Walking in Gastein in Summer - to the Reedsee and Graukogel
A circular wander around the Graukogel via Reedsee Around the Graukogel Today I ticked off another of my ‘must do’ walks in Gastein, around the Graukogel Mountain via Reedsee and the Pafnerscharte. The walking route starts near the Gruner Baum Hotel and then goes up the back of the Graukogel to Reedsee. After Reedsee it contin ues up to a shoulder below the summit and then down past Pafnersee and along the flank to a Mountain Restaurant. From there it's a ride down in a chairlift to the car park. The alarm was set as I needed to be outside the apartment at 7am for my ride to the Graukogel with Hans. Just made it! Two Austrians joined us from the Hotel over the road. Two Russians followed in their BMW, nothing sinister in that, Hans’s Jeep was full. Hans was concerned that the Russian Lady wasn’t fit enough for what lay ahead but she was determined to come. In the Kotschachtal We parked at the Graukogel lift and were joined by a German Couple for the taxi ri...