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Edelweiss, with its star-like petals, is the symbol of the German and Austrian Alpine Clubs
How hard is the walk?
The Karnischer Höhenweg is a well-defined alpine hike. The Alps, ‘the playground of Europe’, are where adventure travel began, and there is nowhere in the world that gets close to matching their ‘walking infrastructure’. This includes the accommodation, the paths themselves, the waymarking, and the ropes, cables and ladders placed to enable obstacles and exposed stretches to be navigated with a high level of confidence.
The amount of accommodation available means that a range of day lengths can be catered for. To complete the walk in 2 weeks, however, including some of the optional highlights, expect to be walking for 6–8 hours per day, carrying a pack of 6–7kg and climbing around 1000m a day.
There are some stretches of walking where a head for heights is needed and where you might find cables and even ladders to help with progress and provide additional reassurance. This means that a wide range of walkers can manage what would otherwise be challenging walking. The stretches requiring a head for heights can be avoided but it would mean missing some of the best parts of the walk. It should be stressed that unless you intend to attempt some via ferrata options (not included in this guide: see below), no specialist equipment is required. Providing you have the necessary head for heights and a sense of adventure, the Karnischer Höhenweg is a good introduction to alpine walking.