Immediately after the parking lot at the entrance to the village of St. Nikolai im Sölktal, turn right at the crossroads and follow the forest road for a good 40 minutes. At the first big bend, an alpine path leads steeply uphill and shortens the longer serpentines of the forest road. Through beautiful high forest you reach the Kaltherbergalm above the tree line and have thus made the first 500 meters in altitude. After the alpine pastures, the next ascent (300 m) awaits, which leads steeply over a mountain ridge into a beautiful cirque, in which two picturesque lakes lie embedded, the Untere and the Obere Klaftersee.
The following climb passes the lakes on the left, then uphill along a rocky spur with a very nice view back to the lakes with the reed island and the interesting stream meanders. This section is very varied and brings us relatively quickly to the next lake, about 300 m higher, the Weißensee at 2,229 m above sea level. After the saddle, the enormous summit structure shows itself in its full size. In a huge semicircle, the rocky cirques with peaks up to 2,500 m enclose the western side, while the summit ascent leads first along the flank and then over the ridge. Only at the ridge you also have a clear view to the north, west and south. After a short stretch along the ridge, the summit is reached at 2,599 m.
Trail conditions: forest road, alpine paths, alpine paths. Stepped ascent to the summit.