East Tyrol 360° - Stage 28c: Adlersruhe - Glorer Hut (variant)

From the Erzherzog-Johann Hut (3454 m) at Adlersruhe, along an easy climb on the ridge, then down over the remains of the Hofmann glacier to the Hohewartscharte (3182 m). The following approx. 150 m high rock ledge is secured with pegs and wire ropes. Continue downhill over scree and debris or snowfields at the edge of the already largely retreated Hohewart glacier. Now crossing below the Schwerteck southward to descend to the Salmhütte (2644 m). The path leads in a large arc from the hut flat into the head of the Leiter Valley. Cross the Leiterbach (approx. 2590 m) and negotiate the short, steep ascent below Glatzberg via a secured path. At the following junction, keep right. From the left comes an easier hiking path descending from the Salmhütte. This can also be chosen as an alternative descent to avoid the secured path. Continue over flat alpine meadows towards the south until shortly before the Glorer Hut where you meet the hut access from the Leiter Valley. Keep right here and ascend slightly to the Glorer Hut (2642 m) at the Berger Törl.