Eagle Walk Stage O7: Sudetendeutsche Hütte - Kalser Tauernhaus

This “Glockner Loop” segment of the Eagle Walk offers the best of Granatspitz Mountains as it skirts glaciers, summits a significant peak in the Hohe Tauern Range, drops down tussock slopes and delivers lake views, all while under the watchful gaze of the majestic snow-covered and ice-crowned Großglockner, Austria's highest mountain. From the Sudetendeutsche Hütte, the trail skirts the Gradötz glacier and ascends the 2,848-metre Gradötz peak before dropping down into the Dorfertal Valley to the Kalser Tauernhaus lodge. Once there, you can either rest for the day, or, if you are up for the extra effort, take the one-hour detour to Dorfersee lake, an aquatic gem wrapped in gorgeous scenery.
Starting point: Sudetendeutsche Hütte