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.

Katschberg Pass

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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