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Grünleitennock circuit hike

Pfandlalm parking area - Grünleitennock (2,160m) - Friesenhalssee - Zechneralm - Pfandlalm

Walking time	3 hours
Altitude difference	300 metres
Difficulty	medium
Hiking map	Freytag & Berndt 221 (Nockalm Road)

Coming from Innerkrems, the Pfandlalm is the next largest stop after the Nockalmhof. One can not only enjoy the catering there, there are plenty of animal spirits around the hut. The "Realm of the Marmots" exhibition is especially interesting and reveals a great many secrets about these shy mountain inhabitants. Anything that can survive throughout the year at this height must have developed an especially clever strategy. Some visitors may even learn the language of the marmots. After all, these comical rodents can differentiate between danger from the air and on the ground and give a warning whistle accordingly. Therefore when you start off on foot in the marmot region you will hear many short warning whistles. But if the marmots observe the majestic circling of an eagle, the rest of the family will be warned with a long, drawn-out whistle.

But most probably on the enchanting Grünleitenkopf the marmots with their large, inquisitive eyes will be seen sitting at the edge of the road. They no longer see passing hikers as a danger, quite the opposite, visitors are often seen, not entirely without reason, as sources of food marching past.

The Route

Trail 119 (Grünleitennock) begins at the Pfandlalm parking area. With a pleasant ascent, one continues in a northerly direction through the sparse larch forest. The very simple orientation of the ascent leads one over the broad shoulder onto the Grünleitennnock at 2,160 metres.

It is lovely to see the much lighter rock of the dolomite range, which runs from north to south and straight through the otherwise "old crystalline" dominated Nockbergs. On the north side are several lift facilities, which means that due to the magnificent views, the beautiful mountain is very often crowded.

The descent: a somewhat longer return descent variant on the already well-known trail 119 leads in an easterly direction over the Grünleitenscharte to the lonely Lake Friesenhals. A very stiff breeze sometimes blows here and since "friaßn" in dialect means freezing, Lake Friesenhals is well named. At the trail junction before the lake, our route leads to the right and through a treeless valley to the Zechneralm. Those seeking closer information about alpine-meadow farming will have the opportunity in the permanent exhibition here. The final kilometres back to the starting point are along the Nockalm Road.

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