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Ascent Further route to the Gotzentalalm © Evamaria Wecker, Primus WeckerPhoto: Evamaria Wecker, Primus Wecker, Rother Bergverlag
It is quiet and lonely in winter on the Gotzenalm, only rarely does a person find their way up to the alpine plateau in the middle of the national park. The ascent is long and flat, uninteresting for skiers, but all the more impressive for snowshoe hikers. We follow the alpine road from the Königsbachalm through deeply snow-covered forests and atmospheric clearings. Only in the last few meters to the plateau does the mountain resist with a blocking steep step. In a wide curve, the alpine road winds through the steep slope. When, under a high snow cover, the road disappears under a meter-high, white blanket, this is a dangerous, indeed insurmountable obstacle. Therefore, the Warteck tour is recommended at the start of the season after the first snowfalls or in winters with little snow. The reward for the ascent effort is a unique view: From the small summit peak, we see far into the Stone Sea, but the most fascinating view is towards the nearby Watzmann with its impressive east face, from which the narrow fjord of the Königssee separates us in a straight line from the majestic mountain. However, since a long return is still ahead of us, good time planning is needed: an early start, brisk walking, and a headlamp in the backpack just in case.
We start from the Hinterbrand car park to the trail junction Königsbachalm, 1270 m, and descend to Königsbachalm, where we turn onto the unplowed alpine road to Gotzenalm (signpost). We go left past Büchsenkopf, shortly afterwards the road begins to descend slightly and, after a left bend without major elevation change but with exciting deep views of the Königssee, leads to Gotzentalalm, 1110 m. Now our path finally begins to climb, winding in shallow bends through the steep forest slope of the Seeaukofe to the area of the dilapidated Seeaualm. The following section of the trail is beautiful, romantic clearings with individual trees alternate with bright forest strips. We hike south; for orientation, we use an electric line, cross the summer trail to Priesbergalm, and climb subtly higher until, at a service hut, 1471 m, our path turns west and rises sharply again in the denser forest. Soon after, we reach the start of the steep slope. Past individual larches, we follow the alpine path
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