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Via Ferrata Absam

Via Ferrata · Hall-Wattens

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/ Blick in das Halltal
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/ Klettersteig
Photo: Hall-Wattens
/ Klettersteig
Photo: Hall-Wattens

The route

Challenging but stunning views at the side facing the sun. The Bettelwurf hut at the end of this Via Ferrata is worth climbing up there.

difficult

1.5 km

3:00 h

993 m

0 m

After a short hike you get to the entrance in the Via Ferrata.

Author’s recommendation

- good tour planning (state of health, weather, ability)

- fitting equipment, food and beverage

- show consideration for other climbers

- climbing harness check

- helmet

- via ferrata set

Details

Difficulty

C difficult

Technique

Stamina

Experience

Landscape

Highest point

2069 m

Lowest point

1076 m

Best time of year

Jan

Feb

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Nov

Dec

Exposition

Access

0:30 h

Safety information

- der Klettersteig ist eigenverantwortlich zu begehen
- alpine Erfahrung und gute Kondition erforderlich
- Klettersteigausrüstung verwenden (Klettersteigset, Helm, Bergschuhe, Handschuhe)
- auf Steinschlag achten
- besondere Vorsicht bei der Schluchtquerung
- keine Notausstiege vorhanden, nicht quer aussteigen!
- nicht bei schlechtem Wetter (Gewitter) einsteigen
- Umkehrpunkt bei der Schlüsselstelle beachten Alpiner Notruf: 140 oder 112
- Farbleitmarkierung beachten!

Die Benützung des Klettersteiges ist nur vom 1. Mai bis 1. November gestattet.

Equipment

- on one's own authority

- alpine knowledge and good state of health

- Climbing equipment

- keep attention to rockfalls

- no emergency exit

- keep attention to the weather

- alpine emergency call: 140 or 112

Tips, hints and links

http://www.hall-wattens.at/

Turn-by-turn directions

Start

Absam, Eingang Halltal (1075 m)

Coordinates:

Geographic

47.326781, 11.507020

UTM

32T 689427 5244527

Destination

Bettelwurfhütte

Turn-by-turn directions

From the beginning of the Halltal to the entrance its a hike of ca. 1 hour.

The level of difficulty of this Via Ferrata is around A and B, at the most dificult parts its even a C.

Shortly after the entrance there is a part of C.

For this Via Ferrata you need a good state of health because of teh lenght of 4,5 hours and the differnece in altitude of 1.000m.

From the end of the Via Ferrata till the Bettelwurf hut its still a hike of 1 hour.

The way down leads to the normal track AV 222.

The Via Ferrata is open from 01. of May till 01. of November.

Note

all notes on protected areas

Getting There

Public transport

Mit dem Bus nach Absam/Eichat Bettelwurfsiedlung

Getting there

Halltal Absam

Parking

Am Eingang des Halltales befindet sich ein Parkplatz

Arrival by train, car, foot or bike

Current information

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Difficulty

C difficult

Distance

1.5 km

Duration

3:00h

Ascent

993 m

Descent

0 m

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