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To aid orientation, places and features shown in bold in route descriptions correspond with those included on the route maps.

The German and Austrian Alpine Clubs have initiated a long-term plan to implement uniform signposting throughout the Eastern Alps. The new signs now indicate the degree of difficulty to be expected along the various mountain trails. A blue dot indicates an easy trail. A red dot indicates a moderately difficult trail and a black dot a difficult trail – here ‘difficult’ means that dangerous passages may occur quite frequently and sections of the track might require some ‘easy’ scrambling. This new grading roughly corresponds to the 1–3 grading in this book and should be taken into account. A fourth category, ‘Alpine Route’, goes beyond the scope of ordinary mountain walkers.

Grading of routes

The following grades are only intended as a rough guide to the difficulty of the individual routes. How hard or difficult a route is for any given person at any given time depends on such variables as the weather, track conditions and personal fitness. None of the walks described requires climbing skills or experience in snow or ice conditions – although snow may sometimes be encountered on the higher routes, especially in early spring or late autumn.