Pletzen via Gaalreiter
OpenLong, challenging high-altitude hike in the heart of the Seckau Alps.
This fantastic high-altitude hike leads on good paths and climbs in the Seckau Alps over the Kleiner Ringkogel (2,110m), over the Großer Ringkogel (2,277m) - to the Pletzen.
Characteristics
Best season
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
The tour in numbers
challenging
Level of difficulty
14,3 km
Route
6:00 h
Time
1280 hm
Uphill
1280 hm
Downhill
2345 m
Highest point
1220 m
Lowest point
Map & downloads
More information
Knittelfeld West - Gaal - Gaalgraben
High altitude hike
Access by public transport is not possible.
Free parking
Murtal Region www.murtal.at
Gallery
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auf dem Weg zum Pletzen | © Erlebnisregion Murtal | Mitteregger
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Gipfelkreuz Platzen | © Erlebnisregion Murtal | Mitteregger
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Großer Ringkogel 27.1.2013 | © Alpenverein Edelweiss | Helmut Mayerhofer
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Summit cross on the Pletzen | © Alpenverein Knittelfeld | Anton SUNDL
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Pletzen - summit cross, the vulture's head in the background | © Alpenverein Knittelfeld | Anton SUNDL
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Pletzen | © ÖAV Sektion Knittelfeld | Anton SUNDL
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Kurz vor dem Repenstein | © Erlebnisregion Murtal | Martin Edlinger
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Am Kleinen Ringkogel. Blick Richtung Großen Ringkogel | © Erlebnisregion Murtal | Martin Edlinger
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Vom Pletzen Blick Richtung Ringkogel | © Erlebnisregion Murtal | Martin Edlinger
What the weather will be like
Gaal (874m)
Morning
8°C
0%
0 km/h
Noon
21°C
0%
10 km/h
Night
16°C
0%
5 km/h
Early clouds will clear to leave the region with a dry and sunny day.
Morning
11°C
0%
5 km/h
Noon
21°C
0%
10 km/h
Night
16°C
5%
5 km/h
Dry and sunny throughout the day with hardly any clouds.
01.05.2024
6°C
19°C
02.05.2024
8°C
16°C
03.05.2024
6°C
14°C
