The Schafsiedel is a high mountain in the

Kitzbühel Alps The Kitzbühel Alps (german: Kitzbüheler Alpen or ''Kitzbühler Alpen'') are a mountain range of the Central Eastern Alps surrounding the town of Kitzbühel in Tyrol, Austria. Geologically they are part of the western slate zone (greywacke zone) ...

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

. It is one of the highest peaks on the main crest of the Kitzbühel Alps. It also the summit most frequently climbed from the

New Bamberg Hut The New Bamberg Hut (german: Neue Bamberger Hütte) lies at 1,756 m AMSL in the Kelchsau in the Kitzbühel Alps in Austria and is a mountain hut owned by the German Alpine Club's Bamberg Section. The hut may be reached either from the Kelchsau – ...

, not least because of the 3 mountain lakes that are passed en route: the photogenic lower lake, the green middle lake and the rock-rimmed upper lake. About 500 m south of the summit is the

Aleitenspitze The Aleitenspitze is a mountain, , in the Kitzbühel Alps in Austria. It is one of the highest peaks on the main crest of the Kitzbühel Alps. It is usually climbed as part of an ascent of the nearby Schafsiedel (2,447 m) from the New Bamberg Hut, ...

(), which is easily reached from the Schafsiedel.

Route to the summit

The valley of the ''Kurzer Grund'' in the

Kelchsau Hopfgarten im Brixental is a market town in the Austrian state of Tyrol in the Kitzbühel district. It is located at an elevation of 622 m above sea level. With an area of 166.57 km² it is the largest municipality in the district, and among ...

is the start of the most commonly used approach route. Its starting point near an inn, the ''Gasthof Wegscheid'' (1,148 m), is accessible by car over a metalled toll road.Brandt, Sepp (2010). ''Kitzbüheler Alpen'', Rother Wanderführer,

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, Munich, pp. 86/87, . There are numerous unmetalled car parking areas near the inn. The path climbs steeply up the wooded slopes above a mountain stream, the ''Kurzer Grund Ache'', to the

(1,756 m) that perches on a hillside just above an Alpine meadow nestling amongst the surrounding peaks. Behind the hut, the path branches off to the Schafsiedel, climbing the steep, grassy slopes in a westerly direction to the picturesque Lower Wildalm Lake (''Unterer Wildalmsee'', 1,937 m), which is often frequented by anglers. The trail then climbs up to the Middle Wildalm Lake (''Mittlerer Wildalmsee'', 2,028 m), the largest of the 3 lakes by area, passing around it to the north on a low ridge before climbing steeply once more to the Upper Wildalm Lake (''Oberer Wildalmsee'', 2,324 m), one of the highest in the

. The path follows the lakeshore for a short distance before striking for the summit on a horseshoe-shaped ridge above the lake. The final section is particularly steep. At the top is a metal

summit cross A summit cross (german: Gipfelkreuz) is a cross on the summit of a mountain or hill that marks the top. Often there will be a summit register (''Gipfelbuch'') at the cross, either in a container or at least a weatherproof case. Various other form ...

and

summit register A summit book or summit register is a record of visitors to the summit of a mountain. It is usually enclosed in a weatherproof, animalproof metal canister. Some books are maintained in an informal manner by an individual or small group, while ot ...

as well as panoramic views of the Austrian Alps in all directions. Oberer_Wildalmsee_am_Schafsiedel.jpg, The Upper Wildalm Lake ( m) just below the summit Schafsiedel-gipfelkreuz.jpg, Summit cross Schafsiedel_aleitenspitze_20120113.jpg, View from the Salzachgeier of the Schafsiedel (left) and Aleitenspitze (right)

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