Venice Crest Trail
The St. John's Lodge is a base on the Venice-Ridgeway, a great landschaftich, about 100 km-long trail from the St. Polten hut on Felbertauern to the Essen-Rostock-hut in Maurertal. At this altitude tour only experienced hikers should venture.
Starting point is the Matreier Tauernhaus (1512 m), Access south of the Felber Tauern.
- 1. Day:
Climb to St. Polten hut (2481 m, 3 H)
- 2. Day:
About the St. Polten western route to the New Prague giant (6,5 H)
- 3. Day:
Over the Schlatenkees and Löbbentörl (2770 m) to Baden giant (2608 m, 4 H)m ausgeaperte Gletscherquerung
- 4. Day:
About Galtenscharte (2873 m) Bonn-to-hut Matreier (2750 m, 4 H),malpine transition, often up into the summer steep snow fields, More information from the lodge hosts
- 5. Day:
Ins Timmeltal to Eisseehütte (2521 m, 3 Std.) und über die Zopatscharte (2958 m) the locust lodge (2121 m, 3 Std.)
- 6. Day:
About Türmljoch (2790 m) to Essen-Rostock-giant (2207 m, 3 Std.), Descent through the Maurertal after Ströden (1403 m, 1.5 SHm
- (7. Day:)
Of the Essen-Rostock-hut on the Röggentörl (3058 m) to Clara hut in Umbaltal (2038 m, 5 H)m This stage takes over glaciers with columns, Alpine glacier equipment and experience necessary!
