Schafsiedel

Schafsiedel

The Upper Wildalm Lake (2,324 m) just below the summit
Highest point
Elevation 2,447 m (AA) (8,028 ft)
Coordinates 47°18′53″N 12°06′52″E / 47.31472°N 12.11444°E / 47.31472; 12.11444Coordinates: 47°18′53″N 12°06′52″E / 47.31472°N 12.11444°E / 47.31472; 12.11444
Geography
Schafsiedel

Tyrol, Austria

Parent range Kitzbühel Alps
Climbing
Normal route From Kurzer Grund into the Kelchsau to the New Bamberg Hut and past the Wildalmsee lakes

The Schafsiedel is a 2,447 m (AA) high mountain in the Kitzbühel Alps in Austria. It is one of the highest peaks on the main crest of the Kitzbühel Alps. It also the summit most frequently climbed from the New Bamberg Hut, not least because of the 3 mountain lakes that are passed en route: the photogenic lower lake, the green middle lake and the rock-rimmed upper lake.[1]

About 500 m south of the summit is the Aleitenspitze (2,449 m (AA)), which is easily reached from the Schafsiedel.

Route to the summit

The valley of the Kurzer Grund in the Kelchsau is home to the most commonly used approach route. Its starting point near an inn, the Gasthof Wegscheid (1,148 m), is accessible by car over a metalled toll road.[1] There are numerous unmetalled car parking areas near the inn.

Summit cross

The path climbs steeply up the wooded slopes above a mountain stream, the Kurzer Grund Ache, to the New Bamberg Hut (1,756 m) that perches on a hillside just above an Alpine meadow nestling amongst the surrounding peaks. Behind the hut, the path branches off to the Schafsiedel, climbing the steep, grassy slopes in a westerly direction to the picturesque Lower Wildalm Lake (Unterer Wildalmsee, 1,937 m), which is often frequented by anglers. The trail then climbs up to the Middle Wildalm Lake (Mittlerer Wildalmsee, 2,028 m), the largest of the 3 lakes by area, passing around it to the north on a low ridge before climbing steeply once more to the Upper Wildalm Lake (Oberer Wildalmsee, 2,324 m), one of the highest in the Kitzbühel Alps. The path follows the lakeshore for a short distance before striking for the summit on a horseshoe-shaped ridge above the lake. The final section is particularly steep.[1] At the top is a metal summit cross and summit register as well as panoramic views of the Austrian Alps in all directions.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Brandt, Sepp (2010). Kitzbüheler Alpen, Rother Wanderführer, Bergverlag Rother, Munich, pp. 86/87, ISBN 978-3-7633-4134-4.
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