Situated in the heart of Austria and the Eastern Alps theHohe Tauern National Park is the largest in Europe and aWorld Conservation Area, taking in the Tirol, Salzburgand Karnten. The area boasts dramatic valleys headed byscores of peaks and trekkers are well supported by someof the best huts in the Alps. The Park is centred on theGross Glockner, at 3798m Austria's highest mountain."Trekking in Austria's Hohe Tauern" concentrates on threeareas - the little known Reichen Group with its folkloreof dwarves and giants, the Venediger Group with itsglaciers and finally the Gross Glockner Group takingcentre stage. Various hut-to-hut tours are describedhere, including the new Glockner Round that links sevenhuts together without having to cross glaciers. Thistitle describes 5 long-distance treks, including a 10-daytraverse across the whole area. Alternatives, excursionsand ascents of nearby peaks are also suggested in it.
