Overview
Mitterhorn summit
Standing high at the southern crest of Steinernes Meer /
Berchtesgaden Alps, steep Mitterhorn, placed between
Breithorn in the south,
Ahlhorn in the north and
Persailhorn in the west, is seldomly visited. This is due to a more remote location of this summit, showing steep slopes even to the north and being far from the connecting trails on the plateau of Steinernes Meer or from ascent trails onto the plateau.
The “
Saalfeldener Höhenweg” between
Riemannhaus and Peter
Wiechenthaler Hütte, placed high above Saalfelden on the southern slopes of Steinernes Meer, traverses Mitterhorn. Thus
Saalfeldener Höhenweg offers a good opportunity to summit this peak with its impressive views.
Getting There
Climbing Mitterhorn from Breithorn
Arriving the valley trailheads
The main
valley trailheads for Mitterhorn are
Saalfelden or
Maria Alm on the south side of Steinernes Meer.
You reach these neighbouring villages from
You reach Saalfelden by train, too, from
Kufstein - Wörgl - Kitzbühel or from
Salzburg - Bischofshofen.
For the schedules please refer to the
ÖBB homepage.
Saalfelden / Peter Wiechenthaler Hütte
The Saalfelden trailhead is in the northern part of the town, called
Bachwinkel. Follow the main road of Bachwinkel up to its end at the beginning of the woods, there are parking areas alongside the road. Bachwinkel is signposted from the road number 164 between Saalfelden center and Lofer.
From the parking area follow the signposts to the hut via
Mueßbacheck and
Kreuzweg.
Maria Alm / Riemannhaus
From
Maria Alm follow the road into
Griesbachwinkl and
Sandten valley. After some kilometers the road changes into a dirt road which climbs up steeply to the
parking area at about 1200 m height.
After the parking area the road is closed for public traffic. Follow the road up to the
supply cableway valley station of Riemannhaus. Follow then the trail number
401 steeply up into the valley between Breithorn and Sommerstein / Schöneck up to
Ramseider Scharte and to
Riemannhaus. Spectacular views to the Sommerstein tower.
At the last switchback of the dirtroad (about 1.500 m high) before you reach the cableway valley station there is a trail junction with signposts “
Breithorn Südwandsteig”, another more difficult ascent route from Maria Alm.
Adjacent mountain huts
Riemannhaus as starting point can be reached, too, from the
adjacent mountain huts: