Geierhaupt

Drive up the Ingeringgraben from Bischoffeld (about 8 km, the second half on gravel) and park at the last car park (No. 4) just before the Ingeringsee; spaces are limited on summer weekends. Walk to the chapel by the lake, follow the forest road for about 10 minutes, then turn right onto the marked alpine path (Saurückensteig), which climbs steeply through forest, crossing the forest road several times (this lower section was re-routed in 2017). Above the treeline the path follows the broad, steep Saurücken ridge, with very few flat stretches, some rocky and gravelly ground and occasional use of hands. At about 2,200–2,300 m it passes the Höllkogel (2,323 m) on the left to a large cairn, where the angle eases; turn left along the straightforward ridge to the summit cross. The signpost at the lake gives 3½ hours. Descend the same way (about 2½ hours; 6 hours return). There is no hut or water on the route and the ridge is fully exposed to sun, wind and storms. Longer marked routes come from Unterwald in the Liesingtal via the Grieskogel and from Gasthof Beisteiner from the west; the ridge traverse to the Hochreichhart over the Hirschkarlgrat involves climbing up to II.