Salzburger Almenweg - The hiking stages

Leaving from the Draugsteinalmen - also reachable via the Karteisgraben - a trail takes us on a 110 vm climb up to the actual Almenweg itself. We now travel along the south-west flank of the Draugstein to the Filzmoossattel. If you wish, you can take a detour up to the 2356 m-high Draugstein, an imposing limestone crag with magnificent panoramic views (total time for the ascent and descent approx. 1 to 1.5 hrs.).
From the highest point of this stage, the Almenweg descends steadily for 350 vm down to the Filzmoosalm. From now on, we continue relatively parallel to the hillside across to the Ellmaualm. Prior to the Filzmoosalm, the footpath takes us to the Achtalm (not staffed) and the Loosbühelalm (recently remodelled). After the Loosbühelalm, we stick to the left-hand footpath out to the Weissalm (and not any further up the mountain). At the Weissalm, a hill farm still preserved true to its original style, we will find tools that were used on the hill farm in former times. It is now only about another ½-hour walk to the Ellmaualm. Spend the night here or hike down into the Ellmautal to Grund, a descent possible in around 1 hr. from any of the huts we have mentioned.

• Grossarltal Tourist Office: Tel. 06414 281
  Bus Information: Ellmautal Hiking Bus - Info: Tel. 06414 281

• Draugsteinalmen: mid June until the end of September:
  Schrambachhütte: Tel. 06417 274
  Steinmannhütte: Tel.06417 265
• Filzmoosalm: mid June until the end of September, Tel. 06414 417
• Loosbühelalm: beginning of June until mid/end of October, Tel. 06414 408
• Weissalm: mid June until mid October, Tel. 06414 411 or 0664 4378020
• Ellmaualm: mid June until mid October, Tel. 06414 405 or 0664 4550411

• Schrambachhütte: Tel. 06417 274
• Steinmannhütte: Tel.06417 265 http://www.steinmannbauer.at/UNSERE-ALM.6.0.html
• Filzmoosalm: mid June until the end of September, Tel. 06414 417
• Loosbühelalm: ca. 10 May until mid November, Tel. 06414 408 www.loosbuehelalm.at
• Weissalm: mid June until the end of October, Tel. 06414 405 or 0664 45 50 411

Hüttschlag:

• Valley Museum and National Park Info Point 

Grossarl:

• historic Kösslerhäusl farm
• Alte Wacht
• Grossarl village mill