Page Type: | Mountain/Rock |
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Activities: | Hiking, Skiing |
Season: | Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter |
Elevation: | 6749 ft / 2057 m |
Floch is the southern neighbouring summit to Brechhorn and the much calmer brother of frequented Brechhorn. Floch has three summit bumps, one with a summit cross, the highest bump without nothing (besides of a good summit view and very comfortable summit meadows) and a secondary summit at the southern end of the summit ridge, called Gassenkogel.
Floch belongs to the Windau-Sperten-range of Kitzbühler Alpen and is bordered by Spertental valley to the east and Windau valley to the west. To the south follows Hintenkarscharte col, separating Floch from Gerstinger Joch, the next summit of the subrange to the south.
To the north you next reach Brechhorn summit via a beautiful connecting ridge, which can be done all year roude, hiking, skiing or snow shoeing.
I recommend for a hike an ascent to Brechhorn from Unterer Grund, south of Aschau, the traverse to our summit Floch via the nice connecting ridge and the descent via Hintenkarscharte back to the trailhead. At nearby Labalm inn you may stop for a nice dinner on the terrasse with a breathtaking view on nearby Rettenstein.
Trailheads for Floch are
Spertental valley:
Windau valley:
Best approach by car:
About 7 km from Westendorf to trailhead at Windau toll road station and 10 km to Steinberg mountain inn.
About 9 km to Oberlandhütte and 12,5 km to parking area Unterer Grund / Hintenbachalm.
Public transportation:
next railroad stations are Westendorf for Windau valley and Kirchberg/Tirol for Spertental valley.
Floch hiking ans ski routes overview:
Hiking routes, starting at Spertental valley:
parking area Unterer Grund / Hintenbachalm (toll road):
Hiking routes starting from Windau valley:
from parking area toll station Rettenbach:
from parking area Steinberg inn (toll road):
Traverse routes (hiking):
Ski routes, starting at Spertental valley:
parking area Oberlandhütte:
Ski routes, starting from Windau valley:
from parking area toll station Rettenbach:
Traverse routes (skiing):
There are no restrictions as far as I know.
Some parking areas require a day fee. Pleas use only those signed parking places as the locals don´t like cars standing around everywhere and maybe blocking some acesses to forest roads or meadows.
The access to Steinberghaus inn / Windau valley or the trailheads beyond Aschau / Spertental require toll. Bring enough coins with you, there are only toll collecting machines at the beginning of the toll roads.
All kind of accommodation can be found at:
Mountain huts and inns:
Floch is a year round summit
Floch requires normal hiking gear and good shoes in late spring, summer and autumn.Gaiters may be needed in late spring.
Floch is a ski tour for beginners. There is nearly always a good ski track, starting from Rettenbach or from Aschau. Most times ski shoe hikers will find their tracks, too.
In winter and spring you need full ski tour gear and your avalanche gear. See the avalanche report here.
Weather Kirchberg/Tirol (Valley)
Weather Floch (summit)
Best maps for Floch:
Alpenvereinskarte, scale 1 : 50.000
number 34/1, Kitzbüheler Alpen West
Edition with trails or ski routes
Österreichische Karte, scale 1 : 25.000
number NL 33-01-19 Ost, Neukirchen am Großvenediger
Edition with trails and UTM-grid