Characteristics

The easy via ferrata on the south side starts with a short, about 15m secured section, then about a 200m crossing over a scree. The via ferrata is well secured, the rock is sufficiently broken with a number of natural steps, there are 4 ladders on the route, without any difficult sections. At the end, the via ferrata connects to the Wildental via ferrata, if you want to reach the top of Persailhorn 2347 m, continue along this via ferrata for another 200 m. There are wonderful views throughout the ascent and from the top itself.

Arrival

The Bachwinkl parking at the end of the town of Saalfelden am Steineren Meer - see GPS coordinates.

Approach

From the Bachwinkl parking, take route no. 412 towards the Peter Wiechenthaler Hütte, after 500m you have the choice to continue on route no. 412 (sharp left turn along the forest path, the first part is a sharp ascent, then a gentler ascent) or straight on route no. 412e, ascent is more or less evenly distributed. Both routes will join again at the signpost at an altitude of 1345m, from here you can again choose the easiest route No. 412, the longer route No. 412a or the difficult black trail No. 412d. From the cottage, take route no. 428 in the direction of Klettersteige Persailhorn and at the signpost at an altitude of 1945m continue straight up sharply towards the rock on route no. 428c Südwandklettersteig Persailhorn, on which you will already see an arrow to the right to the entrance (approx. 120m from the signpost).

Exit

From the top, you can descend via the same via ferrata or via the Wildental via ferrata or the very steep black mountain trail No. 428 (dangerous scree terrain) to the Peter Wiechenthaler Hütte, from which you can take a variant of route No. 412 to the parking.

Interesting facts

The sun shines on the Südwand via ferrata for most of the day, for this reason, it is usually used to ascend to the top and descend via the Wildental via ferrata, which, on the other hand, does not get much sun at all and can therefore be wet and slippery in the morning, especially in the middle part. The total elevation gain from the parking to the top of the Persailhorn is 1500m.

We recommend version 412/412e/412 for getting up from the parking to the cottage, and 412a/412 for going down.

The Peter Wiechenthaler Hütte was built in the years 1924-1926, it is open from April mostly until October 26 (weather permitting) and also provides accommodation. More at https://wiechenthaler-huette.at

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