Geierhaupt (2417m) - Seckauer Tauern, Austria
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Rikitan
N 47° 22.472 E 014° 38.162
33T E 472522 N 5246849
Rusted metal box, installed on Geierhaupt (2417m / 7930ft ASL) summit cross contains summit logbook. Leave some word about your trip!
Waymark Code: WMMM8M
Location: Steiermark, Austria
Date Posted: 10/07/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member lumbricus
Views: 5


Geierhaupt (2417m / 7930ft ASL) is the highest mountain in the Seckauer Tauern, which are part of the Niedere Tauern. It rises on the border of the municipalities Gaal and Wald am Schoberpaß which also forms the border between the districts of Mur and Leoben.

Summit register is hidden in quite old metal box, mounted on the big summit cross (of same age perhaps).
Access:
Marked trail leads from Wald am Schoberpaß or Unterwald in the Liesing ditch, the former farmstead Postl in the Ripplewood ditch, steep to the Hocheggriedel and finally the Grieskogel. It is long route, sure-footedness is required. Walking time from the forest about 5 hours, with car access in the Liesing trench 4 hours.

Another marked path leads from Gasthof Beisteiner to Bärensulsattel, continue to Lattenberg, Goldkogel and Kerschkern(Kogel), and finally through Schrimpfkogel from the west to the Geierhaupt summit. The route is exhausting because of its length and two major ascents, slip resistance is required. Walking time about 5 hours.

And finally, there are some not marked trails, that lead from Ingeringsee lake on the Saurücken or from Hintertriebental over the Schaunitztörl and require good sense for orientation and good knowledge of the terrain.



My Flickr album with more pictures: Seckauer Tauern by Rikitan
Sources: de.wikipedia.org, own visits and pictures at the site
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