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9-659: The Lammer rises in the Tennen Mountains and flows from east to west, joining with the Salzach at Golling an der Salzach . Its length is about 41 kilometres (25 mi). The river is known for its very clean water and is very popular for wild water sportsmen. Within the box canyon, the river has class IV-IV+ whitewater rapids. This article related to a river in Austria is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Salzburg state location article

18-598: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Tennen Mountains The Tennen Mountains ( German : Tennengebirge ) is a small, but rugged, mountain range in the Northern Limestone Alps , which lies in front of the Eastern Alps for its entire length. It is a very heavily karstified high plateau, about 60 km² in area, with many caves. The range is located in Austria in

27-609: Is atop the Sonnblick (3,106 metres [10,190 ft]) near Bad Gastein , and in total the trail has over 57,000 metres (35 mi) of elevation gain. The highest elevations are in the western portion of the trail, in the Kalkberge, Pinzgauer Grasberge and Keesberge. The Arno Trail forms a loop which passes through such towns as Salzburg , Neukirchen, Bad Gastein and Nußdorf. It runs predominantly through Austria , although two stages pass through Germany's Berchtesgaden Alps and by

36-851: The Lower Triassic and middle triadic dolomites ( Anisian , Ladinian ), is called the Werfen-St.-Martin Schuppen Zone . There are numerous caves in the Tennen Mountains. The Tennen Mountains are a preferred research region for the State Cave Research Association in Salzburg , which collects and publishes results of its research. New caves are continually being found, but even old, well-known caves sometimes reveal new secrets. Knowledge of

45-624: The caves, and the routes that water takes through them, is important, particularly in terms of future water supply for the population and the protection of water resources. Being a high plateau, the Tennen has numerous trails for the Alpine hiker. However, walkers need to be aware of the lack of water in the karst terrain and the dangers of getting lost in mist or fog. Alpine experience and a good level of fitness are basic pre-requisites, even though there are many mountain huts available. The precipices on

54-445: The district of Salzburg near Bischofshofen . Some 37 square kilometres of the Tennen plateau are above the 2,000 metre line and that part of the range within the state of Salzburg was turned into a nature reserve in 1982. The outline of the Tennen range is formed: The highest mountains in the Tennen are Raucheck ( 2,430 m above sea level (AA) ) in the west and Bleikogel ( 2,412 m above sea level (AA) ) in

63-433: The east. The highest points all rise on the southern edge of the plateau, which falls away to the north. The most important peaks are: The Tennen is a heavily karstified massif , composed mainly of Dachstein limestone lying on a foundation of Ramsau dolomite . Its southern foothills, along the line Lungötz– Werfenweng – Werfen , belong to an imbricate zone ( Schuppenzone ). This zone, made of Werfen Formation from

72-564: The edge of the plateau offer the climber a wide scope of climbing options. The faces on the southern edge of the range, especially around the Werfener Hut and above Dr. Heinrich Hackel Hut are very popular due to their easy accessibility. In winter there are various ski touring routes, mainly crossing the plateau, but also extreme ski routes in some places. The European long-distance trail  E4 / North Alpine Way  01/ Via Alpina ( Violet Trail Stage A34/35) runs through

81-534: The southern Tennen, from Lungötz to Werfen via the Dr. Heinrich Hackel Hut. In addition Salzburg's Arno Way runs along the west of the group (Section 6 Kalkberge Ost , Stage 52 Annaberg Laufener Hut and 53 to Abtenau). Arno Way The Arno Trail ( German : Arnoweg ) is an approximately 1,200 kilometres (750 mi) long-distance trail through the Austrian Alps . The highest point

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