Hochtor (2369 m a.s.l.) - Vrcholovka.cz

About peak Hochtor

Rakousko

Logged on Vrcholovka 25x in total. Vrchol Hochtor was added here by Léňa Manová and info was completed by Martin Matějka, Milan "Hojší" Průžek a Jiří Králík.

Hochtor is part of challenges: Austrian Alps, Král Ennstalských Alp, Ultraprominent Europe, Ultraprominentní Rakousko, Vápencové ultraperly východních Alp

The steepest slopes of Hochtor are to the northeast, formed by a 900 m high wall.

Climbing:
From the south, the normal route leads from the village of Johnsbach along marked paths no. 4 and 664 through the meadows of Untere Koderalm, the Ronnerstein basin, and Schneeloch (several more challenging sections - UIAA II, total 4.5 h).

From the east, the ascent is from Hesshütte via Josefinensteig, where the route is partly a via ferrata along the rocky ledges of the Gugelgrat ridge (UIAA I+) (2.5 h).

Rossschweif is an easy ridge ascent from the east (UIAA III) (3.5 h).
First ascent: H.+F. Wöldl, C. Bernhard, H. Fischer, 1893.

Main ridge of Gesäuse first ascends the side ridge Kirchengrat to Großer Ödstein and continues along the main ridge to Hochtor (UIAA III+) (10-15 h).
First ascent: Emil Zsigmondy, Fischer, Friedmann 1884.

Jahn-Zimmer route is a very long ascent in the northern wall (UIAA III+) (6-8 h).
First ascent: Gustav Jahn, Franz Zimmer, September 2, 1906

Mountain huts:
Hesshütte (1699 m). The hut can be reached from all four cardinal directions -
- from the south on foot from Johnsbach, from the east on foot from Hartelsgraben,
- from the north via the secured path Wasserfallweg difficulty A/B (3.5 h) from Kummerbrücke
- and from the west via the climbing route Peternpfad (UIAA II+) from Haindlkar Hütte.

Haindlkar Hütte (1121 m). The hut is accessible from the inn Bachbrücke (525 m) through the Johnsbach valley and a steep gorge over the Gsengscharte pass secured at several points as a via ferrata, or more easily directly from the Enže valley via a footpath.

Photo Supervht, Wikimedia Commons

Chalet/accommodation: 700m below the summit.
Stroller access: Peak is not stroller accessible.
Views: There are views from the peak.
Cable car: There is no cable car to this peak.
Equipment: A via ferrata set is required from the hut. The southern route is the normal route.
Accessibility: Peak is freely accessible.