Summit tour: Sonnkarköpfl
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Starting point
Pfaffenhofer Alm (1.694 m)
Endpoint
Pfaffenhofer Alm (1.694 m)
Road quality
trail, gravel trail
This hike starts behind the Pfaffenhofer Alm mountain hut (=Widdersbergalm) and zigzags ever higher up the mountain. After about 45 minutes, you will come to a turnoff. Follow the signs towards Sonnkarköpfl. Once the trail leaves the forest, it continues over barren terrain, first on a north-facing slope and later through a corrie on a south-western slope up to the summit. From the Sonnkarköpfl peak, hike back the same way until you reach the turnoff that leads east to the "Oberhofer Melkalm". This section takes you downhill over vast fields of alpine roses to the Sonnkarhütte mountain hut (not open to the public) and then over alpine meadows to the Oberhofer Melkalm mountain hut. Finally, take the Bettlersteig trail that starts behind the hut and follow it back to the starting point at the Pfaffenhofer Alm mountain hut (=Widdersbergalm).
Tips | notes: It is possible to get a driving permit (fees apply) from the local authority in Pfaffenhofen. This saves you about 2.5 hours of walking time. The journey is possible in a normal car. Please note: after heavy rainfall, the road is difficult to drive and an all-terrain vehicle is recommended.
In the surrounding area
Elevation profile
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km
4°C/39°F
10% Fineweather
1100m
Frostborder
Thursday
12°C/54°F
50% Fineweather
2100m
Frostborder
Friday
14°C/57°F
80% Fineweather
2500m
Frostborder
Forecast
Wednesday will bring only little sunshine! More humid air from the Atlantic will move in and the few sunny spells will not last long. Although continuous snowfall is not expected, we will have to count the showers. It will be rather windy at times.
Tendency
Tomorrow the sky will be cloudy. During the second half of the day the risk of showers will be still present. On Friday we will see a further improvement in the weather. The temperatures will rise.
