Parkplatz Tappenkarweg - Weißgrubenkopf (Parkplatz Tappenkarweg - Weißgrubenkopf)

Access to starting point:
We drive into Austria, and then we continue driving on the Tauern highway, along which we drive towards Salzburg. When we come out of the Tauerntunnel in the Austrian state of Salzburg, we leave the highway at the second exit after the tunnel, exit Flachau. We turn towards the west in the direction of St. Johann and Wagrain. In the center of the settlement Wagrain at the Y crossroad, we turn left towards the settlement Kleinarl. We drive on the main road through Kleinarl to lake Jägersee. We bypass the lake on the left side and drive another 3.5 km on the macadam road to a large parking lot, which is also our starting point. The macadam road is payable.

Path description:
From the parking lot on a wide forest path we first ascend to the lake Tappenkarsee. The path is nicely laid out in zig-zags to the plateau, where after just a few hundred meters we reach the lake. The path continues along the right bank of the lake, where it is in some places carved into the rock and several small bridges are built. At the end of this path we arrive at the cottage Tappenkarseealm. From here we continue past the cottage Tappenkarseehütte, which is located slightly higher and further from the lake. Below the cottage we follow the misleading time signposts for Weißgrubenkopf. With a normal pace we easily surpass the time indicated on the sign. Over the bridge we cross the river and begin to climb, first through bushy terrain, then up a grassy slope. The path leads us after an hour of walking to the mountain pass Weißgrubenscharte (2255 meters). From here we ascend only along a rocky slope (with a brief slight descent in between) to the top of the panoramic hill.
(Parkplatz Tappenkarweg - Tappenkarseealm 2 hours; Tappenkarseealm - Weißgrubenkopf 1.5 hours).

On the way: Tappenkarsee (1762m), Tappenkarseealm (1768m), Tappenkarseehütte (1820m)