The Ultimate Guide to Traveling the Katschberg Pass
Katschberg Pass is a high mountain pass at an elevation of 1.641m (5,384ft) above the sea level, located in the Central Eastern Alps in Austria.
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The road to the summit is totally paved It’s called Bundesstraße B 99 and links the Carinthian KatschValley with the Lungau region of Salzburg. There are 2 routes to reach the summit. Starting from Kremsbrücke, the ascent is 12 km long. Over this distance, the elevation gain is 689 meters. The average percentage is 5.7 %. And starting from Sankt Michael in Lungau, the ascent is 4.9 km long. Over this distance, the elevation gain is 601 meters. The average percentage is 12.3 %.
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