Hornfeldspitze 2.277m
easy Summit tours · Naturpark Sölktäler
Current Conditions
Elevated on 31/10/23
Sölkpass closed!
The Sölkpass is closed until further notice due to snowfall. From the current point of view it is not yet foreseeable whether the pass will be opened again before the winter closure. The ski tours to the Sölkpass area start from St. Nikolai. There are parking spaces on the outskirts of the village.
Tour characteristics
Stamina
Technique
Experience
Landscape
Tour-Infos
Distance: 3.31 km
Duration: 3 h
Ascent: 490 m
Descent: 490 m
Best time of year
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The tour
The Sölkpass - the highest pass in Styria - is the starting point for this relatively short ascent to a mountain peak in the Wölzer Tauern.
Gallery
More information
Turn-by-turn directions
The trail begins directly at the Sölkpass Chapel on the east side of the road. The path crosses a hill at the beginning and then leads along a ridge to the summit.
Start
Sölkpass
Destination
Sölkpass
Security
Surefootedness is required for the summit ascent.
Equipment
Surefootedness is required for the summit ascent. Sturdy shoes, rain gear
Author’s recommendation
A visit to the Sölkpass Chapel is part of a hike up to Hornfeldspitze.
Weather forecast
Date
Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
Dry and partly sunny throughout the day, with cloudy periods from time to time.
Early clouds will clear to leave the region with a dry and sunny day.
