H002 | Colonel Gressl Memorial Trail

Level of difficulty: Difficult
  • 3.7 km
    Distance
  • 2.4 h
    Duration
  • 1351 vm
    Lowest elevation
  • 1737 vm
    Highest elevation
  • 448 vm
  • 514 vm

H002 | Colonel Gressl Memorial Trail

Via ferrata difficulty C/D. From the Plöckenpass car park on the Austrian side to the tunnel gallery. Turn left immediately and follow the climbing tracks in the sparse forest for a few minutes to the start [path 427/4].
Suggestion
If you are willing and able, continue climbing over the Cellon shoulder to the start of the "Via ferrata senza confine" ("path without borders") and via this to the summit of the Cellon. From the summit via the marked normal path [path 147] on the Italian side to the Plöckenpass in 2-2.5 hours.
Equipment
Via ferrata equipment, rockfall helmet.

Directions

Ascent via via ferrata and descent via the Cellon shoulder (Italy)

Location and how to find us

The Lesachtal holiday region lies in the Austrian province of Carinthia, directly next to the Italian border.

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