Lenzanger - Hoher Sonnblick (via Goldzechkopf)

Access to starting point:
Through the Karawanks Tunnel, we drive into Austria, then continue driving on the Tauern highway. Further, we drive through the Katschberg Tunnel and later also the Tauerntunnel. We follow the highway towards Salzburg (also Solnograd) only to the exit for Bischofshofen, from where we continue driving on a four-lane road towards the already mentioned town. From Bischofshofen, we follow the signs for Zell am See through the valley by the river Salzach. At the end of the settlement Taxenbach, we turn towards the settlement Rauris. Further, we drive through the Raurisertal valley through the settlements Rauris and Wörth. We then follow the ascending road all the way to the large parking lot Lenzanger. In the last part, the road is payable (9€ - August 2013).

Route description:
From the parking lot, we continue following the signs "Naturfreundehaus" on the road, which is further closed to traffic. The road, which immediately after the barrier becomes macadam, first leads us through the forest and brings us to a crossroads. Right slightly downhill leads the road to the alpine pasture Grießwiesalm, while we continue slightly left on the road to the Naturfreundehaus hut.
The road then soon brings us out of the forest and leads us along the Scheidbach stream with beautiful views towards the Hoher Sonnblick summit. Here we soon come to a junction where we continue right over the bridge on footpath 123 towards the Goldzechscharte notch and the Hocharn summit. Further along the road leads the path to the Naturfreundehaus hut.
After crossing the bridge, the path leads us for a short time over slightly swampy terrain, then across meadows towards the southwest. We then walk for some time on the path that runs along bushes and brings us near the stream again. Here the path turns right and begins to ascend more steeply. At the very beginning, a steel cable helps us. The path then mostly ascends in zigzags over grassy and occasionally bush-covered terrain. Higher up, the bushes end and an ascent follows on grassy slopes from which we have a nice view of the Raurisertal valley and nearby peaks all the time. We have an especially nice view of the north face of the nearby Hoher Sonnblick. On the grassy slopes, the path turns slightly left and then crosses a few smaller streams. When we approach steeper slopes over which numerous streams and small waterfalls flow in the summer months, the path turns right and ascends somewhat more steeply. Here we ascend rocky terrain towards the northwest; the trail is not very visible, so we must pay even more attention to the blazes. Higher up, the path turns slightly left and crosses some snowfields that persist late into summer. The use of an ice axe and crampons is recommended for crossing. Further on, the path turns a bit more to the left and crosses the slopes towards the west in a gentle ascent. Such a path then brings us to the ridge near the Nördliche Goldzechscharte notch, where there is also a junction.
At the junction where a view opens towards the west, we continue left and descend slightly along the ridge; right upwards leads the path to the Hocharn summit. The path leads us past the Nördliche Goldzechscharte and Südliche Goldzechscharte notches, then begins to ascend towards the Goldzechkopf summit. Here the path becomes somewhat more demanding and quite steep. During the ascent, fixed safety gear assists us at several points. Such a path then runs all the way to the Goldzechkopf summit.
From the summit, we continue along the ridge and begin descending towards the east. A few times we descend more steeply with the help of a steel cable, then the path soon turns right downhill from the ridge. Here follows an almost vertical descent towards the glacier. Several pegs and a steel cable assist us. When we reach the glacier, we descend for some time on initially still quite steep slopes. On the glacier, the path turns slightly left and crosses the slopes towards the east in descent. When the path from the Alter Pocher hut joins from the right, we begin ascending again. Further on, we ascend for some time on a not overly steep glacier. A little below the Hoher Sonnblick summit, the glacier ends and only a short ascent on a rocky slope to the summit remains.
We descend along the path running on the eastern side of the mountain past the Rojacher Hütte hut.

Along the route: Nördliche Goldzechscharte (2900m), Südliche Goldzechscharte (2859m), Goldzechkopf (3042m)

The trip can be extended to the following destinations: Hocharn (1 h 15 min)

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