Small, but with respect: mountain route to the Sparber near Strobl

Directions

The starting point of this hike is the bus stop “Strobl Weißenbach.” First, you cross the village and walk uphill on a road to the guesthouse Kleefeld. After about 30 minutes, you reach the petting zoo which belongs to the guesthouse. To the left of the house, the route continues on a forest road. After a few minutes, you can shorten the route through a short but steep wooded section, until you reach the forest road again. After about one kilometer, the path leads to the right through very beautiful forest terrain. Over stones and roots, you reach the unmanaged Dürntalalm. Now the well-marked path climbs over the alpine meadow until the route leads back into the forest. Here, the route turns southeast and goes over a gentle forest ridge below rock walls. Below the notch, you cross very steep grassy slopes to the saddle between the Great and Small Sparber. Here, two small ladders must be overcome. From this point, the route becomes more demanding and especially exposed. Shortly after the notch, some altitude must be descended. Here begins the last, secured section. Over another ladder, you overcome a rock step and then reach the very steep, pine-covered west flank of the Sparber. Finally, you climb along further protections to a ladder. This is about 12 m long and ends shortly below the summit. From here, the path leads steeply uphill over rocky terrain and pine corridors to the 1,502 m high summit. The descent follows the same route.