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Signposts will be found at significant points (usually major path junctions) along the way, indicating not only the path’s destination, but an estimate of the time it will take to get there with Std being an abbreviation of Stunden (hours). On occasion you may come upon a sign which says Nur für Geübte, which means only for the experienced – an indication that the route ahead could be difficult, exposed, or safeguarded with fixed ropes, chains or ladders.

Main photo: Trail signing is good almost everywhere Inset photos (top to bottom): Hut keepers sometimes add direction markers on rocks along the trail; Be warned that route numbers added to waymarks do not always correspond with numbers on maps; Wilder-Kaiser-Steig waymark (Kaisergebirge, Routes 66 and 68); Waymarks below Tör (Dachsteingebirge, Routes 76, 78 and 79)

Fixed cables on the Jubilaumssteig (Kaisergebirge, Route 64)

Sections of route marked Klettersteig (the German equivalent of Italy’s famed via ferrata) often involve sustained exposure and a concentration of metal ladders, rungs and fixed ropes. To attempt such routes one needs to have scrambling experience and specialised equipment such as harnesses, slings and karabiners. A few examples of such routes are described in this guide – with adequate advanced warnings given.