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This guide suggests variants to the main route, which usually involve climbing a local summit. None of these climbs require technical experience but, again, some of them involve steel cables and ladders. Each variant is accompanied by a brief description, including an indication of the degree of challenge associated with it.

Via ferrata options are not included in this guide, although there are lots of opportunities in the Carnic Alps for those with the expertise and equipment. This is where the sport of via ferrata was first developed, as climbers began to exploit the cables and routeways that were originally used for supplying troops on the top of the mountains.

The difference between walking in good and bad weather is enormous. On the Karnischer Höhenweg, it is generally easy to get down from the mountains, but cold weather, snow and poor visibility feature even in the middle of summer. Being a ridge walk, the Höhenweg is not a good place to be in an electrical storm. Weather forecasts should be carefully heeded and will be supplied to guests on request in the huts and hotels.