Hiking Path In Koednitz Valley, Austria Royalty-Free Stock Photo

The end of the High Alpine panoramic road from Kals/Burg to Koednitztal, a side valley of the Kals valley, starting point for hikes in the High Tauern NP and for the Grossglockner summit, Austrias highest mountain. Hikers passing by the route direction often pile up a stone at a cairn. A cairn is a man-made pile (or stack) of stones, often erected as landmarks, a use they have had since ancient times. In the mythology of ancient Greece, cairns were associated with Hermes, the god of overland travel.