. The path along the ridge steeply ascends briefly here with the aid of a few pegs and pitons. The ridge then soon becomes less steep, followed by an easy ascent along a very panoramic path to the summit.
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