23rd August 2011

Today we caught the bus along the valley and then the chair lift up to the Alpin Centre, the lower station of the Kitzsteinhorn cable way. The Alpin Centre is at an altitude of about 2400m and the start of our hike down to Krefelder Hutte, along a ridge trail called the Alexander Enzingerweg down about 900m to the Maiskogel Chair lift for the ride down to Kaprun. The trail was relatively easy with no major ascents  but was quite steep on the descent to Maiskogel.

    The peak at the back of the Alpin Centre is the Kitzsteinhorn which is at an altitude of about 3300m. The glacier is obscured in this photo. Year round skiing etc..

                                          Our first glimpse of the ridge that the trail follows.

                              Time for a break and what could be better than in this incredible landscape.

                                                        Looking back on the ridge trail.

Looking down into the valley, you can just make out the dam wall of the Wasserfallboden Dam. It is the lower of  2 dams. The other is the Mooserboden Dam and is the venue for tomorrow's hike.

At last, after over 4 hours of hiking, we have reached the Maiskogel chair lift to find these little guys walking on the road. What a tremendous hike with outstanding views the whole way.